BROADWAY L-TRAIN MITIGATION

June 12, 2018

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Presentation to Brooklyn CB 1

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Project Background

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PROJECT BACKGROUND

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Citi Bike station

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Broadway is a Vision Zero Corridor with 21 KSI/mile

Both Broadway at Hooper St and Broadway at Flushing are Vision Zero Intersections

Project scope is within a Vision Zero Area

PROJECT AREA AND SAFETY DATA

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Total

Injuries

Severe

Injuries Fatalities KSI

Pedestrian 70 9 4 13

Bicyclists 59 11 0 11

Motor Vehicle

Occupant 203 1 0 1

Total 332 21 4 25

Broadway, Hooper St to Flushing Ave, BK Injury Summary, 2012-2016 (5 years)

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7 13

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3 84

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KSI: Killed or Severely Injured N

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Project Issues and Solutions

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PROJECT LOCATIONS

6 Improve access to stations

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Ave

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HOOPER ST EXISTING ISSUES

Multiple missing crosswalks

Inconsistent street network

on Hooper St

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EXISTING

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HOOPER ST PROJECT PLAN

Convert one block of Hooper St

to one-way southbound

Close slips on Division Ave and

Broadway in paint

Add a right turn lane on Hooper

St at Harrison Ave

Build out and extend concrete

triangle and adjacent corners

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EXISTING

PLANNED

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Slip Closure in Paint Street Conversions

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MONTROSE AVE EXISTING ISSUES

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Missing crossing on S 5th St

Long crossings along Union Ave

Redundancies in vehicular network create conflict for all roadway users

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EXISTING

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MONTROSE AVE PROJECT PLAN

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Convert one block of

Montrose Ave to one-

way westbound

Extend sidewalks in

paint along S 5th St

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EXISTING

PLANNED

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Street Conversions

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UNION AVE EXISTING ISSUES

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Long pedestrian crossing

distances

Acute right turns from Union onto

Broadway are not geometrically

possible for heavy vehicles

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EXISTING

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UNION AVE PROJECT PLAN

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Restrict the right turns onto

Broadway from Union Ave

Extend sidewalks in paint

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EXISTING

PLANNED

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EXAMPLE OF PAINTED CURB EXTENSIONS

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THROOP AVE EXISTING ISSUES

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Missing crosswalks and ADA compliant access along Broadway and across Throop Ave

Unclear vehicular and pedestrian movements

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EXISTING

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THROOP AVE PROJECT PLAN

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Close the slip from Middleton

St to Broadway in paint

Install a painted sidewalk

extension on Throop Ave at

Broadway

Add crosswalks along the

southern side of Broadway

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EXISTING

PLANNED

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Slip Closure in Paint Painted Sidewalk

Extensions

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DEBEVOISE ST EXISTING ISSUES

Crosswalk behind the bus

stop making pedestrians

less visible to vehicles

Crosswalk does not match

pedestrian desire line or the

existing ramp

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EXISTING

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DEBEVOISE ST PROJECT PLAN

Add painted curb extension

on the northern side of

Debevoise St

Realign crosswalk to be in

front of the bus stop

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EXISTING

PLANNED

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EXAMPLE OF PAINTED CURB EXTENSIONS

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FLUSHING AVE EXISTING ISSUES

Crosswalk does not lead

to the station stairs

Left turns from Flushing

Ave westbound onto

Broadway and Graham

Ave northbound create

an unsafe condition

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EXISTING

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FLUSHING AVE PROJECT PLAN

Flare the crosswalk on

Flushing Ave and

Broadway

Install hardened centerline

to calm turns from

Flushing onto Broadway

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EXISTING

PLANNED

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Hardened Centerline

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THANK YOU!

Questions?

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Appendix

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HOOPER ST - EXISTING

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EXISTING

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HOOPER ST PROJECT PLAN

Convert one block of Hooper St

to one-way southbound

Close slips on Division Ave and

Broadway in paint

Add a right turn lane on Hooper

St at Harrison Ave

Build out and extend concrete

triangle and adjacent corners

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EXISTING

PLANNED

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Slip Closure in Paint Street Conversions

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EXAMPLES OF CARS FAILING TO YIELD

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Examples of cars failing to yield to pedestrians on the Division Ave slip

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DIVERSION DIAGRAM HOOPER ST

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MONTROSE AVE - EXISTING

EXISTING

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MONTROSE AVE PROJECT PLAN

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Convert one block of

Montrose Ave to one-

way westbound

Extend sidewalks in

paint along S 5th St

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EXISTING

PLANNED

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N Painted Sidewalk Extensions

Street Conversions

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DIVERSION DIAGRAM MONTROSE AVE

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UNION AVE - EXISTING

Long pedestrian crossing distances

Columns impact visibility of pedestrians

Acute turns are not possibly for heavy vehicles

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EXISTING

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UNION AVE PROJECT PLAN

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Restrict the right turns onto

Broadway from Union Ave

Extend sidewalks in paint

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EXISTING

PLANNED

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EXAMPLE OF PAINTED CURB EXTENSIONS

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DIVERSION DIAGRAM UNION AVE

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THROOP AVE - EXISTING

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EXISTING

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THROOP AVE PROJECT PLAN

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Close the slip from Middleton

to Broadway in paint

Install a painted sidewalk

extension on Throop Ave at

Broadway

Add crosswalks along the

southern side of Broadway

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2

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EXISTING

PLANNED

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Slip Closure in Paint Painted Sidewalk

Extensions

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THROOP AVE VEHICULAR MOVEMENTS

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EXISTING

PLANNED

EXISTING CAR TURNING OUT OF SLIP

EXISTING CAR TURNING INTO SLIP

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DIVERSION DIAGRAM THROOP AVE

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DEBEVOISE ST - EXISTING

Column splits the

roadway on Debevoise

St

Bus stop is in front of

crosswalk, impacting

visibility

Pedestrian fatality in

2012

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EXISTING

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DEBEVOISE ST PROJECT PLAN

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EXISTING

PLANNED

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EXAMPLE OF PAINTED CURB EXTENSIONS

Add painted curb extension

on the northern side of

Debevoise St

Realign crosswalk to be in

front of the bus stop

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FLUSHING AVE EXISTING

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EXISTING

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FLUSHING AVE PROJECT PLAN

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EXISTING

PLANNED

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Hardened Centerline

Flare the crosswalk on

Flushing Ave and

Broadway

Install hardened centerline

to calm turns from

Flushing onto Broadway