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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
SAFETY41%decrease in crashes atHarlem River ParkPROJECT DEVELOPMENT THROUGH INPUT AND DIALOGUEHARLEM RIVER PARK GATEWAYSDOT was approached in 2008by the Harlem CommunityDevelopment Corporation andother stakeholders to discusspedestrian access routes to therelatively new Harlem River Park.Although there were pedestrianoverpasses to take park–goersacross Harlem River Drive, theaccess points were adjacent tointersections and Harlem Riverbridge connections with heavytraffic and difficult to reach formany residents. DOT safetyand traffic experts worked withlocal groups and the NYCParks Department to improvepedestrian access at East 135thStreet and Madison Avenue, East138th Street and 5th Avenue,East 139th Street and 5thAvenue and 142nd Street and 5thAvenue. The projects created over2,400 square feet of new spacefor pedestrians and have shownstrong results for all street users,reducing crashes with injuries topedestrians by 10% and crasheswith injuries to motor vehicleoccupants by 48%.BEFORE: Harlem River Park GatewayAFTER: Harlem River Park Gateway48Chapter 4: DOT’s Public Conversation on Street Safety
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SAFETY41%decrease in crashes atHarlem River ParkPROJECT DEVELOPMENT THROUGH INPUT AND DIALOGUEHARLEM RIVER PARK GATEWAYSDOT was approached in 2008by the Harlem CommunityDevelopment Corporation an<strong>dot</strong>her stakeholders to discusspedestrian access routes to therelatively new Harlem River Park.Although there were pedestrianoverpasses to take park–goersacross Harlem River Drive, theaccess points were adjacent tointersections and Harlem Riverbridge connections with heavytraffic and difficult to reach formany residents. DOT safetyand traffic experts worked withlocal groups and the NYCParks Department to improvepedestrian access at East 135thStreet and Madison Avenue, East138th Street and 5th Avenue,East 139th Street and 5thAvenue and 142nd Street and 5thAvenue. The projects created over2,400 square feet of new spacefor pedestrians and have shownstrong results for all street users,reducing crashes with injuries topedestrians by 10% and crasheswith injuries to motor vehicleoccupants by 48%.BEFORE: Harlem River Park GatewayAFTER: Harlem River Park Gateway48Chapter 4: DOT’s Public Conversation on Street Safety
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