CIA Presentation--existing & Emerging Conditions

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ConeyIslandAvenue

ExistingandEmergingConditions

March2010


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Acknowledgements

Thispresentationwaspreparedbygraduateplanning

studentsinPrattInstitutesGraduateCenterforPlanning

andtheEnvironment.

DuringtheFall2009semester,ProfessorsJonathanMartin

andAlison

Schneider

and

the

students

analyzed

primary

andsecondarydatatoproducethisanalysisofexistingand

emergingconditions.


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40 38N 73

58WStudyArea:38.7acres

RegionalContext

Kensington

Parkville/

LittlePakistan

Victorian

Flatbush


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EntrytotheConeyIslandPlankroad,1857

ConeyIslandAvenueTrolley,1954

HistoricThemes

Thoroughfare

ServiceRoad

Border

Home

PakistanIndependenceDayParade,2009


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Activities: Noise Pedestrianactivity

Traffic

Commercialactivity

Observations: Autotrafficdominates

Somepedestrianactivity

Lackofactivityincenter,with

busyzonestonorthandsouth

ObservationalMapping


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Districts: Land

use

Housingtype

Retailserviceoffered

Lotsize

Buildingmaintenance

Observations: Borderbetweendistinct

communities

Suburbanvs.urban

Servicevs.convenienceretail

Abrupttransitions

ObservationalMapping


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PopulationDensity

(Personsper

Square

Mile)

2000Census

Tract482 70,499*

Tract490 82,672*

Tract492 52,402

Tract494 79,167*

Tract

504 48,749Tract506 97,305*

Tract524 28,167

Tract526 69,026*

Demographic

StudyArea 64,383

CD12 51,402

CD14 58,209

Brooklyn 25,442

NYC 26,403

*=DenserthanManhattan

average(67,718ppsm)

Source:USCensusBureau

PopulationDensity


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MedianHouseholdIncome

2000

Census

Change

1990

2000 2008ACS

Change

2000

08

Tract482 $22,265 14%

Tract490 $27,267 16%

Tract492 $30,926 16%

Tract494 $30,986 3%

Tract504 $41,803 30%

Tract506 $26,369 19%

Tract524 $50,972 16%

Tract526 $34,881 38%

Demographic

Area $31,605 9%

CD12 $29,78012% $40,138 35%

CD14 $32,428 10% $41,402 28%

Brooklyn $32,135 25% $43,378 35%

NYC $38,293 28% $51,116 33%

Source:USCensusBureau

HouseholdIncomebyTract


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AbsoluteChange20002008

Total White Black Asian Other

2+

Races

Hispanic

anyrace

CD12 11.0% 0.9% 20.4% 21.4% 50.3% 83.2% 25.9%

CD14 2.2% 20.1%13.1%

11.6% 64.0%

78.3% 25.6%

Brooklyn 3.7% 9.0% 0.6% 27.8% 16.6% 65.1% 3.3%

NYC 4.4% 4.5% 0.6% 26.4% 19.7% 59.1% 7.1%

9/11anddecreasedPakistani

population

Influxofmiddleclasswhite

families

Lossofblackpopulation

NewLatinopopulationvaries

byarea

Source:2008ACS,2000Census

RelevantTrends,20002008


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ExistingConditions

Dominantresidentialpresence

Limitedparksandopenspace

Stalleddevelopments&underutilizedlots

Overviewoflanduses


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ExistingConditionsRegionalCommercialIdentity:

Auto

RelatedUses

Autoservicesmayattractregionalusers

Storageandparkinglotsreinforceregional

patternsofuse

Curbcutsidewalks,buildingsetbacks,in

streetandsidewalkautocaredisrupt

pedestrianexperience

Autoorientedusesarescattered

throughout

the

Study

Area


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Westside

of

Coney

Island

Avenue

betweenTurnerPlaceandHinckley

Place.

IssuesandOpportunitiesVacanciesandUnderusedLand


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ExistingConditionsEast WestDivide

ZoningEastofConeyIslandAvenue:Lowandmoderatedensityresidentialandgeneral

commercial/retailusesallowable

ZoningWest

of

Coney

Island

Avenue:

Moderatelydenseresidentialandpermissive

commercialusesallowable.


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OnConeyIslandAvenue: Lackoftrees

Nobenches,bikeracks

Fewtrashcansnearretailand commercial

buildings

for

pedestrian

usage

OffConeyIslandAvenue: Lushtreecovers

Nosmoothtransitionintolightingon

ConeyIsland

Avenue

ExistingConditionsStreetscape


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Eastsidehassomepedestrianactivity

Westsidehasbusinessrelated

pedestrianobstructions

Infrequentandpoorlymarked

crosswalks

Residentsoftencrossroads

midblock

ExistingConditionsWalkability


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ChurchAvenueandConeyIslandAvenue

BeverlyRoadandConeyIslandAvenue

AvenueC

and

Coney

Island

Avenue

CortelyouRoadandConeyIslandAvenue

ExistingConditionsDangerousIntersections


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ConeyIslandAvenueisamajornorth

southroute

IntersectionofConeyIslandAvenueand

ChurchAvenue

is

challenging

ExistingConditionsTruckRoutes


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24,000vehiclesperday

Stillundercapacity

ExistingConditionsTraffic


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ParkCircle:o Improvedpedestriancrossings

o Newbidirectionalbikepath(ClassI)

o Rationalizedtrafficpatterns

AlbemarleRoad:

o ProposedclosuretotrafficatConey

IslandAve

ExistingConditionsNYCDOTProjects


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PedestrianEnvironment:Pedestrianenvironment

ispoorly

maintained

and

uninviting

Parking: Streetparkingisfrequentlyobstructed

bycommercialuses

DangerousIntersections:

Crosswalks

are

poorly

marked,andintersectionsaredangerousto

pedestriansanddrivers

ProspectPark:ProspectParkiscloseby,but

currentlydifficult

to

access

Issues&Opportunities


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Servicesand

institutions

concentrated

north

of

TurnerPlaceandonChurchAvenue

Comparisongoodsdominatethewesternsideof

ConeyIslandAvenue

ConveniencegoodsnorthofBeverlyRoadare

scarce

Inventory SqFeet PercentageConvenience 49 72,307 52%Comparison 45 46,892 33%Serviceandinstitution 20 20,918 15%Total 114 140,117 100%

ExistingConditionsConvenience&ComparisonGoods


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RetailAreaSurveyResponses

Mostshoppersreportcoming

dailyorweekly

Someshopperstravelbybusor

bycar,

but

most

report

coming

on

foot

Convenienceiscitedbya

majorityofshoppersasthereason

whythey

come

to

Coney

Island

Avenue


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RetailAreaSurveyResponses

Conveniencegoodsaremost

popularamongrespondents

Fewshoppersreportedusing

auto

businesses,

however

surveys

wereadministeredprimarilyto

shoppersonsidewalksorinstores


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Demographicprofile:

White 44%

Asian 18%

Male/female 50%/50%

RetailSurveyResponsesfrombusinessownersontheavenue

Advantagesof

owning

store

on

CIA:

Proximitytopublictransportation

LowerrentthanCortelyouRoad

Emergingimmigrantpopulation

DisadvantagesofowningstoreonCIA:

Lackoffoottraffic

Turnoverofbusinesses

Lackofparking

Trash


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SummaryofExistingConditions

Diversepopulation

Disjointedpresenceofautorelatedbusinesses

Harshstreetscape

Variedtransportation

options

and

conditions

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