Resources

• Frequently Asked Questions
• Traffic Signal Optimizer
• Order trees and street furniture
• Phone Booth Relocation
• Delivery Bicyclist Tool Kit 
• Bus Parking Maps 
• Bus Routes
• Local Government & Elected Officials
• Reference :
  • Neighborhood;
  • City Wide;
  • Laws;
  • Research

Frequently Asked Questions

What Do I do If..

1. There is a dangerous street crossing
2. I was nearly hit by a turning car
3. A pedestrian crossing is obstructed by gridlocked cars
4. Backed up drains (catch basin) make crossing unsafe
5. There is honking because of  gridlock in the street
6. There are potholes in the bike lane or crossing
7. Street lights are out
8. There is no pedestrian ramp at the crossing
9. Buses are parked illegally and/or other vehicles are idling
10. The sidewalk is damaged with cracks
11. The sidewalk is constantly obstructed by one of the following: sidewalk cafe furniture or sandwich board, cafe customers overflowing, storm enclosures, trap doors constantly open, storage/materials near newsstand, news racks empty or dirty, street vendors, cars overflowing from parking, Sidewalk ATM.
12. The sidewalk is dirty, snow is not removed, or obstructed by garbage
13. The phone booths are dirty and not lit

How Do I …..

1. Plant a tree or install a tree guard
2. Order a bike rack
3. Order a Bench
4. Order a Bike Corral
5. Apply for a pocket park
6. Apply for a play street 
7. Apply for a slow zone
8. Request a Speed Camera

Local Government & Elected Officials

1. Manhattan Community Board 4
2. Police Community Councils
3. Manhattan Borough President Stringer
4. NYC Public Advocate De Blasio
5. NYC Council Member Brewer (59th St and north)
6. NYC Council Member Quinn
7. NY State Assembly Member Rosenthal (above 45th St)
8. NY State Assembly Member Gottfried
9. NY State Senator Hoylman
10. Congressman Nadler

Reference

Neighborhood

1. Crash Statistics (2005)
2. Top 20 Pedestrian Crash sites (2007)
3. TA traffic calming for HKNA (2003)
4. HKNA report on dangerous conditions (2004)
5. Most dangerous schools (2003)- Table 4
6. Health of our neighborhood
7. #7 Subway Extension
8. ARC Project (Train tunnel to New Jersey)
9. Bike Lanes and resources
10. Senior Study
11. DOT study of Clinton Hell’s Kitchen
12. 9th Avenue Renaissance report
13. Hudson Yards Rezoning Parking Amendment
14. 34th Street Transitway
15. Community Board 4 Sidewalk Guidelines
16. Community Board 4 Sidewalk Cafe Guidelines
17. Community Board 4 Newsstands Guidelines
18. Community Board 4 Street Naming Guidelines
19. Community Board 4 Capital priorities for Transportation

City Wide

1. Plan NYC2030
2. World Class Streets (DOT)
3. Sustainable Streets(DOT)
4. Active Design Guidelines (DOT, DCP, DOH)
5. Transportation Statistics and Traffic Data
6. Bicyclists Fatalities and Serious Injuries (DOT, DOH)
7. Crash Statistics (2005)
8. Top 20 Crash intersections report – 2010 (DOT)
9. Pedestrian Safety Reports and Plans
10. 2008 Sustainable Street Index
11. 2009 Sustainable Street Index
12. 2010 Sustainable Streets Index
13. 25 year Regional Transportation Plan
14. Streets For People (Traffic Calming)
15. Bike Rules and resources
16. Interactive Map of 311 service requests
17. NYPD statistics of summonses by Community Board
18. NYPD CCollision data
19. DOT Parking Rules and Street status

Laws

1. State and City Rules of the Road
2. State Vehicular Laws
3. NYC ECB rules 
4. Sidewalk Cafes
5. Newsstands
6. Newsracks
7. Phone Booths
8. Storm Enclosures
9. Vendors
10. Noise
11. Sanitation and Sidewalk Obstructions
12. American with Disabilities Act (ADA)
13. New York State Laws
14. New York City Laws
15. Street master Plan law (2019)
16. Study of pedestrian fatalities ( 2008)

Research (in construction)

1. Pedestrian Safety
   1. The crisis in American Walking
   2. Timing Traffic Signals to accommodate Pedestrians
   3. Designing Intersections to accommodate all users
   4. Dangerous by Design: Solving the Epidemic of Preventable deaths
   5. Steps to a Walkable Community
2. Complete Streets
   1. Pedestrian and Bicycle infrastructure: employment impact
   2. Complete Streets Fact Sheet
   3. Measurements 
3. Health
4. Traffic
5. Parking, placards…
   1. Creating Electric-Vehicle Ready towns and Cities – Georgetown climate Center
6. Transportation Policy
   1. Federal transportation Funding – MAP 21
7. Transit Oriented Development