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SAFETYAt locations where major engineeringchanges have been made, fatalities havedecreased by 34% since 2005Standard features of NYCDOT safety projects:– Intersection simplification– Raised medians and or refuge islands– Sidewalk extensions and widening– Narrowing roadways with built or painted mediansand wide parking lanes– Bicycle network expansion– Speed reducers– High visibility markings and changes to signal timingresponsible for street markings, signage, traffic signals andspeed reducers, and by DOT’s Citywide Concrete program.The Traffic division also works with DOT’s Capital Projectsprogram to plan reconstruction projects that undertake moredifficult and long–term projects such as moving curb–lines(to widen sidewalks or otherwise change street widths) thataffect drainage and other assets below the street surface,to build these safety features into the permanent streetinfrastructure.Street improvement projects with these features haveworked. At locations where major engineering changes havebeen made, fatalities have decreased by 34% since 2005,twice as quickly as at all other locations. NYCDOT projects—ranging from the redesign of complex intersections to theimplementation of pedestrian plazas and bus and bicyclelanes—have created tremendous safety benefits.18Chapter 1: Designing Safe Streets