Reports
Original research is the backbone of every Transportation Alternatives advocacy campaign. These reports introduce innovative new street designs, import best practices from around the world, and most importantly, hold New York City decision-makers to the highest standard of efficacy.
We are in the process of republishing our archive of reports. If you are looking for a report that does not appear here, you can request a PDF by emailing the title or link to info@transalt.org.
tracking new york city’s transportation recovery
September 3, 2020
The Unrealized Potential of
New York City’s Open Streets
July 22, 2020
The Case for Self-Enforcing Streets
June 18, 2020
The Urgent Need for a 14th Street Busway
August 21, 2019
Ringing in the Greenway
April 21, 2019
Child Traffic Fatalities Expected to Double This Year
June 28, 2018
Response to “14th Street Corridor Traffic Analysis Overview”
February 27, 2018
The l Train shutdown
January 31, 2018
Vision Zero Report Card 2017
January 11, 2018
Bike NYC 2020
November 20, 2017
Transportation and Equity: A 2017 Agenda for Candidates
August 21, 2017
2017 Transportation Issues Poll for NYC
July 28, 2017
2016-17 Transportation Issues Poll – New York City Speed Safety Cameras in School Zones
July 28, 2017
School Zone / Speed Zone
June 22, 2017
mind the gap
January 3, 2017
The Vision Zero Street Design Standard
December 19, 2016
Atlantic Avenue’s Inequitable Crash Burden
December 16, 2016
Death, Danger, and Ignoring the Data: How the NYPD is Getting Vision Zero Wrong
July 28, 2016
The North Shore Transportation Improvement Strategy and Western Richmond Terrace: The Forgotten Corridor
July 27, 2016
La estrategia para mejorar el transporte en North Shore y en Western Richmond Terrace: el corredor olvidado
July 27, 2016
Vision zero report card 2015
January 19, 2016
Study: Is Hylan Boulevard the New "Boulevard of Death"?
December 10, 2015
Justice Denied: New York City’s District Attorneys Plead Out of Vision Zero
December 8, 2015
District Attorney Candidate Questionnaire
October 27, 2015
Fifth and Sixth Avenue: Bicycle and Traffic Study
October 8, 2015
Class of Vision Zero: Mid-Year Report Card
July 29, 2015
The vision zero investment: why new york must rebuild its most dangerous streets now
March 19, 2015
2014 NYPD Report Card - Year One of Vision Zero Traffic Enforcement
February 26, 2015
Reimagine Jay Street
October 26, 2014
Six Month Report Card: New Class at the City Council
August 1, 2014
Report Card: Six Months of Vision Zero Traffic Enforcement
July 1, 2014
Speeding Survey Toolkit
November 1, 2013
The Enforcement Gap: How the NYPD Ignores What's Killing New Yorkers
October 1, 2013
Proven Tactics, Better Enforcement: How to Save Lives on NYC Streets
November 1, 2013
Elmhurst Speedway: A Study of Lawbreaking in Elmhurst
December 1, 2012
Safe streets are healthy streets
December 1, 2012
East Village Shoppers Study: A Snapshot of Travel and Spending Patterns of Residents and Visitors in the East Village
October 1, 2012
Deadly Driving Unlimited: How the NYPD Lets Dangerous Drivers Run Wild
August 1, 2012
Slow Down: A Study of Speeding on McGuinness Boulevard
March 1, 2012
Transportation, Safety and Health: A Look at How Perceptions of Safety, Crime and Violence Impact Active Transportation in Bedford-Stuyvesant
MARCH 1, 2012
Bronx Helpers: Pedestrian Safety First Campaign
March 1, 2012
Child Crashes: An Unequal Burden
January 1, 2012
Walking in Traffic Violence: The Pervasiveness of Motor Vehicle Crashes with Pedestrians in New York City
October 1, 2011
Vision Zero: How Safer Streets in New York City Can Save More Than 100 Lives a Year
June 1, 2011
Totally Bogus: A Study of Parking Permit Abuse in NYC
April 1, 2011
Neighborhood Traffic Monitoring Toolkit
April 1, 2011
Play Streets: Best Practices
February 1, 2011
Play Streets: Buenas PrÁcticas
February 1, 2011
Play Streets: Case Study
January 1, 2011
East Side Action Plan
January 1, 2011
Evaluation of the Harvest Home Play Street
October 13, 2010