Major transit advocacy group unveils ambitious transportation agenda for Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani

"The extensive report released Thursday, dubbed The Road to Affordability: A Streets and Transportation Agenda for the Next Mayor of NYC, appears to give Mamdani an outline of a transportation to-do list that includes what to focus on during his first 100 days in office, as well as long-term goals. The report includes more than 80 ideas from transit advocacy groups that overwhelmingly favor public transportation over private cars."

"The agenda includes several controversial traffic safety initiatives, including some that have sharply divided public opinion among New Yorkers in recent years. These include making daylighting universal, which pits street safety against parking availability; building more bike lane networks; lowering speed limits; and extending Summer Streets to every Sunday. Transportation Alternatives reps said the report's recommendations allow the city to finally reach Vision Zero safety goals, speed up buses and turn streets into sprawling open public spaces."

"Mayor-elect Mamdani has a generational mandate to transform the streets of New York City, said Ben Furnas, executive director of Transportation Alternatives. For too long, New York has been home to the slowest buses in the nation, bike lanes that suddenly end, narrow sidewalks, obstructed intersections, and speeding vehicles. That can all end with an administration that puts people first on our streets, and these recommendations are the way to do it."

Transportation Alternatives proposed over 80 policy ideas prioritizing public transportation over private cars, with actions for the first 100 days and long-term goals. Recommended measures focus on universal daylighting to reduce curbside parking, expanded bike lane networks, lower speed limits, and extending Summer Streets to every Sunday. Additional priorities include speeding up buses, ensuring continuous bike lanes, widening sidewalks, and clearing obstructed intersections. The proposals aim to advance Vision Zero safety goals and reallocate street space from parking to pedestrian and cycling infrastructure to create safer, more open public spaces across the city.

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