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New York’sSustainable Streets
GREATER NEW YORKA GREENER,
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NYC Transportation Trends
Traffic indexed to 1993; transit indexed to 1990
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Strategic Goals
o Cut annual traffic fatalities by 50% (from 2007 level)y ( )
o Implement system of rapid bus lines
o Double bicycle commuting from 2007 to 2012
o Institute complete-street design policy
o Institute programs to treat streets as public space
o Reduce agency energy and vehicle use
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Injuries to motorists down 63%, pedestrian injuries down 35%
80% fewer people walking in the roadway in Times Square
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15% travel time improvement on 6th Avenue, 4% improvement on 7th Avenue
Pedestrian volumes up in both Herald and Times Squares
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84% more people engage in stationary activities (e.g. reading, eating, taking photographs) in Times and Herald Squaresq
42% of NYC residents surveyed in Times Square say they shop in the neighborhood more often since the changes
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74% of New Yorkers surveyed agreed that Times Square has “improved dramatically” over the last yearthe last year
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Plaza ProgramNew projects in pipeline since 2007
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Creating
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Select Bus Service
Fordham Road Bx 12 Results: o Travel times down 24%o Ridership up 30%o Customer satisfaction at 98%
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Select BusEast Side
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2005
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2010
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NYC DOT bicycle counts 2006-2010:
107%
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Annual NYC cycling injuries 2000-2008:
50%
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o www.nyc.gov/doto www.facebook.com/NYCDOTo twitter.com/NYC_DOT
