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 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 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.
The 34th Street Select Bus Service project seeks to improve traffic, transit speeds, pedestrian safety and curb access on a corridor that extends for two miles from the 34th Street Ferry Terminal on the East River to Twelfth Avenue. The preliminary design of the 34th Street Select Bus Service is based on DOT's analysis of the traffic, transit, and curbside access needs on the corridor.
Since 1948, the New York City Department of Transportation has monitored traffic flow on 47 bridges operated by the City of New York. This report summarizes vehicular volumes, classification data, and trends for the 47 bridges that cross over water, as well as the nine bridges and tunnels operated by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the six bridges and tunnels operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
Since 1948, the City of New York has been monitoring traffic flow over the 20 bridges and tunnels serving Manhattan. This report, published annually by the New York City Department of Transportation 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.
DOT conducted the College Point Transportation Study to address community concerns related to traffic and transportation issues arising from new large scale commercial retail developments on the peninsula. Major recommended improvements include widening Linden Place at the Whitestone Expressway, widening 20th Avenue between Whitestone Expressway and Parsons Boulevard, and creating free flow U-turns between the Whitestone Expressway Service Roads at Linden Place and at College Point Boulevard.
The Department of Transportation (DOT) has started a study to determine the feasibility of a running a streetcar route in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Red Hook. This initial analysis will help determine if this mode, once a staple of New York City's streets, is a viable method of connecting the residents and businesses of Red Hook with Brooklyn's broader transportation network and supporting economic development in the area. DOT will produce several interim reports, leading up to a final report. This document focuses primarily on similar designs in Portland, Seattle, and Philadelphia.
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