Jacob deCastro 8/12/24 Jacob deCastro 8/12/24

NYC’s Hottest Bus Stops: NASA DEVELOP and Transportation Alternatives Release New Report and Data Analysis

People living near the city’s hottest bus stops are 56% more likely to be Latino, 24% more likely to be Black, and 40% more likely to be non-white than people living within a quarter-mile of the coolest bus stops.

Jacob deCastro 8/5/24 Jacob deCastro 8/5/24

Transportation Alternatives Statement After Truck Driver Kills Bike Rider in Sunnyside Queens

This bike rider is the 148th person killed in 2024, four more than were killed at this point last year and 10% above the Vision Zero-era average. 42 people have been killed in Queens.

Jacob deCastro 7/23/24 Jacob deCastro 7/23/24

New York City Experiences Deadliest First Six Months in Vision Zero History, New Analysis from Transportation Alternatives and Families for Safe Streets Shows

Traffic violence has now killed more than 2,500 New Yorkers since the beginning of Vision Zero.

Jacob deCastro 7/12/24 Jacob deCastro 7/12/24

Statement from Transportation Alternatives After Driver Hits and Kills 3-Year-Old Girl, Injures 2-Year-Old Sister in Harlem

This is the 135th fatality in New York City in 2024. This year, fatalities are 16% higher than average in the Vision Zero era.

Jacob deCastro 7/1/24 Jacob deCastro 7/1/24

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.

Jacob deCastro 6/28/24 Jacob deCastro 6/28/24

Letter to Gov. Hochul From Nearly 120 Elected Officials and Organizations In Opposition to Her Last-Minute Attempt to Delay Congestion Pricing

Jacob deCastro 6/27/24 Jacob deCastro 6/27/24

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.

Jacob deCastro 6/27/24 Jacob deCastro 6/27/24

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.

Jacob deCastro 6/25/24 Jacob deCastro 6/25/24

City Council Testimony on on Intersections, Sidewalks, and Pedestrian Safety

Jacob deCastro 6/13/24 Jacob deCastro 6/13/24

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.

Jacob deCastro 6/11/24 Jacob deCastro 6/11/24

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.

Jacob deCastro 6/7/24 Jacob deCastro 6/7/24

‘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.

Jacob deCastro 6/5/24 Jacob deCastro 6/5/24

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.