Older adults are more likely to suffer serious injuries or fatalities from traffic crashes than other pedestrians. This led to the development of the Department of Transportation's Safe Streets for Seniors Program to address senior pedestrian safety issues at 25 Senior Pedestrian Focus Areas in the five boroughs of New York City. In this report, the West Midtown Manhattan Focus Area has been studied and improvements have been recommended.
The ECHOES (Every Child Has an Opportunity to Excel and Succeed) Concept Paper is a precursor to the subsequent Life Readiness Project Request for Proposal (RFP). Incollaboration with the Center for Economic Opportunity (CEO), the New York City Department of Probation (DOP) will implement ECHOES, an alternative-to-placement program serving 70 youth on probation annually throughout the five boroughs.