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Broadway: Northern Blvd to 65thStCorridor Safety
Improvements
Commissioner Polly Trottenberg New York City Department of
TransportationPresented by Research, Implementation, and Safety on
April 22, 2014 to Community Board 2 Transportation Committee
2014
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High-crash corridor, ranking in the top 10% of Queens
corridors
Pedestrian fatality at 58th
Street and Broadway in September 2013 Request from local elected
officials and community members for
traffic-calming measures to improve pedestrian safety
alongBroadway
Project Background
Project Limits: Northern Blvd. to 65thSt
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Existing Conditions
Broadway widens at 63rdSt
Local truck route along Broadway
High-capacity street but fairly low vehicular volume
High incidence of speeding
Popular route for cyclists connecting 34thAve with Astoria
Existing Conditions at Broadway and 63rdSt.
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Need: Why Broadway?
Wide road with disorganized
traffic patterns
Two wide lanes running approx.
50% capacity at peak hour
Long crossing distances 27 % of vehicles
traveling over speed limit
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Proposed: 63rdSt to Northern Blvd
Remove one trafficlane in each direction
Install flush center
median with leftturn bays
Install wideparking lane
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Install left turnbays to better
organize traffic
Remove 1moving lane,
and install wideparking lane
Proposed: Broadway and 58thSt
Stop bar pulled
back to 34thAve.
Third phaseadded to traffic
signals.
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Existing: Broadway and 58thSt.
Two phases34thAve. is onlystop-controlled
Pedestrianfatality in Sept.
2013
Broadwayphase
58thStphase
Christ ChurchChild Care
Center
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Proposed: Broadway, 58thSt, 34thAv
Broadwayphase
+ NEW34thAve
phase
58thStphase
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Benefits of Proposal
Matches number of moving lanes to traffic volume
Consistent with moving lanes north of Northern Bl and south of
63
rd
StReduces speeding / calms trafficSimpler, safer left turnsSafer
pedestrian crossingWide parking lane allows for safe bicycle
travelRedesigns 0.5 miles of a high-crash corridorA Vision Zero
initiative corridor redesign
Proposed Conditions: Linden Blvd, Brooklyn
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Questions? ThankYou
Contact:Queens Borough Commissioners Office at 212-839-2510 or
[email protected]
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]
