Friday, November 19 is the first Gridlock Alert Day for this holiday season, one of the busiest traffic days of the year.
This holiday season don't let traffic leave you cold. Each year the New York City Department of Transportation and the MTA create a Holiday Traffic Mitigation Plan to help coordinate between various agencies to ensure traffic flows as smoothly as possible throughout the busy holiday season. You can do your part by taking mass transit whenever possible, especially on Gridlock Alert Days.
The remaining Gridlock Alert Days are:
* Wednesday, November 24
* Tuesday, November 30
* Friday, December 10
* Wednesday, December 15
* Thursday, December 16
* Friday, December 17
* Wednesday, December 22
* Thursday, December 23
The Gridlock Alert Days calendar is available on the DOT Web site at
http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/2010_holiday_traffic_calendar.pdf
Download the full Holiday Traffic Mitigation Plan at http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/2010_holiday_traffic_plan.pdf to learn more about special traffic changes, holiday ferry schedules, transit promotions and more.
A guide for the general public to transportation options to keep you moving quickly and safely is available on the DOT Web site at http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/motorist/commutingoptions.shtml