T.A. Magazine 
Spring 2004

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• [Page 2] Provocateur:
  • "The victims are truly the innocent and the random."
• [Page 3] Publisher's Letter:
  • What I Learned
• [Page 4-7] Cycling News:
  • Release of City Planning's Queensboro Bridge Safety Study Badly Needed
  • T.A. Unveils Plans to Improve GWB Access in Manhattan
  • Landmarks Commission OK's DOT's Oppressive QBB Chain Link Fence
  • Opportunity Knocks for Brooklyn Bridge Connector
  • The DOT Half Way to Fixing Brooklyn Side of Manhattan Bridge Path
  • The DOT Must Replace Hazardous Williamsburg Bridge Bumps
  • Improvements Coming to the Hudson River Greenway
  • Where Are the Plans for Shore Parkway Greenway Connector
  • Mayor Budgets $7 Million for Greenway Connector
  • Downtown Brooklyn's Burgeoning Bicycle Network
  • DOT Adopts Five Foot Bike Lane Standard
  • DOT Pondering 8th Avenue Bike Lane
  • Disappearing Lanes
• [Page 8-9] Reclaiming the Streets:
  • After Brooklyn Boys' Deaths, Electeds and DOT Answer T.A. Call for Action
  • T.A. Helps Hell's Kitchen Group Tackle Traffic, Pedestrian Safety
  • A Tale of Two Streets
• [Page 10-13] Safe Schools:
  • DOT Launches Safe Routes to School
  • Safe Routes to School Timeline
  • T.A. Bronx Program Shows Way
  • Nadler Wins $3 Million for Safe Routes to School, Doubles Funding
  • DOT Must Use Full Toolbox of Traffic Calming Measures
  • Speed Humps Sharply Reduce Risk of Kids Being Struck and Injured by Motorists
  • Safe Routes Must Use Street Design to Encourage Walking
  • The DOT Creates "Walk-to-School" Encouragement Program
• [Page 14-15] Safe Streets:
  • Deadly Driver Laws Nixed by State Assembly
  • Taxi Fare Hike Approved: Higher Pay Means Safer Cab Drivers
  • State Assembly Speaker Remains Hostile to Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Laws
  • Life Saving NYC Red Light Cameras on Verge of Disappearing
  • Speed Cameras Could Have Prevented Fresh Meadow Double Hit and Run
• [Page 16] Cycling News:
  • T.A. Requests Secure Bike Parking at Lower Manhattan's New Transit Hubs
  • CityRacks Program Surges
  • City's 311 Hotline to Include Greenways--Thanks T.A.!
  • Working Cyclist Safety Campaign Rolls
  • Penn Bike Parking on Cusp of Success
• [Page 17] Sensible Transportation
  • $5 Million to Jump Start NYC Bus Rapid Transit
  • Grannis Introduces Bus Enforcement Camera Bill
  • "Capitol of the World?" Not When it Comes to Buses
• [Page 18] Parks
  • Support for Car-Free Central Park Swells
  • Prospect Park Earth Day Action
• [Page 19] Metropolitan: transportation news from across the tri-state area
  • Declining Car Ownership, IKEA, NJ Trucks and More
    • New York
      • NYC Car Ownership Dips
      • At Last, the MTA to Take Over City's Decrepit Bus Fleet
      • Red Hook IKEA Plan Sparks Brooklyn Jobs, Traffic Fight
      • New York City and Rest of Metro Area Violate Ozone Standards
    • New Jersey
      • NJ Governor Strongly Defends Truck Route Rules
• [Page 21] World News
  • Big Tickets, London's Cycling Mayor and more
    • Finnish Meat Head Speeds and Loses Big
    • Ciao to Cars
    • London's Next mayor is Pro-cycling, Guaranteed
    • Expanding Roadway Capacity = More Tailpipe Emissions
    • Afraid to Fly After 9/11, Some Took a Bigger Risk--In Cars
    • Hasta La Vista, Truck Traffic
    • Global Health Epidemic
• [Page 23] Volunteer Profile: S.T.O.P. (Standing Together Organizing Parents)
• [Page 24] Bikes Aboard: Rules about taking bikes on trains
• [Page 25] Commuter Profile: Daniel L. Doctoroff
• [Page 26] Letters
  • Cracking Down on Aggressive Driving
  • Honking Fine Signs
  • Working Cyclist Campaign
  • The Rules for Biking With Kids
  • Queensboro Bridge
• [Page 27] About T.A.:
  • Why Safe Routes?
  • The Towering Evergreen of Transportation Alternatives