The Department has accelerated its efforts to improve pedestrian and traffic safety at locations that have repeatedly been the site of traffic or pedestrian-related accidents. These efforts have sharply reduced the number of traffic-related accidents and fatalities, which are now at historic lows.
Since 1948, the City of New York has been monitoring traffic flow over the 20 bridges and tunnels serving Manhattan. The 2003 Manhattan River Crossings report, published annually by the New York City Department of Transportation since 1972, presents vehicular volumes, classification, and trends for all bridge and tunnel facilities serving Manhattan.
The 2003 New York City Screenline Traffic Flow Report presents vehicular volumes and historical comparisons across the Bronx-Westchester, Queens-Nassau, Manhattan-New Jersey, Staten Island-New Jersey, and Brooklyn-Queens screenlines.
Fulton Street is a major east-west commercial street in Brooklyn, serving the communities of Fort Greene and Bedford-Stuyvesant. It cuts across the street grid, resulting in the formation of irregular intersections. This creates problems for pedestrians, buses, trucks and general traffic. The Department of Transportation developed improvements for a 1.7 mile segment of Fulton Street between Flatbush and Nostrand Avenues.
This 2003 report summarizes vehicular volumes, classification data, and trends for the 47 bridges that cross over water. Volume and trend information is also presented for the nine bridges and tunnels operated by the MTA Bridges and Tunnels and the six bridges and tunnels operated by the Port Authority of NY and NJ.
This study is comprised of two technical memoranda. Technical memorandum 1, issued in June 2004, presents an overview of the study area in terms of demographics, land use, traffic and transportation, parking, accidents/safety, pedestrians/bicycle, and public transportation. This document includes detailed information on high traffic and pedestrian areas, as well as the flow of traffic through those areas.
This study is comprised of two technical memoranda. Technical memorandum 1, issued in June 2004, presents an overview of the study area in terms of demographics, land use, traffic and transportation, parking, accidents/safety, pedestrians/bicycle, and public transportation. This document includes detailed information on accidents and safety in New York City. Included are data and analyses on the types of accidents, their trends, and the cost they amount to.
This study is comprised of two technical memoranda. Technical memorandum 1, issued in June 2004, presents an overview of the study area in terms of demographics, land use, traffic and transportation, parking, accidents/safety, pedestrians/bicycle, and public transportation. This document includes detailed information on the efficiency and ridership of public transportation in New York City.
This study is comprised of two technical memoranda. Technical memorandum 1, issued in June 2004, presents an overview of the study area in terms of demographics, land use, traffic and transportation, parking, accidents/safety, pedestrians/bicycle, and public transportation. This document includes detailed information on scenarios and projections for future models of the transportation system in New York City.
This study is comprised of two technical memoranda. Technical memorandum 1, issued in June 2004, presents an overview of the study area in terms of demographics, land use, traffic and transportation, parking, accidents/safety, pedestrians/bicycle, and public transportation. This document includes detailed information on parking areas, trends in demand for parking spaces, and regulations and maintenance of parking areas.