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intersection with frequent cyclist-truck conflicts
The NYC Truck Route Network is a system of designated roads that helps commercial vehicles navigate the city efficiently. It aims to:
Connect primary freight origins and destinations.
Maximize access to industrial and commercial zones.
Minimize conflicts with residential areas and vulnerable road users.
This network is crucial for supporting the local economy and livability by:
Organizing neighborhood truck activity
Reducing traffic congestion on non-designated routes
Feedback Guidance:
We want to hear from you, help us identify how and where we can improve the movement of trucks on our city streets.
Options for feedback:
Confusing Truck Route Signage: A Unclear or inaccurate posted truck route signage
Missing Truck Route Signage: A lack of adequate signage to help guide trucks to and along designated truck routes.
Poor network connection: Areas with inadequate truck route network connectivity, often leading truck drivers to deviate from designated truck routes.
Weight & Height Restrictions: Overweight and/ or over-dimensional trucks are often observed.
Limited Curb Access: Trucks observed blocking moving, bike, or bus lanes; or have limited access to curbs for loading and unloading purposes.
Narrow Roadway: Limitations by the physical characteristics of the street, such as narrow roadway
Difficult Truck Turn: Limitations by the physical characteristics of the street, such as sharp turns
Maintenance Needed: Substandard road conditions, such as potholes, uneven surfaces, or lack of maintenance.
Limited Truck Parking: Shortage of designated parking spaces for trucks.
Observed Bicyclist and Truck Conflict: Observed locations where multiple incidents of bicycle and truck conflicts occurred
Observed Pedestrian and Truck Conflict: Observed locations where multiple incidents of pedestrian and truck conflicts occurred
Speeding Truck: Locations where trucks are observed speeding along the street or intersection
Health and Environmental Impact: Locations with air quality, general health, and environmental concerns
intersection with frequent cyclist-truck conflicts
Congested intersection. I’ve seen trucks run lights and blare their horns instead of yielding to pedestrians.
Truck traffic negatively impacts air quality when Dyer Avenue is congested due to heavy vehicle traffic; and all cars and trucks idle on the street as they wait their turn to get to, or depart from, the Lincoln tunnel. Also, when stuck in traffic trucks will often honk their horns; significantly contributing to noise pollution in this residential area.
Too many trucks speeding and unaware of pedestrian crossing on Furman.
Trucks should be routed down Rust Street/56th Road through the industrial area rather than go east down residential Metropolitan Avenue. Trucks speed down Metropolitan to reach the BQE. Why not route them through the industrial area to reach the BQE? It would be no longer of a route for the trucks to go down Rust/56th than going down Metropolitan. Overall it would vastly improve the residential, pedestrian and retail experience on Metropolitan. This would increase property values and taxes, a boon for the city.
Trucks should be routed down Vandervort Avenue through the industrial area rather than go down residential Metropolitan Avenue. Trucks speed down Metropolitan to reach the BQE. Why not route them through the industrial area to reach the BQE? It would be no longer of a route for the trucks than going down Metropolitan. Overall it would vastly improve the residential, pedestrian and retail experience on Metropolitan. This would increase property values and taxes, a boon for the city.
Biking on this road is terrifying! We need clear and sage bike lanes or restricted access for trucks now!
Trying to work out in the park but getting choked out by fumes from idling trucks is not fun. A lot of kids play in this park it can't be good for their lungs either.
Just trying to get my morning bagel and there's trucks blocking the intersection or running a red. Every single morning.
I got hit by a truck on this intersection while riding my bike down Metropolitan Ave in the middle of the day. The truck just drove off. The drivers are too overworked to pay careful attention to cyclists. It's a major problem on this very busy commuter route, the main artery to many Queens neighborhoods. Something needs to change.
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