Transportation Alternatives Magazine: Winter 2006

Transportation Alternatives magazine is a quarterly publication sent only to T.A. members. If you are not yet a member, please join, but in the meantime, use the form below to request a sample copy of the magazine. If you're serious about biking, walking and sensible transportation in New York City, you don’t want to miss a single issue of Transportation Alternatives Magazine. Each quarterly issue contains news on transportation and cycling issues that affect you. Go behind the scenes at City Hall and the D.O.T., to find out what improvements — or problems — are in store for cyclists and pedestrians in New York. Find out what New York can learn from London or Bangkok. Learn how you can help improve cycling and walking conditions in New York City.

• [Page 2] Provocateur:
  • Ending Free, Underprice and Over Abundant Parking
  [Page 3] Publisher's Letter:
  • "Take Back the Streets"
  [Pages 4-8] Cycling News: (Pages 6-8)
  • Making the Grade 2005: T.A.'s 9th Annual Bicycling Report Card
  • DOT Responds to NYC Bike Safety Action Plan
  • 9th Precinct Tags Abandoned Bikes
  • Less Parking Makes Tillary, Clinton More Bike-Friendly
  • The Bike Strikes Back: Lessons Learned from Biking the Strike
  • Put Street Inspectors Back in the Saddle
  • Buffered Bike Lane Coming to 8th Avenue?
  • Shore Parkway Reconstruction: A Study in Contrasts
  • City Planning Wants to Connect Shore Parkway Greenway to More of Brooklyn
  • Brooklyn Bikers Give Respect, Get Respect
  • State Assembly Nixes UN Reconstruction, Greenway
  [Page 9] Parks:
  • DOT's Holiday Gift For Prospect Park
  • Close it for Science's Sake
  [Page 10-11] Reclaiming the Streets:
  • Three Traffic Solutions* for City Hall to Tackle Now
  • Wanted in 2006: Real Transportation Goals
  [Page 12-15] In Focus:
  • Walkers Drive NYC Retail Economy
  [Page 16] Sensible Transportation:
  • This Changes Everything: New Study Examines the Role of the Auto in Manhattan's Economy
  [Page 17] Safe Streets:
  • Speeding, There's No Excuse
  [Page 18] Safe Seniors:
  • Elder Districts: Where Public Health and Transportation Meet
  [Page 19] Metro News:
  • NJ Community Shuttle Program
  • Giving New York City Buses a Fighting Chance
  • More Ball Parking = More Traffic and Pollution for South Bronx
  • No Wonder They Call Them Hacks
  [Page 21] World News:
  • BRT Advances in China
  • Tfl Helps Disabled Travelers in London
  • Melbourne Welcomes Next Step on Way to Reducing Congestion
  • Tax Relief for Canadian Public Transit Users
  [Page 23] Volunteer Profile: Stacy Irwin
  [Page 25] Commuter Profile: The Strike Bikers
  [Page 26] Letters
  [Page 27] About T.A.
  • T.A. by the Numbers