AGENCY TESTIMONY
Street improvement projects and Vision Zero progress
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Margaret Forgione highlights DOT's implementation of various street improvement projects aimed at enhancing safety, connectivity, and accessibility in New York City. She references a recent equity and street safety report that analyzes the prioritization of these projects.
- Mentions the wide array of street improvement projects implemented by DOT
- Refers to a recently released equity and street safety report
- Emphasizes that neighborhoods with high shares of non-white residents or high poverty rates have received more street improvement projects per mile since the start of Vision Zero
Margaret Forgione
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Beyond capital street reconstruction projects, DOT also implements a wide array of street improvement projects to enhance safety, connectivity, and accessibility for New York City streets.
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Last week, we released an equity and street safety report to analyze how we are prioritizing these projects and to ensure they are benefiting the neighborhoods with the greatest needs.
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I'm happy to say that the report found that since the start of Vision 0, neighborhoods with high shares of non white residents or high poverty rates have received more street improvement projects per mile.
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Now, turning to the legislation before us today.