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Delancey Street
Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan New York City Department of Transportation Presented on February 8, 2012 at Community Board 3
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Delancey Street 2012 Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan New York - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Delancey Street 2012 Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan New York - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Delancey Street 2012 Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan New York City Department of Transportation Presented on February 8, 2012 at Community Board 3 Project Area 2 DOTs Recent Improvements Bowery safety island Chrystie St safety islands
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DOT’s Recent Improvements
Bowery safety island Chrystie St safety islands Forsyth St painted sidewalk Clinton St bicycle facility LPI added at Essex Allen St Mall expansions
Delancey St / W’burg Bridge connection
W’burg Bridge multi-use path reconfig Rivington, Suffolk, Stanton bicycle lanes Countdown signals added to all 19 Crosswalks Additional ped crossing time given at Norfolk, Ludlow, Orchard and Forsyth
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Safety Data
82 86 13 29 97 32 29 129 35 73 129
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Total (Motor vehicle
- ccupant, bicycle +
pedestrian) Injuries 2006-2010 Total Fatalities 2006- 2012
1 Sources: Injuries, NYS Dept. of Transportation – Fatalities, NYC Dept. of Transportation
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Safety Data
1 14 3 9 1 9 2 7
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3 8 3 10 1 14
Pedestrian Injuries 2006-2010
Pedestrian Fatalities 2006-2012
Sources: Injuries, NYS Dept. of Transportation – Fatalities, NYC Dept. of Transportation
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Crash Details
Turning vehicle failure-to-yield Long crosswalks/not enough crossing time for full cross Speeding and unsafe lane-changes 49% of ped crashes: Peds crossing with signal 32% of ped crashes: Peds crossing against signal Rear-ending & overtaking crashes were over-represented (31%, 20%)
- vs. Borough-wide (25%, 14%)
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Bridge Feeds Traffic into Lower East Side
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Traffic Builds to Williamsburg Bridge
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Focused Solutions
- 1. Shorten crosswalks
- 2. Clarify travel lanes
- 3. Alter signal timing
- 4. Modify Network
- 5. Enhance bridge entrance
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- Pavement markings
- Signal timing
- New signage
- Painted and/or textured surfaces
- Flexible delineators
Rapid Response Toolkit
10 Forsyth St Allen St
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Painted Sidewalk Extension Examples
Canal St at E. Broadway Lower East Side Schermerhorn St., Brooklyn 11
Rapid Response Toolkit
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Pedestrian Issues
Countdown signals indicate time remaining to cross
Long crosswalks
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Pedestrian Issues
Drivers required by law to yield to pedestrians—and
- ften do not
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15 Forsyth St Orchard
Existing
Clinton St Crosswalk
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Shortened 49 feet
Planned
Clinton St Crosswalk
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Shorten Crosswalks
Forsyth St Orchard
North service road turns right on Clinton St South service road access shifted east Sidewalk extends in front of current right-turn only lane Clinton St crosswalk shortened 49 feet Suffolk St crosswalks shortened 44 + 36 feet
Norfolk Suffolk Clinton 17
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18 Forsyth St Orchard
Essex St Crosswalk
Existing
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19 Forsyth St Orchard
Clinton St crosswalk
shortened 49 feet
Insert Raisa AFTER same photo
Before
Essex St Crosswalk
Planned
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Crosswalks shortened
Shorten Crosswalks
Shortens 14 of 19 crosswalks from 5’ to 49’ for a total of 286 linear feet, effectively provides more crossing time
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Wide outer lane, not wide enough for parking + adequate moving lane
Traffic Network Issues
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22 Orchard Bowery Allen St Essex St Forsyth St Ludlow Orchard Orchard Allen Essex Ludlow
Adds pedestrian space
- pposite turn lanes
Clarify Travel Lanes
Allen Orchard Ludlow Essex
Improves alignment
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Inconsistent roadway profile Especially at study area “ends”
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Traffic Network Issues
Bowery
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24 Orchard Allen St Essex St Suffolk Forsyth St Ludlow Norfolk Orchard Clinton Orchard Allen Essex Suffolk Ludlow Norfolk
Shorten Crosswalks
- r where fourth lane is
not necessary Takes space in overly wide roadbed…
Bowery Chrystie Forsyth
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Traffic Network Issues
Left-turns aggravate congestion. Currently nine 24/7 left-turns bans plus two part-time bans at Allen St + Essex St
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28 Orchard Bowery Forsyth St Ludlow Orchard Allen Essex
Modify Network
Extend 7 AM – 7 PM to 24/7 New 24/7 Extend 4 – 7 PM to 24/7 Current turn restrictions = New restrictions =
Chrystie
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Traffic Network Issues
Delancey St
Clinton Street access to bridge blocked
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Current Signed Route from FDR Drive to Bridge
Network Issue
788 vehicles turn right onto Delancey from Norfolk St
Clinton St
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Maintains bike access
Open Clinton St to Bridge
New traffic from Clinton St to bridge will discourage speeding + red-light running Less traffic on local streets
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Enhance Bridge Approach
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Very long crosswalks Highway style not local street
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Enhance Bridge Approach
Forsyth St Orchard
Space for new gateway plaza of 14,160 sq. ft.
Norfolk Suffolk Clinton
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Enhance Bridge Approach
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Proposal Summary
- 1. Shorten crosswalks at 14 of 19
locations on Delancey corridor w/new neckdowns and median tip extensions
- 2. Convert Clinton St between Grand
and Delancey to one-way NB, allowing easier and conflict-free access to the bridge from FDR
- 3. Improve corridor traffic flow with
full time LT bans from SB Essex to Delancey, EB Delancey to Chrystie, and EB Delancey to Allen; force bridge service road right-only
- 4. Investigate signal timing
modifications to allow for longer crossing time
- 5. Create new public space between
Norfolk + Clinton
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