In preparation for the arrival of New York's newest travel option, bike share, the Department of Transportation undertook an unprecedented public planning process. This report documents the community participation, which took the form of community board meetings, online suggestions, consultation with elected officals, and demonstration events.
This report outlines the Department of Transportation's efforts to promote safety for commercial bicyclists by executing the nation's largest commercial cycling education and safety campaign. The Department of Transportation went door-to-door to advise businesses, while hosting forums for delivery cyclists and producing multilingual informational material for owners and employees.
The Soundview Transportation Study resulted from a community request to address traffic congestion and safety on the Soundview peninsula. The study recommends several measures to improve traffic operations and enhance safety, including signal timing changes, converting two-way streets to one-way, and adding turning lanes on Castle Hill Avenue and Bruckner Boulevard.
The 2005 transit strike presented daunting challenges in maintaining mobility and access for City residents, businesses and visitors. The increased demand on the remaining operating transportation systems required a comprehensive and coordinated plan. This report describes how the City?s Transit Strike Plan succeeded in maintaining mobility within the City
The 2005 transit strike presented daunting challenges in maintaining mobility and access for City residents, businesses and visitors. The increased demand on the remaining operating transportation systems required a comprehensive and coordinated plan. This report describes how the City?s Transit Strike Plan succeeded in maintaining mobility within the City
In February 2005, "The Gates" temporary public art work was on view for 16 days in Central Park, consisting of 7,500 gates bearing saffron-colored fabric panels. "The Gates" required the full closure of the Central Park Drives to set up and dismantle the exhibit, and partial closure during the exhibit. This report documents the traffic impacts associated with the closures of the park drives during this exhibit.
In February 2005, "The Gates" temporary public art work was on view for 16 days in Central Park, consisting of 7,500 gates bearing saffron-colored fabric panels. "The Gates" required the full closure of the Central Park Drives to set up and dismantle the exhibit, and partial closure during the exhibit. This report documents the traffic impacts associated with the closures of the park drives during this exhibit.
In February 2005, "The Gates" temporary public art work was on view for 16 days in Central Park, consisting of 7,500 gates bearing saffron-colored fabric panels. "The Gates" required the full closure of the Central Park Drives to set up and dismantle the exhibit, and partial closure during the exhibit. This report documents the traffic impacts associated with the closures of the park drives during this exhibit.
In response to community concerns about traffic speeds and pedestrian safety on Court Street in Brooklyn, the Department of Transportation modified traffic signals, which resulted in reduced vehicle speed and more opportunities for pedestrians to cross Court Street.
This report describes the eight Harlem River bridges, the rehabilitation projects that are either under way or planned, and the importance of obtaining Federal funding through reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21).
The issue of bridge strikes has a significant safety and economic impact throughout the State of New York. Although identifying the problem is simple, trucks hitting bridges; the solution is more complex and involves a more deliberate solution. There is a particularly high level of occurrences on the Parkway system.
This report, in response to Local Law 11, addresses DOT's ongoing commitment to improve safety at high pedestrian crash locations. The law requires DOT to identify the twenty highest crash locations based upon a ranking of the total number of crashes inv...
The Department of Transportation released a report on the THRU Streets initiative which showed that the program has had a beneficial effect on traffic conditions in midtown Manhattan. The initiative has consistently improved travel time, increased vehicular capacity, and enhanced pedestrian safety. The average travel time along the City's THRU Streets fell by 25 percent, while speeds went up by 33 percent. The number of motorists benefiting from this improved travel time rose by 16 percent.
Fulton Street is a major east-west commercial street in Brooklyn, serving the communities of Fort Greene and Bedford-Stuyvesant. It cuts across the street grid, resulting in the formation of irregular intersections. This creates problems for pedestrians, buses, trucks and general traffic. The Department of Transportation developed improvements for a 1.7 mile segment of Fulton Street between Flatbush and Nostrand Avenues.