Press Releases
View our press releases and statements about reports, traffic violence, and safe streets in New York City.
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Alexa Sledge
Communications Director
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TESTIMONY: Transportation Alternatives Calls For Supporting and Protecting Safe E-Bike Batteries, Devices, and Sales at City Council Hearing
Today, the City Council’s Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection held an oversight hearing on batteries and powered mobility devices. As more New Yorkers turn to e-bikes, it’s critical that the City makes operating e-bikes accessible, affordable, safe, and sustainable.
New York City Is On Track To Have the Deadliest Year For Bike Riders Since 1999, New Data From Transportation Alternatives and Families for Safe Streets Shows
Drivers of cars, trucks, and other large vehicles caused 99% of pedestrian fatalities.
Amid Record-High Bike Deaths, Transportation Alternatives, Families for Safe Streets, and Members of the NYC Bike Family Demanded Mayor Adams Take Action Now
Traffic violence has killed 26 people riding bikes this year – the most ever in the Vision Zero era and second most in recorded history.
‘Mayor Adams Is Failing New Yorkers’: Transportation Alternatives Demands Action from Mayor Adams After 26th Bike Rider Killed in Traffic Violence in 2023
2023 is on track to be the second-deadliest year for bike riders in recorded history.
Safe Streets Advocates Demand Action After Bus Driver Kills Bike Rider in Borough Park, 200th Bike Rider Killed In Vision Zero-era
2023 is on track to be the deadliest year under Vision Zero for bike riders.
‘The NYC Streets Plan Is Not Optional’: TA, Council Members, Advocates Demand Adams Administration Comply with Legal Requirements to Build Safe Streets Infrastructure
During today’s hearing, a car crash killed the 172nd New Yorker this year alone – a woman walking with a stroller in Bath Beach.
Serious Injury Traffic Crashes are 23% Higher in the Bronx Than Citywide, According to New Research from Transportation Alternatives
Transportation Alternatives launches first-ever public dashboard to track serious injury crashes in New York City, revealing never-before-seen data.
Families for Safe Streets Releases New Report Analyzing the Deaths of the 100 Children Killed by Traffic Violence Since the Launch of Vision Zero, Memorial Website
One-third of the children killed while walking or biking were killed on their way to or from school.
Statement from Transportation Alternatives on Urgent Need to Redesign McGuinness Boulevard Following Reports that Mayor Adams Reversed Redesign
There have been dozens of community meetings on the McGuinness project. There are 18 schools within a quarter-mile of McGuinness Boulevard.
Transportation Alternatives Releases New Report Showing Benefit of Adjusting Vehicle Fees, Calls on State Lawmakers to Pass New Legislation from Senator Gounardes, Assemblymember Mamdani
For every 1,000 pound increase in vehicle weight, there is a 46% increase in motorist fatalities.
With Strong Majority Support in State Assembly, Transportation Alternatives and Families for Safe Streets Demand Assembly Pass Sammy’s Law When Session Resumes
Since Sammy’s Law was introduced on January 20, 2023, 88 New Yorkers have been killed by traffic violence.
