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Thursday, December 11, 2008

David A. Paterson
 
GOVERNOR PATERSON AND
COMMISSIONER GLYNN ANNOUNCE
SAFESENIORS – NEW PROGRAM TO
INCREASE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY
FOR SENIOR CITIZENS
 
Governor David A. Paterson and New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) Commissioner Astrid C. Glynn today announced SafeSeniors, a new federally-funded program aimed at making it easier and safer for senior citizens to walk to common, everyday destinations in their local communities by focusing on low-cost, relatively simple changes to the pedestrian environment in and around roadways under NYSDOT's jurisdiction. NYSDOT has identified Route 24, Hempstead Turnpike, in Nassau County and Route 25/25A, Main Street, in Suffolk County as a pilot project to kick off the SafeSeniors effort. Based upon lessons learned at the pilot locations, SafeSeniors will be expanded statewide.  Read on..
http://www.ny.gov/governor/press/press_1210081.html

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