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Delancey Street
Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan New York City Department of TransportationPresented on February 8, 2012 at Community Board 3
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Project Area
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DOTs Recent Improvements
Bowery safety island
Chrystie St safety islands
Forsyth St painted sidewalk
Clinton St bicycle facility
LPI added at Essex
Allen St Mall expansions
Delancey St /Wburg Bridge connection
Wburg Bridge multi-use path reconfig
Rivington, Suffolk, Stanton bicycle lanes
Countdown signals added to all 19 Crosswalks
Additional ped crossing time given atNorfolk, Ludlow, Orchard and Forsyth
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Safety Data
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Total(Motor vehicle
occupant, bicycle +pedestrian) Injuries
2006-2010
TotalFatalities
2006-2012
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Sources: Injuries, NYS Dept. of Transportation Fatalities, NYC Dept. of Transportation
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Safety Data
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PedestrianInjuries
2006-2010
PedestrianFatalities
2006-2012
Sources: Injuries, NYS Dept. of Transportation Fatalities, NYC Dept. of Transportation
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Crash Details
Turning vehiclefailure-to-yield
Long crosswalks/not enoughcrossing time for full cross
Speeding and
unsafe lane-changes
49% of ped crashes:Peds crossing with signal
32% of ped crashes:Peds crossing against signal
Rear-ending & overtaking crasheswere over-represented (31%, 20%)
vs. Borough-wide (25%, 14%) 6
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Bridge Feeds Trafficinto Lower East Side
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Traffic Builds toWilliamsburg Bridge
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Focused Solutions1. Shorten crosswalks2. Clarify travel lanes
3. Alter signal timing4. Modify Network5. Enhance bridge entrance
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Pavement markings
Signal timing
New signage
Painted and/or textured surfaces
Flexible delineators
Rapid Response Toolkit
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Forsyth St
Allen St
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Painted SidewalkExtension Examples
Canal St at E. BroadwayLower East Side
Schermerhorn St., Brooklyn11
Rapid Response Toolkit
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Pedestrian Issues
Countdown signalsindicate time
remaining to cross
Long crosswalks
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Pedestrian Issues Drivers required bylaw to yield to
pedestriansandoften do not
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Forsyth St Orchard
Existing
Clinton St Crosswalk
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Shortened 49 feet
Planned
Clinton St Crosswalk
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Shorten Crosswalks
Forsyth St Orchard
North service road turns right on Clinton StSouth service road access shifted east
Sidewalk extends in front ofcurrent right-turn only lane
Clinton St crosswalkshortened 49 feet
Suffolk St crosswalksshortened 44 + 36 feet
Norfolk Suffolk
Clinton
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Forsyth St Orchard
Essex St Crosswalk
Existing
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Forsyth St Orchard
Clinton St crosswalkshortened 49 feet
Insert Raisa AFTER same photoBefore
Essex St Crosswalk
Planned
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Crosswalks shortenedShorten Crosswalks
Shortens 14 of 19 crosswalks from 5 to
49 for a total of 286 linear feet,
effectively provides more crossing time
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Wide outer lane, not wideenough for parking +
adequate moving lane
Traffic Network Issues
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Orchard
Bowery
Allen
St
Essex
St
Forsyth St
Ludlow
Orchard
OrchardAllen EssexLudlow
Adds pedestrian spaceopposite turn lanes
Clarify Travel Lanes
Allen Orchard Ludlow Essex
Improves alignment
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Inconsistent roadway profileEspecially at study area ends
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Traffic Network Issues
Bowery
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OrchardAllen
St
Essex
St
Suffolk
Forsyth St
Ludlow
Norfolk
Orchard
Clinton
OrchardAllen Essex
Suffolk
Ludlow
Norfolk
Shorten Crosswalks
or where fourth lane isnot necessary
Takes space in overlywide roadbed
Bowery Chrystie Forsyth
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Traffic Network Issues
Left-turns aggravate congestion.Currently nine 24/7 left-turns bans plus two
part-time bans at Allen St + Essex St
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Orchard
Bowery
Forsyth St
Ludlow
Orchard
Allen Essex
Modify Network
Extend 7 AM 7 PMto 24/7
New 24/7
Extend 4 7 PMto 24/7
Current turn restrictions =
New restrictions =
Chrystie
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Traffic Network Issues
Delancey St
Clinton Street accessto bridge blocked
N t k I
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Current SignedRoute from FDRDrive to Bridge
Network Issue
788 vehicles turnright onto Delancey
from Norfolk St
Clinton St
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Maintains bike
access
Open Clinton St to Bridge
New traffic from Clinton St to bridge will
discourage speeding + red-light running
Less traffic onlocal streets
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Enhance Bridge Approach
Forsyth St Orchard
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Very long crosswalks
Highway style not local street
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Enhance Bridge Approach
Forsyth St Orchard
Space for new gateway
plaza of 14,160 sq. ft.
Norfolk Suffolk
Clinton
E h B id A h
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Enhance Bridge Approach
Forsyth St Orchard
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P l S
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Proposal Summary 1. Shorten crosswalks at 14 of 19locations on Delancey corridorw/new neckdowns and median tipextensions
2. Convert Clinton St between Grandand Delancey to one-way NB,allowing easier and conflict-freeaccess to the bridge from FDR
3. Improve corridor traffic flow with
full time LT bans from SB Essex toDelancey, EB Delancey toChrystie, and EB Delancey toAllen; force bridge service roadright-only
4. Investigate signal timingmodifications to allow for longercrossing time
5. Create new public space betweenNorfolk + Clinton
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