YPLAN

Youth-Plan Learn Act Now

Community Partner: Omar Barrios

Taisha Rosemond, Nicorie Clarke, Janel
Perez, Farzana Firoz and Alviea Karim.
Teacher: Mr. Steven Coyle

Road Test
Youth-Plan Learn Act Now

City Polys Cellphone Policy

Mini YPLAN
Youth-Plan Learn Act Now

City Polys Cellphone Policy

Creating

Client: Yusuf Muhammad

a cellular phone policy

that worked for Administration
and the Student Population.
Existing Plan: No Cell Phones in
Schools
Weighing Pros and Cons

Mini YPLAN
Youth-Plan Learn Act Now

Mayor De Blasio lifted

the ban
Result: Mini Yplan
rendered

Obsolete

YPLAN
Youth-Plan Learn Act Now
The underlying
IDENTIFYING
THE
message in the
CHALLENGE

polling of our students

was SAFETY.
Students have long
commutes.
Traffic Safety was a
major concern since
our students are
Pedestrians and will
soon be new drivers.

MEETING THE CLIENT

Connecting with the right

partner took some time.
Omar Barrios

YPLAN
Youth-Plan Learn Act Now

Making Sense of the City

Downtown Brooklyn
is the third largest
central business
district in New York
City, and is located in
the northwestern
section of Brooklyn.

Historically the area has

been primarily a
commercial and civic
center, with relatively
little residential
development. However,
the new zoning allows for
denser residential
development, and the
area has seen an increase
in condominiums and
townhouses.

Downtown
Brooklyn

Downtown
Brooklyn

Since the rezoning of Downtown Brooklyn in

2004, the area is undergoing a transformation,
with $9 billion of private investment and $300
million in public improvements underway.

Inspiration
In 2011, City Poly
student Kirshnel Jean
Laurent, was
tragically killed in a
motor vehicle
accident.
The driver of the
vehicle said sun glare
was the main factor in

How can we rethink

existing intersections to
make the streets of
Brooklyn safer for our
community?

Grandmother
Grandfather
Mother
Father
Aunt
Uncle
Sister
Brother
Cousin Stepfather
Stepmother
Classmate Guardian Teammate
Friend Student Mentor
Husband Soulmate Boyfriend
Wife
Girlfriend

Person is killed or severely injured every day in

in

2015

People killed or severely injured

in pedestrian accidents are elderly.

In 2020, Seniors will account

for 36% of Brooklyns
population.

68%

Of all people killed or severely

injured will be 55+

What did
you
learn?

Recommendations

Short

i
t
s
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Awarenes
New signage
s will be

created to inform the

pedestrians of high
d
priority intersections
.
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Recommendations

Enforcement

Medium

Increased enforcement of
existing traffic codes would
be a good deterrent of
violators.
Truck was
double parked
the entire
time we
surveyed
intersection. It
blocked the
view of any
pedestrians
while vehicles

Recommendations

Long-Term

Redesign
Speed bumps and rumble strips will
be added to existing roads to warn
drivers of high priority intersections
and reduce vehicle speed.