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 has now identified the next group of priority schools by analyzing the latest available 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.
“Safe Routes to Schools takes a comprehensive view of the streets surrounding schools and tailors our best measures to reduce pedestrian accidents,” said Commissioner Sadik-Khan. “Safe Routes, when combined with safety measures taken under our Safe Streets for Seniors program, comprises the largest traffic-calming campaign of its kind in the nation, and it’s fitting that we are targeting our most vulnerable New Yorkers.”
A Request for Proposals (RFP) for a consultant to initiate individualized planning studies of the next set of 135 priority schools will be released this week. As with the first phase, the new study will identify traffic and pedestrian safety issues and propose short-term improvements and recommendations for long-term capital projects to improve safety.
Since 2006, all the short-term plans have been completed at the first 135 schools, bringing 400 new crosswalks, 56 speed humps, painted medians and traffic calming measures along 14 corridors, and thousands of new signs to schools in all five boroughs. DOT also made signal timing changes or installed new signals at 25 locations and installed four automatic speed boards, which flash the speed of passing motorists. The Department of Design and Construction has begun construction of safety measures that require intensive capital construction at 12 schools and will start at an additional 20 schools next year.
Earlier this year, DOT launched the Safe Streets for Seniors program. This initiative identified 25 senior pedestrian focus areas citywide that combine a high density of senior citizens and a high number of pedestrian accidents or injuries. Safety improvements have already been made in two of the five pilot study areas, including installation of refuge islands, vehicle turning bays, painted medians, extended sidewalk curbs, and improved signal phasing to increase pedestrian crossing times.
Meanwhile, NYC Council Member Simcha Felder announced the installation of a traffic light at the very busy intersection of 51st street and 18th Avenue. Recently approved by the department of transportation, the traffic light will be installed by the end of August.
“This installation has been a long time coming,” said Felder. “This is a major victory for our neighborhood, establishing our residents’ safety as a priority.”
The intersection has only gotten more dangerous over the years, and without a traffic light, residents have taken the responsibility to push for this change. Felder says that this positive change would not have been possible without their efforts.
“I would like to personally thank local residents, the Yeshiva Yagdil Torah, and Goldberg’s Grocery for pressing this issue for years,” said Felder. “With your continued support and dedication, we are creating a safer neighborhood for our children.”
Second Round of Priority Schools:
Brooklyn:
BETH CHANA SCHOOL & ANNEX
P.S. 380 JOHN WAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
J.H.S. 258 DAVID RUGGLES JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
M.S. 61 GLADSTONE H. ATWELL SCHOOL
P.S. 44 MARCUS GARVEY
P.S. 308 CLARA CARDWELL SCHOOL
P.S. 753
P.S. 274 KOSCIUSKO SCHOOL
P.S. 13 ROBERTO CLEMENTE SCHOOL
CHARLES O. DEWEY (I.S.136)
HELLENIC CHARTER SCHOOL
IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY SCHOOL
P.S. 1 BERGEN SCHOOL
DAVID GRAYSON CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
EPIPHANY LUTHERAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
P.S. 38 THE PACIFIC SCHOOL
P.S. 221 TOSSAINT L’OUVERTURE
P.S. 398 WALTER WEAVER SCHOOL
BROOKLYN STUDIO SCHOOL
P.S. 128 BENSONHURST SCHOOL
BNOS YERUSHALAYIM
J.H.S. 62 DITMAS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
P.S. 226 ALFRED DE BARON MASON SCHOOL
P.S. 230 DORIS L. COHEN SCHOOL
THE CHEDER SCHOOL
YESHIVA TORAH VODAATH
P.S. 209 MARGARET MEAD SCHOOL
ACADEMY OF HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM
P.S. 134
BNOS ISRAEL OF EAST FLATBUSH
SAINT EDMUND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
P.S. 41 WALTER F. WHITE SCHOOL
P.S. 165 IDA R. POSNER SCHOOL
TEACHERS’ PREP SECONDARY SCHOOL
EBENEZER PREPARATORY SCHOOL
I.S. 232 WINTHROP INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
OUR LADY OF ANGELS SCHOOL
P.S. 135 SHELDON BROOKNER SCHOOL
P.S. 189 LINCOLN TERRACE SCHOOL
P.S. 208 ELSA EBELING SCHOOL
P.S. 244 RICHARD R. GREEN SCHOOL
P.S. 268 EMMA LAZARUS SCHOOL
P.S. 361
SAINT CATHERINE OF GENOA SCHOOL
SAINT STEPHEN’S LUTHERAN PAROCHIAL SCHOOL
P.S. 207 ECC (ANNEX)
Bronx:
P.S. 157 GROVE HILL
P.S. 60 (New School #2)
HARRIET TUBMAN CHARTER SCHOOL
P.S. 132 GARRETT A. MORGAN SCHOOL
P.S. 140 EAGLE SCHOOL
FAMILY LIFE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
GRAND CONCOURSE ADADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
JHS 166 ROBERTO CLEMENTE SCHOOL
P.S. 64 PURA BELPRE SCHOOL
P.S. 88 S. SILVERSTEIN LITTLE SPARROW SCHOOL
P.S. 170
P.S./I.S. 218 R. HERNANDEZ DUAL LANGUAGE
MAGNET
GREAT EXPECTATIONS SCHOOL
P.S. 163 ARTHUR ALONSO SCHOMBERG
P.S. 28 MOUNT HOPE SCHOOL
P.S. 315 LAB SCHOOL
J.H.S. 45 THOMAS C. GIORDANO SCHOOL
P.S. 159 LUIS MUMOZ MARIN BILING SCHOOL
P.S. 23 THE NEW CHILDREN’S SCHOOL
SAINT MARTIN OF TOURS SCHOOL
OUR LADY OF REFUGE SCHOOL
P.S. 246 POE CENTER
P.S. 340
SAINT NICHOLAS OF TOLENTINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SCIENCE SCHOOL FOR EXPLORATION & DISCOVERY
Manhattan:
THE LITTLE RED SCHOOL HOUSE
EAST SIDE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL
P.S. 20 ANNA SILVER SCHOOL
WINSTON PREPARATORY
FRIENDS SEMINARY
P.S. 116 MARY L. MURRAY SCHOOL
P.S. 47 AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE SCHOOL
BLESSED SACRAMENT SCHOOL
HOLY NAME OF JESUS SCHOOL
P.S. 75 EMILY DICKINSON SCHOOL
THE CALHOUN SCHOOL
PARK AVENUE CHRISTIAN CHURCH DAY
RAMAZ LOWER SCHOOL
ST JOSEPH’S SCHOOL(YORKVILLE)
KIPP STAR COLLEGE PREP CHARTER
OUR LADY OF LOURDES SCHOOL
P.S. 154
P.S. 83 LUIS MUNOZ RIVERA SCHOOL
SAINT ANN SCHOOL
COMMUNITY HEALTH ACAD OF THE HEIGHTS
P.S. 128 AUDUBON SCHOOL
P.S. 4 DUKE ELLINGTON SCHOOL
SAINT ELIZABETH SCHOOL
Queens:
RAZI SCHOOL
M.S. 137 AMERICA’S SCHOOL OF HEROES
P.S. 88 SENECA SCHOOL
P.S. 92 HARRY T. STEWART SCHOOL
P.S. 148 RUBY ALLEN SCHOOL
P.S. 13
P.S. 16
SAINT BARTHOLOMEW SCHOOL
SAINT LEO SCHOOL
P.S. 69 JACKSON HEIGHTS SCHOOL
P.S. 239
P.S. 20 JOHN BOWNE SCHOOL
P.S. 169 BAY TERRACE SCHOOL
I.S. 59 SPRINGFIELD GARDENS SCHOOL
HOLY CHILD JESUS SCHOOL
P.S. 45 C. E. WITHERSPOON SCHOOL
P.S. 97 FOREST PARK SCHOOL
P.S. 62 CHESTER PARK SCHOOL
I.S. 230
P.S. 100
SAINT ANTHONY OF PADUA SCHOOL
ALLEN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
P.S. 35 NATHANIEL WOODHULL SCHOOL
P.S. 118 LORRAINE HANSBERRY SCHOOL
P.S. 161 ARTHUR R. ASHE SCHOOL
P.S. 95 EASTWOOD SCHOOL
SAINT GERARD MAJELLA SCHOOL
WILLIAM SPYROPOULOS SCHOOL
CAMBRIA CENTER FOR GIFTED CHILDREN
GRACE LUTHERAN DAY SCHOOL
MERRICK ACADEMY-QUEENS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL
THE BELLAIRE SCHOOL
SAINT ROSE OF LIMA SCHOOL
Staten Island:
P.S. 20 PORT RICHMOND SCHOOL
P.S. 31 WILLIAM T. DAVIS SCHOOL
SAINT ADALBERT SCHOOL
SAINT JOSEPH PAROCHIAL SCHOOL
SAINT ROCH SCHOOL
OUR LADY QUEEN OF PEACE SCHOOL
P.S. 41 THE NEW DORP SCHOOL
SAINT SYLVESTER SCHOOL
(Eli Gefen – YWN Desk)
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Nice to see a couple of yeshivos and Bais Yaakovs getting funding. Oh, incidentally, this is old news. And, it would also be nice if New York City would be willing to fund crossing guards for all of the yeshivos and Bais Yaakovs and not just for the Catholic institutions and for the public schools!