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TR TRANSPORTATI TION A ALTE TERNATI TIVE VES
Committed to improving every New Yorker’s walking, biking & transit
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FOUNDED: 1973 MEMBERS: 12,000+ SUPPORTERS: 100,000+ VOLUNTEERS: 1,500
People First on Atlantic Avenue TR TRANSPORTATI TION A ALTE - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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People First on Atlantic Avenue TR TRANSPORTATI TION A ALTE TERNATI TIVE VES Committed to improving every New Yorkers walking, biking & transit options. FOUNDED: 1973 MEMBERS: 12,000+ SUPPORTERS: 100,000+ VOLUNTEERS: 1,500
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Volunteer Advocates
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New York City: 6,000 miles of streets 12,000 miles of sidewalks = 80% of NYC’s public space
Source: New York City Department of Transportation 2008
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THE HE HU HUMAN T TOLL LL
Crashes are the #1 cause of injury- related death for children in New York City.
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THE HE HU HUMAN T TOLL LL
- 12% of city residents are older than 65
- 36% of pedestrians killed in traffic crashes are older than 65
- Traffic crashes are the second leading cause of injury related death
for seniors (after falls)
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THE HE HU HUMAN T TOLL LL
- In 2013
13 Bro rooklyn h yn had the most
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injur uries by t tot
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the he po popu pulation (17,81 812 p peo eople e were e injured ed in tr traf affic, wi with th 88 d death aths, ma making ng for a r an n inj njury ra ry rate of 694/100, 00,000 000 pe peopl ple). ).
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Since e July 201 012, t there h e have e bee een 86 8620 0 peo eople e inj njure red i in n Bro rooklyn a n and nd 152 de 52 deaths
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FIX IX A ARTER ERIA IALS
- Arterial streets: wide streets that
carry high volumes of traffic at high speed
- 50% of pedestrian fatalities occur
- n only 15% of our streets
- Pedestrian crashes on arterial
streets are approximately 66% more deadly than crashes on smaller streets
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Mo More than 140 P Pedes estr trians a and b bicyclists ts a are s seriously i injured ed o
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killed ed ev ever ery y yea ear tr traveling o
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Atl tlantic Av Avenue
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- Visio
ion n Zero: A city where no one is killed or seriously injured in traffic.
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mak ake m mis istak akes: Our street policies must be designed to encourage people to make better choices, and to minimize the danger posed when people don’t make the best choices.
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why y traf affic ic c cras ashes h hap appen: n: Therefore, we can and must act to prevent the ensuing injuries and deaths. VISIO ISION ZER ZERO
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COMPLET ETE S E STREET EETS
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Complete Streets
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The Engineering Toolbox
Protected Medians Signal Timing Raised Crosswalks Bike Lanes Bus Lanes Leading Pedestrian Intervals
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Desi esign C n Cho hoices es Since 2005, locations with major engineering changes have seen a 34% drop in deaths, twice the improvement at other locations.
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Desi esign C n Cho hoices es
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129 C Coalitio alition P Par artn tners
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Brookl klyn C yn Communi mmunity y Boar ards ds 2, 6, an and 8 d 8
Peo eople ple Fir First st on A n Atla lantic ic A Avenue enue
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BROOKLYN A YN ACTI TIVI VIST T COMMITTE TTEE