T.A. E-Bulletin

The Transportation Alternatives E-Bulletin is issued about twice a month, giving information on issues, advocacy, and volunteer opportunities.Please view our recent issues below.

• Week of December 16, 2002

Bikes, Mike and Transit Strike

T.A. Poll: What would Mayor Bloomberg riding a bike to work mean to you?

Ivan Illich, Car-Free Philosopher, Priest, Genius, Dead at 76

Stereolab's Mary Hanson Killed in London Cycling Crash

Hey DOT: Pedestrians Still Need Bollards

New Bike/Ped Path Opens on the Williamsburg Bridge

Important Questions After the Transit Strike

• Week of December 2, 2002

Commissioner Weinshall, Pedestrians Need Bollards!

T.A. Poll: Are you bullied or menaced by cars in NYC?

New Bike Lanes on Clinton Street & Avenue C

NYC Comptroller Blasts DOT Pothole Fiasco

Straphangers and T.A. Propose Fairer Fares

DOT and Community Ignorance Puts Traffic Before School Kids

• Week of November 11, 2002

T.A. Poll: Will you ride your bike more if the base transit fare is raised to $2?

It’s Magic! Get Cars off of Sidewalks and Out of Crosswalks

Like Crashing in Potholes?

Five Easy Things Gov't Should Do to Make Cycling Better in 2003

Make Brooklyn Side of the Manhattan Bridge Safe

Remove the Stop Signs on the Hudson River Greenway

Fix All Disappearing Bike Lanes

Provide Bike Access to All City-Owned Buildings

Track Different Types of Summonses Issued to Cyclists

Press Watch: Long Island Protestors Paint Crosswalk

Press Watch: Plans for Downtown Include Greener FDR

• Week of October 7, 2002

43,000 Sign Petition Calling For a Car-Free Central Park

T.A. Poll: East River Bridge Tolls

DOT's Midtown No-Turn Initiative is Pedestrian Boon

DOT Midtown Ped Boon II — Ped Priority at 37 More Intersections

Bloomberg Noise Crackdown: One Night Stand or Long-Term Commitment?

Port Authority Eyes Bike Improvements on Both Ends of GWB

Deputy Mayor Doctoroff Bicycles to Work

T.A. Calls for Bike Improvements in Herald Square

Burying West Street: "A Colossal Mistake"

International Brief: Car-Free Paris Mayor Stabbed

T.A. Poll Results: Secure Bike Parking Matters; E-Bulletin Readers Use a Wide Range of Transportation Options

• Week of September 23, 2002

Commentary: Highway Ho! Why Worry, There's Oil in Africa

T.A. Poll: If you had secure bicycle parking at work would you commute by bike?

DOT Waiting for Cyclist to Be Killed on Brooklyn Side of Manhattan Bridge

T.A. Poll: Do you consider yourself a: Bicyclist, Motorist, Pedestrian, Transit Rider...

City's Explanation of Rejection of 3-Month Car-Free Prospect Park Trial is Baloney

Massive British Study Shows Closing Streets REDUCES Traffic

With Fanfare Chicago Announces Bike-Lane Ticketing Blitz

T.A. Poll Results: NYC Cyclists and Pedestrians Say Conditions Stink

Candidate Golisano Proposes Eliminating Tolls in NY

• Week of September 9, 2002

A Year Later: Building a "Culture of Responsibility"

T.A. Poll: How Does NYC Treat Cyclists and Pedestrians?

Quote: Car-Free Central Park

"Car-Free Summer" for Prospect Park

Paris Mayor Scores Big Win Converting Highway to Beach

DOT Creates Busway on Trinity and Church Streets Downtown

Global Traffic Deaths Put at Million a Year

• Week of August 5, 2002

Massive Support for Car-Free Prospect Park Leads to Inconclusive Showdown

Taking On Big Taxi Dooring Threat

Electeds Call on DOT and Transit Authority to Speed Up Pokey M96 Bus

Paris Mayor Converts Busy Highway to Beach

Chicago: Drunk Driver Jumps Curb, Injures 2 Pedestrians, Kills 1

New Ped Crossing Law Fixes Irrational Former Rule

NYC Century Bike Tour Regular Registration Discounts End August 26th

• Action Alert: July 25, 2002

NYC Century Bike Tour Early Registration Discounts End July 31st

Car-Free Prospect Park "Rally in the Triangle," Tuesday, July 30th, 6:30 pm

Volunteer at the NYC Cycling Championships in Lower Manhattan on August 4

Come to the Magazine Mailing Party on July 31st at 6 pm in the T.A. Office

• Week of June 24, 2002

Wake Up America! Wake Up NY! It's for Real!

All Neighboring Councilmembers Support Three Month Car-Free Test in Prospect Park

Iris Weinshall, DOT Commissioner, Opposes Car-Free Experiment in Prospect Park

Sidewalk Massacres Horrify City

Sheldon Silver Blocks More Red Light Cams for NYC

• Week of June 3, 2002

Three Former DOT Bigs Join Call For Car-Free Prospect Park

Help the DOT Get Legislative Approval for 25 More Red Light Camera Locations

New City Council Disappointment on Transportation and Street Safety

Flogging the Dead Horse Harder: Council Committee Passes Draconian Penalties Against Sidewalk Cycling While Sidewalk Motorists Face Few Sanctions

Raised Crosswalk Spotted in DUMBO

Drunk Driving Cops Who Kill and Injure To Be Dismissed

Streets in Shambles: Utility Companies Out of Control

Hudson River Greenway Reopens from Harrison Street to Vesey Street

• Week of May 20, 2002

  • Subway Ridership at 50 Year High, Subway Crime at 30 Year Low

  • Cyclist Takes 1st, Straphanger 2nd, Motorist Distant 3rd in Annual Commuter Race

  • Curb Cut Cave In

  • Draconian Criminal Penalty Proposed for Sidewalk Cycling

  • Cars Kill, Cyclists Pay

  • T.A. Sounds General Quarters About Fleet Week Mess on the Hudson River Greenway

  • Sidewalk Sleuths Action Alert

• Week of May 6, 2002

  • Bike Week NYC, May 12-19, 2002
  • April Showers Bring Bounty of May Bicycle Culture
  • Mayor Bloomberg, Are You Seeking a Permanent Carpool Rule and Tolls on East River Bridges?
  • "Low Quality" Ticketing for Cycling: Bike Lane Ticketing
  • T.A. Sounds Alarm (again) about Fleet Week Chaos on Hudson River Greenway
  • Mayor's Cut in Municipal Parking Permits: Enrages Community Board Motor Heads on SI

• Week of April 22, 2002

  • Earth Day Praise for NYC and Cities
  • Census 2000: NYC Still a Car-Free Majority
  • Retreat on Car-Pool Rule
  • DOT Rejects T.A. Request to Remove Degrading Chain Link Fencing from Bridge Paths
  • Hudson River Greenway Gets A Little Safer
  • Transit Ridership Soaring as Fares Sure to Go Up in 2003
  • NYPD Hands Out 4,736 Summonses to Cell Phone Drivers
  • National Parks Ban Jet Skis, Citing Noise, Enviro Risk--Are Cars in Central Park Next?

• Week of March 18, 2002

  • City Rejects Request for Bus Lane on West Street as Transit Agencies Remain Asleep at the Wheel

  • DOT Hires First Time Ever "Secure Bike Parking" Coordinator

  • Street Smart DOT to Install 200 Dummy Red Light Cameras

  • Head-On Crash in Congress over Transportation Funding

• Week of March 4, 2002

  • Mayor Calls for East River Bridge Tolls: Gores Motoring's Sacred Cow

  • Anti-Carpool Study by Garage Owners is "False and Misleading"

  • Sunset Park Connector Bikeway Finally Completed

  • The Time is Right to Ban Car Alarms

  • New City Push for More Red Light Cameras; Speed Cams on Hold

  • Yes to Higher Cab Fares

  • Lower Manhattan

• Week of February 11, 2002
  • Cop Cars on Sidewalks
  • City Adopts Impregnable Chicago Bike Rack
  • Car-Pool Rule Under Attack (Again)
  • Don't Fence Me In
  • Reclaiming the Sidewalks: Everyday in NYC, Thousands Drive on the Sidewalks

• Week of January 28, 2002

  • T.A. Gives "A" Grade to 2001 Cycling Improvements
  • 500 E-Bulletin Readers Join T.A. and 30 Fellow Groups Hailing "Metrocard Mayor"
  • City "Car Potatoes" Clog Lower Manhattan
  • Car-Pool Rule Under Attack
  • Rebuilding Downtown: Two Trains Forward, Thousands of Jobs Back

• Week of January 14, 2002

  • Metrocard Mayor
  • Hudson River Greenway Opens (Finally!)
  • Herald Square Massacre: Unavoidable?
  • Weinshall Retained as DOT Commissioner
  • East River Greenway Extended Northward to 25th Street
  • Congestion Charging in New York Would Cut Jams and Raise Much-Needed Revenue