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 Friday, June 17, 2011 NYC DOT Launches Online Portal to Gather Community Input on Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan announced the launch of the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway online portal, giving New Yorkers a new and innovative tool to gather community input on this project that will connect neighborhoods from Greenpoint to Sunset Park to each other and to the waterfront via a 14-mile pedestrian and bicycle path. The portal, accessible through the DOT Web site at nyc.gov/dot/projects/greenway, provides an overview of the project, including the progress that has been made so far and upcoming events. Visitors to the portal can comment on any aspect of the project and ask questions about proposed improvements. This information, together with feedback gathered at community workshops, will help shape the Greenway route and make Brooklyn’s waterfront more attractive and inviting. With funding secured by Congresswoman Nydia M. Velázquez, the project is intended to enhance waterfront access, improve safety and increase recreational opportunities in areas that are currently underused and difficult to access. PRESS RELEASE # 11-51 |
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Monday, June 13, 2011 NYC DOT Commissioner and Brooklyn Students Participate in “Bike To School” Day New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan, and Bike New York President and CEO Ken Podziba today joined Brooklyn students from P.S. 89 and I.S. 302 in Cypress Hills in a Bike to School Day ride to highlight bike riding as a safe, healthy and easy way to get around the city. DOT and Bike New York also announced that they are developing a new how-to manual to help any school citywide create and plan its own Bike to School Day to promote bicycling as a way to get to school any day of the year. With the support of the City Department of Education, Bike New York led a “Bike Safe, Bike Smart” assembly to teach bike safety and the rules of road to students at I.S. 302 and grades 6-8 at P.S. 89. DOT also provided and fitted helmets to students signed up for Bike to School Day while the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) arranged for loaned bikes from nonprofit Recycle-a-Bicycle. The DOT-led ride included four routes, each covering nearly a mile. The Commissioner and Podziba greeted the students, teachers and other school officials as they arrived at I.S. 302. PRESS RELEASE # 11-50 |
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Tuesday, May 31, 2011 NYC DOT Releases Bridge Condition Report, Marks More Than $4 Billion of Investment in City’s State of Good Repair in Four Years New York City Department of Transportation Commissioner (DOT) Janette Sadik-Khan today released the agency’s Annual Bridges and Tunnels Condition Report and announced that with the recent award of $70 million in citywide streetlight maintenance contracts, DOT has surpassed $4.3 billion in capital investments on more than 775 projects in just the last four years, an unprecedented surge in the Administration’s commitment to bring the city’s roads, bridges and sidewalks into a state of good repair. The investments affect virtually every New Yorker and reach neighborhoods across the entire city, including $633 million to resurface 3,600 lane miles of streets over the last four years; $508 million to rehabilitate the landmark Brooklyn Bridge’s aging approach ramps and paint the entire span; $30 million to acquire and update the city’s new asphalt plant in Queens; and traffic investments to repair sidewalks, build highway retaining walls, install energy efficient lighting and state-of-the-art traffic signal controllers and other traffic management infrastructure citywide. The Commissioner also released the annual bridge condition report, which found that all of the City’s 787 bridges are in a state of good repair or have rehabilitation projects underway or planned. |
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Thursday, May 19, 2011 NYC DOT Commissioner Announces New Exhibition, “Young Artists for Safer Streets,” by NYC Students New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan today joined with school officials and students to unveil “Young Artists for Safer Streets,” a colorful exhibition of traffic-safety signs and a mural designed by New York City public school students based on a unique curriculum developed by DOT’s Office of Education and Outreach and the nonprofit Groundswell Community Mural Project. The display features replicas of the dozen one-of-a kind traffic safety signs with messages such as “Be Aware/Cuidado” and “Stop, Look, Listen” and a 9’ X 12’ mural, which were created in 2009 and 2010 by fourth and fifth graders from 10 elementary and three middle schools citywide, including PS 4, Manhattan; PS 6, Brooklyn; PS 135, Queens; PS 73, Bronx; PS 35, Staten Island; PS 5, Manhattan; PS 99, Queens; PS 44, Staten Island; PS 65, Brooklyn; PS 56, Bronx; IS 77, Queens; MS 287, Bronx; and IS 78, Brooklyn, which created the safety mural. The installation will be on display for the next six months at St. George Ferry Terminal in Staten Island and at Whitehall Ferry Terminal in Lower Manhattan, where Commissioner Sadik-Khan, school officials and students unveiled the exhibition. PRESS RELEASE # 11-45 |
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Tuesday, May 10, 2011 NYC DOT Commissioner Sadik-Khan and Council Members Van Bramer, Crowley and Vacca Announce New Speed Bumps Installed to Improve Safety on Maurice Avenue New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan and City Council Members Jimmy Van Bramer, Elizabeth Crowley and James Vacca today announced the installation of three new speed bumps along Maurice Avenue in Queens to improve safety on this corridor by forcing motorists to slow down at these locations. The landmark Pedestrian Safety Study and Action Plan released last year examined over 7,000 pedestrian crashes and found that those involving unsafe speeds were twice as deadly as others and that serious pedestrian crashes are two-thirds deadlier on major street corridors than on smaller local streets. DOT is using the report’s data to guide a comprehensive set of street improvements and has committed to re-engineering 60 miles of streets a year to enhance safety. Council Members Van Bramer and Crowley asked DOT to investigate ways to reduce speeding along Maurice Avenue after residents had complained about its use as a drag racing location at night. After studying the area the agency found that speed bumps could effectively reduce dangerous speeding here and two were installed last week between Tyler Avenue and 53rd Avenue with another installed between 53rd Drive and 53rd Avenue. DOT also installed signs and markings alerting drivers to the speed bumps. PRESS RELEASE # 11-44 |
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Tuesday, May 10, 2011 NYC DOT Commissioner Sadik-Khan Announces Launch of “Don’t Be A Jerk” Bike Safety Ad Campaign New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan today announced the launch of the “Don’t Be A Jerk” bike safety ad campaign, featuring celebrities Mario Batali, John Leguizamo and Paulina Porizkova on bikes humorously highlighting essential do’s and don’ts of safe, responsible riding that are crucial to keeping New York City’s streets as safe as they can be for everyone using them, including cyclists. The new ads combine satire and humor to convey the need for bicyclists to follow the rules of the road, including always yielding to pedestrians; riding with traffic, not against it; and riding on the street, not on the sidewalks (unless the rider is age 12 or younger). “Don’t Be a Jerk” is part of DOT’s larger Bike Smart initiative, which includes the Bike Smart Pledge and the “LOOK” ad campaign, designed to educate cyclists and other road users about sharing the streets and roadways safely. According to DOT’s latest Sustainable Streets Index, commuter cycling increased 262% in New York City from 2000 to 2010. The new ads can be viewed at nyc.gov. PRESS RELEASE # 11-43 |
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Monday, May 9, 2011 NYC DOT and T.A. Invite New Yorkers to Take the Bike Smart Pledge During Bike Month New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan and Transportation Alternatives (T.A.) today announced that Bike Month NYC 2011 is in full swing and encouraged New Yorkers to take the Bike Smart Pledge to ride safely during the annual, month-long celebration of bicycling in New York City—and every day of the year. Presented by DOT and T.A. in collaboration with the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, the Department of Parks & Recreation and GreeNYC, Bike Month NYC includes more than 200 organized riders, races, workshops and other events to promote the safety, convenience and ease of cycling for transportation and recreation. Bike Month is also a great time for the city’s growing number of cyclists to commit to following top five, simple bicycling rules: Yield to pedestrians; Stop at red lights and stop signs; Ride in the direction of traffic; Stay off the sidewalk unless you’re 12 or younger; and Use bike lights at night. The online pledge at nyc.gov/dot also links to the “5 to Ride” campaign at www.5toride.org, supporting the Stuart C. Gruskin Family Foundation founded by Nancy Gruskin in honor of her husband, who died in a 2009 Midtown collision with a wrong-way delivery cyclist. Bike Month activities are free and provide great opportunities to enjoy biking as an effective, greener and healthy commuting option in the city. Bike Month NYC highlights include National Bike To Work Day on Friday, May 20, with T.A. “commuter stations” in every borough featuring iced coffee and a snack, and Bike Bonanza on May 22, a fun gathering that combines a bike swap with activities to teach safe riding. PRESS RELEASE # 11-42 |
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Tuesday, May 3, 2011 NYC DOT Commissioner Sadik-Khan and Congresswoman Velázquez Announce Kickoff of Chinatown Curbside Parking Study New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan, Congresswoman Nydia M. Velázquez and other elected officials and community leaders today announced the kickoff of a comprehensive curbside management study for Lower Manhattan’s Chinatown to analyze parking conditions and identify opportunities to ease congestion and facilitate local business. The study, conducted with the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association and the Asian American Federation and made possible with nearly $750,000 in funding from Congresswoman Velázquez, is expected to identify possible short-term improvements such as reallocation of curbside space for business or residential parking and possible adjustment of meters times or rates. It will also identify 20 high-impact blocks for pilot improvements to gauge future possibilities. As the study develops, longer term improvements will be identified and recommendations made leading to the 2012 implementation. The allocation of curbside space for pedestrian safety improvements will also be studied. The study also includes DOT’s first-ever bilingual online portal, featuring an interactive focus which will allow the department to broaden its community outreach. PRESS RELEASE # 11-41 |
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Monday, May 2, 2011 NYC DOT Announces Release of Sustainable Streets Index New York City Department of Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan today announced the release of the Sustainable Streets Index (SSI), an agency report that monitors key traffic indicators across the city and also evaluates the safety and mobility impacts of projects implemented by the agency. Now in its third installment, this year’s report introduces several new methods of looking at the street network, including a more expansive analysis of millions of taxi GPS trips to determine trends in travel speeds; face-to face surveys of travel modes and trip purpose in eight neighborhoods across the five boroughs; and detailed statistics about 11 projects implemented across the city. The report found that travel speeds increases in Manhattan’s Central Business District (CBD) from 2008 to 2009 before stabilizing in 2010, while surveys in eight neighborhoods further show that New York is truly a walking, transit and biking city. The SSI allows DOT to continue to implement more performance-driven initiatives, which improve safety, mobility and sustainability across the city. PRESS RELEASE # 11-40 |
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Friday, April 29, 2011 Street Closures For Annual Five Boro Bike Tour Sunday, May 1 The New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) today advised that rolling street, bridge and highway closures will occur on Sunday, May 1 throughout the city to facilitate the annual TD Bank Five Boro Bike Tour. Rolling street closures will begin at 6:30 a.m. ahead of the event’s 8:00 a.m. start time in Lower Manhattan and continue along the 42-mile route through Manhattan, the Bronx, Queens and Brooklyn before concluding in Staten Island at 6 p.m. PRESS RELEASE # 10-39 |
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