108 STREET AT

HORACE HARDING EXPRESSWAY School Safety Improvements

Presentation to CB 6 Transportation Committee January 5, 2017

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Queens Priority Geographies

VISION ZERO

PRIORITY

Vision Zero

• Multi-agency effort to reduce

traffic fatalities in NYC

• Borough Action Plans

released in 2015

• Priority Intersections,

Corridors, and Areas

identified for each borough

108 Street

• Priority Corridor

• Priority Area

• Priority Intersection at Horace

Harding Expressway North

Service Road

Project location

includes Vision Zero

Corridor, Area, and

Intersection

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PROJECT AREA

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PS 220

HS ARTS &

BUSINESS

FOREST HILLS

CO-OP

FAIRVIEW

CO-OP

VISION ZERO INTERSECTION

VISION ZERO CORRIDOR

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108 STREET: EXISTING CONDITIONS

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Long crossing distances for

pedestrians, especially for

seniors and children

108 St is 62 feet wide

108 St at the Horace Harding South Service Road, facing west

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PROPOSAL: PEDESTRIAN SAFETY ISLAND

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Pedestrian safety islands have been shown to*

• Decrease pedestrian crashes by 46%

• Reduce vehicle crashes by 39%

Northern Blvd at 89 St, Queens

*Source: US Department of Transportation FHWA Proven Safety Countermeasures - Medians and Pedestrian Crossing Islands in Urban and Suburban

Areas http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/provencountermeasures/fhwa_sa_12_011.htm

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PROPOSAL: PEDESTRIAN SAFETY ISLAND

6 *Source: US Department of Transportation FHWA Proven Safety Countermeasures - Medians and Pedestrian Crossing Islands in Urban and Suburban

Areas http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/provencountermeasures/fhwa_sa_12_011.htm

PROPOSED

EXISTING

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PROPOSAL: LEADING PEDESTRIAN INTERVAL

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• Study for an LPI at both the Horace Harding Expressway North and South Service Roads at 108 Street

• Pedestrians are given a 7 second (minimum) head start to cross the street

• Pedestrians can establish right of way in the crosswalk and are more visible to turning vehicles

• Mitigates failure to yield crashes between turning vehicles and pedestrians

Pearl St at Peck Slip, Manhattan

Leading Pedestrian

Intervals (LPIs) give

pedestrians a 7+ second

head start

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• Construct pedestrian safety island in the south crosswalk at

108 St at the Horace Harding South Service Road in front of

PS 220

• Investigation of Leading Pedestrian Interval (LPI) at 108 St

and the Horace Harding Expressway North and South

Service Roads

• No changes in traffic capacity or loss of parking

SUMMARY OF PROPOSALS

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• Provides a safer, shorter pedestrian crossing distance in front of PS

220

• Increases pedestrian visibility

• No changes in traffic capacity or loss of parking

BENEFITS OF PROPOSAL

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108 St at Horace Harding South Service Road, facing west

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Questions?

THANK YOU!

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