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Bushwick Avenue Pedestrian Improvements
Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan New York City Department of Transportation Presented by the Pedestrian Projects Group on September 17, 2013 at Community Board 1 Transportation Committee
2014
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Williamsburg/Bushwick
Bushwick
Bedford - Stuyvesant
Ridgewood
Brownsville
Greenpoint
Williamsburg
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Bushwick Corridor CB 1
CB 4
CB 3
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Bushwick Corridor
Ridgewood Bushwick
Senior Center
P.S. 147
Flushing Ave Subway
P.S. 120
Bushwick Branch Library
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Locations of community requests for safety improvements
Graham Ave BID requests safety improvements
Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Citizens Council
requests improvements
Community letter requests
improvements
Community Requests
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Community Request – Graham Ave BID requested safety improvements to the intersection of
Bushwick Ave and Seigel St, due to turning movements through the intersection
– Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Citizens Council, Inc. requested safety improvements to Bushwick between Noll St and Beaver/Arion Pl due to missing sidewalk along existing greenstreet
– Community Letter requested a curb extension or island at the intersection of Bushwick and Jefferson where pedestrians are vulnerable
Background
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• Missing sidewalks
• Long wait for walk signal
• Long crossing distances
• Weaving traffic
• Skewed intersections
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Allen St
General Issues
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• Pavement markings
• Concrete sidewalk extensions & islands
• New signage
• Painted and/or textured surfaces
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Allen St
Rapid Response Toolkit
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Bushwick Corridor Improvements
Moore St: Bushwick to Humboldt
Seigel St and Bushwick
Bushwick Striping Plan
Flushing and Bushwick Proposal
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Bushwick & Seigel St Safety Issues
Total Injuries
Severe Injuries
Fatalities
Pedestrian 3 0 0
Bicyclist 2 0 0
Motor Vehicle Occupant
12 0 0
Total 17 0 0
Seigel St and Bushwick Ave Injury Summary 2006-2010
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Long crosswalk
Missing crosswalks
Overly wide roadway encourages speeding
and weaving
Bushwick & Seigel St Safety Issues
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Shorter crossings
New crosswalk
Island provides pedestrian refuge and
calms traffic
New trees
Bushwick & Seigel St Safety Issues
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Existing Signal Phasing
Bushwick & Seigel St Safety Issues
Proposed Signal Phasing New Pedestrian
Only Phase
Traffic from Seigel to Bushwick does not have to stop
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Moore St Safety Issues
Total Injuries
Severe Injuries
Fatalities
Pedestrian 6 1 0
Bicyclist 3 0 1
Motor Vehicle Occupant
16 0 0
Total 25 1 1
Moore St: Bushwick to Humboldt Injury Summary 2005-2009
Fatalities = 1 bicyclist
Moore street is in the top third of Brooklyn corridors for crashes
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Long crosswalks Overly wide street
Moore St Safety Issues
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Shorter crosswalks & new concrete island
and neckdown Mid-block crosswalk
and painted neckdowns
Hum
boldt St
Moore St Proposal Neckdown to be built as
part of Humbolt St capital reconstruction
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Total Injuries
Severe Injuries
Fatalities
Pedestrian 2 0 0
Bicyclist 4 0 0
Motor Vehicle Occupant
18 0 0
Total 24 0 0
Flushing Ave and Bushwick Ave Injury Summary 2006-2010
Fatalities = none
Left turns account for 31.2% of known crashes at
Flushing and Bushwick compared to 7.5% at the
average Brooklyn intersection
Flushing and Bushwick Safety Issues
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Flushing and Bushwick Proposal
Ban northbound left turns during the AM Peak from
7-10am
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Flushing and Bushwick Proposal
Ban southbound left turns during the PM Peak from
4-7pm
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Bushwick Striping Plan Issues
Fatalities (2006-Present) 1 Bicyclist
Total Injuries
Severe Injuries
Fatalities
Pedestrian 16 4 0
Bicyclist 24 2 1
Motor Vehicle Occupant
178 2 0
Total 218 8 1
Bushwick Ave: McKibbin St to Myrtle St Injury Summary 2006-2010
Bushwick is in the top third of Brooklyn corridors for
crashes
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Confusing striping during non rush hours:
1. Too wide for parking lane 2. Too narrow for moving lane
Bushwick Striping Plan Issues
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Bushwick Proposed Striping Plan
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Proposed Improvements
1. New island and crosswalks at Seigel St
1. Ban NB left turn from Seigel to Bushwick
2. Moore St Improvements:
1. Flip angled parking to the south side of the street
2. Add midblock painted sidewalk extensions
3. Add concrete triangle at Bushwick
3. Clearer street marking plan while maintaining rush-hour regulations for peak hour traffic
4. Improved signal timing plan along the corridor
5. Ban left turns from Bushwick to Flushing during peak hours
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