Statement from Transportation Alternatives on the Mayor’s Management Report
In the last fiscal year, New York built the second fewest number of bike lanes since 2015. The year with the fewest number of bike lanes built over the past decade was also during the Adams administration.
The number of bus lane miles built is down by 65%.
NEW YORK — Today, Transportation Alternatives released the following statement after City Hall released the Mayor’s Management Report covering the July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025 fiscal period.
According to this report, the Adams administration is:
Building fewer bike lanes. Both the number of protected bike lanes and paint-only bike lanes are down. This is the second-worst year for bike lane construction since 2015 — with the worst being 2023, also during the Adams administration.
Building extremely few bus lanes. Bus lane miles down 65% to only 5.5 miles, and the administration is nowhere near meeting the legal mandates of the NYC Streets Plan law. Despite this, bus ridership is up — but below the highs of 2022 or 2023.
Not building much bike parking. The Adams administration built twice as many bike parking spaces two years ago as last year; these are the fewest number of new spaces built since 2020. As biking booms across the five boroughs, bike parking lags behind.
Stalling safe streets infrastructure. The number of installed speed humps is down by half, and the number of Leading Pedestrian Intervals — a 5-7 head start for pedestrians and bikes to begin crossing before cars start turning — installed is flat.
Increasing the number of vehicles on our streets. The vehicle fleet size increased and collisions in city vehicles are up.
At the same time, traffic fatalities are down by 23.5% in New York City. For every mode of transit, there are the same number or fewer fatalities than 2024.
Statement from Ben Furnas, Executive Director of Transportation Alternatives:
“Vision Zero isn’t a sign at a press conference or a line in a speech — it’s a call to action and a set of ideals. A decade ago, New York City committed itself to fighting for and realizing a future where no New Yorker is killed or seriously injured on our streets, and while we’ve made remarkable progress, there’s still lots of work to do. Now is the time for our leaders to re-commit to this vision, not shy away when it becomes politically difficult.
“We’re relieved that fatalities are down in New York City — with many thanks to congestion pricing, which is ensuring fewer vehicles on our streets — but the work doesn’t end here. New York City still has more traffic fatalities per capita than our peer cities, and we’re never going to end traffic deaths if City Hall doesn’t focus on building the streets that make that future possible.
“Better isn’t good enough, and we won’t stop fighting until every New Yorker gets home safe.” `
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