This report focuses on how street redesigns can dramatically improve safety for all users. It presents quantitative assessment of projects based on before and after comparisons of crash data of projects implemented by the agency in the last seven years. The report contains results that, for the first time, are based on a large number of projects involving a range of street redesigns, in a NYC-specific context. Highlights how signals, street geometry, markings, and signs can be used to make streets function better and more safely, and improve not only safety but also the attractiveness and usability of the street for pedestrians, drivers, and cyclists. It further illustrates benefits of NYCDOT’s innovative approach to street reengineering using protected bicycle paths, dedicated lanes for buses, through traffic and turns, signal timing changes, network redesigns, and other treatments. (Author/publisher)
Samenvatting