NYMTC Regional Pedestrian Safety Study - New York Metropolitan ...
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stronger pedestrian orientation; these include Safety Education and the newly created Safety and Street Management Division. The first of NYCDOT’s five goals is to: Provide safe, efficient, and environmentally responsible movement of pedestrians, goods, and vehicular traffic on the streets, highways, bridges, and waterways of the City's transportation network. [Source: NYCDOT Web page: http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/about/dotdoes.html] In 1991, NYCDOT had a goal of reducing traffic fatalities by 2000 fatalities per ten years by the year 2000. This goal was exceeded as fatalities over the decade were reduced by 2618 for the ten-year period (from the number of fatalities that would have occurred if the 701 fatalities that occurred in 1990 continued over that ten year period). New York City Department of City Planning – Transportation Division: The staff of the Transportation Division of City Planning is organized into teams, one of which is a Bicycle and Pedestrian team. Additionally, when the traffic engineering team works on a project involving pedestrian issues, they include pedestrian safety in their planning. New York City Department of Parks and Recreation: There is no formal pedestrian safety program; however, they are responsible for pedestrian planning and safety within park boundaries. They have done a study of impact of vendors on pedestrian congestion. New York City Police Department (NYPD): The NYPD has instituted a Traffic Stat Program, which holds precinct commanders responsible for traffic crashes in their precinct. The program is discussed in more detail in Section 5.4.1 (Strategies and Technologies: Traffic Safety Teams). Regional Agencies Port Authority of New York and New Jersey: The Port Authority addresses pedestrian safety within their Traffic Safety Improvement Program. They are responsible for pedestrian safety at all Port Authority facilities including airports, terminals, bridges, and tunnels. They have also undertaken pedestrian safety projects near their facilities in conjunction with local agencies in New York State or New Jersey. The Port Authority has an exemplary Traffic Safety Improvement Program (TSIP), which has received an award from the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE). The TSIP consists of the following components: 1. Planning a. Analysis of crash data (using AAMS; see below) b. Safety audits of signalized intersections c. Identification of deficient or missing roadside safety hardware 2. Implementation a. Develop mitigation measures for priority crash locations from annual crash report b. Develop enhancements for traffic control devices c. Replace and refurbish roadside safety hardware 3. Evaluation a. Performance measures: NYMTC Pedestrian Safety Study 22
i. 20% of priority crash locations mitigate per year ii. 60% reduction in crashers per location iii. 20 signalized intersections audited per year b. Accident Analysis and Mitigation System (AAMS) The Accident Analysis and Mitigation System (AAMS), a crash analysis and database, also won awards, one from ITE and one from the Association of Transportation Safety Information Professionals (a committee of the National Safety Council). AAMS is described in more detail in Section 3.2 (Pedestrian Crash Data). New Jersey Agencies Northern Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA): NJTPA has a unit dedicated to pedestrian issues and another dedicated to safety issues. One of their eight Capital Investment Principles is to support walking and safety is an emphasis area. They fund local community projects, many of which are pedestrian projects; all projects include safety components. The Bicycle/Pedestrian Technical Advisory Council (managed by the Voorhees Institute) addresses pedestrian safety issues. The Voorhees Transportation Center at Rutgers University is a clearinghouse of New Jersey and national bicycle and pedestrian information. Funded by NJDOT, they maintain a library of videos on safety, including pedestrian safety. http://www.njbikeped.org/ New Jersey Department of Transportation: NJDOT has a Pedestrian Task Force with the following mission: "To support walking as a safe, convenient, and sustainable form of transportation that increases our state's livability, enhances public life, and improves public and environmental health. We seek to improve New Jersey's pedestrian environment through education, collaboration, policy, activism, and advocacy." [Source: Questionnaire response by S, Davis, NJDOT, 4/5/06] NJDOT has established a Safety Impact Team, a multi-agency group that investigates crashes. The Safety Impact Team will be discussed under best practices. All of the New Jersey agencies described in this section are members of the Safety Impact Team. New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety, Division of Highway Traffic Safety (DHTS): This is the New Jersey counterpart of the NYS Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee. Pedestrian safety is a priority; pedestrian fatalities in New Jersey are 21.2 percent of total fatalities, the same proportion as in New York State. NJ DHTS is primarily involved in educational projects. New Jersey Transit: NJT has a Bus Safety program that is also concerned about pedestrian safety. They inform passengers and educate bus drivers about pedestrian safety. Non-Governmental Organizations Transportation Alternatives: Transportation Alternatives is a bicycle and pedestrian advocacy group with the mission of improving walking and biking in New York City. They have many projects specifically about pedestrian safety or related to it, such as Safe Routes to School and NYMTC Pedestrian Safety Study 23
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i. 20% of priority crash locations mitigate per year<br />
ii. 60% reduction in crashers per location<br />
iii. 20 signalized intersections audited per year<br />
b. Accident Analysis and Mitigation System (AAMS)<br />
The Accident Analysis and Mitigation System (AAMS), a crash analysis and database, also won<br />
awards, one from ITE and one from the Association of Transportation <strong>Safety</strong> Information<br />
Professionals (a committee of the National <strong>Safety</strong> Council). AAMS is described in more detail<br />
in Section 3.2 (<strong>Pedestrian</strong> Crash Data).<br />
<strong>New</strong> Jersey Agencies<br />
Northern Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA): NJTPA has a unit dedicated to<br />
pedestrian issues and another dedicated to safety issues. One of their eight Capital Investment<br />
Principles is to support walking and safety is an emphasis area. They fund local community<br />
projects, many of which are pedestrian projects; all projects include safety components. The<br />
Bicycle/<strong>Pedestrian</strong> Technical Advisory Council (managed by the Voorhees Institute) addresses<br />
pedestrian safety issues. The Voorhees Transportation Center at Rutgers University is a<br />
clearinghouse of <strong>New</strong> Jersey and national bicycle and pedestrian information. Funded by<br />
NJDOT, they maintain a library of videos on safety, including pedestrian safety.<br />
http://www.njbikeped.org/<br />
<strong>New</strong> Jersey Department of Transportation: NJDOT has a <strong>Pedestrian</strong> Task Force with the<br />
following mission:<br />
"To support walking as a safe, convenient, and sustainable form of transportation that increases our<br />
state's livability, enhances public life, and improves public and environmental health. We seek to<br />
improve <strong>New</strong> Jersey's pedestrian environment through education, collaboration, policy, activism, and<br />
advocacy." [Source: Questionnaire response by S, Davis, NJDOT, 4/5/06]<br />
NJDOT has established a <strong>Safety</strong> Impact Team, a multi-agency group that investigates crashes.<br />
The <strong>Safety</strong> Impact Team will be discussed under best practices. All of the <strong>New</strong> Jersey agencies<br />
described in this section are members of the <strong>Safety</strong> Impact Team.<br />
<strong>New</strong> Jersey Department of Law and Public <strong>Safety</strong>, Division of Highway Traffic <strong>Safety</strong> (DHTS):<br />
This is the <strong>New</strong> Jersey counterpart of the NYS Governor’s Traffic <strong>Safety</strong> Committee. <strong>Pedestrian</strong><br />
safety is a priority; pedestrian fatalities in <strong>New</strong> Jersey are 21.2 percent of total fatalities, the same<br />
proportion as in <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong> State. NJ DHTS is primarily involved in educational projects.<br />
<strong>New</strong> Jersey Transit: NJT has a Bus <strong>Safety</strong> program that is also concerned about pedestrian<br />
safety. They inform passengers and educate bus drivers about pedestrian safety.<br />
Non-Governmental Organizations<br />
Transportation Alternatives: Transportation Alternatives is a bicycle and pedestrian advocacy<br />
group with the mission of improving walking and biking in <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong> City. They have many<br />
projects specifically about pedestrian safety or related to it, such as Safe Routes to School and<br />
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