Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about New York State DOT

Cuomo Taps Syracuse Ex-Mayor Matt Driscoll, His “Go-To Guy,” for State DOT

By Stephen Miller | Apr 9, 2015 | 2 Comments

News came yesterday afternoon that Governor Andrew Cuomo is changing leadership at the state Department of Transportation, replacing Joan McDonald with former Syracuse Mayor Matt Driscoll. Cuomo canned McDonald, who’s been on the job since 2011, over a dispute about snow removal in Buffalo, according to Jimmy Vielkind of Capital New York. Driscoll might be familiar to Streetsblog […]

Joan McDonald: New York State DOT’s Top Safety Priority Is Fixing Bridges

By Brad Aaron | Mar 26, 2015 | 11 Comments

Pedestrians and cyclists account for a higher share of traffic deaths in New York than in any other state, according to the Tri-State Transportation Campaign, making up 29 percent of all traffic fatalities. Every year, TSTC releases a report on the most dangerous roads for walking in the New York City metro region, and suggests steps […]

TSTC Dangerous Roads Report: NYC Must Fund Vision Zero Street Redesigns

By Brad Aaron | Mar 4, 2015 | No Comments

The latest pedestrian fatality report from the Tri-State Transportation Campaign finds that New York City’s widest and most heavily-traveled streets continue to be the most dangerous for walking. TSTC’s “Most Dangerous Roads for Walking” report ranks streets in terms of total pedestrian fatalities from 2011 to 2013, based on data from the National Highway Traffic […]

Nine NYC Bike-Ped Projects Get Federal Funds From State DOT

By Stephen Miller | Nov 14, 2014 | 6 Comments

Nine bicycle and pedestrian projects in New York City are receiving federal funds distributed through New York State DOT, according to an announcement late last month by Governor Andrew Cuomo. The projects range from pedestrian safety fixes on streets near busy expressways to upgraded plazas and greenways. The New York City awards are: South Bronx […]

Older Pedestrians More Likely to Die in Traffic: Will New York State DOT Act?

By Brad Aaron | Aug 14, 2014 | 2 Comments

Manhattan is the most dangerous borough for residents age 60 and older to walk, and older pedestrians throughout the metro region suffer disproportionately from deadly traffic violence, according to a new report from the Tri-State Transportation Campaign. The report recommends that New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut adopt NACTO design guidelines for safer, multi-modal streets. […]

Bronx Advocates Press State DOT to Take Action on Sheridan Plan

By Stephen Miller | Jul 17, 2014 | No Comments

After years of wrangling, advocates, businesses, and elected officials have gotten behind a city plan to convert the Sheridan Expressway into a boulevard and take trucks off local streets by building direct ramps from the Bruckner Expressway to Hunts Point. Now it’s up to the state to turn the plan into reality, and the first […]

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