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 Friday, January 27, 2012 NYC DOT Announces Record Safety Gains in Staten Island, Major Projects Completed in 2011 New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan today announced record traffic-safety gains for Staten Island and major projects completed in 2011, the latest in a decade of unprecedented street-safety improvements, and reflecting the City’s sustained reduction in pedestrian injuries and fatalities. There were 11 traffic fatalities on Staten Island in 2011, a 58% decline from the 26 fatalities that occurred in 2010 and 65% fewer than in 2001. In addition to having the fewest traffic fatalities in Staten Island since detailed borough-specific records have been kept, 2011 also marked the lowest number of traffic deaths involving motor-vehicle occupants. These safety gains are a direct result of strategic campaigns to re-engineer streets so they are safer for pedestrians, especially seniors and school children. In addition to its ongoing Safe Streets for Seniors and Safe Routes to Schools programs, DOT launched an ambitious program to install pedestrian countdown signals (PCS) at high-crash locations throughout the city, including at nearly 70 intersections along some of Staten Island’s busiest corridors like Hylan Boulevard and Richmond Avenue. PRESS RELEASE # 12-05 |
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Tuesday, January 24, 2012 NYC DOT Installs Countdown Signals on Queens Boulevard, the Latest in a Year of Unprecendented Safety and Mobility Enhancements Boroughwide New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan today announced that pedestrian countdown signals (PCS) have been installed at 66 intersections along Queens Boulevard, the latest in a decade of safety improvements that have helped bring sustained reductions in pedestrian injuries and fatalities along the seven-mile corridor. The installations were among over 2,100 countdown signals installed boroughwide in 2011 and are in addition to traffic safety and mobility projects completed last year at 44th Drive; at 36th Avenue and Vernon Boulevard; and at Woodhaven Boulevard, making it easier and safer to drive, walk and bike in the borough. Once a notorious corridor, Queens Boulevard saw 18 pedestrian fatalities at its height in 1997. There were one or two such fatalities a year since 2004 and zero pedestrian fatalities in 2011, the first time this has been recorded since 1983, the year when detailed fatality records were first kept. There also was a record-low 62 traffic fatalities of any kind in all of Queens in 2011, part of the 242 traffic fatalities citywide—the fewest since records were first kept in 1910. PRESS RELEASE # 12-04 |
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Friday, January 20, 2012 Suspension of Alternate Side Parking Regulations For Saturday, Jan. 21 The New York City Department of Transportation, in conjunction with the Department of Sanitation, today announced that Alternate Side Parking Regulations are suspended citywide tomorrow, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012, to facilitate snow removal. Payment at parking meters will remain in effect throughout the City. PRESS RELEASE # 12-003 |
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Friday, January 20, 2012 NYC DOT Commissioner, Elected Officials and Community Leaders Open New East 78th Street Pedestrian Bridge Over the FDR New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan today joined elected officials and local community leaders to announce the opening of the rebuilt E. 78th Street pedestrian bridge over the FDR Drive in Manhattan, re-establishing a key connection to the East River Esplanade while improving the crossing’s safety, access and aesthetics. The $11.9 million project, funded by New York City Department of Parks & Recreation, included the removal of the original 150-ton concrete bridge in July 2011 and its replacement with a pre-fabricated 80-ton steel structure this past October. The new bridge features steel pier columns and walls for the ramps, which provide a fresh design that enhances the surrounding streetscape and views of John Jay Park and the waterfront. Council Member Jessica Lappin, Assembly Member Micah Kellner, Parks Manhattan Borough Commissioner Bill Castro and members of the 79th Street Neighborhood Association joined Commissioner Sadik-Khan at the bridge for the ribbon-cutting ceremony. PRESS RELEASE # 12-02 |
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