1. Streets Are For People:
The Movement For Safe Streets In
NYC

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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

6. SPACE EQUITY: 42ND
STREET

7. SPACE EQUITY: 42ND
STREET

8. SPACE EQUITY: 42ND
STREET

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Traffic is Not
Like the
Weather

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Streets Are
For People!

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Innovation
Starts With a !
4 Letter Word

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Make
Innovation An
Election Issue

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Our !
Super-Power!
Is People

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Speed Camera Campaign, NYC, 2013

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200
300
400
500
600
169
204
571
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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1st and 2nd Avenue Complete Street Campaign

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Building a 24/365 Network

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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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Boogie on the!
Boulevard

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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

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Lessons Learned:!
For City & Town Planners!
& Politicians

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It Takes a Village

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Pilots & Events!
Win Hearts & Minds

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Set Goals & !
Standards

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Build a Network &
Keep it Open
24/365

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Measure
Success

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Lessons Learned:!
For Advocates & Activists

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Claim The Moral Authority

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Broaden Your Base

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Create Channels for People to say YES

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Build a Movement

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THANKS!!
caroline@transalt.org