TheNewYorkCityStreetDesignManualisacomprehensiveguidethatestablishestheprinciplesandstandardsfordesigningsafe,functional,andaestheticallypleasingstreetsacrossthecity.DevelopedbytheNewYorkCityDepartmentofTransportation(NYCDOT),thismanualservesasakeyresourceforurbanplanners,engineers,architects,andcommunitystakeholdersinvolvedinstreetdesignprojects.Itoutlinesbestpracticesforcreatingstreetsthatprioritizepedestrians,cyclists,andpublictransitwhilebalancingtheneedsofallusers.Themanualcoversawiderangeoftopicsincludingsidewalkdesign,bicyclefacilities,trafficcalmingmeasures,intersectiontreatments,andpublicspaceintegration.ItreflectsNewYorkCity'scommitmenttoinnovativestreetdesignthatenhancesmobility,sustainability,andqualityoflifeforresidentsandvisitorsalike.TheStreetDesignManualisregularlyupdatedtoincorporatenewresearch,emergingtechnologies,andevolvingurbandesignphilosophies,ensuringNewYorkremainsattheforefrontofprogressivestreetdesign.
