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	DOT Transforms Broadway NYCDOT's transformation of Broadway into "Broadway Boulevard" between West 42nd and West 35th Street is nearly complete. The project will create a ribbon of public gathering spaces along with a protected bicycle lane. These gathering spaces will include cafe tables, chairs, umbrellas and planters. Broadway Boulevard has already begun to give hundreds of thousands of people who work in and visit this district more space to both move and sit, easing pedestrian congestion in one of the busiest areas in the entire City. Read more about this project


	NYC Plaza Program This innovative City program will design and build public plazas in partnership with local nonprofit partners. The Plaza Program will transform underused street space into destination-making public plazas across all five boroughs. Through this initiative, DOT will work with local communities to determine sites for new plazas and target those neighborhoods that lack open space. The NYC Plaza Program is part of Mayor Bloomberg’s PlaNYC and the department’s strategic plan to improve the quality of life for all New Yorkers by ensuring that everyone lives within a 10-minute walk of quality open space. Read more about the program


	Summer Streets a Success For three Saturdays this August NYCDOT created a ribbon of recreation stretching between the Brooklyn Bridge and Central Park with connections to the Hudson River Greenway and Harlem. Tens of thousands of New Yorkers and visitors came out and walked, jogged, biked and just hung out in the streets for the mornings. Share your photos of Summer Streets Visit the Summer Streets website


	Next 135 Schools Identified for Safe Routes Program NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan today announced the second set of 135 public and private schools to be targeted for far-reaching street safety enhancements under the DOT's Safe Routes to Schools program. The program has already completed short-term improvements at the first set of schools across all five boroughs, bringing improved crosswalks, new traffic medians and other traffic-calming measures such as speed bumps, new traffic signals and improved signs around 135 schools. DOT identified the new priority schools looking at accident data around 1,436 public, private and parochial elementary and middle schools. Of these new schools, 25 are in the Bronx, 46 in Brooklyn, 23 in Manhattan, 33 in Queens and eight in Staten Island. Read the press release See the list of schools Find the RFP


	Sustainable Streets: NYCDOT Launches New Strategic Plan NYCDOT's strategic plan brings a green approach to transportation that will simultaneously ease travel conditions in our growing city while squarely facing the problem of climate change. More transportation choices and more reliable travel -and streets that serve as public places in and of themselves-will improve our commutes and environment and represent a new frontier in efforts to improve the quality of life in New York City. Read the plan Read the press release


	Best Bicycle Route and Viewing Locations for The New York City Waterfalls Enjoy The New York City Waterfalls on two wheels. DOT’s map and cue sheet shows the best bike route, viewing locations, subway stations and other destination points. Download your free copy here. Olafur Eliasson’s The New York City Waterfalls are presented by the Public Art Fund, in collaboration with the City of New York. Download the map and cue sheet Read more about The New York City Waterfalls


		2007 Safe Streets NYC: Traffic Safety Improvements in New York City This annual report describes the Department’s efforts to improve pedestrian and traffic safety at locations that have repeatedly been the site of traffic or pedestrian-related accidents.


	DOT Truck and Commercial Vehicle Information DOT has created a one-stop shop for all commercial vehicle and truck information pertaining to New York City. This comprehensive resource provides helpful information on everything from vehicle classification, size and weight restrictions, truck routing and commercial parking as well as links to the DOT’s Truck Route Management and Community Impact Reduction Study material. In addition, the 2007 NYC Truck Route Maps are now available: view upper section (pdf) and lower section (pdf) or request a hard copy through the mail or by calling the New York City Call Center at 311 (212) NEW-YORK from outside the City.


	Bike Helmets and Fittings While supplies last, the official New York City bicycle helmet will be fitted and distributed free of charge at DOT Safety City locations.

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