June 5, 2014
Bronx Community Board 11
1741 Colden Avenue
Bronx, NY 10462
Dear Bronx Community Board 11:
I am pleased that we are releasing the New York City Department of Transportation’s (DOT) High Pedestrian Crash Location Report. You can access the report at: http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/
The following location(s) fall in your Community Board: White Plains Rd & Morris Park Av.
As required by law, each year DOT identifies the 20 highest pedestrian crash locations by ranking the total number of crashes involving pedestrians killed or severely injured over a five-year period using data which is provided by the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT). This report identifies locations based on data received from NYSDOT for 2007 through 2011. For each location, the report also describes the steps DOT has taken to enhance safety, such as installing new markings or pedestrian islands, and outlines additional measures that DOT will implement in the near future.
On February 18, 2014, Mayor de Blasio launched his Vision Zero Action Plan – an inter-agency effort to eliminate traffic fatalities by 2024. In addition to rolling out an array of education and enforcement initiatives, the Mayor pledged to implement safety engineering enhancements at 50 intersections and corridors each year. This High Pedestrian Crash Location Report is just one of the tools DOT uses to determine where to consider making these engineering enhancements.
If you have any questions about the report, or about DOT’s safety programs, or if you would like a hard copy of this report, please contact Bronx Borough Commissioner Connie Moran at 212-748-6680.
Polly Trottenberg Commissioner
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