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POR ~iM~DL~T~ RE~:
J~me 21, i~
Governor Announces Roadway Safety Program For Long Island
$3 MilHon ~n Funding Available to ln~rease Safety for Island Pedestrlaus aud Blcyclbts
Governor C-eo~e E. Pntaki today kicked ofthe official si~rt of the summer rccrcalion season by
announctn~ the crealion of a new pilot program designed to make local Lon~ Island roadways s~.er
for pedestrians and bicl~tiats. Th~ inifialive, lmown as the 'Local $aib Str~s ami Tra~ Calming
De. mm~Lndion Program," will provide $3 millkm fo~ local safety hnl~ovem~ut projo~.ls a~a~ Long
"The road~ md slreeu of Lon~ Island shetfld be safe for not just motorists, trot for all usc~ includin~
pedestrians and bicyclist" Governor l~_.~.~i sail ~fhe Local Safe Slreets Program will better e~sore
the public is wcll protected when wsll~g or ddlng bikes. With $,,mmer oitlclatly underway, there is
no hetter time to make our stree~ safer."
Fundins for th? demonstration pro,ram will be dlstfibu, ted by' ~ state Dep .az~. ~! ofT.~ .~.. 'on
(D ,OT) ~o mumoipal spimsors for local ~overmnmt proje~s Ihat nnpm~ ~h~ b/cycle and
local govcrnmcnts for ped~risn and bicy¢l~ projects on local
Stale TtaflspoIl~on Commi~{onor loscph Bo~l~_.~n_ f~id, 'IltC/nt~ of the Demo .ll~trati. on
pedestrian a~l bicycle safely.'
Tbe ~,~j~t is new under the tbdcrall~-fiu3ded ~.-~,d EiCon ~ wMch h~ ~ i~ her
of ~lc ~g~ ~g~on of~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~c ~ing m~s. ~
~difio~ ~e ~6ni~on of a ~Hc ~" now ~ p~l~ bi. cie ~ p~
p~wa~ ~ ~
~ R~ ~z ~ ~y ~ ~ ~ ~y p~ ~way or ~. ~j~ n~ not ~
DOT developed thc "Local S~e Sheets and Tttfiic Calmins Demomlraiion Program" based on
2000 subcommiu~ on Bicycle, Pede~rian smi Special Travel, Town ofBrookhav~, ViU~ o~$s$
ltsdmr, Pmimonok Bicycle Agvocacy, I~mswood Alliance, Orocp for the ~ou~h Fork, ~n~
~f~this dem~i~vm~ for am~oval to the Naasau-$uffolk Tramvortmion
public.-~oview period ts completed, final spp~val ofll~ nvc-y~r F~ogram m expecr~a pnor to
Octob~ 1, 1~9.
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Chairman of the S~ Transpodalion Comm;..~__-, Senato.r Caesar Trmtzo said, ~ DOT's ncw
initialive is 8 unique oppml~nity f~r local govmm~ats to unprove the safety and quality .of life on
Island. *W.It, i.~ end bicycling ~'e
wL°h~n it come~ ~o safety.-
§ovcnnncnts will respond very favorably to the new protract.'
m mc nm oIzo~ro. ,,ute~ r~view ~ awarm~ ot Ip'ant~ the first ~ocal proJeCtS funded through ~his
In 1995, the DOT adopted a policy to include bicyclists stol pede~da~ as integrated alements of the
int~modal tnmsportalion system. In additlo~, DOT's Lon~ Island Re~ion rou~ne_ly provid~
ped~tr/~ accommod~ons in its srt~risl higllway lv. habilitation and rcconstmclion proje~s. This
wo,t- includcs tho provigon of cufl~s, c~b ramps, sidewnllc~, crosswalks, medians, protcctivc fcncing
end bridge rail, pedc~au crowing "push butiom#and ~,alk/do~'t-walk' si~mls, liihtin~, and bus
sheltcri. Routine bicycle accommodations cons~ of improved sh0uldcrs and wid~ ~trb lane~ and
bicycle- friendly d,~i-.Se
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