The Sustainable Streets Index 2008 sets benchmarks for our Agency's progress towards achieving more sustainable mobility in New York City. This report is presented in accordance with Local Law 23 (Council Bill Intro 199) signed into law by Mayor Bloomberg in June 2008. This report is a living document that will be published annually. It will be expanded next year to include a detailed look at how recent changes in streets design and operations affect different groups of users.
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.
World Class Streets is a summary of the Department of Transportation's public realm strategies, as part of the agency's efforts to place New York City at the forefront of urban development. This report is grounded in the findings from a Public Space/Public Life Survey conducted by world-renowned Gehl Architects/Urban Quality Consultants in Fall, 2007.
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.