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 Thursday, August 13, 2009 FDR Drive Lane Closure For Necessary Repairs The Department of Transportation (DOT) advises motorists that the right northbound lane of the FDR Drive will be closed to traffic from 14th Street to 20th Street beginning at 7 pm on Thursday, August 13th and continuing until Tuesday, August 18th. This lane will be closed to facilitate roadway repair work. PRESS RELEASE # 09-034 |
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Monday, August 3, 2009 DOT Commissioner Invites New Yorkers To Kick Off Summer Streets 2009 On Saturday, August 8 NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan today invited New Yorkers and visitors to take to the streets once again as Summer Streets returns, bringing seven miles of car-free City streets for the next three Saturdays, Aug. 8th, 15th and 22nd. From 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., vehicle traffic will be replaced by New Yorkers biking, rollerblading or strolling their way from the Brooklyn Bridge to Central Park along Lafayette Street, 4th Avenue, Park Avenue and 72nd Street. The Summer Streets events this year are being joined by 13 pedestrian events in all five boroughs through September, allowing all New Yorkers to enjoy their streets in a whole new way. PRESS RELEASE # 09-033 |
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Wednesday, July 29, 2009 Statements of NYCDOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan and NYCDOB Commissioner Robert Limandri on The Passage of Bike Access Legislation Today by The New York City Council “This indoor bike-access legislation opens the door to improved access and parking for the growing number of bicycle riders in the City. PRESS RELEASE # 09-030A |
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Wednesday, July 8, 2009 Dot Completes Unprecedented Three-Year, 200-Mile Installation of Bike Lanes, Making City Streets Safer For All Users NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan today joined with NYC Parks and Recreation Commissioner Adrian Benepe, NYC Health Department Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley, and Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. to complete the City’s ambitious goal of building 200 bike-lane miles in all five boroughs in just three years, nearly doubling the citywide on-street bike network while reshaping the city’s streets to make them safer for everyone who uses them. The same period also saw unprecedented expansion and innovation of the overall network, including the installation of 4.9 miles of bike paths physically separated from car traffic lanes, 20 sheltered bike parking structures and 6,100 bike racks, accompanied by a more than 45% growth in commuter cycling in that time. The Commissioner helped DOT workers install the final yards of thermoplastic lane markings along the Grand Concourse’s southbound service road, between E. 170th and E. 171st Streets, connecting a new lane with one that was installed in 1999. PRESS RELEASE # 09-030 |
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Tuesday, July 7, 2009 Alternate Side Parking Regulations Suspended in Downtown Brooklyn, Dumbo, Vinegar Hill, Fulton Ferry and Brooklyn Heights (Joralemon Street and North) Starting July 13 For Six to Eight Weeks as DOT Effective Monday, July 13, 2009, Street Cleaning/Alternate Side Parking Regulations will be temporarily suspended in Downtown Brooklyn, DUMBO, Vinegar Hill, Fulton Ferry, and parts of the Brooklyn Heights area of Brooklyn's Community District 2 for approximately six to eight weeks as the Department of Transportation (DOT) installs some 2,000 signs with new, reduced regulations. This is the second of a three-phase project to change signs throughout the district. Parts of Brooklyn Heights south of Joralemon Street will not be included in the second phase of the suspension and will remain subject to posted parking regulations.- PRESS RELEASE # 09-028 |
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Wednesday, June 24, 2009 DOT Commissioner Unveils Traffic Safety Signs Created By NYC Public School Students New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan today joined with school officials and students to unveil a new traffic safety sign designed by New York City public school students at P.S. 6 in Flatbush, Brooklyn, the last in a five-borough series of community-focused, school-safety education projects that teach students about pedestrian and traffic safety on City streets. PRESS RELEASE # 09-027 |
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Wednesday, June 17, 2009 DOT Launches "Look" Ad Campaign To Enhance Street Safety The New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) today announced the launch of the new LOOK campaign, a dramatic, multi-platform public-service announcement which is already being seen by millions citywide on television networks and on posters at subway stations and other outdoor advertising locations. PRESS RELEASE # 09-026 |
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Monday, June 1, 2009 New DOT Press Office Contact Information Effective Monday, June 1, the DOT Press Office will relocate to 55 Water Street, Manhattan. The new phone number for all DOT press inquiries will be (212) 839-4850. PRESS RELEASE # 09-025 |
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Wednesday, May 20, 2009 DOT announces release of first-ever Street Design Manual for New York City Landmark document consolidates standards and specifications for street design materials and infrastructure-from pavement to street lighting-in one resource PRESS RELEASE # 09-024 |
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Tuesday, May 19, 2009 DOT Commissioner Sadik-Khan Announces that Green Light for Midtown Plan to Improve Traffic Will Begin on Sunday, May 24 New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan today joined Times and Herald Square business and industry leaders to announce that the City's Green Light for Midtown pilot program will begin on Sunday night, May 24, when Broadway traffic through Times and Herald Squares will be routed to 7th Avenue as construction continues on the plan to simplify traffic and improve travel times through two of Manhattan's most congested areas. PRESS RELEASE # 09-023 |
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