West 181 Street, Hall of Fame Terrace & University Avenue/ MLK Boulevard 2 children killed by...

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West 181 Street,Hall of Fame Terrace &

University Avenue/MLK Boulevard

2 children killed by vehicles in five years -

tied for most dangerous

View from South

bike routes

CONFLICT ANALYSIS

• High speeds along University/MLK

• Quick right turns

• No crosswalk in front of college

• Long & circuitous crosswalks

• Disrespected striped islands

Large, Wide Intersection

Entrance to College

Time-lapse at Entrance to College

SHORT TERM ACTIONS

• Crosswalk in front of school w/signal & stop lines

• Add Northbound bus stop

• No parking near crosswalk

MIDDLE TERM ACTIONS

• Stripe Median along University/MLK

• Create Two Intersections:– Hall of Fame– West 181

• Stripe Excess Roadway

• Add Planters & Bollards

LONG TERM ACTIONS

• Raised Median• Raised Corner

Extensions• Convert SE

corner to park

Detail of West 181 Street Intersection

Detail of Hall of Fame Terrace Intersection

Set-back Stop LineBroadway & West 57 Street, Manhattan

Curb ExtensionWest 161 Street

Fake MedianTremont Av & Boston Rd

Real Median - Pedestrians Wait between Bollards and Planter,West Side Highway, Manhattan

Medians

Main Street, Queens

Clinton Street, Brooklyn

Prospect Park SW,Brooklyn

Granite BollardsGrand Army Plaza, Manhattan

Spherical BollardsFordham Plaza

Steel BollardLower Manhattan

Adopted Plantings and Planters

Park Avenue,Manhattan

Crosby AvenueMidland Avenue, Staten Island