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Louis Nine/Intervale/Freeman Summer 2012 1 Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan, New York City Department of Transportation Presented by the Pedestrian Projects Group, September 14, 2011 to Bronx Community Board 3 Project Extent CROTONA PARK

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2012 Summer

Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan, New York City Department of Transportation Presented by the Pedestrian Projects Group, September 14, 2011 to Bronx Community Board 3

Louis Nine/Intervale/Freeman

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Freeman St Station # 2 and 5

Project Extent

CROTONA PARK BRONX RIVER Freeman St

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Crash Data 2005-2010

Freeman St: Southern Bvld – Bristow St. Louis Nine Blvd: Crotona Park E – Freeman St

  • Pedestrian injuries: 16
  • Bicyclist injuries: 2
  • Motor vehicle occupant injuries: 60

Background

CB 3 and WHEDCO requested improvements to the corridor

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Intersection under elevated train

Southern Blvd at Freeman St

Existing Conditions

NORTH Freeman St

Freeman St Station

Passengers wait in the street for bus

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Narrow sidewalk at foot of stairs to 2/5 subway

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Southern Blvd at Freeman St

Proposal

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New sidewalk protects people waiting for the bus Shortens crosswalk ADA accessible

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Southern Blvd at Louis Nine Blvd

Existing Conditions

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Long skewed crossing Pedestrians vulnerable to fast turning vehicles at wide intersection

130 feet

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Southern Blvd at Louis Nine Blvd

Proposal

40 feet 36 feet

Angled parking maintained Shorter 2-part crossing

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Pedestrians vulnerable to free-right-turning vehicles

Louis Nine Blvd and Intervale Ave

Existing Conditions Wide multi-legged intersection

70 feet

Louis Nine Blvd NORTH

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Louis Nine Blvd and Intervale Ave

Proposal Safer 2-part crossing, slows vehicle turns

Grocery

Separates right-turn onto Intervale Ave from thru movement to Louis Nine Blvd Expand existing Greenstreet

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Triangle Corridors

Existing Conditions

Freeman St

NEW BUILDING NEW BUILDING NEW BUILDING

60 foot wide roadbed Low traffic volumes

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Triangle Corridors

Proposal

NORTH

Maintain angled parking where possible Grocery deliveries require parallel parking

Daytime Loading zone

Angled Parking Added

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Other Project Corridors

Existing Conditions

Southern Blvd

Two lanes in each direction

Wide corridor + Low traffic volumes = High speeds Percentage of vehicles speeding

32% 52%

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Other Project Corridors

Proposal

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Example of Typical Corridor Treatment

Laconia Ave, BRONX

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NORTH

Freeman Street at Bristow Street

Proposal “Painted” neckdown shortens crosswalks

Painted Neckdown Example

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Plan Summary

Improvements for Louis Nine/Intervale/Freeman:

  • 1. Reduce travel lanes from four to three lanes,
  • ne in each direction with left-turn lanes as

needed

  • 2. Construct green pedestrian islands at Louis

Nine Boulevard and Southern Boulevard

  • 3. Extend pedestrian area and increase green

space at Louis Nine Boulevard and Intervale Avenue

  • 4. Extend curb at Southern Boulevard and

Freeman Street

  • 5. Add painted neckdown at Bristow Street and

Freeman Street and at Wilkins Ave and Crotona Park East

  • 6. Refurbish all crosswalk markings on corridors
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