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MOBILITYNYCDOT has found walking rates inNew York City are on the rise—10% ofNew York City residents walk to workWALKINGStreets that welcome people and encourage walking are a crucialelement of a sustainable city. Streets made for people are inviting,safe, and easy to navigate. NYCDOT has used treatments outlined inthe Safety and World Class Streets sections of this book, includingtraffic calming, intersection engineering, signal timing, publicplazas and street seating as part of a comprehensive effort to makestreets inviting and attractive for walking. Additionally, NYC hasdeveloped a number of key projects designed to foster easier walkingconnections, and to provide information to New Yorkers and visitorsalike that many trips within the City can be easily and perhaps mostconveniently and quickly accomplished on foot.NYCDOT has found walking rates in New York City are on the rise.10% of New York City residents walk to work (2005–2007), someof the highest rates in the country (The Green Dividend, NYCDOT,April 2010). The city’s pedestrian volume index (see box, next page)tracks walking rates at locations throughout the city and tracks a12.9% increase in walking since 2007. The growth in public transitusage highlighted earlier in this chapter also points to more walkingin the city—nearly all subway or bus riders start or end their tripsby walking.More walking is walking is good for health, mobility and theeconomic bottom line. Research in the United Kingdom has found adirect relationship between the way in which people travel aroundcity centers and the amount of money they spend. The weeklyexpenditure of consumers who walk was 42% higher than thosewho drive. (Economic Value of Livability, Todd Littman, VictoriaTransport Policy Institute, 2010). Real estate in areas with aboveaverage levels of walkability command a premium between $4,000and $34,000 over houses in areas with average levels of walkability.(Walking the Walk: How Walkability Raises Home Values in US Cities,CEOs for Cities, 2009).NYCDOT research also confirms that improvements in the walkingand public space environment are good for business. The expandedpublic and pedestrian space near Union Square resulted in 49%fewer commercial vacancies (compared to 5% more borough–wide).Pedestrian plazas and walkability improvements in Pearl Street inBrooklyn resulted in a 172% increase in retail sales at locally–basedbusinesses, compared to 18% borough–wide.With these numbers in mind, NYCDOT has created innovativeprojects to encourage walking and build a safer, easier to navigatewalking network.Sustainable Streets: 2013 and Beyond99
MOBILITYWALKNYC WAYFINDING SYSTEM FAMILY OF ELEMENTSPEDESTRIAN WAYFINDINGCITIBIKESTATIONSSBS STATIONS AND BUSTRANSFER HUBSLOCAL BUSSTOPSSUBWAY STATIONNEIGHBORHOOD MAPSPedestrian Volume IndexPedestrian and public life surveysNYCDOT’s developed a Pedestrian114 locations, including 100 on streetIn addition to the citywide counts,conducted in areas with a highVolume Index to track walking rateslocations (primarily retail corridors),NYCDOT has done a series ofconcentration of shopping and duringthroughout the city and to help the13 East River and Harlem River bridgeintercept studies to get a betterpeak shopping times on weekdayscity accommodate and encouragelocations, and the Hudson Riverunderstanding of how and why peopleand weekends. For all nine surveys,growth in walking. It also providesGreenway. After the data is collected,are traveling to commercial corridors.respondents were asked how theynecessary data for DOT projectsDOT indexes 50 of the locations toDOT staff conducted interceptgot to their destination (mode) andand programs, regional planning2007 numbers to show growth orsurveys at nine locations for varioustheir reason for making the tripdocuments, and grant applications.declines in pedestrian volumes overprojects between December 2008(purpose). The study results show theData collection began in 2007 andtime.and November 2010. While eachimportance of walking in the city, andhas been included in the Mayor’ssurvey was completed for differentunderscore how improvements toManagement Report since 2008. Thetypes of DOT projects, all the surveysthe walking network and pedestriancounts are conducted twice a year,were designed to better understandenvironment can benefit localin May and September, and taken atpeople’s behavior. The surveys werebusinesses.100Chapter 7: Streets for All: Improving Choices for Short Trips
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MOBILITYWALKNYC WAYFINDING SYSTEM FAMILY OF ELEMENTSPEDESTRIAN WAYFINDINGCITIBIKESTATIONSSBS STATIONS AND BUSTRANSFER HUBSLOCAL BUSSTOPSSUBWAY STATIONNEIGHBORHOOD MAPSPedestrian Volume IndexPedestrian and public life surveysNYCDOT’s developed a Pedestrian114 locations, including 100 on streetIn addition to the citywide counts,conducted in areas with a highVolume Index to track walking rateslocations (primarily retail corridors),NYCDOT has done a series ofconcentration of shopping and duringthroughout the city and to help the13 East River and Harlem River bridgeintercept studies to get a betterpeak shopping times on weekdayscity accommodate and encouragelocations, and the Hudson Riverunderstanding of how and why peopleand weekends. For all nine surveys,growth in walking. It also providesGreenway. After the data is collected,are traveling to commercial corridors.respondents were asked how theynecessary data for DOT projectsDOT indexes 50 of the locations toDOT staff conducted interceptgot to their destination (mode) andand programs, regional planning2007 numbers to show growth orsurveys at nine locations for varioustheir reason for making the tripdocuments, and grant applications.declines in pedestrian volumes overprojects between December 2008(purpose). The study results show theData collection began in 2007 andtime.and November 2010. While eachimportance of walking in the city, andhas been included in the Mayor’ssurvey was completed for differentunderscore how improvements toManagement Report since 2008. Thetypes of DOT projects, all the surveysthe walking network and pedestriancounts are conducted twice a year,were designed to better understandenvironment can benefit localin May and September, and taken atpeople’s behavior. The surveys werebusinesses.100Chapter 7: Streets for All: Improving Choices for Short Trips
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