Press Releases
View our press releases and statements about reports, traffic violence, and safe streets in New York City.
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TESTIMONY: Oversight Hearing on DOT Transparency
Today is likely the final transportation and infrastructure hearing of 2023, and we look back on a year marked by traffic violence and stalled projects. We also want to recognize some recent tragedies from Fort Greene to Flushing to Times Square – we’ve lost so many cherished members of our community to reckless drivers in just the past few weeks.
Statement from Transportation Alternatives and Families for Safe Streets After Hit-and-Run Driver Strikes and Kills 3-Year-Old in Flushing
2023 is now the deadliest year for traffic violence in Queens since 2014.
TESTIMONY: Transportation Alternatives Comment on Proposed Outdoor Dining Rules
Outdoor dining has been a boon to New York City’s small businesses and New Yorkers across the five boroughs.
Statement from Transportation Alternatives After Drivers Kill 71-Year-Old Woman Killed, Critically Injure 73-Old-Man in Woodhaven
Four New Yorkers killed in traffic violence the same weekend as World Day of Remembrance
Comptroller Lander, Queens BP Richards, State Sen. Gonzalez, AM Mamdani, AM Simon, TA March with Families for Safe Streets Members to Honor Crash Victims at World Day of Remembrance
Traffic violence has killed 226 people in 2023 — a 26% increase over 2018, the safest year under Vision Zero.
Statement from Transportation Alternatives After Drivers Strike and Kill Three New Yorkers in 24 Hours
Traffic violence has killed 223 people in 2023 — a 25% increase over 2018, the safest year under Vision Zero.
Statement from Transportation Alternatives After Two Hit-and-Run Drivers Strike and Kill 46-Year-Old Man in Brooklyn
Traffic violence has killed 220 people in 2023 — a 25% increase over 2018, the safest year under Vision Zero.
Coalition Led by Transportation Alternatives, Los Deliveristas Unidos, Open Plans, and StreetsPAC Calls on New York City Council to Reject E-Bike Registration Bill
Bike registration has repeatedly proven to be ineffective and expensive. 211 New Yorkers have been killed in traffic crashes this year – 99% from cars and trucks.
Statements from Transportation Alternatives and Council Member Chi Ossé After Two Hit-and-Run Drivers Strike and Kill 79-Year-Old Woman in Brooklyn
Traffic violence has killed 208 people in 2023 — a 25% increase over 2018, the safest year under Vision Zero.
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.
