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
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Jacob deCastro
Communications Manager
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Gov. Hochul Refuses to Accept Messages from Constituents Who Lost Loved Ones in Traffic, Cannot Access the Subway Due to Lack of Elevators, on What Should Be First Weekday of Congestion Pricing
The number of miles traveled by cars and trucks in New York City is at record highs, up 16% from 2014, making New York the most congested city in the world.
Transportation Alternatives, Families for Safe Streets Statements After Hit-and-Run Truck Driver Kills a Child in Queens and Dump Truck Driver Kills a Senior Pedestrian in Brooklyn
Traffic violence has killed 125 New Yorkers this year – the deadliest year to date under Vision Zero.
Transportation Alternatives, Families for Safe Streets Statements as DOT Begins Implementation of Sammy’s Law
Sammy’s Law allows New York City to set its own speed limits.
800+ New Yorkers Joined Elected Leaders, TA, FSS, Advocates to Demand Gov. Hochul Reverse Cancellation of Congestion Pricing; Renamed Bryant Park Station ‘Congestion Kathy’s Inaccessible Station #343’
At least 343 subway stations remain inaccessible and noncompliant with ADA laws.
Transportation Alternatives Statement After Van Driver Hits and Kills Bike Rider in Flushing
This is the third cyclist fatality this month alone. This is the deadliest first three years for any mayor going back to the 1970s.
‘Congestion pricing is our best chance to save lives. Instead, Gov. Hochul is sentencing more New Yorkers to suffer like we have’: FSS Statement on Gov. Hochul’s Sudden Congestion Pricing Reversal
Congestion pricing reduced fatal car crashes by 27% in London — and crashes dropped both in and out of the zone.
Statement from Transportation Alternatives as Governor Hochul Threatens to Delay Congestion Pricing
The next time your train is late, your bus is trapped in traffic, your subway station is still missing an elevator, you know who to blame: Governor Kathy Hochul.
Transportation Alternatives Statement After SUV Driver Kills Pedestrian Crossing Street in Wheelchair in Brownsville
Crashes have killed 14 pedestrians in Brooklyn this year – up 14% from the Vision Zero average.
Transportation Alternatives Statement After Drivers Kill Two New Yorkers in the Bronx, Including 15-Year-Old Girl
Traffic violence has killed 95 people so far in 2024, up 14% from the Vision Zero average.
Transportation Alternatives, Families for Safe Streets Statements After Pickup Truck Driver Kills Bike Rider in Brooklyn, Marking Deadliest Start to Year Under Vision Zero
This is the eighth cyclist fatality of 2024. There have been 33% more cyclist fatalities this year than the average year under Vision Zero.
Transportation Alternatives, Riders Alliance Launch Brand-New ‘Miracle on 42nd Street’ Campaign for a Safer, Faster 42nd Street
Today, the M42 is the second slowest bus in all of Manhattan, despite serving more than 70,000 riders every day.
Transportation Alternatives Statement After Drivers Kill Five New Yorkers in One Weekend, Including Five-Year-Old Boy
All five New Yorkers were killed in Queens. 2024 is now tied as the deadliest year to date for the borough under Vision Zero.
Transportation Alternatives and Families for Safe Streets Applaud Governor Hochul on Signing Sammy’s Law
Sammy’s Law will finally allow New York City to set its own speed limits.
Senator Gounardes, Assemblymembers Gallagher, Fahy, Epstein, Rivera Join With Advocates to Urge Albany End Traffic Violence through SAFE Streets Package, Including Speed Limiters for Repeat Offenders
Traffic violence killed 787 people across New York State in 2023.
Statement from Transportation Alternatives after NYC DOT Releases Plan Ahead of Congestion Pricing’s Launch
Congestion pricing is set to begin June 30, 2024.
New York City Experiences Deadliest First Quarter in Vision Zero History, New Data from Transportation Alternatives and Families for Safe Streets Shows
This quarter is tied for the deadliest first quarter for motorists since the start of Vision Zero.
Transportation Alternatives Executive Director Danny Harris to Step Down
TA Deputy Executive Director Elizabeth Adams and Senior Director of People & Operation Megan Eiss will step in as interim co-executive directors.
Transportation Alternatives and Families for Safe Streets Statements after Sammy’s Law Set to Pass in State Budget
Sammy’s Law will finally allow New York City to set its own speed limits.