It's Your Money NYC: Hold Your Government Accountable

Funding for '09

$ 270,711,000

Employees

1,101

Who funds this program?

City

243,436,000 (90%)

State

2,280,000 (1%)

Federal and Other

24,995,000 (9%)

How is the money spent?

Salaries

62,789,000 (23%)

Supplies

28,926,000 (11%)

Property & Equipment

4,002,000 (1%)

Contracted Services

87,496,000 (32%)

Other

87,500,000 (32%)

What your money funds:

This program is responsible for traffic planning, engineering for safety services, and administration of traffic operations. This budget funds traffic operations and maintenance, including signs, signals and streetlight maintenance.

1. Safety Programs: According to DOT, in FY08, there were approximately 180,000 traffic accidents and 300 traffic-related fatalities in NYC. DOT undertakes a number of safety measures and programs, including:
2. The Senior Pedestrian Safety Program: focuses improving traffic safety in neighborhoods with high concentrations of seniors that have been fatally or seriously injured.
3. Traffic Cameras: Monitoring cameras are installed throughout the city. In FY08, there were a total of 183 cameras within the city. Since the Red Light Camera program began in December 1993, more than 3 million summonses have been issued through 2006.
4. Safe Routes to School: focuses on safety improvements at City schools with high accident rates on surrounding streets. In 2004, DOT examined accident histories around the City's 1,471 elementary and middle schools and determined 135 schools that were in high need of safety enhancements. DOT made all of these improvements by 2007, and in 2008, the City identified another 135 schools in need.
5. Speed Bumps: In FY08, 65 new speed bumps were installed near schools.
6. Traffic Signals: As of January 2006, there were 11,871 traffic intersections with signals, including 2,795 in Manhattan, 4,100 in Brooklyn, 2,942 in Queens, 1,536 in the Bronx, and 500 in Staten Island.
7. Parking Meters: DOT is responsible for municipal parking, including Muni-Meters, which are electronic parking meter systems that replace the typical coin-operated machine. DOT monitors approximately 63,000 parking meters citywide.
8. Repairs: This includes repair and maintenance of street signs and traffic and street lights.