smith and hoyt streets
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Smith and Hoyt Streets
Presentation to: Community Board 6 March 18, 2010
Bicycle Lane Extensions
NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Project Overview
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Enhance bicycle connections to and from the Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges
NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
– Bicycle lanes suggested at CB6 Transportation Committee: June 2009
– Connect to existing bicycle lanes at Bergen Street
– Routes are well-used approaches to Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges: 449 cyclists in 12-hour count on Smith St.
– One-way bicycle lane requires a pair– Designs must address potential
double-parking – Effects on parking minimized
Issues
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NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Proposed Design Treatments
Bicycle Improvements− Green Bicycle Lanes− Bicycle Lanes − Shared Lanes− Bicycle Boxes− Intersection markings− Bicycle Route Signage
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Bike Box Directional SignIntersection Markings
Green Bicycle Lane
Shared LaneBicycle Lane
NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
– New bicycle facilities connect to lanes leading to Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges and bicycle network
– Proposed design treatments are sensitive to existing parking requirements
Curbside bicycle laneBicycle laneShared lane
Project Map
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NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
− Upgrade of existing shared lane− Provides space on street for cyclists
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Smith Street between 9th St.. and Garnet St.
Smith Street: Curbside Bicycle LaneHamilton Avenue to 9th Street
Example of Design: W. 9th St. between Court St. and Hamilton Ave., Brooklyn
− Green paint alerts motorists to bicycles− Currently: No Standing Anytime
Proposed
Existing
NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
− Provides designated space on street for cyclists
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Existing
Smith St. between Butler St. and Baltic St.
Example of Design: 91st St., Queens
− No parking affected
Smith Street: Bicycle Lanes9th Street to Bergen Street
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NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Loading and Unloading
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− Commercial loading and unloading is not currently the primary cause of double-parking on Smith Street
− Potential areas of concern include− Baltic Street to Warren Street− Wyckoff Street to Bergen Street
− DOT will continue to monitor street conditions
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− Extension of existing curbside lane− Provides space on street for cyclists
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Example of Design: W. 9th St. between Court St. and Hamilton Ave., Brooklyn
Proposed
Hoyt St. between Bergen St. and Wyckoff St.
Existing
Hoyt Street: Curbside Bicycle LaneBergen Street to Wyckoff Street
− Green paint alerts motorists to bicycles
NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Hoyt Street Parking ImpactsBlock Existing Regs Parking
Spaces Action
Hoyt StreetBergen St to Wyckoff St
No Parking 8:30 AM-10AM T & F 9 Convert to No Stopping
Total 9 Spaces Converted
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Parking Regulation Changes
− Extension of existing curbside bicycle lane one block to Wyckoff Street requires change in parking regulations
NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Hoyt Street: Bicycle LanesWyckoff Street to Douglass Street
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− Provides designated space on street for cyclists
Proposed
Existing
Smith St. between Butler St. and Baltic St.
Example of Design: 91st St., Queens
− No parking affected
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Hoyt Street: Shared LaneDouglass Street to 3rd Street
− Provides direction to cyclists− Alerts motorists to bicycles
Proposed
Hoyt St. between 1st St. and 2nd St.
Existing
Example of Design
− Does not affect parking
NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Thank YouMore information on this and recent projects is
available at nyc.gov/dot
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