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New Willis Avenue Bridge to Pass Beneath Brooklyn Bridge En Route to its Harlem River Home Monday
Fri, 07/23/2010 - 22:02The new Willis Avenue Bridge will make a dramatic entry into the East River at approximately 7:30 a.m. Monday morning, passing Pier 11 and the Brooklyn Bridge by 7:40 a.m., part of the final leg of its trip from upstate New York to its new Harlem River home. New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan will view the 350-foot span’s historic passage by barge beneath the Brooklyn Bridge from Lower Manhattan’s Pier 11 starting at 7:30 a.m. The new bridge, which will replace the existing, 109-year-old structure spanning the Harlem River, is currently docked at a facility in Jersey City, and will transit the East River before arriving at the new bridge site at approximately 10:30 a.m. Full installation of the bridge will occur in early August, with the new structure expected to open to traffic in the fall.
NYC DOT Announces Return of Summer Streets, Bringing Innovative Pools, Creative Entertainment to Car-free Streets on First Three Saturdays in August
Fri, 07/16/2010 - 16:34New York City Department of Transportation Commissioner (NYC DOT) Janette Sadik-Khan today announced the third annual Summer Streets is returning next month, bringing nearly seven miles of car-free streets to Manhattan from the Brooklyn Bridge to Central Park for three Saturdays on Aug. 7th, 14th and 21st from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., as well as to 18 neighborhoods in all five boroughs throughout the summer. A new attraction this year will be "Dumpster pools" — fully code-compliant mobile pools that creatively reinterpret the ordinary streetscape features as a place to splash and cool off. The New York International Fringe Festival will also bring their theater and performances artists to the route, and there will be dozens of other opportunities to bike, walk, rollerblade or to take any of the number of free exercise, dance or other activity classes ranging from yoga to Cardio Go-Go along Lafayette Street, 4th and Park Avenues and 72nd Street.
New Willis Avenue Bridge to Arrive in New York Harbor
Tue, 07/13/2010 - 22:23New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan today announced that the new Willis Avenue Bridge is expected to arrive in New York Harbor tomorrow morning after being towed down the Hudson River from the Coeymans, NY, work yard where it was built. The new bridge, which will replace the existing, 109-year-old structure that spans the Harlem River, will be docked at the Weeks Marine Yard in Jersey City, NJ before being transported to its permanent home linking Willis Avenue in the Bronx and First Avenue in Manhattan later this month, with installation occurring in early August.
City Announces Start of Temporary Redesign of Times Square, Selection of Team to Lead Permanent Redesign of Area
Thu, 07/08/2010 - 16:00New York City Department of Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan today announced that work has begun to install "Cool Water, Hot Island," the winning, temporary design treatment to refresh the streetscape at the Times Square pedestrian plazas, selected last month following a design competition. New York City artist Molly Dilworth created the design's blue-themed pattern based on NASA infrared satellite data of Manhattan, suggesting a river flowing through the center of Times Square, and providing a visual counterpoint to the area's signature marquees and billboards. Commissioner Sadik-Khan and City Department of Design and Construction (DDC) Commissioner David J. Burney also announced that the architecture firm Snohetta has been selected to lead a team that includes many New York City-based designers, engineers and event infrastructure specialists to create a plan for the permanent redesign of the iconic area, which will be reconstructed starting in 2012. Snohetta was selected through the Design + Construction Excellence program, established by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and administered by the DDC. Snohetta's New York office is known for work ranging from the National September 11 Memorial Museum in Manhattan to the library in Alexandria, Egypt.
NYC DOT Pilot Program Finds Economic Savings, Efficiencies for Truck Deliveries Made During Off-Hours
Thu, 07/01/2010 - 17:43New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan today announced that a pilot program undertaken with the trucking industry found that trucks making off-hour deliveries between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. instead of at peak hours experienced fewer delays, easier parking, reduced congestion and significant savings for the 33 participating delivery companies and business locations receiving shipments. The study, the first that engages both delivery companies and businesses, also found that businesses overwhelmingly supported the benefits, with travel speeds improved as much as 75% and a sharp reduction in parking tickets and fines which exceeded $1,000 a month for each truck. Several participants continue to make off-hour deliveries and DOT is now developing ways to build upon this pilot. Joining the Commissioner was U.S. Department of Transportation Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) Administrator Peter Appel at a 14th Street location of Foot Locker, one of the retail participants in the study, as well as representatives from Sysco, Whole Foods Market and New Deal Logistics.
NYC DOT Announces Winning Design for Temporary Plazas in Times Square
Sun, 05/23/2010 - 16:50Innovative design will refresh the streetscape as City moves forward with long-term street redesign project. Submitted by Brooklyn-based artist Molly Dilworth, the selected design is composed of a graphical representation of NASA's infrared satellite data of Manhattan.
Statement by NYC DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan on Today's Hard Landing at St. George
Mon, 05/10/2010 - 13:58Today, the Staten Island Ferryboat Andrew J. Barberi from Manhattan experienced a hard landing while docking at St. George Ferry Terminal. At this time, FDNY EMS reports 36 people transported to area hospitals, most with minor injuries, though one passenger complained of chest pains.
NYC DOT and Transportation Alternatives Kick Off Bike Month, Inviting New Yorkers to Join the City’s Growing Number of Bike Commuters
Thu, 05/06/2010 - 21:20New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan and Transportation Alternatives (T.A.) today announced the kickoff of Bike Month NYC 2010, with more than 200 organized rides, races and other events that will take place throughout the five boroughs in May as part of the 19th annual celebration of bicycling in New York City. Presented by DOT, T.A., the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and the Department of Parks & Recreation, Bike Month NYC promotes the safety, convenience and ease of cycling for transportation and recreation.
Street Closures For Annual Five Boro Bike Tour Sunday, May 2nd
Fri, 04/30/2010 - 20:24The New York City Department of Transportation today advised that rolling street, bridge and highway closures will occur on Sunday, May 2 throughout the City to facilitate the annual TD Bank Five Boro Bike Tour. Beginning at 6:30 am at Battery Park in Manhattan, rolling street closures will follow the bike tour as it moves along the 42-mile route through Manhattan, the Bronx, Queens and Brooklyn before concluding in Staten Island at 6 pm.
NYC DOT Announces Streetscape Enhancements as Part Of "Hands On New York Day"
Thu, 04/29/2010 - 15:30New York City Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan today announced the kickoff for the Urban Art Program's Jersey barrier design initiative—hosted in partnership with the Mayor’s Community Affairs Unit (CAU) and New York Cares (NY Cares)—to improve the appearance of concrete structures at select locations citywide. As part of NY Cares' 16th annual "Hands On New York Day" on Saturday, April 24, more than 300 volunteers will paint murals on 150 individual barriers lining pedestrian paths and bicycle lanes in Brooklyn, the Bronx, Manhattan and Queens. The colorful, vibrant designs used for this sweeping public-art project were created by Otis Berkin with Sage and Coombe Architects, Niko Courtelis, Lucy Kalian and Brenda Zlamany—artists selected through a design competition sponsored by DOT. To view the winning designs, visit www.nyc.gov/urbanart.
NYC DOT Announces Release of "New York City's Green Dividend," Quantifying the Economic and Environmental Benefits of Driving Less
Tue, 04/20/2010 - 19:00New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan today announced the release of "New York City’s Green Dividend," a report that quantifies for the first time the benefits of mass transit use and walking for New York City’s environment and economy. The analysis, prepared by CEOs for Cities, a national network of urban leaders, reveals that New Yorkers save a staggering $19 billion annually, at least $16 billion of which remains in the local economy and is likely to be spent in sectors like housing, which have large local multiplier effects for healthy business and job-generating power for New Yorkers themselves. The findings also underscore the importance of developing new mass transit capacity and other transportation choices in New York as the city's population increases, supporting many of the transit-expanding goals outlined in Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s PlaNYC sustainability agenda. The report is available at www.nyc.gov/dot.
NYCDOT Commissioner, Federal and State Transportation Officials Kick Off National Work Zone Awareness Week
Mon, 04/19/2010 - 15:38New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT) Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan today joined Federal Highway Administrator (FHWA) Victor Mendez and New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) Acting Commissioner Stanley Gee to kick off National Work Zone Awareness Week, highlighting the dangers to roadway crews and calling on motorists to drive with care in roadway work zones. More than 40,000 people are injured each year in motor vehicle crashes in work zones nationwide, and more than 700 people died in work zone-related incidents in 2008. Commissioner Sadik-Khan was joined by Administrator Mendez and Commissioner Gee at a solemn event this morning in Battery Park, where they presented a memorial listing the names of 1,364 people who were killed in work zone incidents nationwide, many of them roadway workers. Dozens of NYCDOT workers attended the event, many in memory of their fallen colleague, road repairer Nicky Antico, who was struck and killed by a speeding motorist in a closed work zone on Staten Island in 2005. Antico’s widow, Anna, also attended the event.
Statement by NYCDOT Commissioner Sadik-Khan Regarding DOT Employee Struck by Car in a Work Zone
Fri, 04/09/2010 - 16:00A NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) worker performing routine resurfacing work in Manhattan was injured last night when a motorist ignored safety personnel and attempted to drive through a closed work zone on West 23rd Street and 7th Avenue, striking a worker and sending him to the hospital with minor injuries.