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Marcus Garvey Park New York City Department of Transportation – Polly Trottenberg, Commissioner Presented by Pedestrian Projects Group, September 2 and 10, 2014 to Community Boards 11 and 10 Update

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Page 1: Marcus Garvey Park - Welcome to NYC.gov€¦ · Marcus Garvey Park New York City Department of Transportation – Polly Trottenberg, Commissioner Presented by Pedestrian Projects

Marcus Garvey Park

New York City Department of Transportation – Polly Trottenberg, Commissioner Presented by Pedestrian Projects Group, September 2 and 10, 2014 to Community Boards 11 and 10

Update

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Local Neighborhoods

Morningside

Heights Harlem

East

Harlem

Central

Park

Marcus

Garvey

Park

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Mount Morris

Park West

Pre-Project

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High speed turns

contribute to crashes

Pre-project

Overly wide and

underutilized road

allows speeding

and weaving

Issues

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Pre-project

Double turns

Single turn

Issues

Pre-project

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Unmarked

Crosswalks

Long

Crosswalks

Pre-project

Issues

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Organize MMPW

to one lane

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Initial Implementation

Shorten all

crossings on

Madison and

MMPW

Add parking on

south side of park

Modified off-peak

signal timing

Removed parked

cars from

crossing locations

Eliminate double

turns

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MMPW – Initial Implementation

August 2013 • Community concerns with initial cross section • Narrow profile hindered access and visibility • Congestion and honking increased • Signal timing was not adequate during peak periods

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MMPW – Modified

November 2013 • Wider parking lanes and buffers to accommodate

double parking and loading • Wider moving lane along with buffers improves access

for emergency vehicles and larger trucks/buses • Narrowed sidewalk extension with fewer granite

blocks, improves visibility

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MMPW - Modified

Additional changes included: • Removed flashing yellow signal at 120th, replaced with green arrow • Lengthened bus stop at 123rd/124th to improve turn radius for large

vehicles to maneuver around corner • Removed one parking spot at the corner of W 122nd St to ease vehicle

turns and provide more drop off space • Countdown clocks added • Signal timing adjusted, 60 second off-peak/90 second peak, 5th Ave

progression implemented

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Marcus Garvey

Park

Signal Warrant Studies

New signal added

• New signal added at 124th and 5th Avenue

• Signal/stop controls at MMPW and 124th, 123rd and 121st denied after second attempt

• Crosswalks at denied locations will be upgraded to school xings, this will allow for a new study to be completed with more favorable standards

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Response

DOT reached out to several agencies to determine how new design was impacting service:

• NYPD – No impact on service

• FDNY – No impact on service

• MTA – No impact on bus service

• EMS – No impact on service

• Sanitation – No impact on plowing, corner shoveling restored

• No impact on Marathon or Harlem Skyscraper Classic

• DEP – Added storm drain at corner of MMPW and 120th to eliminate ponding

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Results

Safety, travel times, speeding and volume data were analyzed to determine impact of the project:

• 24% reduction in crashes between 5th Ave/124th St and 5th Ave/120th St when compared to previous year (full year of data not yet available)

• Zero crashes with injuries along MMPW

• Zero reported crashes into property even through difficult winter

• Speeding on MMPW was reduced to 1% of vehicles during off-peak hours versus 23% before implementation

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Results

Safety, travel times, speeding and volume data were analyzed to determine impact of the project:

• Travel time runs on 5th Ave/MMPW show an average AM peak increase between 1 minute and 20 seconds to 2 minutes

• Madison Ave travel times show little change (+10 seconds)

• No change in volumes on MMPW, 10% reduction in PM peak volume on Madison Ave

• All crosswalks shortened, three new crosswalks added

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Ongoing

• Work with Parks to keep pedestrian space clear

• Improve maintenance partnership

• Re analyze data for denied signals

• Refresh markings on MMPW

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Thank You