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SAFETYChapter 4DOT’s Public Conversationon Street SafetySafety themes and improvements permeate DOT’s goals,programs, projects and overall dialogue with New Yorkers.It’s not an exaggeration to state that New Yorkers both insideand outside of government are pulling together to deliversafer streets. Elected officials, community groups and manyother associations and stakeholders routinely approach theDepartment with ideas for improving street safety, and as wehave documented in the chapters above, DOT’s application–based safety programs such as slow speed zones and speedreducers are heavily subscribed. City Council legislationhas codified major elements of DOT’s safety improvementproject development and analytic procedures, for example,mandating an update of the 2010 Pedestrian Safety andAction Plan every five years (Local Law 11 of 2008).The status of the public dialogue over traffic safety augurswell for future gains. DOT’s safety work with stakeholdersin particular locations is strongly collaborative, and inrecent years the agency has developed the communicationscapacity to help expand a culture of street safety to thegeneral public.Sustainable Streets: 2013 and Beyond47