riverside dr at w72nd st & w79th st - nyc
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Riverside Dr at W72nd St & W79th St Pedestrian Improvements
Commissioner Polly Trottenberg New York City Department of Transportation Presented by the Pedestrian Projects Group on March 11, 2014 to Community Board 7 Transportation Committee
2014
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Project Background
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West Side Transportation Study
(Began 2007)
• 3 public meetings and business survey
• Requests for pedestrian safety and traffic
improvements at:
• W72nd at Riverside Dr
• W79th at Riverside Dr
More information:
www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/motorist/westside.shtml
Borough President Priority Location
• Community Board Identified Riverside Dr and
79th St as priority location for CD7
Vision Zero
• Identified as a Vision Zero priority location
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Project Area Project Site
Project Site 3
Hudson
River
Riverside
Park
HH Pkwy
Entrance
HH Pkwy
Exit
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Existing Conditions – W79th St
Vehicles block
pedestrian crossing
Congested merge from exit
from NB Henry Hudson Pkwy
results in vehicular conflicts
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Long crosswalks
Existing Conditions – W79th St
Overly wide
intersection
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Hard for pedestrians to
anticipate turning vehicles
Four Henry Hudson
Pkwy ramps cross
pedestrian access to
Boat Basin
No crosswalks at ramps
Existing Conditions – W79th St
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Existing Signal Phasing – W79th St
Phase A: Riverside Dr
40 secs
Phase B: W79th St
50 secs
Pkwy exit ramp merge onto
W79th St causes congestion
Ramp is not signalized
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Existing Conditions – W79th St
Gap in bike network between Boat
Basin and existing E-W lanes
Access to Boat Basin requires
bikes to mount stairs and go
through restaurant
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Proposed Plan – W79th St
5. Installation
of signal at
exit ramp
1. Separated
Pkwy entrance
traffic and left
turn ban
2. Painted
sidewalk
extensions
3. New
crosswalks
4. Marked bike
connections
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Proposed Signal Phasing – W79th St
Phase A: Riverside Dr
29 secs
Phase B: W79th St
35 secs
Phase C: HH Pkwy Exit
26 secs
Henry Hudson Parkway Exit Ramp
incorporated into signal
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Bike connections from
Boat Basin to W 77th St
Proposed Plan – W79th St
Bike access at
Boat Basin allowed
on existing ramp
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Anticipated Benefits – W79th St
1. Enhanced pedestrian access to Boat Basin
2. Shorter, safer pedestrian crossings
3. Simplified access from exit ramp
4. Greenway connections
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Existing Conditions – W72nd St
Henry Hudson Parkway exit ramp
closed in 2007, reducing volumes
Excessive roadway with
low volumes and no on-
street parking
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Existing Conditions – W72nd St Overly wide
intersection
No crosswalk Indirect
crosswalks
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Existing Conditions – W72nd St
Frequent double
parking condition
Double
parking
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Existing Signal Phasing – W72nd St
Phase A: Riverside Dr
44 secs
Phase B: W72nd St
35 secs
Phase C: W72nd Left Turn
11 secs
Separate phase for 35 left
turns in the peak hour
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2. New crosswalk
Proposed Plan – W72nd St
1. Painted sidewalk
extensions with
granite blocks
87’
51’
3. Lanes match
volumes
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Proposed Signal Phasing – W72nd St
Phase A: Riverside Dr
35 secs
Phase B: W72nd St
30 secs
Phase C: All Pedestrian
25 secs
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Proposed Parking Options – W72nd St
+13
+14
+6
Options
1. Alternate side parking
2. No Parking 7 am – 7 pm
3. Keep existing regulations
South Side, Riverside Dr to West End +13 spaces
South Side, Riverside Blvd to Riverside Dr +14 spaces
North Side, Riverside Dr to West End +6 spaces
Total added: 33 spaces
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1. Tightened intersection
2. Shorter, safer pedestrian
crossings
3. Additional parking capacity
4. Organized vehicle
movements
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Anticipated Benefits – W72nd St
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