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INFRASTRUCTUREManhattan BridgeMANHATTAN BRIDGENearly a billion dollars has beeninvested in the Manhattan Bridgeover the past few decades forreconstruction and repair. Thelatest $149 million contract beganin January 2010 and builds on theinvestment in the historic bridge.It includes the total replacementof all 628 bridge suspenders,main cable re–wrapping,replacement and upgrade of thenecklace lighting, and installationof maintenance platforms atthe bridge towers. Previousphases of the rehabilitationhave strengthened the bridge,reconstructed the roadways, thesubway tracks, and the walkway,and developed a new bikeway onthe north side.Sustainable Streets: <strong>2013</strong> and Beyond173
INFRASTRUCTURE224%increase in cyclingdaily over theWilliamsburg Bridgesince 2007WILLIAMSBURG BRIDGEOngoing maintenance of theover 5,000 cyclists on weekdays.inside the anchorage houses onto deferred maintenance and theWilliamsburg Bridge builds onThe most recent $173 millionboth the Manhattan and Brooklyneffects of age and weather, andprevious reconstruction and repairproject includes rehabilitating thesides includes the constructionincreased traffic. The investmentprojects and ensures the crossingtower bearings, the truss system,of new stairs, ventilation andrehabilitated the main cables,will remain in good condition forand the steel structure of all thelighting. The project also includesreconstructed the roadways andfuture generations. The bridgebridge’s eight towers. Architecturalthe installation of an Intelligentcompletely rebuilt the walkway,is one of the busiest in the city,work includes the restoration ofTransportation System (ITS).bikeway and subway tracks.carrying over 150,000 motorists,decorative lights and the BrooklynPreviously, over $500 millionnearly 100,000 transit riders, andgranite stone monument. Workwas spent to fix deterioration dueED KOCH QUEENSBORO BRIDGEThe Ed Koch Queensboro Bridgeis the busiest crossing of theEast River bridges, carrying221,920 motorists, 11,980 buspassengers and 4,342 cyclistsand 1,591 pedestrians everyday. Ongoing work to keep thebridge in good condition includesdrainage improvements on the mainbridge and Queens approach, newoverhead signs and lighting, andcleaning and repairing the bridgestructure.The current projects build onthe $300 million invested in recentdecades to reconstruct rampsand roadways and rehabilitate thebridge bearings.Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge174Chapter 13: A City of Bridges
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Sustainable Streets:2013 and Beyond
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CONTENTS4 Letter from the Mayor5 Co
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Letter from the MayorDear Friends:T
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Introduction44acres red paintedbus
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10Safety
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SAFETYSustainable Streets set the g
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SAFETYchildren and the elderly. On
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SAFETY16
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SAFETYAt locations where major engi
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SAFETY14%decrease in crashesafter S
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SAFETY21%decrease in crashesafter D
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SAFETY84%decrease in pedestrianinju
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SAFETY“Interventions to make the
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SAFETY73%decrease in risk ofserious
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SAFETY36%decline in frequencyof inj
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SAFETYData and design analysis have
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SAFETYSCHOOL SPEED ZONESTo compleme
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SAFETYAs the number of red light ca
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SAFETYDOT staff visited 4,000 busin
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SAFETY41%decrease in crashes atHarl
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SAFETYFOURTH AVENUE, BROOKLYNReside
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SAFETYOne quarter of New Yorkers su
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SAFETYCurbside Haikus generated a b
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SAFETYThe DOT’s 5 Safety City fac
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SAFETYLooking AheadNew York City mu
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MOBILITYIntroduction44acres of pain
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MOBILITYMOBILITYSustainable Streets
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MOBILITYChapter 5Better Bus Service
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MOBILITYMOBILITYSustainable Streets
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MOBILITY10%increased ridershipon th
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MOBILITYAdditional Bus Priority Pro
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MOBILITYSustainable Streets: 2013 a
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MOBILITYNYCDOT identified dozens of
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MOBILITYREGULATING INTERCITY BUSEST
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MOBILITYChapter 6A City of Rivers a
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MOBILITYSTATEN ISLAND FERRYEAST RIV
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MOBILITYChapter 7Streets for All:Im
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MOBILITYIn corridors like Kent Aven
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MOBILITYBUILDINGS THAT ALLOW ACCESS
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MOBILITY5million trips in first150
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MOBILITYSome CitiBikes are used doz
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MOBILITY86%increase in wintercyclin
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MOBILITYNYCDOT has found walking ra
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MOBILITYWalkNYC provides user-frien
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MOBILITYChapter 8Vehicles and Parki
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MOBILITYNYCDOT converted 13,000 met
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MOBILITYJACKSON HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOO
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MOBILITYLooking AheadDemand is grow
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MOBILITYPOSSIBLE BUS RAPID TRANSIT
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WORLD CLASS STREETSIntroduction72%o
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WORLD CLASS STREETSSustainable Stre
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WORLD CLASS STREETSChapter 9Plazas,
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Page 178 and 179: INFRASTRUCTUREWILLIS AVENUE BRIDGE1
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Page 182 and 183: INFRASTRUCTURE$261million stimulusa
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Page 188 and 189: INFRASTRUCTURE22million riders use
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Page 202 and 203: RESILIENCYAfter Hurricane Sandy, NY
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