ABOUT THE STUDY
The Canal Area
Transportation Study (CATS) Track II will develop recommendations for medium,
and long term transportation investments for the Canal Street Corridor through
the collaborative effort of the New York Metropolitan Transportation Council
(NYMTC), the consultant, an Interagency Steering Committee, a Community
Stakeholders Committee and a robust public outreach program. The study will be a
multi-modal, multi-agency analysis focused on the Canal Street corridor within a
study area approximately bounded by Houston Street in the north and Chambers
Street to the south. Canal Street itself is a major east-west artery in Lower
Manhattan that serves vehicular (autos, trucks, buses, emergency vehicles, etc.)
as well as non-motorized transportation modes (pedestrians and bicyclists).
The study will attempt to respond to and balance dual concerns about the continued viability of the Canal Street Corridor as a critical regional transportation link and also about the local transportation and mobility issues in the study area. Transportation and mobility issues previously identified by local elected officials, community boards and other community interests in and around the study area include traffic congestion, truck traffic, air pollution, pedestrian mobility, inadequate parking, a high number of motor vehicle and pedestrian conflicts, as well as the impacts of the transportation system upon local economic development and quality of life.
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