![]() ![]() ![]() Response times for both fire trucks and ambulances are the highest they’ve been in years in every category, including responses to structural fires, life-threatening medical emergencies, and all emergencies by fire companies, according to the report. “Everything regarding the increase in response times is noted in the mayor’s management report,” FDNY spokesman Myles Miller said.īut the bike lanes! (Video I was able to take on my bike safely moved out of the way for the ambulance stuck in traffic behind cars) /qyImTikH1r Opponents of bike lanes have long argued that safer routes for cyclists have the unwanted effect of slowing down cars, so Streetsblog reached out to the FDNY to make sure the agency wasn’t forgetting Steve Cuozzo’s obsession.Īnd that still remains true - Streetsblog asked point blank if bike lanes play a role in slowing down emergency response times, but a spokesman for New York’s Bravest didn’t bite. ![]() Traffic, population growth and a construction boom is slowing down the FDNY's response time, data shows: “Travel time increases may be partly attributed to continued population growth, with more vehicles on the road and more construction,” says the report, which was released late Tuesday. The FDNY says there are three reasons why its emergency response times are up 25 seconds - or 8.6 percent - since 2015: An increase in population, and more construction and congestion - caused specifically by an increase in cars, according to Mayor de Blasio’s annual management report.
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