 |
 |
|
 Friday, April 29, 2011 NYC DOT Receives Prestigious Public Service Award from NHTSA for Traffic-Safety Initiatives New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan today accepted the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) public service award, recognizing the agency’s efforts to make New York City’s streets safer for everyone, and especially for pedestrians. Each year, NHTSA recognizes key players in the transportation industry for exemplary achievement in promoting highway safety across America. With DOT’s Safe Streets for Seniors and Safe Routes to Schools campaigns—signature safety programs that tailor streets in all five boroughs so its easier for seniors and school children to cross the street—in place, and with sweeping efforts by the agency to re-engineer streets and calm traffic in areas that need it most citywide, New York City’s streets are safer than ever. The last four years recorded the fewest traffic fatalities in the city in a century. NHTSA Deputy Administrator Ronald Medford presented the award, which is one of 17 nationwide, to Commissioner Sadik-Khan at the World Traffic Safety Symposium at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in Manhattan, held in conjunction with the New York International Auto Show. PRESS RELEASE # 11-38 |
 | |
|
|
Thursday, April 21, 2011 NYC DOT Commissioner and Councilmember Vacca Unveil New Speed Board to Reduce Speeding in The Bronx New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan and City Council Transportation Committee Chair James Vacca today unveiled a new speed board along Bruckner Boulevard/Kearney Avenue between Waterbury and Hollywood avenues in the Bronx to alert motorists of their driving speeds in an effort to reduce speeding along this heavily used corridor. A DOT survey last month revealed 96% of vehicles exceeding the speed limit at this location, with an average speed of 37 m.p.h. despite a posted speed limit of 25 m.p.h. The temporary speed board will remain at this location for several weeks, and can be relocated to another location in the Bronx or another borough to spread its safety message. New York City’s streets are safer than ever, with the last four years recording the fewest traffic fatalities in City history. Still, in its landmark Pedestrian Safety Study and Action Plan, DOT found that serious pedestrian crashes involving unsafe speeds are twice as deadly as other crashes. To continue its push to make streets even safer, DOT outlined a new set of strategies in the report, including targeted efforts to curb speeding. PRESS RELEASE # 11-36 |
| |
|
|
Friday, April 15, 2011 NYC DOT Announces Full Overnight Closure of Sections of Harlem River Drive for Roadway Repairs The New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) advises motorists that the southbound Harlem River Drive will be closed to traffic from 125th Street to 127th Street overnight for two consecutive nights starting on the evening of Monday, April 18, and the same section of the northbound Harlem River Drive will be closed the following two nights to facilitate the complete resurfacing of the roadway that has been significantly damaged during this winter’s severe weather. The full closure of the southbound lanes will begin at midnight on Monday and Tuesday evenings and continue until 5 a.m. each night. The full closure of the northbound lanes will begin at midnight on Wednesday and Thursday evenings and continue until 5 a.m. each night with all work completed by 5 a.m. on Friday, April 22. Motorists expecting to use the Harlem River Drive during these hours are urged to plan ahead and consider alternate routes. PRESS RELEASE # 11-34 |
| |
|
|
Tuesday, April 12, 2011 NYC DOT Commissioner and Students Document Speeding Near a Staten Island Elementary School New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan, Staten Island Borough President James P. Molinaro and Councilmember James S. Oddo today tracked vehicle speeds on Targee Street near Naples Avenue in Concord, Staten Island, joining fourth graders from P.S. 48 who are completing speed-observation exercises as part of a hands-on traffic-safety workshop led by DOT’s Office of Education and Outreach. With the aid of the speed detector, the exercise underscores the danger of speeding, particularly to children and senior pedestrians, and need for all motorists to follow New York City’s 30 m.p.h speed limit. As part of the workshop, students recorded an average speed of 39 m.p.h. on Targee Street, with some vehicles moving as fast as 50 m.p.h., despite the posted 30 m.p.h. speed-limit and school-crossing signs in the area. New York City’s streets are safer than ever, with the last four years recording the fewest traffic fatalities in City history. To continue its push to make streets even safer, DOT launched a sweeping educational campaign designed to combat excessive speeding. This student workshop is part of this focus, as is DOT’s re-introduction of its anti-speeding advertising campaign, “That’s Why It’s 30,” this month. The Commissioner, Borough President Molinaro and Councilman Oddo were joined at the event by the school’s principal Jacqueline Mammolito and the student’s teachers, Donna Lore, Carolyn Mackey and Karenanne Whalen. |
| |
|
|
Monday, April 11, 2011 NYC DOT Announces Installation of Pedestrian Countdown Signals at High Pedestrian Crash Locations New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan today announced that pedestrian countdown signals are being installed at key locations across the city to help pedestrians safely cross intersections with a history of pedestrian crashes. DOT has started installing the first wave of countdown signals at 43 high pedestrian crash locations in all five boroughs. A DOT pilot study completed last year found that countdown signals were effective at helping pedestrians avoid getting caught in the middle of a crosswalk when the signal changes, and particularly at wider streets. Based on those findings, the agency announced plans to install countdown signals at 1,500 intersections along major corridors in all five boroughs as part of the Pedestrian Safety Study and Action Plan, as well as at individual high–pedestrian crash locations. Implementation of all 1,500 intersections will accelerate this summer and continue into next year. The signals were recently installed at the intersection of Flatbush Avenue, Fulton Street and Nevins Street in Brooklyn, where 32 pedestrian crashes occurred from 2005 to 2009 and where Commissioner Sadik-Khan was joined by Councilmembers Letitia James and Stephen Levin for today’s announcement. Flatbush Avenue from Fulton Street to Grand Army Plaza is one of the major corridors that will receive countdown signals at every signalized intersection as the program continues to roll out. PRESS RELEASE # 11-32 |
| |
|
|
Monday, April 4, 2011 NYC DOT Announces National Work Zone Awareness Week, Joins Legislators’ Call for Safety Legislation New York City Department of Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan today announced the kick off for National Work Zone Awareness Week, which is being observed April 4-8, to remind motorists to drive with care around work zones to keep roadway crews safe. Each year approximately 700 people die in work zone crashes across the country. In New York City, 40 City DOT workers have been injured in work zone incidents since 1995, and six employees died from crashes in work zones since 1990. DOT has made work zone safety a priority on its legislative agenda, especially after the death of Highway Repairer Nicholas (“Nicky”) Antico, who was fatally struck by a drunken motorist speeding through a closed work zone in Staten Island in 2005. Antico’s memory continues to be an inspiration in the Administration’s efforts to pass work zone legislation and DOT is again partnering with State Senator Diane J. Savino and Assemblyman Michael Cusick to support their proposed legislation that would create for the first time penalties for motorists who drive recklessly in work zones. Throughout the month, DOT work zone-related ads are appearing on billboards, in print and on the radio in Albany and New York City, reiterating the importance of respecting work zones and drawing attention to the re-introduced legislation. To view the campaign, visit nyc.gov/workzonesafety. The Commissioner, Assemblyman Cusick and Councilmember James S. Oddo joined a roadway repair crew at Navesink Place and Milton Avenue in the Oakwood section of Staten Island to discuss work zone awareness and observe a moment of silence in remembrance of those lost to work zone crashes. PRESS RELEASE # 11-30 |
| |
|
|
Friday, April 1, 2011 NYC DOT Advises Motorists that Overnight Closure of Brooklyn Bridge to Manhattan-Bound Traffic Resumes April 4 The New York City Department of Transportation advises motorists that the Brooklyn Bridge will again be closed to Manhattan-bound traffic overnight beginning on Monday, April 4 as the agency performs necessary rehabilitation and repainting work. Brooklyn-bound traffic will be maintained throughout the project as will the span’s pedestrian and cycling path. All work will occur during off-peak hours, when Manhattan-bound motorists will be detoured to the nearby Manhattan Bridge or to other crossings. The overnight closures, which began last summer, will occur as the project continues through 2014. All traffic lanes will remain open during peak hours. The $508 million project to rehabilitate the span’s ramps and approaches and paint its steel components to prevent corrosion started last year and is funded in part with $30 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds. PRESS RELEASE # 11-29 |
| |
|
|
Thursday, March 31, 2011 NYC DOT Commissioner And Bronx BP Diaz Give Away Metrocards For Safe Rides Home On Yankees’ Opening Day New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan and Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. today announced the give away of thousands of free single-ride MetroCards at locations around New York City, including Yankee Stadium on the team’s opening day, as part of the You the Man campaign designed to curb drunken driving. The MetroCard promotion builds on DOT’s ongoing efforts to encourage New Yorkers to include a designated driver when plans involve drinking and to remember that the city’s many bus and subway operators and taxi and livery cab drivers also can step in as designated drivers for a safe, reliable ride home. The giveaway at the stadium is tied to a new wave of sports-themed You the Man advertisements timed to the final days of college basketball’s March Madness and the start of Major League Baseball’s season. It also mirrors the City’s sustained push to reduce traffic crashes and make New York’s streets even safer, and follows four years of record-breaking lows for traffic fatalities in New York City history. Commissioner Sadik-Khan and Borough President Diaz were joined by a You the Man “street team” at E. 161st Street and River Avenue to distribute nearly 1,000 MetroCards to baseball fans and passersby. For a list of upcoming giveaways for safe rides home using mass transit, and other resources for planning a safe time out, visit www.YouTheManNYC.org. PRESS RELEASE # 10-28 |
| |
|
|
Tuesday, March 29, 2011 NYC DOT Announces Stimulus-Funded Electric Screeds to Make Paving City Streets Greener New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan today announced the agency has started using the first of 12 new Stimulus-funded electric screeds as part of a more efficient, cleaner way to pave City streets. Screeds are a vital piece of paving equipment and are attached to asphalt paving machines, spreading the asphalt so that it is smooth, level and compacted on the roadway. The $1.14 million program is being paid for through an American Recovery and Reinvestment Act grant and offers the City’s greatest fleet-based savings in greenhouse gas emissions, with 3,235 metric tons reduced over the expected life of the equipment. The new, electric screeds replace models that used diesel fuel. The change is expected to provide annual fuel savings of about 22,000 gallons of fuel worth about $90,000 while reducing annual carbon dioxide emissions by over 230 tons—roughly equivalent to the emissions produced by 40 cars driven 10,000 miles a year. The Commissioner announced the new machinery at an East Elmhurst, Queens work site—the latest in the City’s targeted strip paving initiative to repair roads damaged by this year’s severe winter weather. DOT has already filled 207,600 potholes so far this year, up nearly 14% from the 182,681 potholes filled last year as of March 29, 2010. The Commissioner was joined on 29th Avenue by Councilmember Julissa Ferreras and Deputy Borough President Barry Grodenchik. PRESS RELEASE # 11-26 |
| |
|
|
Friday, March 18, 2011 NYC DOT Announces Full Overnight Closure of Section of Eastbound Belt Parkway for Roadway Repairs The New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) advises motorists that the eastbound Belt Parkway will be closed to traffic from Flatbush Avenue to Rockaway Parkway overnight for five consecutive nights starting on the evening of Monday, March 21 to facilitate the complete resurfacing of a portion of the roadway near the Mill Basin Bridge that has been significantly damaged during this winter’s severe weather. The full closure will begin at midnight and continue until 5 am each night until all work is completed by 7 am on Saturday, March 26. Motorists expecting to use the eastbound Belt Parkway during these hours are urged to plan ahead and consider alternate routes. PRESS RELEASE # 11-24 |
| |
|
Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Next | |
|
 |
|
 Email a Friend |
 |
 |
|
