The Ridgewood Transportation Planning Study area is located on the Brooklyn/Queens border. The goal of this study is to assess existing and future traffic and transportation conditions, identify any problems and generate recommendations to develop a package of improvement measures to accommodate future transportation needs. This part details the public transportation and parking research conducted for the study.
The Ridgewood Transportation Planning Study area is located on the Brooklyn/Queens border. The goal of this study is to assess existing and future traffic and transportation conditions, identify any problems and generate recommendations to develop a package of improvement measures to accommodate future transportation needs. This part details the pedestrian and bicycle analysis and accidents/safety analysis conducted for the study.
The Department of Transportation published its Truck Route Management and Community Impact Reduction Study, which seeks to coordinate engineering, education, information and enforcement efforts to mitigate the negative impacts relating to truck traffic, as well as improve the overall truck management framework that exists in the City of New York. This study is part of an ongoing effort by the NYCDOT to address these issues.
The Department of Transportation released a report on the pilot project to further limit the number of hours that motor vehicles can utilize the park drives of both Central Park and Prospect Park. The goal of this project was to minimize potential conflicts between vehicles and pedestrians in the parks and to provide additional space for recreation.
The Departments of Health and Mental Hygiene, Parks and Recreation, Transportation, and Police released a joint report describing the factors that contributed to the deaths and serious injuries of bicyclists over the past decade.
This blueprint is a transportation planning study, designed to consider the implications of the growth of Downtown Brooklyn. This details goals, policies, strategies, and initiatives that are focused on maintaining and enhancing access, mobility, and quality of life in the area, as development occurs.
This blueprint is a transportation planning study designed to consider the implications of the growth of Downtown Brooklyn by developing goals, policies, strategies, and initiatives that are focused on maintaining and enhancing access, mobility, and quality of life, as development occurs.
As part of the 2004 Holiday Traffic Plan, the Department of Transportation and the Department of Parks and Recreation implemented an ambitious program to improve the overall usability of the Central Park Drives. It was intended to facilitate efficient and safe movement of motorists and pedestrians. The Department of Transportation closely monitored the impacts of this initiative to determine the impacts.
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.
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.