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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!

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Transforming Transportation 2013!