Jacob deCastro 5/25/23 Jacob deCastro 5/25/23

Transportation Alternatives Statement After Truck Driver Kills Pedestrian in East Harlem

Crashes have killed 85 people in 2023 — a fatality rate 9% higher than the Vision Zero-era average. Traffic violence has killed 36 pedestrians in 2023.

Jacob deCastro 5/17/23 Jacob deCastro 5/17/23

Transportation Alternatives Releases New Policy Agenda for New York City to Successfully and Safely Embrace E-Micromobility

The new e-micromobility position paper details Transportation Alternatives’ recommendations for e-bike and e-scooter policy in the city.

Jacob deCastro 5/11/23 Jacob deCastro 5/11/23

State Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal; Assemblymembers Jo Anne Simon, Zohran Mamdani; Council Members Christopher Marte, Shahana Hanif, Carlina Rivera Join FSS, TA, Advocates At Rally for Sammy’s Law

Jacob deCastro 5/3/23 Jacob deCastro 5/3/23

Transportation Alternatives Statement After Truck Driver Kills Bike Rider in Bed-Stuy

Jacob deCastro 5/1/23 Jacob deCastro 5/1/23

Traffic Crashes Killed 51 People in the First Three Months of 2023, Including Vision Zero-Era Record Nine Bike Riders

Jacob deCastro 4/11/23 Jacob deCastro 4/11/23

Transportation Alternatives Statement After Hit-And-Run Driver of SUV Kills 14-Year-Old Boy Riding a Bike in Astoria

Jacob deCastro 4/6/23 Jacob deCastro 4/6/23

Transportation Alternatives Statement After Three Crashes Kill Two Pedestrians, One Bike Rider in Four Hours

Jacob deCastro 3/16/23 Jacob deCastro 3/16/23

Council Members Shekar Krishnan and Erik Bottcher, Transportation Alternatives, Open Plans, Advocates Urge DOT to Improve Open Streets for Schools in Open Letter

Jacob deCastro 3/15/23 Jacob deCastro 3/15/23

Transportation Alternatives Calls For a Fully-Funded, Maintaintained, and Equitable Open Streets for Schools Program at City Council Hearing

Jacob deCastro 3/6/23 Jacob deCastro 3/6/23

Transportation Alternatives Statement After Another Heartbreaking Weekend of Traffic Violence

Jacob deCastro 2/21/23 Jacob deCastro 2/21/23

Transportation Alternatives, Families for Safe Streets Statements After Deadly Weekend of Traffic Violence Kills 4 People, Including a 7-Year-Old Girl

Jacob deCastro 2/14/23 Jacob deCastro 2/14/23

Transportation Alternatives, Families for Safe Streets Statements After City Council’s Vision Zero Hearing

Jacob deCastro 2/13/23 Jacob deCastro 2/13/23

Transportation Alternatives Statement After U-Haul Driver Injures Eight People, Including Pedestrians, Moped Riders

Jacob deCastro 1/25/23 Jacob deCastro 1/25/23

State Senators and Assemblymembers Join With Safe Streets Advocates to Urge Albany Lawmakers to Address Traffic Violence Crisis by Passing Full SAFE Streets Act this Session

Jacob deCastro 1/23/23 Jacob deCastro 1/23/23

New Analysis Shows Traffic Fatalities Remained Above Pre-Pandemic Levels in 2022 With Record Number of Children Killed

Jacob deCastro 1/17/23 Jacob deCastro 1/17/23

200 People Join with Brooklyn BP Antonio Reynoso, CM Shahana Hanif, NYC DOT, Transportation Alternatives, Community Leaders to Highlight Needs of Families Who Bike in Brooklyn

Jacob deCastro 1/10/23 Jacob deCastro 1/10/23

Safe Streets Advocates Applaud Gov. Hochul for Including Sammy’s Law in State of the State, Demand Action to Stem Crisis of Traffic Fatalities in New York State

Jacob deCastro 1/10/23 Jacob deCastro 1/10/23

Transportation Alternatives Statement After Driver of Box Truck Kills Woman Biking in Gowanus, Brooklyn, on Dangerous Street

Jacob deCastro 1/6/23 Jacob deCastro 1/6/23

Transportation Alternatives Statement After Cement Truck Driver Kills Woman Riding a Citi Bike in Astoria, Queens

Jacob deCastro 1/5/23 Jacob deCastro 1/5/23

Transportation Alternatives and Families for Safe Streets Unveil Transportation Platform for Governor Kathy Hochul and New York State Legislature

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