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Safety Advocates To Plan Political Strategy As Speed Cameras Get Shut Down Today
Failure by Golden and Flanagan point to need for action.
July 25, 2018
Will Candidates Running to Represent NYC in Albany Stand Up for Transit Riders?
Advocates unveiled a six-point policy agenda including the enactment of congestion pricing to help fund the MTA's Fast Forward plan.
July 10, 2018
“We Will Not Take No for an Answer”: Families for Safe Streets Demand Cuomo Act on Speed Cameras
"Many, many lives have been saved, but last night, the leader of our state failed us," said Amy Cohen. "He got a bridge named after his father, he got a train, but he failed to pass the speed camera program."
June 22, 2018
Sunday: Tell Albany to Let NYC Protect Kids From Speeding Drivers
On Sunday, Transportation Alternatives and Bay Ridge Advocates Keeping Everyone Safe (BRAKES) will lead a rally to call on Albany to authorize more speed cameras for the first time in four years.
May 4, 2018
We Know Speed Cameras Save Lives, But Albany Still Hasn’t Let NYC Add More in Years
"Your voices are the only thing that will change the status quo in Albany right now," Mayor de Blasio told Families for Safe Streets at a rally this afternoon.
March 22, 2018
Transit Riders to Cuomo: Stop Tip-Toeing Around Congestion Pricing and Pass It
Cuomo is wasting his opportunity to reform New York's dysfunctional traffic and transit systems.
March 21, 2018
TransAlt Backs Albany E-Bike Bill With No Helmet or Age Restrictions
The bill, sponsored by Sen. Thomas O'Mara of Elmira and Brooklyn Assembly rep Nick Perry, would enable adults to carry children on e-bikes.
February 16, 2018
Sick of Failing Subways? Tell the Riders Alliance All About Your Nightmare Commutes
The worst horror stories will be shared with state legislators, many of whom haven't taken a subway or bus in years.
February 15, 2018
How to Turn Up the Pressure on Cuomo to Fix the Subways
Get a "Subway Delay Action Kit" to mobilize other riders the next time you're stuck on a crowded platform or train.
November 20, 2017
67 State Legislators Tell Cuomo: Speed Up Buses ASAP
A broad coalition of 67 state legislators want Governor Andrew Cuomo to pursue two potentially transformative improvements to NYC's notoriously slow and unreliable bus service.
May 18, 2017
