Safe Streets for Seniors - Outreach Forest Hills, Queens 2012 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Safe Streets for Seniors - Outreach

Forest Hills, Queens Selfhelp Austin Street Senior Center – September 19, 2012

2012

Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan New York City Department of Transportation Office of Research, Implementation and Safety

12% 56% 14% 18%

NY NYC P C Population pulation

Seniors (65+) Adults (25-65) Young Adults (15-24) Children (0-14)

Senior Pedestrians

Source: 2006‐2010 NYCDOT‐NYPD Fatality Database; 2010 U.S. Census

• 12% of the population in NYC are seniors
• 36% of pedestrian traffic fatalities are seniors

NY NYC T C Traffic ffic Fatalities talities

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NYC’s Safe Streets for Seniors

Forest Hills

Forest Hills Senior Focus Area

1‐2 2‐5 5‐9 9‐15 15‐24 All Pedestrian Injuries

Senior Pedestrian Injuries Senior Centers

1‐4 5‐7 8‐9 10‐12

DOT Toolbox

Road Diet ad Diet: Organizes traffic, less speeding Da Daylighting ylighting: Better driver- pedestrian visibility Pedestrian R destrian Refuge Islands fuge Islands: Shortens crossings on wide streets, provides safer crossing Signal Timing Signal Timing: Can add more time to cross where possible Countdo Countdown Signals wn Signals: Tell pedestrians how much more time they have to cross Side Sidewalk Extensions lk Extensions: Shortens crossing distance, slows turning cars

Discussion Queens Blvd & Yellowstone Blvd

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Discussion 108th Street

108th St & 63rd Ave

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• ss the wide str

wide street

108th St & 65th Ave

Wide str Wide street eet with speeding with speeding

Discussion Forest Hills Senior Focus Area

• How do you usually travel around your

neighborhood?

• Do seniors get around the same way?
• Which crosswalks in the study area feel least safe to

cross?

• Does the senior crash data cover the most important

locations?

• What other locations need safety improvements for

seniors/disabled?

• Are there treatments from the DOT toolbox that

would help your neighborhood?

• What other street treatments would you suggest in

the study area?

Questions?

Thank You

Contact: Queens Borough Commissioner’s Office at qbc@dot.nyc.gov or 212‐839‐2510