The Department of Transportation (DOT) operates the largest municipal street-lighting system in the country, with 300,000 lights on city streets, bridges, parks and highways. The DOT is partnering with the United States Department of Energy and the Climate Group to develop a LED pilot program for new technologies that will reduce the City's greenhouse gas emissions and improve energy efficiency. The DOT will test this LED lighting on both streets and sidewalks in Central Park and along the FDR Drive. This report provides more background on the project.
This document shows the various implementations of new street designs across New York City. Many of these changes include bicycle lanes and road changes to establish clearer lines of driving as well as increase pedestrian safety. Accompanying before and after pictures are provided to make note of the differences.
This document outlines the details of the Ninth Avenue project in Manhattan, an effort to expand bicycling in New York City. Included is an extensive overview of the project, addressing its originality, quality, significance, comprehensiveness, and transferability. Also provided are various diagrams and images to help visualize the project.
In May 2008, the Department of Transportation (DOT) suspended street cleaning/alternate side parking (ASP) regulations for the purpose of changing such regulation signs in Park Slope, Brooklyn. The suspension provided DOT an opportunity to compare parking and traffic conditions in a residential neighborhood with and without ASP regulations. To that end, DOT conducted three surveys: (1) to capture changes in parking space occupancy and turnover, (2) traffic counts, and (3) a web-based community survey.
This document addresses the expansion of bicycling in New York City, particularly after the completion of the 9th Avenue Complete Street and Bicycle Path. Addressed are the goals and challenges of the project, as well as the consequent successes and projected furthering of efforts.
This paper discusses the necessity for and development of a proposed street management framework to help guide NYC in meeting the transportation and public realm needs of Lower Manhattan's residents, employees, tourists, and businesses.
Sustainable Streets is a strategic plan for the New York City Department of Transportation that focuses on bringing a green approach to transportation that will simultaneously ease travel conditions in the growing City while squarely facing the problem of climate change and improving the city's quality of life.