Transportation Alternatives Magazine: Summer 2005

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:
  • The Traffic Slayer Speaks: How a New Yorker is Remaking London's Streets
  [Page 3] Publisher's Letter:
  • The DOT Needs a Doctor
  [Pages 4-5] Cycling News:
  • DOT to Build Separated, On-Street Bike Path to Manhattan Bridge
  • Developers Support Bicycle Access to Buildings Bill
  • DOT Hires Consultant to Study Bridge Bumps
  • NYC Needs Outdoor Bike Parking Rules!
  • Parks Dept. Clips Bikes Locked to DOT Bike Racks
  • DOT: 8th Avenue Bike Lane in The Works
  • NYPD Precinct Holds Public Bike Safety Meeting
  • Shore Parkway Greenway Needs Overhaul
  [Page 6-9] In Focus:
  • From Grief to Action
  • Four Who Died
  [Page 10-12] Sensible Transportation:
  • Five Reasons: Why It's (Finally) Time for NYC to Wake Up from the Traffic Nightmare
  [Page 13-15] Reclaiming the Streets:
  • NYC Streets Renaissance: T.A.'s Vision for New York City
  • Only the Strong Shall Survive: DOT Forces Parents and Children to Extraordinary Lengths to Win Simple Improvements
  [Page 16] Around the Boroughs:
  • Speak Out! T.A. Needs Your Help with Three Landmark Studies
  [Page 17] Safe Seniors:
  • Making Streets Safe for Seniors: The 145th Street Project
  [Page 18] World News:
  • Cyclists Bare All for Bike Safety
  • Ten Point Plan for Protecting Pedestrians
  • Go Play in the Street!
  • Paris by...Bus, Less Romantic, More Convenient
  • Cycling Surges in London
  [Page 19] Metro News:
  • Cycling: NYC Hosts 13th Annual Cycling Messenger World Championships
  • Land Use: Real Winners and Losers at the New Yankee Stadium
  • Law: Newsday Wins Crash Data
  • Land Use: Smart Growth in Nassau Country
  [Page 21] Volunteer Profile: Cristina Carnicelli
  [Page 23] Commuter Profile: Mike Epstein
  [Page 25] Letters
  [Page 26-27] About T.A.
  • Bike Month 2005
  • 1^stAnnual Tour de Brooklyn