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34th Street Transit Corridor Alternatives Analysis
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W. 39TH STREET
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34th Street Transit Corridor Study
W. 39TH ST.
W. 38TH ST.
W. 37TH ST.
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NYCT Subway and Bus Service
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Goals and Objectives
Alternatives under Consideration
34th
Str
eet T
ran
sit
Co
rrid
or
Alt
ern
ativ
es A
nal
ysis
Pu
rpo
se a
nd
Need
Imp
rov
e C
ros
sto
wn
Tra
ffic
Co
ns
ide
r E
xp
res
s B
us
Op
era
tio
ns
De
cre
as
e P
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tria
n C
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ge
sti
on
Ac
co
mm
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Fu
ture
De
ve
lop
me
nt
22%
40%
38%
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cond
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st 2
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ting
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6 m
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Augu
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10 m
inut
es, 4
1 se
cond
s
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st 2
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FDR DRIVE
W. 3
2ND
ST
.
NINTH AVE.
TENTH AVE.
ELEVENTH AVE.
EIGHTH AVE.
SEVENTH AVE.
SIXTH AVE.
BROADWAY
W. 3
9TH
ST
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W. 3
8TH
ST
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W. 3
6TH
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W. 3
7TH
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W. 3
5TH
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W. 3
4TH
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W. 3
3RD
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W. 3
1ST
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W. 3
0TH
ST
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W. 2
9TH
ST
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FIFTH AVE.
E. 3
1ST
ST
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E. 3
0TH
ST
.
E. 2
9TH
ST
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PARK AVE SO.
MADISON AVE.
LEXINGTON AVE.
THIRD AVE.
SECOND AVE.
FIRST AVE.
PARK AVE.
E. 3
9TH
ST
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E. 3
8TH
ST
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7TH
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r
34
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ters
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th S
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et
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pe
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str
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th
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w r
ail
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to
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ew
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pro
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an
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alo
ng
34
th S
tre
et.
34th
Str
eet T
ran
sit
Co
rrid
or
Alt
ern
ativ
es A
nal
ysis
Alt
ern
ati
ve
s A
na
lys
is P
roc
es
s
Pu
rpo
se a
nd
Nee
d o
f th
e3
4th
Str
eet T
ran
sit
Co
rrid
or
Go
als
and
Ob
ject
ives
Po
ten
tial
Alt
ern
ativ
es
Init
ial S
cree
nin
g:
Pri
mar
y Ev
alu
atio
n C
rite
ria
Po
ssib
le A
lter
nat
ives
Fin
al S
cree
nin
g:
Sec
on
dar
y Ev
alu
atio
n C
rite
ria
Loca
lly
Pre
ferr
ed A
lter
nat
ive(
s)
Dra
ft A
ltern
ativ
es A
naly
sis
Repo
rt(W
inte
r 201
0)
Publ
ic M
eetin
g(W
inte
r 201
0)
Pu
bli
c M
eeti
ng
(Fal
l 200
9)
Fina
l Alte
rnat
ives
Ana
lysi
s Re
port
Initi
ate
NEP
A /
CEQ
R(S
prin
g 20
10)
34th
Str
eet T
ran
sit
Co
rrid
or
Alt
ern
ativ
es A
nal
ysis
Go
als
an
d O
bje
cti
ve
s
Reduce tra
nsit tra
vel tim
e for
cro
ssto
wn trips
mpro
ve tra
nsit r
eliability
Reduce p
edestr
ian c
ongestion
Pro
vid
e c
on
ve
nie
nt
connections to e
xis
ting a
nd
futu
re tra
nsit s
erv
ice
mp
rove
exp
ress b
us
opera
tions a
long 3
4th
Str
eet
Accom
modate
futu
re tra
nsit
dem
and
mple
ment w
ithin
a r
easonable
constr
uction tim
efr
am
e
mple
ment w
ithin
a r
easonable
constr
uction c
ost
e c
onsis
tent w
ith M
TA
op
era
tin
g p
roce
du
res
Avoid
conflic
ts w
ith e
xis
ting
and p
roposed infr
astr
uctu
re
Avoid
effects
on c
ritical
roa
dw
ay f
un
ctio
ns
Min
imiz
e C
ap
ita
l a
nd
Op
era
tin
g
Co
nc
ern
s
Imp
rov
e C
ros
sto
wn
Mo
bil
ity
34th
Str
eet T
ran
sit
Co
rrid
or
Alt
ern
ativ
es A
nal
ysis
Go
als
an
d O
bje
cti
ve
s
Min
imiz
e A
dv
ers
e I
mp
ac
ts o
n
Bu
ilt
an
d N
atu
ral
En
vir
on
me
nt
En
ha
nc
e C
om
mu
nit
y C
ha
rac
ter
upport
exis
ting a
nd p
roposed
de
ve
lop
me
nt
mpro
ve c
onnections b
etw
een
resid
ential and c
om
merc
ial
destinations
mpro
ve p
edestr
ian c
ircula
tion
and s
afe
ty
Avoid
, m
inim
ize, or
mitig
ate
advers
e im
pacts
on h
isto
ric
reso
urc
es
inim
ize
en
cro
ach
me
nt
on v
iew
corr
idors
Avoid
pro
pert
y a
cquis
itio
n to
the m
axim
um
exte
nt fe
asib
le
Re
du
ce
ve
hic
ula
r co
ng
estio
n,
em
issio
ns, and n
ois
e
inim
ize c
onstr
uction im
pacts
to the e
xte
nt fe
asib
le
Avoid
im
pacts
on n
atu
ral fe
atu
res
an
d c
oa
sta
l w
ate
rs
34th
Str
eet T
ran
sit
Co
rrid
or
Alt
ern
ativ
es A
nal
ysis
Alt
ern
ati
ve
s u
nd
er
Co
ns
ide
rati
on
Au
tom
ate
d
Gu
idew
ay
Tra
nsit
Min
or
Bu
s
Imp
rovem
en
ts
Lig
ht
Rail T
ran
sit
He
av
y-r
ail
Bu
s R
ap
id T
ran
sit
Str
eetc
ar
No
Im
pro
vem
en
ts
34th
Str
eet T
ran
sit
Co
rrid
or
Alt
ern
ativ
es A
nal
ysis
Exis
tin
g/Im
pro
ved
Bu
s O
pera
tio
ns
Bu
s R
ap
id T
ran
sit
Cap
acit
y (
Pers
on
s p
er
Veh
icle
)S
tan
da
rd: 8
0 (
40
se
ate
d, 4
0 s
tan
din
g)
• Art
icu
late
d:1
20
(6
0 s
ea
ted
, 6
0 s
tan
din
g•
Sta
ndard
: 80 (
40seate
d,
40 s
tandin
g)
• Art
icula
ted:1
20 (
60 s
eate
d,
60 s
tandin
g)
•
Veh
icle
s p
er
Set
11
Po
wer
Su
pp
lyD
iese
l, E
lectr
ic, H
yb
rid
or
Alte
rna
tive
Fu
els
Die
sel, E
lectr
ic,
Hybrid o
r A
ltern
ative F
uels
Su
sp
en
sio
nR
ub
be
r tire
on
pa
ve
me
nt
Rubber
tire
on p
avem
ent
Gu
idew
ay
Mix
ed
tra
ffic
Exclu
siv
e r
ight-
of-
way m
ay h
ave p
ort
ions
in m
ixed t
raffi
c
Cap
ital C
ost*
Ve
hic
le: $
35
0K
- $
1.2
M
Vehic
le:
$600K
-
$1.2
M
Constr
uction:
$7M
- $
12M
per
mile
Op
era
tin
g C
ost
***
(per
Veh
icle
Reven
ue H
ou
r)$
10
9.2
0
$109.2
0**
**
Key C
hara
cte
risti
cs
Hig
h fl
exib
ility
•
Lo
w c
ap
ita
l co
sts
•
Lim
ite
d c
ap
acity
•
Ge
ne
rally a
tta
ins s
low
er
tra
ve
l tim
es &
sp
ee
ds th
an
oth
er
•
mo
de
s
Sto
ps g
en
era
lly s
pa
ce
d c
lose
to
ge
the
r•
Featu
res o
ff-b
oard
fare
paym
ent;
dis
tinct
sta
tions/s
tops;
•
uniq
ue b
randin
g;
& r
eal-tim
e p
assenger
info
rmation o
n/o
ff-
board
Sto
ps c
an b
e locate
d c
urb
sid
e o
r alo
ng s
treet
media
n•
Impro
ved o
pera
ting s
peeds &
reliability d
ue t
o e
lim
ination o
f •
various t
ypes o
f dela
y
Tra
ffic c
onditio
ns m
ay s
low
opera
ting s
peeds
•
Sto
ps g
enera
lly s
paced c
lose t
ogeth
er
•
* C
apital C
ost:
Data
based
on
ave
rag
e C
ap
ita
l co
sts
of
bu
ilt p
roje
cts
in
th
e U
SA
.(S
ou
rce
: F
TA
)
** E
stim
ate
d C
apital C
osts
fo
r 2
nd
Ave
nu
e S
ub
wa
y:
$2
.4 -
$3.1
Billio
n p
er
Mile
(S
ou
rce
: M
TA
an
d F
TA
)
***
Sourc
e:
FTA
’s 2
007 N
atio
na
l T
ran
sit D
ata
ba
se
****
Cost
show
n is f
or
buse
s in
ge
ne
ral.
Bu
s R
ap
id T
ran
sit o
pe
ratin
g c
ost m
ay b
e s
lig
htly h
igh
er
du
e to
ad
ditio
na
l a
me
nitie
s.
34th
Str
eet T
ran
sit
Co
rrid
or
Alt
ern
ativ
es A
nal
ysis
* C
apital C
ost:
Data
based o
n a
ve
rag
e C
ap
ita
l co
sts
of
bu
ilt
pro
jects
in
th
e U
SA
.(S
ou
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