This document addresses the program known as Bicycling Social, an idea that revolves around using event-based and social marketing to promote cycling in New York City. Included are the program's goals and intended strategies to help promote a healthier, more bike-oriented lifestyle in the City. Accompanying images are included to help visualize this initiative.
In the Spring of 2008, DOT released Sustainable Streets, its new strategic plan, which laid out, for the first time ever, a clear and detailed transportation policy for New York City that promised a new direction. DOT is delivering on the promises of its plan. This annual update of the plan reports on that progress, and serves as a focal point for meeting targets and sustaining momentum across all of our Agency?s programs. It also sets forth new goals that have emerged during the past year.
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 report, published annually by the New York City Department of Transportation, presents vehicular volumes, classification, and trends for all bridge and tunnel facilities serving Manhattan for the calendar year of 2007.
The New York City Street Design Manual provides policies and design guidelines to city agencies, design professionals, private developers and community groups for the improvement of streets and sidewalks throughout the five boroughs. It is intended to serve as a comprehensive resource for promoting higher quality street designs and more efficient project implementation.
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 report presents vehicular volumes and historical comparisons across the Bronx-Westchester, Queens-Nassau, Manhattan-New Jersey, Staten Island-New Jersey, and Brooklyn-Queens screenlines.
This document addresses the research done in Lower Manhattan regarding the improvement of street management. Included are plans regarding future improvements and an overview of the findings from current efforts.
This study was intended to help the Department of Transportation improve traffic circulation and enhance safety in the industrial and residential neighborhoods bounded by Grand Avenue, the Long Island Expressway, and the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway. The study explored alternative travel routes for trucks and assessed signs to reduce the impact of truck traffic on local streets.