Delancey Improvements

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Delancey Street

Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan New York City Department of TransportationPresented on February 8, 2012 at Community Board 3

2012


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Project Area


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DOTs Recent Improvements

Bowery safety island

Chrystie St safety islands

Forsyth St painted sidewalk

Clinton St bicycle facility

LPI added at Essex

Allen St Mall expansions

Delancey St /Wburg Bridge connection

Wburg Bridge multi-use path reconfig

Rivington, Suffolk, Stanton bicycle lanes

Countdown signals added to all 19 Crosswalks

Additional ped crossing time given atNorfolk, Ludlow, Orchard and Forsyth


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Safety Data

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Total(Motor vehicle

occupant, bicycle +pedestrian) Injuries

2006-2010

TotalFatalities

2006-2012

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Sources: Injuries, NYS Dept. of Transportation Fatalities, NYC Dept. of Transportation


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Safety Data

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PedestrianInjuries

2006-2010

PedestrianFatalities

2006-2012

Sources: Injuries, NYS Dept. of Transportation Fatalities, NYC Dept. of Transportation


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Crash Details

Turning vehiclefailure-to-yield

Long crosswalks/not enoughcrossing time for full cross

Speeding and

unsafe lane-changes

49% of ped crashes:Peds crossing with signal

32% of ped crashes:Peds crossing against signal

Rear-ending & overtaking crasheswere over-represented (31%, 20%)

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Bridge Feeds Trafficinto Lower East Side

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Traffic Builds toWilliamsburg Bridge

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Focused Solutions1. Shorten crosswalks2. Clarify travel lanes

3. Alter signal timing4. Modify Network5. Enhance bridge entrance


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Pavement markings

Signal timing

New signage

Painted and/or textured surfaces

Flexible delineators

Rapid Response Toolkit

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Forsyth St

Allen St


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Painted SidewalkExtension Examples

Canal St at E. BroadwayLower East Side

Schermerhorn St., Brooklyn11

Rapid Response Toolkit


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Pedestrian Issues

Countdown signalsindicate time

remaining to cross

Long crosswalks


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Pedestrian Issues Drivers required bylaw to yield to

pedestriansandoften do not


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Forsyth St Orchard

Existing

Clinton St Crosswalk


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Shortened 49 feet

Planned

Clinton St Crosswalk


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Shorten Crosswalks

Forsyth St Orchard

North service road turns right on Clinton StSouth service road access shifted east

Sidewalk extends in front ofcurrent right-turn only lane

Clinton St crosswalkshortened 49 feet

Suffolk St crosswalksshortened 44 + 36 feet

Norfolk Suffolk

Clinton

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Forsyth St Orchard

Essex St Crosswalk

Existing


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Forsyth St Orchard

Clinton St crosswalkshortened 49 feet

Insert Raisa AFTER same photoBefore

Essex St Crosswalk

Planned


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Crosswalks shortenedShorten Crosswalks

Shortens 14 of 19 crosswalks from 5 to

49 for a total of 286 linear feet,

effectively provides more crossing time


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Wide outer lane, not wideenough for parking +

adequate moving lane

Traffic Network Issues

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Orchard

Bowery

Allen

St

Essex

St

Forsyth St

Ludlow

Orchard

OrchardAllen EssexLudlow

Adds pedestrian spaceopposite turn lanes

Clarify Travel Lanes

Allen Orchard Ludlow Essex

Improves alignment


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Inconsistent roadway profileEspecially at study area ends

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Bowery


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OrchardAllen

St

Essex

St

Suffolk

Forsyth St

Ludlow

Norfolk

Orchard

Clinton

OrchardAllen Essex

Suffolk

Ludlow

Norfolk

Shorten Crosswalks

or where fourth lane isnot necessary

Takes space in overlywide roadbed

Bowery Chrystie Forsyth


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Left-turns aggravate congestion.Currently nine 24/7 left-turns bans plus two

part-time bans at Allen St + Essex St


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Orchard

Bowery

Forsyth St

Ludlow

Orchard

Allen Essex

Modify Network

Extend 7 AM 7 PMto 24/7

New 24/7

Extend 4 7 PMto 24/7

Current turn restrictions =

New restrictions =

Chrystie


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Delancey St

Clinton Street accessto bridge blocked

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Current SignedRoute from FDRDrive to Bridge

Network Issue

788 vehicles turnright onto Delancey

from Norfolk St

Clinton St

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Maintains bike

access

Open Clinton St to Bridge

New traffic from Clinton St to bridge will

discourage speeding + red-light running

Less traffic onlocal streets

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Enhance Bridge Approach

Forsyth St Orchard

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Very long crosswalks

Highway style not local street


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Forsyth St Orchard

Space for new gateway

plaza of 14,160 sq. ft.

Norfolk Suffolk

Clinton

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Forsyth St Orchard

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Proposal Summary 1. Shorten crosswalks at 14 of 19locations on Delancey corridorw/new neckdowns and median tipextensions

2. Convert Clinton St between Grandand Delancey to one-way NB,allowing easier and conflict-freeaccess to the bridge from FDR

3. Improve corridor traffic flow with

full time LT bans from SB Essex toDelancey, EB Delancey toChrystie, and EB Delancey toAllen; force bridge service roadright-only

4. Investigate signal timingmodifications to allow for longercrossing time

5. Create new public space betweenNorfolk + Clinton


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