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
Comments (1864)
Comments (1864)
Consistent trucks moving rapidly (usps, tractor trailors, etc) especially early morning. Very hazardous given narrow street and not even on a truck route
Huge speeding delivery trucks come down the street constantly. They also double park at the end of the street closer to 5th ave making deliveries.
I am afraid to cross this intersection because so many cars and trucks run through the red light trying to either get onto the BQE or to get through the incredibly congested intersection. We detour and cross Atlantic at Henry Street instead and avoid this intersection entirely it is so dangerous.
Large trucks travel up Columbia to access the Queens-bound BQE entrance (usually traveling by local road to avoid the BQE traffic on the trench). They turn right from Columbia onto Atlantic to get into a left turn lane to access the BQE entrance. Because of congestion, these large trucks end up blocking the intersection, and other cars that aren't getting on the BQE can't make the right hand turn onto Atlantic, including the B61 bus (which itself is large so cannot squeeze past a truck the way a car might be able to). This further exacerbates the congestion on Columbia Street and Atlantic Avenue and increases the danger to pedestrians trying to cross, who often have obstructed views of pedestrian crossing signals and have to walk around trucks with blind spots to incoming traffic.
Large trucks travel up Hicks Street to access the Queens-bound BQE entrance (usually traveling by local road to avoid the BQE traffic on the trench). They turn left from Hicks onto Atlantic to access the the BQE entrance. Because of congestion, these large trucks end up blocking the intersection, and other cars that aren't getting on the BQE can't go straight on Hicks or make the right or left hand turns onto Atlantic Avenue. This further exacerbates traffic on Hicks Street and Atlantic Avenue and increases the danger to pedestrians trying to cross, who often have obstructed views of pedestrian crossing signals and have to walk around trucks with blind spots to incoming traffic.
Large trucks travel up Columbia to access the BQE Queens-bound BQE entrance (usually traveling by local road to avoid the BQE traffic on the trench). They turn right from Columbia onto Atlantic to get into a left turn lane to access the BQE entrance. Because of congestion, these large trucks end up blocking the intersection, and other cars that aren't getting on the BQE can't make the right hand turn onto Atlantic. This further exacerbates the congestion on Columbia Street and Atlantic Avenue and increases the danger to pedestrians trying to cross, who often have obstructed views of pedestrian crossing signals and have to walk around trucks with blind spots to incoming traffic.
Large Trucks seeking to access the Queens-bound BQE create significant congestion on Atlantic Avenue. This leads to trucks and cars frequently speeding through lights and blocking the intersection. Both of these create significant pedestrian safety hazards to people attempting to cross the street, who are either at risk of being hit by a speeding truck/car, have an obstructed view of a pedestrian crossing signal, or have to walk blindly into oncoming traffic to go around cars/trucks parked in the intersection.
Large Trucks seeking to access the Queens-bound BQE create significant congestion on Atlantic Avenue. This leads to trucks and cars frequently speeding through lights and blocking the intersection. Both of these create significant pedestrian safety hazards to people attempting to cross the street, who are either at risk of being hit by a speeding truck/car, have an obstructed view of a pedestrian crossing signal, or have to walk blindly into oncoming traffic to go around cars/trucks parked in the intersection.
Over length trucks are always getting stuck attempting to make this turn. These are illegal 53' trailer trucks that regularly strike parked cars, block crosswalks, and terrorize the neighborhood. There seems to be zero enforcement from the NYPD - they simply help them complete the turn by driving on sidewalks and let them go without a citation.
There are potholes everywhere at the end from too many oversized and overweight trucks.
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