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Lefferts Boulevard 2012 Traffic Calming Community Board 10 – October 4, 2012 Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan New York City Department of Transportation Office of Research, Implementation and Safety

Project Background • High Crash Corridor • Study limits: North Conduit to Rockaway Blvd • Mostly residential, with commercial areas between 135 th and 149 th Aves • Shore Parkway and Nassau Expressway access • Aquaduct Racino nearby

Safety Data 3 24 2 Total Total Injuries Fatalities (Motor vehicle 23 2006- occupant, bicycle 2012 and pedestrian) 1 2006-2010 15 Total of 211 injuries from 5 fatalities 3 2006-2010 2 27 22 1 22 71

Need: Why Lefferts Blvd? 70 % of Long crossing distances vehicles traveling over speed limit Wide lanes with average volumes Volumes for Lefferts Blvd and 135 th St, peak at 495

Proposal Remove one travel lane in each direction from 149 th Ave to Rockaway Blvd Install painted Install a wide center median parking lane with left turn stripe bays

Proposal Details – 149 th Ave to 135 th Ave Install painted center median with left turn bays Upgrade crosswalks on Install a wide Lefferts Blvd to parking lane stripe high visibility

Before and After Racino Volumes Analysis

Delay Analysis Lefferts Boulevard and 135 th Street

Benefits of Proposal • Reduces speeding and calms traffic • Provides safer pedestrian crossings • Creates simpler, safer turns Proposed Conditions: Linden Blvd, Brooklyn

Thank Questions? You Contact: Queens Borough Commissioner’s Office at qbc@dot.nyc.gov,or 212-839-2510