Presentation to the 2009 METRANS National Urban Freight Conference, Long Beach CA representing NYCDOT. Track CP-3 Regional Comparison: Traffic Management Session Moderator: Genevieve Giuliano, University of Southern California

1. MANAGING GOODS MOVEMENT
IN NEW YORK CITY
Stacey D. Hodge
Director, Office of Freight Mobility
New York City Department of Transportation
3rd Annual METRANS National Urban Freight Conference
October 22, 2009

2. NEW YORK CITY DOT
• Over 4,000 staff • 789 bridge structures,
including six tunnels
• Approx. 5,800 miles of
streets, sidewalks, and • Operate the Staten Island
highways Ferry, which serves over
20 million people annually
• Over 1.3 million signs

3. OFFICE OF FREIGHT MOBILITY
• Improve public safety.
• Providea high quality of life for
residents.
• Balancegoods movement with
other uses of curb, street and
highway space.
• Support the City’s economy.

4. TRUCK ROUTES
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5. NYC TRUCK ROUTE SYSTEM
• Bronx: 172 miles
• Brooklyn: 198 miles
• Queens: 243 miles
• Manhattan: 130 miles
• Staten Island: 194 miles
• Total 937 miles
5 nyc.dot/trucks

6. TRUCK ROUTE CHANGES

7. NYPD MEMO INSERTS
Customized Maps For 76 Precincts

10. MTA
Bridges and
Tunnels
PANY&NJ
No trucks allowed to enter
NYC via Holland Tunnel NYCDOT
NYSDOT

11. NEW YORK’S PARKWAYS
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12. PARKWAY BRIDGE HITS
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13. BRIDGE HITS IN REGION
•More than 1,400 bridge strikes in NY over the last 15
years (NYSDOT)
•Four of the five worst locations are along the Hutchinson
River Parkway in Westchester County (borders the Bronx)
•46 bridge hits in Westchester County so far in 2009
•NYPD documented 70 hits in 2008 for NYC

14. COORDINATION WITH
ENFORCEMENT
Source of driving instructions
• GPS
• Mapquest
• Dispatcher
• Handwritten Instructions
• Person on the street

15. CURRENT INITIATIVES
• Improve visibility of the bridges
• Improving online mapping and GPS data
• Coordinate with Industry on Technology
• Coordination with NYPD on Incident Data
• Regional Bridge Strike Task Force

16. BRIDGE FACIA
TREATMENTS
Reported Bridge Hits
2006 - 8 Hits
2007 - 5 Hits
2008 - 5 Hits
August 2008
2009 - 6 Hits

17. LOW BRIDGES GIS/KML FILE

20. On website
3/26/2009

21. EDUCATION
CAMPAIGN
Regional Bridge Strike Task
Force

22. DOWNSTATE PARKWAY
SYSTEM

23. Governor David
Paterson in
coordination with
Westchester
County, has
proposed legislation
for higher penalties
including jail time and
confiscation of trucks
if ticketed on
parkways.
Press Release Oct 14, 2009

24. LESSONS LEARNED AND
NEXT STEPS
• Increasing the number of signs has not proven effective
• Need to improve sign location
• GPS units are routing trucks onto parkways
• Proof of Concept Pilots of technology (height detection, LPR)
• Develop a regional GIS project for low bridges collaborate
with industry, other transportation agencies and railroads
• Identify funding for regional implementation of technology

25. THANK YOU