Safety Programs for Older Adults

NYC DOT’s Office of Safety Education and Outreach offers workshops and publications to encourage New York City’s older adults to make safe decisions as they navigate the traffic environment.

Cover of the Streetwise Newsletter shows four older adults crossing a street on the crosswalk.

Streetwise Newsletter

Streetwise is an NYC DOT newsletter with stories and advice for older New Yorkers. Streetwise is available in English, Chinese and Spanish. Read the latest issue of Streetwise (pdf) Read the latest issue of Streetwise Español (pdf) Read the latest issue of Streetwise 關於我們 (pdf)

A woman speaks about traffic safety to a group of adult at a senior center.

Workshops for Older Adults

NYC DOT’s Office of Safety Education and Outreach visits senior centers across the five boroughs to discuss Vision Zero’s engineering, enforcement, and education efforts, and to learn more about older adults’ traffic safety concerns.

Contact Us

If you are interested in having a traffic safety workshop at your senior center, contact our Senior Center Outreach Coordinator, Eric Miu, at emiu@dot.nyc.gov or (646) 772-9050.