Transportation Alternatives
Fund Transit — Or Lose It
Got a transit vision? Check out how several cities struggled and then rebounded.
October 21, 2025
Team Pedestrian Trounces Team Bus in NYC’s Annual ‘Crosstown Bus Challenge’
Pedestrians beat the bus — but maybe for the last time?
August 8, 2025
Map Quest: Meet NYC’s Most Dangerous Drivers
A map of the city's most reckless drivers shows how prolific the problem of super-scofflaws is in the five boroughs.
April 16, 2025
Is the Overnight Train A Luxury or a Necessity?
Before the advent of the car in the 1960s, sleeper trains were America's primary method of long-distance transportation — but today, it's more often seen as a luxury. Is it time for that to change?
With the recent fear of air traveling, is the time for a sleeper train's comeback?
March 19, 2025
Should Delivery Apps Pay to Stem ‘Chaos’ on the Streets?
In New York, a leading street safety group thinks so.
February 20, 2024
Five Things to Learn From NYC’s Decade of Vision Zero Successes And Shortcomings
America's oldest city-wide Vision Zero goal is turning 10. What can other cities learn from their experiences?
February 12, 2024
Report Provides More Reasons to Rein in Supersized SUVs (As If You Needed More)
"This is a nationwide crisis, but the federal government refuses to take the necessary regulatory steps to limit vehicle size and weight," Transportation Alternatives says in a new report.
June 26, 2023
Vision Zero Cities: Why Everyone Hates Cyclists: Realistic Group Conflict Theory and the Plight of Cyclists
There is a word that often has the same effect in comment threads on social media as a bucket of chum in a shark tank: cyclist. Why?
October 21, 2022
Vision Zero Cities: Driving as a Risk Factor: A New Paradigm
Driving is inherently dangerous, and to reduce total exposure to these dangers, we must reduce driving in the United States.
October 20, 2022
Vision Zero Cities: How to Fix Our Most Dangerous Roads
In urban areas, arterials make up just 15 percent of all roads but are where a whopping 67 percent of pedestrian deaths occur.
October 18, 2022
