Press Releases

View our press releases and statements about reports, traffic violence, and safe streets in New York City.

If you are a member of the media, contact us at press@transalt.org.

Alexa Sledge
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Transportation Alternatives Statement After NYS Senate Passes 24/7 Speed Safety Camera Authorization

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Street Safety Advocates Rally With NYC DOT Commissioner and Elected Leaders From Across NYC In Support of 24/7 Speed Safety Cameras Before City Council Votes Overwhelmingly in Support of Measure

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After Crashes Kill 12 New Yorkers in 7 Days, New Report Highlights How State Law Restricts Operating Hours of NYC’s Speed Safety Cameras, Advocates Urge Lawmakers to Lift Limits to Save Lives

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Crisis on NYC Streets: Traffic Violence Kills Six New Yorkers in Three Days

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Transportation Alternatives Statement After Bronx Teenager Walking To School Killed By Off-Route Truck Driver In Morris Park

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Nearly 100 Safe Streets Leaders, Families, Elected Officials Rally in Albany to Pass Crash Victim Rights & Safety Act, Combat Rise of Deadly Traffic Violence

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Momentum Building for Crash Victim Rights and Safety Act, Coalition Surpasses 100 Groups, Electeds

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New Data Shows 44 Percent Increase in Traffic Fatalities During First Three Months of 2022, Deadliest Start to Any Year Since Vision Zero Began in 2014

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NYC Council Hearing Testimony on Federal Funding for NYC Infrastructure

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Outrage from Transportation Alternatives After Police Officer Driving NYPD Van Strikes, Kills, Drags Man in Crown Heights, Brooklyn

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Statement from Council Member Richardson Jordan and TA After Curb-Jumping Driver Kills Mother in Harlem

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Transportation Alternatives Applauds City Council Leaders For $3.1 Billion Budget Commitment to Fund NYC Streets Plan, Highlights How Plan Will Help Achieve Transportation Equity

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After Crash Kills 73-Year-Old Man in Wheelchair in Far Rockaway, Transportation Alternatives and Families for Safe Streets Urge Action and Investment to End Traffic Violence

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Testimony From Families for Safe Streets Before the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on the City Budget

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Open Letter Urging Next City Budget to Fully Fund NYC Streets Plan

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Testimony from Transportation Alternatives and Families for Safe Streets Before the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Hearing on Transportation Equity

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Statement After Driver of Private Sanitation Truck Kills Pedestrian at Intersection of Atlantic and Flatbush Avenues in Brooklyn

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New Report Shows Alarming Rise in Drivers Running Red Lights, Urgent Need for Albany to Grant City of New York Home Rule Powers To Make Streets Safe

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New Nationwide Data Shows Alarming Increase in Traffic Fatalities, New York State Advocates Urge Immediate Action to Save Lives by Passing Crash Victim Rights and Safety Act

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Open Letter to City Hall and DOT on Grand Street Bike Lane

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