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 Thursday, October 27, 2011 Traffic Advisory: Temporary Full-Weekend Closure of Southbound FDR Drive Brooklyn Bridge Ramp The New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) advises motorists that the southbound FDR Drive ramp onto the Brooklyn Bridge will be closed this weekend from 11 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28, until 6 a.m. Monday, Oct. 31, to allow for the replacement of the existing concrete deck and the removal of temporary steel joint covers. The construction is part of the Brooklyn Bridge rehabilitation project, which will improve access to the bridge while renewing an important piece of the city’s infrastructure. Two detours for Brooklyn-bound traffic will be established during the 55-hour continuous closure: Motorists may exit the FDR Drive southbound at the Manhattan Civic Center/Pace University off-ramp (Exit 2), turn left at Pearl Street and right to access the ramp onto the Brooklyn Bridge. Drivers may also continue southbound on the FDR Drive to Exit 1 South Street, near the Whitehall/Staten Island Ferry terminal, and return to the northbound FDR Drive via the U-turn ramp to the Brooklyn-bound ramp onto the Brooklyn Bridge. Alternate routes into Brooklyn also include using the Manhattan Bridge and the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel (toll charge). PRESS RELEASE # 11-88 |
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Wednesday, October 19, 2011 NYC DOT Approves Traffic Signal for Tribeca Intersection The New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) today announced the approval of a traffic signal for Greenwich and Duane streets in Manhattan after a study determined that the volume of pedestrians crossing Greenwich met federal guidelines for the installation of traffic controls. DOT had opened the study to examine if traffic signals measures were needed to address safety concerns expressed by residents and local community officials. The traffic signal will be installed in approximately four months and will also include the addition of a crosswalk across the north leg of Greenwich. PRESS RELEASE # 11-85 |
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Wednesday, October 5, 2011 NYC DOT Extends Anti-speeding Campaign with New Locations For Speed Boards New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan today announced the relocation of speed boards to new sites citywide, extending the reach of a vital safety message that calls dramatic attention to the city’s 30 m.p.h. speed limit and the fatal consequences of speeding. DOT introduced speed boards this spring as part of its “That’s Why It’s 30” anti-speeding campaign, temporarily installing them along corridors with histories of excessive speeding. In addition to traditional speed boards that display oncoming vehicles’ speeds, DOT unveiled specialized ones that display an LED image of a skeleton next to the words “Slow Down” if a passing motorist exceeds the speed limit. Skeleton speed boards currently are stationed at Beverly Road between East 28th and East 29th streets and Dahill Road between 52nd and 53rd streets in Brooklyn; Hillside Avenue between 248th and 249th streets and Utopia Parkway between 67th and Peck avenues in Queens; and Hylan Boulevard between Buffalo Street and Chesterton Avenue in Staten Island. Traditional speed boards are now located at Linden Boulevard between Warwick and Jerome streets in Brooklyn; Targee Street between Venice Street and Clove Road and Mosel Avenue between Osgood Avenue and Manton Place in Staten Island; Webster Avenue between 194th Street and Bedford Park Boulevard and Hutchinson River Parkway East between Wilkinson and St. Paul avenues in the Bronx; and Fifth Avenue between 132nd and 135th streets in Manhattan. PRESS RELEASE # 11-84 |
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Tuesday, October 4, 2011 NYC DOT and P.S. 197 Students Launch "We’re Walking Here NYC" Competition on Eve of International Walk to School Day New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan and representatives from the National Center for Safe Routes to School, the UN Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020, and Safe Kids USA today announced the kickoff for “We’re Walking Here NYC”—an innovative competition that invites New York City schools to design posters that promote walking as a safe, healthy and practical way to get around that is good for their community and the environment—as part of the city’s International Walk to School Day celebration. Students citywide take on the challenge of answering this question for prizes: “If you could teach people one thing about walking in New York City, what would it be?” To participate, schools register online to download contest guidelines and lesson plans that highlight the benefits of walking. The announcement coincides with International Walk to School Day and Month in October, a worldwide celebration and global public awareness campaign for creating safer streets for students everywhere. This year’s International Walk to School Day celebrations are being held in the U.S. on Wednesday, October 5. DOT representatives joined Lauren Marchetti, Director of the National Center for Safe Routes to School; Moira Donohue, Director of Safe Kids USA; and Dr. Bella Dinh-Zarr; Director of FIA Foundation/Decade of Action for Road Safety to mark the occasion by walking with schoolchildren from P.S. 197 on Fifth Avenue and 135th Street in Harlem, near a recent DOT safety redesign at Madison Avenue and 135th Street. PRESS RELEASE # 11-83 |
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Thursday, September 29, 2011 NYC DOT Commissioner Sadik-Khan, Council Member Van Bramer, Congressman Crowley and State Senator Gianaris Announce New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan, City Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer, Congressman Joe Crowley and State Senator Michael Gianaris today announced that short-term metered parking is being added and parking regulations are being adjusted along Queens Boulevard in Sunnyside to make parking more accessible for motorists, especially the customers of local businesses lining the corridor. Recently, DOT reprogrammed more than 150 long-term meters from 33rd Street to Greenpoint Avenue to give motorists the option to pay for fewer than 12 hours at those spaces. To build on this effort, 60 muni-meter spaces under the elevated 7 train will be converted to a four-hour maximum time limit next month. The weekday “No Standing 7 a.m. to 10 a.m.” regulation on the north curb of westbound Queens Boulevard from 48th Street to 32nd Place also will be eliminated and the existing two-hour muni-meter regulations will be extended, going into effect at 8 a.m. to provide more parking opportunities for motorists looking to access businesses in this area. DOT studied these changes at the request of City Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer. PRESS RELEASE # 11-80 |
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Wednesday, September 28, 2011 NYC DOT Commissioner Sadik-Khan, Speaker Quinn, MOPD and Elected Officials Announce Installation of Audible Pedestrian Signals to Assist Sight-Impaired Pedestrians New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan, City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn, Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities Commissioner (MOPD) Matthew Sapolin and other elected officials today announced plans to install audible pedestrian signals at 25 intersections to make streets easier to cross for all pedestrians, particularly the visually impaired and seniors. Also known as Accessible Pedestrian Signals (APS), these audible devices already are fixed to pedestrian signal poles at 21 intersections citywide, emitting a distinct clicking sound to alert sight-impaired pedestrians when the “walk” phase is available at a given intersection. This initiative complements DOT’s ongoing work with disabled communities, including Pedestrians for Accessible and Safe Streets (PASS), a coalition of groups advocating for people who are visually impaired. Commissioner Sadik-Khan, Speaker Quinn and Commissioner Sapolin were joined by City Council Transportation Committee Chair James Vacca, City Council Aging Committee Chair Jessica Lappin, City Council Governmental Operations Committee Chair Gale Brewer, Dr. Karen Gourgey of Baruch College, PASS members and representatives from AARP for the announcement at 7th Avenue and 23rd Street in Manhattan, the site of the city’s newest set of APSs and part of a recent traffic-calming project in this busy commercial area with high pedestrian volumes and transit stops. PRESS RELEASE # 11-78 |
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Wednesday, September 14, 2011 NYC DOT Announces Selection of Alta to Launch Privately Funded Bike Share System, Giving New Yorkers a New Low-Cost Transportation Option New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan and Deputy Mayor Howard Wolfson today announced the selection of Alta Bicycle Share, Inc. to develop and operate a privately funded bike share system in New York City, the first step in the process of bringing a low-cost and accessible 24-hour transportation option to New Yorkers. Alta was selected through a competitive RFP process which evaluated various proposals in order to get the best arrangement for New York City. The system will not use taxpayer money and Alta will enter into a revenue sharing agreement with the City for all system profits while creating an estimated 200 jobs. The New York City bike share system will launch in 2012 following an extensive public outreach process that will give community and business leaders an opportunity to participate in a public dialogue about where to site approximately 600 bike stations holding 10,000 bikes. The Commissioner and Deputy Mayor made the announcement at Madison Square Plaza, joined by Alta President and CEO Alison Cohen; Council Members Gale Brewer, Letitia James and Brad Lander; Partnership for New York City President and CEO Kathy Wylde; Working Families Party Executive Director Dan Cantor; foursquare cofounder Dennis Crowley; Transportation Alternatives Executive Director Paul Steely White; Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration President and CEO Colvin W. Grannum; Crown Heights Youth Collective CEO Richard Greene; and Flatiron/23rd Street Partnership Executive Director Jennifer Brown. PRESS RELEASE # 11-75 |
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Tuesday, August 30, 2011 Traffic Advisory: Overnight BQE Shoulder Repairs Intense rainfall from Hurricane Irene has compromised soil beneath a section of the shoulder adjacent to the right lane of the Queens-bound Brooklyn-Queens Expressway at Grace Court, near the Atlantic Avenue entrance, requiring overnight repairs that may cause delays. The roadway itself, which is supported by a separate structure and not by soil, has not been compromised and all three lanes will remain open and passable during the day. PRESS RELEASE # 11-72 |
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Thursday, August 25, 2011 Suspension of Alternate Side Parking Regulations for Saturday, Aug. 27 and Monday, Aug. 29 The New York City Department of Transportation and the Department of Sanitation, today announced that Alternate Side Parking Regulations are suspended citywide Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011 and Monday, Aug. 29, 2011 facilitate storm response. Payment at parking meters is also suspended throughout the City on these dates. PRESS RELEASE # 11-71 |
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Tuesday, August 16, 2011 NYC DOT Announces Search for New System to Allow New Yorkers to Pay for Parking by Phone New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan today announced a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a pilot program to allow motorists to pay for parking using cellular phones and electronic devices, part of an initiative announced by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg to use technology to make parking more convenient. The system would eliminate the inconvenience of looking for change to feed the meter, allowing motorists to pay in increments up to the maximum allowable amount of time. The program will include more than 300 spaces in a pilot area, still to be determined. PRESS RELEASE # 11-069 |
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