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.
Electronic hailing allows a passenger to use TLC-licensed apps to hail a yellow taxicab or SHL without the need of the driver to physically see the passenger. The purpose of E-Hail is to pair passengers with drivers that may not have otherwise been able to see each other. The E-Hail pilot program was created to test the effectiveness of hailing a cab electronically through a cellphone app. As of March 2016, the E-Hail pilot became a license and was no longer a pilot.
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.
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.