Manhattan Community Board 4 Thursday May 15, 2019 New York City - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Manhattan Community Board 4 – Thursday May 15, 2019 New York City Transit

Background • M14A/D is second-busiest bus route in Manhattan (27,000 daily riders) and second- slowest in NYC M14 Select Bus Service • 14 th St identified as a Select Bus Service priority corridor since 2010 • 14 th Street is a Vision Zero Priority corridor with seven priority intersections • Extensive public outreach helped to refine 14 th St design in preparation for full Canarsie Tunnel closure • 14 th Street markings and SBS fare machines were partially installed in Fall 2018 2

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M14A/D Performance PM Peak – May 2018 50.0 45.0 Average Running Time 40.0 34% 32% 35.0 Delay 30.0 (mins) 25% 25% 25.0 At Bus Stop 20.0 In-Motion 15.0 10.0 41% 43% 5.0 0.0 M14A M14D • Average Speed • M14A: 4.2 mph • M14D: 4.6 mph • M14 routes spend almost 60% of their trip at bus stops or stopped in traffic 5

What We Heard From The Community Design should meet the needs of 14 th Street during night and weekend L train service reductions and regular traffic at other times M14 Select Bus Service 14 th St residents: • concern about curb access that was removed in Fall 2018 • concern about potential restriction of curbside bus lane in alternate design proposed by DOT in March 2019 Side street residents: • concern about through traffic, especially trucks, on adjacent residential streets 14 th St crosstown bus riders: • Concern about slow bus speeds as a result of traffic congestion 6

A Transit and Truck Priority Street: 18 month pilot 7

A Transit and Truck Priority Street 8

A Transit and Truck Priority Street BUS STOP How it works: Buses, trucks and emergency vehicles can make through trips between 3 rd and 9 th • Avenues, observing all turn restrictions 9

A Transit and Truck Priority Street BUS STOP LOADING & PICKUP/DROPOFF BUS STOP How it works: Buses, trucks and emergency vehicles can make through trips between 3 rd and 9 th • Avenues, observing all turn restrictions • All vehicles are permitted to load/unload, pickup/drop-off and access garages 10

A Transit and Truck Priority Street LOADING & PICKUP/DROPOFF BUS STOP How it works: Buses, trucks and emergency vehicles can make through trips between 3 rd and 9 th • Avenues, observing all turn restrictions • All vehicles are permitted to load/unload, pickup/drop-off and access garages • General traffic must make the next right turn 11

A Transit and Truck Priority Street LOADING & PICKUP/DROPOFF BUS STOP How it works: Buses, trucks and emergency vehicles can make through trips between 3 rd and 9 th • Avenues, observing all turn restrictions • All vehicles are permitted to load/unload, pickup/drop-off and access garages • Cars must make the next right turn • Bus lane cameras will issue violations against vehicles that do not turn, after a 60 day warning period. • New curb regulations will prioritize short-term loading and passenger pickup activity 12

9 th to 8 th Ave General traffic must make right turn at 8 Av Bus only lane Plastic bus boarder General traffic lane BUS STOP BUS STOP BUS STOP Sidewalk extension at intersection General traffic must make Commercial Loading/ right turn at Hudson St Pick-up & Drop-off at curb Plastic bus boarder 13

8 th to 7 th Ave General traffic must Sidewalk extension make right turn at 8 Av at intersection Plastic bus boarder BUS STOP BUS STOP BUS STOP BUS STOP Sidewalk extension General traffic must at intersection Commercial Loading/ make right turn at 8 Av Pick-up & Drop-off at curb Plastic bus boarder 14

7 th to 6 th Ave General traffic must make right turn at 6 Av General traffic must make right turn at 7 Av Plastic bus boarder BUS STOP BUS STOP EXCEPT BUSES BUS STOP BUS STOP Sidewalk extension Sidewalk extension at intersection at intersection Commercial Loading/ Pick-up & Drop-off at curb 15

EXCEPT BUSES New Restriction Existing Restriction Left turn restrictions from 14 th Street Right turn restrictions from 14 th Street Eastbound 8 th Av • • Eastbound Broadway Westbound 7 th Av • Eastbound 6 th Av: • “Except Buses” rider will be added to allow M7 turn Westbound 5 th Av • Turn restrictions onto 14 th Street • Westbound University Pl • Left turn from Broadway • Westbound Broadway Left from 4 th Av • • Eastbound Irving Pl Eastbound 3 rd Av • Westbound 2 nd Av • 16

Benefits of TTP 14 th St prioritizes frequent, high ridership buses: • Buses will run up to 30% faster Improves pedestrian safety: • Turn restrictions • Sidewalk expansions to shorten crossing distances Allows through moving trucks: • Keeps trucks on designated route and off primarily residential side streets Maintains curb access: • Commercial loading will accommodate needs of local businesses • Designated pick-up/drop-off ensures residents and visitors can access curb 17

Pilot Project Monitoring Plan • Bus performance • Travel times • Ridership • Traffic volumes 14 th Street • • Adjacent streets • Trucks • Curb activity • Commercial loading • Pick-up/Drop-off access • Enforcement • Through movements on 14 th • Trucks off designated routes • Safety 18

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• Continued outreach to other stakeholders in May, fulfilling Major Transportation Project requirements • Coordination with City agencies • Transit and Truck Priority implementation in early summer 20