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Transportation Alternatives is a non_profit_organization in New_York_City. -wik |
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wik: Past Successes Since its creation, Transportation Alternatives has achieved goals[citation needed] including: * Pedestrian and bicycling paths on all East River Bridges for the first time in 50 years * A complete Hudson River Greenway--ten miles of car-free walking and cycling along the Hudson River * A promise of a Manhattan Waterfront Greenway, a car-free path circling the entirety of Manhattan * Year-round "Summer Hours" in Prospect Park plus a further increase in car-free hours in the park * Year round weekday car-free hours in Central Park, plus the reclamation of three motor vehicle entrances as parkland. * Legal bike access on New York City subways and commuter railroads, including 24/7 access to the NYC subway * New Manhattan access to the Brooklyn Bridge promenade * Pedestrian safety improvements on Queens Boulevard * Pedestrian improvements in Herald Square and Times Square * The Bronx Safe Routes to School: Pedestrian improvements at 38 Bronx schools * Creation of NYC DOT citywide Safe Schools Program * 800 speed humps on neighborhood streets * Numerous new bike lanes throughout NYC * Bicycle racks on city streets throughout NYC * Full-time pedestrian and bicycle access to the George Washington Bridge * Secure bike parking at several midtown garages * Pedestrian and cyclist access to River Road on the New Jersey Palisades * Overturn of the 1987 midtown bicycle ban |
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