Thursday, November 19, 2009 Gridlock Alert Day: Friday, November 20 Friday, November 20 is a Gridlock Alert Day, 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 25 * Wednesday, December 2 * Friday, December 4 * Friday, December 11 * Wednesday, December 16 * Thursday, December 17 * Friday, December 18 * Wednesday, December 23 The Gridlock Alert Days calendar is available on the DOT Web site at http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/gridlockalert_09.pdf. Download the full Holiday Traffic Mitigation Plan at http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/holidaytrafplan2009.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.