Of particular interest to T.A. is bringing healthier streets to New Yorkers who face severe public health disparities, especially the 1.25 million residents in neighborhoods where the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has established District Public Health Offices (DPHO). North & Central Brooklyn, East & Central Harlem and the South Bronx experience disproportionately high rates of obesity, diabetes and other debilitating diseases. These communities also experience higher rates of pedestrian crashes with cars and greater volumes of diesel trucks using local streets, compounding poor health outcomes.

As part of the NYC Food & Fitness Partnership, T.A. works with partners in DPHO neighborhoods to reduce these disparities by demanding street designs and enforcement policies that promote physical activity while preventing biking and walking injuries and fatalities. We collaborate with community groups to provide safer and better walking and bicycling opportunities. In addition, we support local partners in efforts to organize car-free events -- such as Play Streets -- on residential and iconic streets that are typically dominated by automobiles, win safety improvements on walking routes, increase the prevalence of bicycle parking and advocate for bicycle lanes.