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PROFILE When? 76% of Queens’ pedestrian weekday fatalities occur during nonrush hour periods Off-Peak Just 24% of pedestrian fatalities in Queens occur during peak times (rush hour), although 40% of the borough’s pedestrian travel occurs during rush hour. This discrepancy may be related to rush hour (7–10am and 4–7pm) congestion, which constrains vehicle speeds, as well as the “safety in numbers” phenomenon, whereby motorists make safer choices in the presence of higher volumes of pedestrians. Overnight In Queens, 16% of all pedestrian fatalities occurred overnight (12–6am), though less than 4% of pedestrian activity takes place during these hours. Although street lighting in Queens is generally robust, pedestrians are still less visible during these hours. Most importantly, low overnight traffic volumes allow vehicles to accelerate rapidly and reach high speeds. Specific overnight signal timing can help regulate speeds when few vehicles are on the road. 16% of Queens’ pedestrian fatalities occur from 12-6am 6 Vision Queens Zero Pedestrian Safety Action Plan
PROFILE Who? Seniors make up 13% of Queens’ population but 35% of its pedestrian fatalities Seniors Seniors (aged 65 and older) represent just 13% of the Queens population but 35% of its pedestrian fatalities. Seniors often require more time and protection when crossing the road than younger pedestrians, and they are also more susceptible to fatal and severe injuries when struck by a vehicle. Through its Safe Streets for Seniors initiative, DOT visits senior centers and community boards to get local feedback on senior pedestrian issues. DOT also implements mitigation measures to improve safety for seniors and other pedestrians, such as extending pedestrian crossing times to accommodate slower walking speeds and making engineering improvements to create safer pedestrian crossings. Vision Zero means creating streets that are safe for even the most vulnerable road users, including seniors and children. While seniors and children benefit in general from DOT’s broad efforts to engineer safer streets, DOT also specifically engages with these populations through special safety education programs. Queens Pedestrian Safety Action Plan 7
Page 1 and 2: Pedestrian Safety Action Plan PROFI
Page 3: Table of Contents i iii iv vi viii
Page 7 and 8: Letter from the Commissioners Dear
Page 9 and 10: Community Dialogue and Input • 2,
Page 11 and 12: Most pedestrian and cyclist fatalit
Page 13 and 14: Case Studies Three case studies hav
Page 15 and 16: PROFILE 1. Queens, the largest of t
Page 17 and 18: PROFILE Pedestrian Fatalities, 2011
Page 19: Queens Heat Map and Pedestrian Fata
Page 23 and 24: PROFILE How? Dangerous Driver Choic
Page 25 and 26: Bowne Park Community Input Not Enou
Page 27 and 28: Downtown Flushing Total injuries de
Page 29 and 30: PRIORITIES 2. Queens claims the lar
Page 31 and 32: PRIORITIES Queens Pedestrian Safety
Page 33 and 34: PRIORITIES Queens Pedestrian Safety
Page 35 and 36: Queens Priority Map Priority Corrid
Page 37 and 38: The Queens area with the highest in
Page 39 and 40: Safe PROFILE Routes to School, Hill
Page 41 and 42: DIALOGUE & INPUT 3. Achieving Visio
Page 43 and 44: DIALOGUE & INPUT Website Findings A
Page 45 and 46: DIALOGUE & INPUT 130+ Pedestrian Sa
Page 47 and 48: DIALOGUE & INPUT 67% of workshop at
Page 49 and 50: Queens Community Input Map Astoria
Page 51 and 52: 108 ST 111 ST The Queens area with
Page 53 and 54: Broadway and Queens Boulevard Crash
Page 55 and 56: ACTION PLAN 4. Based on the crash f
Page 57 and 58: Queens Priority Map 23 ST 34 AV Ast
Page 59 and 60: ACTION PLAN Install additional ligh
Page 61 and 62: ACTION PLAN Proactively design for
Page 63 and 64: Enforcement ACTION PLAN The Vision
Page 65 and 66: REFERENCES American Community Surve
Page 67 and 68: Appendix A (Cont’d) Queens Priori
Page 69: Appendix B (Cont’d) Queens Priori

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