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 (2128)
Comments (2128)
Sharp turn for tractor trailers, which, combined with traffic on Astoria Boulevard, means trucks sometimes block the intersection.
Street with "sharrow" painted bike lanes does not provide sufficient protection for cyclists from trucks, particularly because the street is relatively narrow and there is spilled, dry concrete from cement trucks on the part of the road that cyclists use. A physically separated/protected bike lane in both directions is needed.
The road on this overpass is in the worst condition imaginable.
Trucks and cars frequently blow past the stop sign at this intersection; the sign is frequently hidden behind trees, shrubs, or parked vehicles.
Difficult for cyclists biking westbound on Metropolitan to continue on the bike lane on Grand Street because there are no traffic control devices to give cyclists the right of way to cross the travel lane of trucks on Metropolitan.
NYPD vehicles at the precinct frequently block one of the two lanes of traffic on this truck route, requiring trucks to idle longer as they merge into one lane and deal with major congestion. DOT needs to enforce illegal double parking of NYPD vehicles that are never actually responding to an emergency as the reason for the double parking.
There are no protected bike lanes between the vehicle travel lane and painted bike lane. Vehicles speed along the bridge and when trucks pass by you at 25, 30 mph the wind gust they produce can shake your bike, blow dust and gravel, and put you in danger. A protected bike lane with concrete barriers is needed.
Constant pot holes with overweight trucks making the issue worse. Incredible noise throughout all times of night due to th potholes and uneven road
Constant honking, traffic blockages, and congestion at this intersection. The noise is shortening my lifespan and the buildup of cars is a danger to public health
There’s non-stop trucks lined up through Metropolitan avenue at all hours. I’ve seen many interfere with both bicycle and foot traffic, and they also cause extreme levels of noise pollution in this residential area. They are also ruining the roads, causing damage including many pot holes that make this area dangerous for others who use the street.
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