Bicycle and Pedestrian Improvements

Project Background and LimitsProject Background and Limits

• NYC Bicycle Master Plan yRoute

• Complaints from local stakeholders about the discontinuous bike lanediscontinuous bike lane

• Severity of weighted injuries rank very high at Van Dam Street • 99th percentile of• 99t percentile of

Queens Intersections

Existing Conditions and Project AreaExisting Conditions and Project Area

ComplexIntersection

Existing BikeExisting Bike Lanes End

Limited Visibility OverVisibility Over

Bridge

Existing ConditionsExisting Conditions•• MultiMulti--leg Complex leg Complex

IntersectionIntersection•• Lane Assignments Lane Assignments

U lU lUnclearUnclear•• Difficult to Navigate for Difficult to Navigate for

Pedestrians and Pedestrians and CyclistsCyclistsCyclistsCyclists

• Existing GreenpointA Bik L E dAvenue Bike Lanes End at Kingsland Avenue

• No Connection Over Newtown CreekNewtown Creek

Complex Queens IntersectionComplex Queens Intersection

2020

Proposed Intersection DesignProposed Intersection DesignEXISTING PROPOSED

P d I t • Install new pedestrian signal at crossing foot of the bridge on the Queens side

• New hi-visibility cross-walks• Update standard cross-walks to hi-visibility

Proposed Improvements

• Organize confusing intersection and bridge approach Update standard cross walks to hi visibility

cross-walks throughout intersection• Possible signal timing change to process

vehicles

g pp• Install bike lanes leading onto and

coming off of bridge

Proposed Bridge Roadway DesignProposed Bridge Roadway Design

• Reduce the number of lanes in the middle of the bridge

I t ll b ff d bik• Install buffered bike lanes in both directions over bridge

• Create turning lanes on each side of bridge

Section through middle of bridge

Brooklyn IntersectionBrooklyn Intersection

Project SummaryProject Summary

• Safety improvements for all users at complex multi-leg Queens IntersectionIntersection

• Update markings• Pedestrian signal/cross-walks

Bike Lanes• Bike Lanes• Turning lanes on each side of bridge• Possible signal timing changes

• Provide safe connection from existing Greenpoint Avenue bike lanes between Brooklyn and Queens

• Buffered bike lanes over bridge• Buffered bike lanes over bridge

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