scholarly journals Speeding and Traffic-Related Injuries and Fatalities during the 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic: The Cases of Seattle and New York City

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haifeng Liao ◽  
Michael Lowry
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
York City ◽  
Travel Demand ◽  
Motor Vehicle ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
Incidence Rates ◽  
Severe Injuries ◽  
Police Data ◽  
Traffic Volumes

Despite fewer cars on roads during the COVID-19 pandemic, deaths associated with motor vehicle collisions in New York City and Seattle remained largely unchanged in 2020. Using police data on weekly counts of collisions, we compared trends in 2020 with those of 2019, while controlling for the reduction of traffic volumes and seasonal weather conditions. Results of difference-in-differences estimation suggest that during the early months of the pandemic, or March-May, the incidence rates of severe or fatal injury crashes related to speeding increased by nearly 8 times in Seattle and more than 4 times in New York City. In the rest of 2020, they were still significantly higher than what would be expected in the absence of the pandemic. This research suggests that in similar situations that depress travel demand (e.g., another pandemic), policymakers should formulate plans to reduce speeding which may prevent an upswing in severe injuries and fatalities.

Etiology of Nonspecific Cause of Death Coding in New York City Motor Vehicle Crash–Related Fatalities

2011 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sayone Thihalolipavan ◽  
Ann Madsen ◽  
Monica Smiddy ◽  
Wenhui Li ◽  
Elizabeth Begier ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
Cause Of Death ◽  
York City ◽  
Motor Vehicle ◽  
Motor Vehicle Crash ◽  
Vehicle Crash

Assessment of Market Demand for Cross-Harbor Rail Freight Service in the New York Metropolitan Region

2000 ◽  
Vol 1719 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marc Cutler ◽  
Lance Grenzeback ◽  
Alice Cheng ◽  
Richard Roberts
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
York City ◽  
Travel Demand ◽  
Demand Forecasting ◽  
Hudson River ◽  
Metropolitan Region ◽  
Market Demand ◽  
Commodity Flow ◽  
Rail Freight

An investment study sponsored by the New York City Economic Development Corporation with Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 funds evaluated strategies for improving the movement of freight by rail to an 11-county subregion (including New York City) of the New York and northern New Jersey metropolitan area located east of the Hudson River. The major achievements of the process were the use of choice modeling techniques to understand the decision making of shippers and, in combination with other data sources, forecasting the demand for freight infrastructure investments. The methodologies described are applicable to the study of freight transportation investment strategies in many settings. The key finding of the analysis is that a rail freight tunnel would increase rail mode share relative to other alternatives and the so-called No Build case. The subregion east of the Hudson contains two-thirds of the region’s population, but it is at a significant disadvantage in the movement of freight relative to the subregion west of the Hudson. Rail accounts for only 2.8 percent of all the subregion’s shipments, compared to 15 percent within the subregion west of the Hudson. Two limited rail crossings of the Hudson River provide access to New York City and the rest of the east subregion. These conditions affect the level of truck traffic and air pollution within the subregion, the subregion’s overall economic competitiveness, and the viability of its port facilities. To address these concerns, four families of alternatives that could improve cross-harbor rail freight service were analyzed. Discussed is how the market demand for these alternatives was analyzed by linking six distinct methodologies and data sets: ( a) regional economic forecasts, ( b) commodity flow data, ( c) a modal diversion model, ( d) regional port forecasts, ( e) a regional travel demand forecasting model, and ( f) user benefit calculation models.

Temporal Trends in Tuberculosis Hospitalization Rates Before and After Implementation of Directly Observed Therapy: New York City, 1988–1995

2002 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 221-223 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Beth Terry ◽  
Moïse Desvarieux ◽  
Margaret Short
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
York City ◽  
Temporal Trends ◽  
Incidence Rates ◽  
Directly Observed Therapy ◽  
Hospitalization Rates ◽  
Widespread Implementation ◽  
Before And After

AbstractNew York City hospitalization rates were analyzed to investigate whether tuberculosis (TB) hospitalizations declined after implementation of directly observed therapy QOOT) for TB. TB hospitalization rates mirrored incidence rates in pattern but not in magnitude. Rates have declined significantly following widespread implementation of DOT in 1993.

scholarly journals Enterococci levels in the Bronx River during dry and wet weather conditions

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Leanna Enecio ◽  
Nir Y. Krakauer
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
York City ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
Indicator Bacteria ◽  
Storm Water ◽  
Fecal Indicator ◽  
Combined Sewer ◽  
Wet Weather ◽  
Bronx River

The purpose of this project was to understand fecal microorganism contamination in the Bronx River within New York City and how it is affected by combined sewer overflow (CSO) events. Nine sites along the Bronx River were sampled throughout the summer of 2014 during wet and dry weather conditions. The samples were analyzed for enterococcus fecal indicator bacteria (FIB) concentration. The data revealed that wet weather enterococci concentrations are as 3 to 28 times greater than dry weather concentrations. The highest enterococci concentrations were found where the river enters Bronx County from Westchester County and near a storm water outfall. The positive correlation shown between the amount of rainfall and the FIB concentrations verifies that CSO and storm water discharges are a major source of FIB contamination in the river.

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