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BROADWAY L-TRAIN MITIGATION
June 12, 2018
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Presentation to Brooklyn CB 1
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Project Background
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PROJECT BACKGROUND
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Broadway is a Vision Zero Corridor with 21 KSI/mile
Both Broadway at Hooper St and Broadway at Flushing are Vision Zero Intersections
Project scope is within a Vision Zero Area
PROJECT AREA AND SAFETY DATA
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Total
Injuries
Severe
Injuries Fatalities KSI
Pedestrian 70 9 4 13
Bicyclists 59 11 0 11
Motor Vehicle
Occupant 203 1 0 1
Total 332 21 4 25
Broadway, Hooper St to Flushing Ave, BK Injury Summary, 2012-2016 (5 years)
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7 13
1 1 11
20 1 3
2 7
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3 84
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KSI: Killed or Severely Injured N
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Project Issues and Solutions
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PROJECT LOCATIONS
6 Improve access to stations
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HOOPER ST EXISTING ISSUES
Multiple missing crosswalks
Inconsistent street network
on Hooper St
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HOOPER ST PROJECT PLAN
Convert one block of Hooper St
to one-way southbound
Close slips on Division Ave and
Broadway in paint
Add a right turn lane on Hooper
St at Harrison Ave
Build out and extend concrete
triangle and adjacent corners
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EXISTING
PLANNED
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Slip Closure in Paint Street Conversions
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MONTROSE AVE EXISTING ISSUES
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Missing crossing on S 5th St
Long crossings along Union Ave
Redundancies in vehicular network create conflict for all roadway users
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MONTROSE AVE PROJECT PLAN
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Convert one block of
Montrose Ave to one-
way westbound
Extend sidewalks in
paint along S 5th St
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EXISTING
PLANNED
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Street Conversions
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UNION AVE EXISTING ISSUES
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Long pedestrian crossing
distances
Acute right turns from Union onto
Broadway are not geometrically
possible for heavy vehicles
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UNION AVE PROJECT PLAN
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Restrict the right turns onto
Broadway from Union Ave
Extend sidewalks in paint
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EXISTING
PLANNED
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EXAMPLE OF PAINTED CURB EXTENSIONS
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THROOP AVE EXISTING ISSUES
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Missing crosswalks and ADA compliant access along Broadway and across Throop Ave
Unclear vehicular and pedestrian movements
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THROOP AVE PROJECT PLAN
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Close the slip from Middleton
St to Broadway in paint
Install a painted sidewalk
extension on Throop Ave at
Broadway
Add crosswalks along the
southern side of Broadway
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EXISTING
PLANNED
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Slip Closure in Paint Painted Sidewalk
Extensions
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DEBEVOISE ST EXISTING ISSUES
Crosswalk behind the bus
stop making pedestrians
less visible to vehicles
Crosswalk does not match
pedestrian desire line or the
existing ramp
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DEBEVOISE ST PROJECT PLAN
Add painted curb extension
on the northern side of
Debevoise St
Realign crosswalk to be in
front of the bus stop
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EXISTING
PLANNED
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EXAMPLE OF PAINTED CURB EXTENSIONS
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FLUSHING AVE EXISTING ISSUES
Crosswalk does not lead
to the station stairs
Left turns from Flushing
Ave westbound onto
Broadway and Graham
Ave northbound create
an unsafe condition
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FLUSHING AVE PROJECT PLAN
Flare the crosswalk on
Flushing Ave and
Broadway
Install hardened centerline
to calm turns from
Flushing onto Broadway
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EXISTING
PLANNED
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Hardened Centerline
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Appendix
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HOOPER ST - EXISTING
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EXISTING
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HOOPER ST PROJECT PLAN
Convert one block of Hooper St
to one-way southbound
Close slips on Division Ave and
Broadway in paint
Add a right turn lane on Hooper
St at Harrison Ave
Build out and extend concrete
triangle and adjacent corners
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EXISTING
PLANNED
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Slip Closure in Paint Street Conversions
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EXAMPLES OF CARS FAILING TO YIELD
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Examples of cars failing to yield to pedestrians on the Division Ave slip
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DIVERSION DIAGRAM HOOPER ST
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MONTROSE AVE - EXISTING
EXISTING
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MONTROSE AVE PROJECT PLAN
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Convert one block of
Montrose Ave to one-
way westbound
Extend sidewalks in
paint along S 5th St
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EXISTING
PLANNED
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Street Conversions
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DIVERSION DIAGRAM MONTROSE AVE
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UNION AVE - EXISTING
Long pedestrian crossing distances
Columns impact visibility of pedestrians
Acute turns are not possibly for heavy vehicles
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EXISTING
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UNION AVE PROJECT PLAN
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Restrict the right turns onto
Broadway from Union Ave
Extend sidewalks in paint
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EXISTING
PLANNED
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EXAMPLE OF PAINTED CURB EXTENSIONS
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DIVERSION DIAGRAM UNION AVE
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THROOP AVE - EXISTING
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EXISTING
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THROOP AVE PROJECT PLAN
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Close the slip from Middleton
to Broadway in paint
Install a painted sidewalk
extension on Throop Ave at
Broadway
Add crosswalks along the
southern side of Broadway
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EXISTING
PLANNED
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Slip Closure in Paint Painted Sidewalk
Extensions
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THROOP AVE VEHICULAR MOVEMENTS
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EXISTING
PLANNED
EXISTING CAR TURNING OUT OF SLIP
EXISTING CAR TURNING INTO SLIP
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DIVERSION DIAGRAM THROOP AVE
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DEBEVOISE ST - EXISTING
Column splits the
roadway on Debevoise
St
Bus stop is in front of
crosswalk, impacting
visibility
Pedestrian fatality in
2012
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EXISTING
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DEBEVOISE ST PROJECT PLAN
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EXISTING
PLANNED
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EXAMPLE OF PAINTED CURB EXTENSIONS
Add painted curb extension
on the northern side of
Debevoise St
Realign crosswalk to be in
front of the bus stop
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FLUSHING AVE EXISTING
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EXISTING
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FLUSHING AVE PROJECT PLAN
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EXISTING
PLANNED
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Hardened Centerline
Flare the crosswalk on
Flushing Ave and
Broadway
Install hardened centerline
to calm turns from
Flushing onto Broadway