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New York’s Comprehensive Traffic Safety Policy!
Transforming Transportation 2013!
! Presented at Transforming Transportation 2013!
! Jon Orcutt!! Policy Director!! New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT)!
New York’s Comprehensive Traffic Safety Policy!
21st Century Streets!
Goal setting !
o Cut annual traffic fatalities by 50% (from 2007 level) o Implement system of rapid bus lines o Institute programs to treat streets as public space o Double bicycle commuting from 2007 to 2012!
Safety Programs • High crash locations • Traffic calming • Safe routes to school • Slow school zones • Residential slow zones • Safe streets for seniors
• Bike lane network
• Intersection daylighting • Safe routes to transit • Public campaigns • DOT Education!
City of pedestrians!
Why not walk?!
22% of personal car trips are under a mile!
All ! Pedestrians !
Continual analysis!
Street and intersection engineering!
Safety integral to project design !
Injuries to motorists down 63%, pedestrian injuries down 35% !
9th Avenue!• Crashes of all kinds down 56% • Bicycle volumes up by 69%!
Regulations and technology!
Public message !
youtube.com/user/nycdot!
New York and other cities!
o www.nyc.gov/dot o www.facebook.com/NYCDOT o @NYC_DOT!
Transforming Transportation 2013!
! Co-organized by EMBARQ and The World Bank!! More information at:!! EMBARQ.org!! worldbank.org/transport!
! Questions? Comments? Contact us at [email protected]!! Follow us on Twitter: @EMBARQnetwork!
Transforming Transportation 2013!