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 (1703)
Comments (1703)
when schools are open this is a heavily used crossing for parents taking kids to school. There needs to be better street design to make crossing safer
It begs belief that the City would designate a single lane road, that runs along schools, children's playgrounds, sports fields and senior centers as a truck route. The negative impact on this community are difficult to overstate. The pollution from these trucks is intense, as is the noise. They disrupt people's sleep and contribute to asthma and other breathing problems. A few days with the windows open and the ledge is covered in black soot. The noise, particularly at night and the early hours of the morning is intense. You hear every wheel hitting every pothole. The trucks shake the building and use their horns. When they block the sidewalk, pedestrians can't see, and the traffic they cause makes other drivers impatient so that they speed, run through red lights and also go heavy on their horns. This beautiful neighborhood is being absolutely destroyed by these large trucks. I have had many neighbors move because they simply could not take it anymore.
Caton Ave is in constant need of repair because the trucks that use this narrow road as a thoroughfare are simply too big and heavy. While the City does frequently come out to make the repairs (which adds to noise and traffic in the area), they operate simply as Band-Aids. Furthermore, the noise created by large trucks going over multiple potholes is excruciating.
Caton Ave is a single lane road that also accommodates car parking, a bus route and bike share. It also runs by schools, parks, playgrounds and senior centers. It is simply too narrow to accommodate the large trucks that use it.
Trucks along Caton Ave are frequently too long and heavy for this single-lane road. In addition to traffic, pollution, noise, and safety concerns, the trucks damage the road so that it is constantly being repaired. This has its own negative impacts on the community again adding to noise, traffic and pollution. I would suggest the City set weight and size limits for this road, especially as it runs by a school, a playground, sports fields and a senior center. The City could install cameras for enforcement and issue fines to trucks that violate the rules.
The west street bike lane is abused by trucks all the time, forcing riders to enter into traffic. Give us some cement barricades to keep the bikers safe. Thank you
This street is absolutely crazy. Nobody knows what's happening and huge trucks are moving in all directions. send help
If the DOT can't keep trucks off a street with a school and a park what are we even doing here? This has been a community problem FOR DECADES. Yet every day - especially when school begins and ends - dozens of huge trucks are racing down this street. Citizens have been begging for help for over 40 years. Do something.
I drop my three year old off here for a wonderful day care every day - and every day there are giant trucks traveling way too fast. It's dangerous and disgusting. I'm sure the entire block (especially the businesses) would love to have a calmer, cleaner street. Fixing this should be a priority.
This stretch of Greenpoint ave is a nightmare on a bike - the trucks are huge and flying through here. I ride on the sidewalk here - it's the safest even though it's not ideal. Please help.
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