3. MISSION & GOALABOUT TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES
MISSION!
Our mission is to reclaim
New York City's streets
from the automobile by
ensuring that every New
Yorker has safe space to
walk and bike and access
to public transportation. !
!
BY THE NUMBERS!
Founded: ! 1973!
Members: ! 11,000!
Staff: ! ! 50 (FT & PT)!
Supporters: !100,000!
Activists: ! 1,500!
!
Over 40
years!
4. New York:
9,656 miles of streets
Over 19,312 miles of sidewalks
=
80% of NYC’s public space
Source: New York City Department of Transportation 2008
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NYC FATAL CRASHES BY ILLEGAL CAUSES, 2005-12
Speed Failure to Yield Alcohol & Illegal Drugs
Source: NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
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Speed Enforcement Cameras
Percent of vehicles traveling over 10mph above the speed limit,
Washington, DC
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Crashes are the #1 cause !
of injury-related death !
for children !
in NYC
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• 12% of city residents are older than 65 !
• 36% of pedestrians killed in traffic crashes
are older than 65!
• Traffic crashes are the second leading cause
of injury related death for seniors (after falls)
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Montreal:
Provide maintenance
like clockwork!
• The city keeps 20 kilometers of
cycle track clear all season
despite receiving an average
86 inches of snow.!
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http://bikenyc.org/blog/cool-bikings-crowdsourced-winter-bike-ride-guide
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Every 3 hours,
a New Yorker is
seriously injured
More New Yorkers are
killed by cars than
murdered by guns
5 children are hit
by cars every day
Families for
Safe Streets
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“We aren’t going to wait and lose a son, a daughter, a parent !
or a grandparent in another senseless and painful tragedy. !
Our top responsibility is protecting the health and safety of our !
people. From tougher enforcement to more safely-designed !
streets and stronger laws—our work starts today” !
-Mayor Bill de Blasio