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Select Bus Service on 86 th Street Manhattan Community Board 8 | February 4, 2014 New York City Transit Overview Project Elements NYCDOT/DDC Street Improvement Project Current Traffic Conditions Traffic Analysis M86

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Select Bus Service on 86th Street

Manhattan Community Board 8 | February 4, 2014

New York City Transit

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  • Project Elements
  • NYCDOT/DDC Street Improvement Project
  • Current Traffic Conditions
  • Traffic Analysis
  • M86 Bus Stops
  • Project Timeline and Next Steps

Overview

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Select Bus Service in New York City

Select Bus Service (SBS) is New York City’s brand name for Bus Rapid Transit: an improved bus service that offers fast, frequent, and reliable service on high-ridership bus routes. SBS has brought:

  • 15-23% faster bus speeds
  • ~10% increase in ridership
  • More reliable service
  • Customer satisfaction of 95%
  • Safer streets / reduction in crashes

There are currently 7 Select Bus Service routes serving all 5 boroughs.

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Improved fare collection Transit signal priority Passenger information Improved station amenities Bus lanes Pedestrian safety improvements

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Select Bus Service Features

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Select Bus Service in New York City

Faster Fare Collection

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Fare machines can be positioned to maximize pedestrian flow

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Select Bus Service in New York City

Signal Improvements and Targeted Bus Lanes

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No dedicated bus lanes proposed for East 86th St – queue jumps being considered for 84th St exiting Central Park

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Select Bus Service in New York City

Real-time Passenger Information

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Coming to 86th St in 2015

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Select Bus Service in New York City

Improved Streetscape Elements – Bus Bulbs

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New Bus Bulbs at 3rd and Lexington Avenues

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Select Bus Service in New York City

Pedestrian Safety Improvements – Neckdowns

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New Neckdowns at Park, Lexington, and Third Avenues

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Select Bus Service in New York City

Implement Commercial Loading Zones where needed

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Why SBS on 86th St?

Most passengers per mile of any bus route in NYC Carries over 25,000 passengers per day Crucial connection to 1456BC trains and 12 bus routes CB8 support of SBS elements (fare machine) and streetscape improvements

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M86 SBS Route

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Proposed Westbound Stop Change

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Proposed Central Park Stop Change

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Pedestrian Improvements

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Two travel lanes retained in each direction M86 SBS stops at bus bulbs at Lexington and Third Avenues

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Neckdowns Park Av: NW and SE corners Lexington Av: NE corner Bus Bulbs Lexington Av: NW corner Lexington Av: SE corner

East 86th Street Pedestrian Improvements

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East 86th Street Pedestrian Improvements

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Neckdowns Park Av: NW and SE corners Lexington Av: NE corner Bus Bulbs Lexington Av: NW corner Lexington Av: SE corner

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Bus bulbs reduce boarding times and separate waiting bus customers from pedestrian traffic

Pedestrian Improvements

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East 86th Street Conditions

Current Issues: Loading and delivery Traffic and safety impacts Second Ave Subway construction Future growth issues: Marine Transfer Station truck activity

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East 86th Street Curb Analysis

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Time lapse camera analysis shows truck double parking occurring for over 50% of the hour at busiest time periods, blocking one travel lane Commercial loading regulations should be considered 86th St between Lexington and 3rd Av, south curb

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East 86th Street Curb Analysis

Time lapse camera analysis shows truck double parking occurring for over 50% of the hour at busiest time periods, blocking one travel lane Commercial loading regulations should be considered 86th St between Park Av and Lexington Av, north curb

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East 86th Street Traffic Analysis

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M86: 12 buses per peak hour Typical SBS loading time at a busy stop: 30 seconds Buses loading at bus bulbs 10% of the time at peak hour DOT collected traffic volumes that indicate maneuvering around loading buses will not have significant impact

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East 86th St Traffic Analysis Conclusions

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  • Existing double parking for loading and deliveries blocks

travel lanes for long periods

  • Articulated M86 buses not currently reaching the curb at

every stop

  • SBS fare collection will dramatically speed dwell time at

stops

  • Current traffic conditions lead to lanes blocked for much

longer than they would be with M86 SBS bus bulbs

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East 86th St Traffic Analysis Conclusions

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Traffic movement on East 86th St is not adversely affected by proposed bus bulbs since motorists are typically able to clear the upcoming intersection in the same signal cycle

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Winter 2015

  • Refine bus priority elements

Spring 2015

  • Install fare machines and other SBS elements
  • Upgrade M86 to SBS

Summer-Fall 2015

  • DDC Streetscape construction begins

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Next Steps

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Questions?

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