The Sustainable Streets Index provides data on recent trends in traffic, parking, travel and safety. It also includes a section on "project indicators", an assessment of 11 major DOT projects completed by the end of 2009. This assessment covers the impacts on safety, usage for motor vehicles, cyclists, pedestrians, bus riders and travel times in the project areas.
This qualitative report focuses on Family Rewards'
educational incentives and the variety of ways that parents and children interacted
with each other in relation to these incentives.
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is responsible for operating, maintaining, and protecting the city's water supply and distribution system. This report, the 2011 Watershed Protection Program Summary and Assessment, has been prepared to comply with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) July 2007 Filtration Avoidance Determination for New York City's Catskill/Delaware Water Supply Systems. Unlike previous summary and assessment reports, which were preapred to support granting of a new FAD, this one represents a mid-term assessment at the halfway point of a 10-year FAD.
In accordance with the CSO Order on Consent (DEC Case No. CO2-20000107-8 as modified by DEC Case No. CO2-2007-0101-1), the New York City Department of Environmental Protection submits quarterly reports on its actions toward complying with the Order's milestones.
This report presents the results of a detailed evaluation on the feasibility of implementing a streetcar system in Brooklyn. This detailed analysis considers constructability issues, vehicle options, and overall costs to implement and operate the system. Investigations were performed on areas in the borough and a field visit was conducted on the Philadelphia Trolley system to determine the feasibility of this project.
This report analyzes the data from the City's Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports and fiscal notes to study the rise/fall of pension costs in the City over the past decade. Government contributions to pensions has become an issue in the wake of the recent recession and the City, facing large budget gaps, is no exception.
This report includes projections for future improvements to pedestrian and bicycle lanes and paths in New York City and was presented at the APA National Planning Conference.