Pursuant to Ad. Code 19-101.3, a report on a project converting two moving lanes to one lane, where feasible, with wide parking lanes and changes in signal timing, after DOT recieved a request to implement safety measures on Classon Ave.
This report introduces a robust new metric for assessing the local economic impacts of street improvements. DOT examined changes in sales tax receipts in areas around improvements, finding convincing evidence that the improved accessibility and more welcoming street environment created by these projects led to increased retail sales.
Sustainable Streets: 2013 and Beyond charts DOT's progress in making streets safer, improving mobility, and maintaining and enhancing infrastructure since 2007. The report reflects on previous strategic and other planning documents produced by DOT, and explains projects, programs, and data analysis that have contributed to a decline in citywide traffic fatalities, faster bus service, improvements in bridge conditions, and creation of new public space.
Select Bus Service, New York City?s brand of bus rapid transit, offers fast, frequent and reliable bus service on high-ridership bus routes, forming a citywide bus rapid transit network. The Department of Transportation in partnership with the MTA will have implemented a total of seven new SBS services by Spring 2014. This report profiles each of the SBS projects implemented to date, the benefits that SBS has brought to these communities, and plans for Phase II.
Pursuant to Ad. Code 19-101.3, a report on implementing safety measures after DOT recieved requests from Bronx Community Board 3 and the Women's Housing and Economic Development Corporation for improvements along the corridors of Louis Nine Blvd, Intervale Ave, and Freeman Streets in the Bronx.
Pursuant to Ad. Code 19-101.3, a report on enhancements on First Avenue between E 61st St and 72nd St, which included a new bicycle path, pedestrian safety islands, and mixing zones for turning vehicles.
This report focuses on how smart and innovative street design can dramatically improve the safety of our streets. The results reported here are based on ?before and after? comparisons of crash data for projects implemented in the last seven years. This analysis is the largest examination of the safety effects of innovative roadway engineering conducted in a major American city or perhaps any city globally.
This report, published annually by DOT since 1972, presents vehicular volumes, classification, and trends for all bridge and tunnel facilities serving Manhattan.