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1. Slide 1: A GREENER, GREATER NEW YORK
2. Slide 2: New York City Population Growth millions 9.25 9.00 8.75 8.50 8.25 8.00 7.75 7.50 7.25 7.00 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030 Source: US Census Bureau and NYC Department of City Planning, Population Division
3. Slide 3: Land 1 Create enough housing for our growing population 2 Ensure all New Yorkers have parks within a 10-minute walk 3 Clean up all contaminated land in New York City Water 4 Develop water network back-up systems 5 Open 90% of our waterways and protect natural areas Transportation 6 Improve travel times by adding transit capacity for millions 7 Achieve “State Of Good Repair” on our transportation system Energy 8 Upgrade our energy infrastructure to provide clean energy 9 Air Achieve the cleanest air of any big city in America Climate Change 10 Reduce global warming emissions by 30%
4. Slide 4: The City’s traffic congestion mitigation proposal is one component of PlaNYC’s transportation plan  Build and Expand Transit  Improve Transit Service on Existing Infrastructure  Promote Other Sustainable Modes  Improve Traffic Flow by Reducing Congestion  Achieve a State of Good Repair on Our Roads and Transit System.  Develop New Funding Sources 4
5. Slide 5: Streets with Speeds Under 12 mph
6. Slide 6: Mode Split: 1975 to 2004 – All Trip Types 100% Persons arriving by commuter rail, bus, ferry, and other 90% 80% 70% 60% Persons arriving by subway 50% 40% 30% 20% Persons arriving by auto and truck 10% 0% 1975 1980 1988 1995 2000
7. Slide 7: Few New Yorkers Drive to the CBD Everyday  Most New Yorkers take transit to work  Only 4.6% of working New Yorkers drive to work in the Manhattan CBD
8. Slide 8: Manhattan Brooklyn Bronx Staten Queens Island
9. Slide 9: Composition of Traffic in the Zone by Vehicle Type Vehicle miles traveled, 24-hour period Bus and other Heavy trucks 2.1% 2.6% Vans and light commercial 4.8% Private autos 59.5% For-hire cars and taxis 31.0%
10. Slide 10: NYC Air Quality Compared with Other Cities 21 PM 2.5 Values for US Cities with over 1 million residents Annual mean of 24-hour values 19 17 National Air Quality Standard 15 15 13 Ug/mg3 11 9 7 5 San Phoenix San Diego Dallas Chicago Philadelphia Houston New York Los Antonio City Angeles
11. Slide 11: NYC Child Asthma Hospitalization Rates 12 Living within the 500-1500-foot range of a heavily trafficked road puts you at much greater risk than someone living farther 10 away. The soot and fumes from cars, Rate Per 1000 trucks and buses are linked to asthma, 8 lung and heart disease and cancer. 6 4 NATIONAL AVERAGE 3.1 2 0 Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten New York Island City Source:NYS Department of Health (analyzed by NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene) and Centers for Disease Control
12. Slide 12: The Mayor’s proposal to reduce congestion  Three year pilot with detailed analysis of impacts  Three main components will reduce traffic:  Congestion Pricing  Transit improvements  Peripheral strategies  Additional measures will improve flow but not reduce traffic:  Block the box ticketing reform  Additional traffic enforcement agents  Bus lane enforcement  Red light cameras 12
13. Slide 13: Congestion Charge: •6am-6pm Monday-Friday •$4 daily charge for autos and small commercial vehicles traveling within the zone ($5.50 for trucks) •$8 daily charge for autos and small commercial vehicles entering or leaving the zone ($21 for trucks) •Toll rebates for E-ZPass users •Reduced charge for clean trucks •No charge on peripheral routes
14. Slide 14: Short Term Transit Improvements
15. Slide 15: Short Term Transit Improvements • Bus rapid transit • Bus lanes on East River Bridges
16. Slide 16: Short Term Transit Improvements • New express bus routes • Expanded service on existing lines
17. Slide 17: Protections for peripheral neighborhoods City will develop tailor-made strategies for neighborhoods on the edges of the zone to prevent adverse effects Potential solutions include:  New parking rules to prevent commuter parking  Expanded use of muni-meters  Residential parking permits  New park and ride facilities 17
18. Slide 18: 0.2% Reduced Traffic 0.3% 1.8% 4.7% Vehicle miles traveled over a 24-hour period 6.3% 1.2% 0.1% 1.5% 0.6% .6%
19. Slide 19: .3% Reduced Travel Time 0.6% 3.7% 12.4% Vehicle hours traveled over a 24-hour period 12.6% 3.0% 0.3% 4.6% 1.9%
20. Slide 20: Congestion Pricing will help fund new and expanded transit infrastructure Year 1: $390M net revenue
21. Slide 21: Impacts of congestion pricing in London 2003 2006 Traffic (VMT) -12% -14% PM10 decreased by -6.3% from Auto Traffic (VMT) -34% -37% 2002-2003. Congestion (VHD) -30% -8% Impact of construction – traffic down but delays increasing Source: Transport for London. Compared to 2002 baseline.
22. Slide 22: Questions we have heard:  Why $8?  Why give toll deductions?  Why 86th Street?  Isn’t this only going to improve air quality in Midtown Manhattan? 22
23. Slide 23: Traffic reduction in Manhattan will improve air quality throughout the NYC Metropolitan Area 2006 2003 Plume of 2 Separate Staten Island Fires over Manhattan and Jersey City
24. Slide 24: Congestion Pricing is the best solution for NYC:  Reduces traffic and delay – achieves 6.3% VMT reduction in the zone – and gets 112,000 cars a day off the streets  Provides short-term transit options and increases transit ridership  Creates revenue to fund transit  Improves air quality throughout the city and region  Traffic benefits in all neighborhoods
25. Slide 25: A GREENER, GREATER NEW YORK