People First on Atlantic Avenue
TR TRANSPORTATI TION A ALTE TERNATI TIVE VES Committed to improving every New Yorker’s walking, biking & transit options. FOUNDED: 1973 MEMBERS: 12,000+ SUPPORTERS: 100,000+ VOLUNTEERS: 1,500
Volunteer Advocates
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
THE HE HU HUMAN T TOLL LL Crashes are the #1 cause of injury- related death for children in New York City.
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)
THE HE HU HUMAN T TOLL LL • In 2013 13 Bro rooklyn h yn had the most ost i injur uries by t tot otal a and d pe perce cent o of t 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). ). • Si 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
FIX IX A ARTER ERIA IALS • Arterial streets: wide streets that carry high volumes of traffic at high speed • 50% of pedestrian fatalities occur on only 15% of our streets • Pedestrian crashes on arterial streets are approximately 66% more deadly than crashes on smaller streets
Mo More than 140 P Pedes estr trians a and b bicyclists ts a are s seriously i injured ed o or k killed ed ev ever ery y yea ear tr traveling o on A Atl tlantic Av Avenue
VISIO ISION ZER ZERO Visio ion n Zero: A city where no one is • killed or seriously injured in traffic. Peop ople m 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. We know w 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.
COMPLET ETE S E STREET EETS
Complete Streets
The Engineering Toolbox Raised Crosswalks Protected Medians Signal Timing Leading Pedestrian Bike Lanes Bus Lanes Intervals
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.
Desi esign C n Cho hoices es
Peo eople ple Fir First st on A n Atla lantic ic A Avenue enue • 4,17 174 P 4 Petitio tition Sign Signatu tures • 12 129 C Coalitio alition P Par artn tners • 91 B Bus usines nesses es • 3 Suppo pportin ting g Cit ity C Council il Memb ember ers • Br Brookl klyn C yn Communi mmunity y Boar ards ds 2, 6, an and 8 d 8
BROOKLYN A YN ACTI TIVI VIST T COMMITTE TTEE www.transalt.org/getinvolved Brooklyn@transalt.org Luke Ohlson Brooklyn Organizer luke.ohlson@transalt.org
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