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Lon ong I Island City ity/Hunters P Poin oint Are rea-wide R Recon onstru tructi tion on Queen eens, N NY Commu mmunity W Workshop – December 9, 9, 2015 2015 PARSONS PARSONS

WORKSHO SHOP O OVER ERVIEW EW Overview Presentation • General description of the project Project schedule and goals • Design approach • Table Sessions • Small group discussions on Neighborhood-wide safety and design issues • Identifying priority areas • • Major corridors and nodes within the neighborhood Summary/Closing Remarks LONG NG I ISLAND ND C CITY/HUNT NTERS P POINT NT WORK RKSHOP O OVERV RVIEW AREA EA-WID IDE R RECON ONSTRUCTIO ION PARSONS

PROJECT L T LOCA CATI TION PROJE JECT CT LOC OCATION ON LONG NG I ISLAND ND C CITY/HUNT NTERS P POINT NT PROJECT L T LOCATIO TION AREA EA-WID IDE R RECON ONSTRUCTIO ION PARSONS

PROJECT L LIMITS PROJECT L T LIMITS ITS LONG NG I ISLAND ND C CITY/HUNT NTERS P POINT NT PROJECT L T LOCATIO TION AREA EA-WID IDE R RECON ONSTRUCTIO ION PARSONS

PROJECT CT S SCH CHEDULE Preliminary Design • Project Kick-off: End of 2014/Start of 2015 • Inventory and Analysis (survey, traffic, trees, etc.): Jan 2015-Present Community Workshop: December 9 th 2015 • • Design Development • Community Board Review: Jan/Feb 2016 • Public Design Commission Review (Conceptual): Feb/Mar 2016 • Preliminary Design Completion: June 2016 Final Design • Capital funding of ~$8m for Phase 1 Construction Schedule • The project will be phased according to DEP’s final construction phasing (TBD) LONG NG I ISLAND ND C CITY/HUNT NTERS P POINT NT PROJECT S SCHE HEDULE AREA EA-WID IDE R RECON ONSTRUCTIO ION PARSONS

PROJ OJECT G GOALS • Improve Safety For Pedestrians, Motorists, Bicyclists • Improve Connections Throughout The Neighborhood • Create Livable Streetscape/Neighborhood LONG NG I ISLAND ND C CITY/HUNT NTERS P POINT NT PR PROJECT GO GOALS AREA EA-WID IDE R RECON ONSTRUCTIO ION PARSONS

LEGEND RESID IDENTIA IAL DEVELOPMENT S T SITE TE AREA EA O OF A ANTICIPATED ED FUTURE DEVELOPMEN ENT RECENTL TLY C COMPLETED RESID IDENTIA IAL DEVELOPMEN ENT SITE ( E (OVER 20 U 20 UNITS) HIGH GHER D DENSITY TY CORR RRIDORS RS LONG NG I ISLAND ND C CITY/HUNT NTERS P POINT NT ANTIC TICIP IPATED F FUTU TURE D DENSITY ITY M MAP AREA EA-WID IDE R RECON ONSTRUCTIO ION PARSONS

Major Streets / Arterials Local Streets Street Ends LONG NG I ISLAND ND C CITY/HUNT NTERS P POINT NT DESIGN A APPR PROACH AREA EA-WID IDE R RECON ONSTRUCTIO ION HIERA RARC RCHY O OF STRE REETS PARSONS

HIERARCHY HY O OF STREE EETS Local Streets Narrow streets (30’ ± ) roadway width • • Traffic calming opportunities • Create greener streets with new street tree plantings • Neckdowns wherever feasible Improve wayfinding signage for pedestrians and bikes • LONG NG I ISLAND ND C CITY/HUNT NTERS P POINT NT DESIGN A APPR PROACH AREA EA-WID IDE R RECON ONSTRUCTIO ION HIERA RARC RCHY O OF STRE REETS PARSONS

HIERARCHY HY O OF STREE EETS Street Ends • Very light traffic • Potential for mixed-use areas (ex. shared streets) • Potential for pedestrian green spaces LONG NG I ISLAND ND C CITY/HUNT NTERS P POINT NT DESIGN A APPR PROACH AREA EA-WID IDE R RECON ONSTRUCTIO ION HIERA RARC RCHY O OF STRE REETS PARSONS

HIERARCHY HY O OF STREE EETS Major Streets/Arterials • Often major pedestrian routes • Often major bus and truck routes • Often major bike routes • Handles both through and local traffic • Wide (60’±) roadway width Opportunities for green corridors (planted medians, pedestrian spaces, • etc.) • Traffic calming opportunities LONG NG I ISLAND ND C CITY/HUNT NTERS P POINT NT DESIGN A APPR PROACH AREA EA-WID IDE R RECON ONSTRUCTIO ION HIERA RARC RCHY O OF STRE REETS PARSONS

LONG NG I ISLAND ND C CITY/HUNT NTERS P POINT NT LOCAL S STRE REETS AREA EA-WID IDE R RECON ONSTRUCTIO ION PARSONS

TYPICA CAL L LOCA CAL S STR TREET T SECTI TION Existing Street Section 30’± Roadway • Opportunities for Class 2 or 3 bicycle route • Opportunities for pedestrian safety measures • such as sidewalk extensions, improved lighting and signage Opportunities for traffic calming techniques • such as speed humps, raised crossings, slow zones, etc. Opportunities to create greener streets with • street tree plantings LONG NG I ISLAND ND C CITY/HUNT NTERS P POINT NT LOCAL S STRE REETS AREA EA-WID IDE R RECON ONSTRUCTIO ION Typical S Section PARSONS

SIDEW EWALK E EXTEN ENSIONS TO I IMPROVE S SAFET ETY • Increases visibility of pedestrian waiting to cross • Decreases crossing distance • Decreases vehicle speed • Installed at all streets where feasible Sidewalk Extensions LONG NG I ISLAND ND C CITY/HUNT NTERS P POINT NT LOCAL S STRE REETS AREA EA-WID IDE R RECON ONSTRUCTIO ION Sidewa walk E Extensions PARSONS

STREET ETSCAPE E E ELEMEN ENTS NYCDOS Receptacles NYCDOT Citybench Area Type DOT Wayfinding City Light Fixture and Pole Sign NYCDOT Bike Rack LONG NG I ISLAND ND C CITY/HUNT NTERS P POINT NT LOCAL S STRE REETS AREA EA-WID IDE R RECON ONSTRUCTIO ION Site F Furni nishi hings PARSONS

SIDEW EWALK G GREEN ENING Vegetated Bioswale Street Tree Treatments New and Expanded/Upgraded Tree Pits LONG NG I ISLAND ND C CITY/HUNT NTERS P POINT NT LOCAL S STRE REETS AREA EA-WID IDE R RECON ONSTRUCTIO ION Sidewalk P Planting Treatments PARSONS

LONG NG I ISLAND ND C CITY/HUNT NTERS P POINT NT STRE REET E ENDS AREA EA-WID IDE R RECON ONSTRUCTIO ION PARSONS

SHA HARED ED S STREET EET Shared Street Examples LONG NG I ISLAND ND C CITY/HUNT NTERS P POINT NT STRE REET E ENDS AREA EA-WID IDE R RECON ONSTRUCTIO ION PARSONS

LONG NG I ISLAND ND C CITY/HUNT NTERS P POINT NT MAJOR S STRE REETS/ART RTERI RIALS AREA EA-WID IDE R RECON ONSTRUCTIO ION PARSONS

GORDON TRIANGLE 48 th AVENUE MoMa P.S. 1 TRIANGLE VERNON-JACKSON HUB PULASKI BRIDGE APPROACH LONG NG I ISLAND ND C CITY/HUNT NTERS P POINT NT MAJOR S STRE REETS/ART RTERI RIALS AREA EA-WID IDE R RECON ONSTRUCTIO ION PARSONS

BOULEV EVARD T TREATMEN ENT LONG NG I ISLAND ND C CITY/HUNT NTERS P POINT NT MAJOR S STRE REETS/ART RTERI RIALS AREA EA-WID IDE R RECON ONSTRUCTIO ION Boul ulevard T d Treatment nts PARSONS

MAJOR OR N NODE ODES LONG NG I ISLAND ND C CITY/HUNT NTERS P POINT NT MAJOR S STRE REETS/ART RTERI RIALS AREA EA-WID IDE R RECON ONSTRUCTIO ION Ma Major No r Nodes PARSONS

Questions? Contact: NYC Department of Transportation Samantha Dolgoff sdolgoff@dot.nyc.gov LONG NG I ISLAND ND C CITY/HUNT NTERS P POINT NT AREA EA-WID IDE R RECON ONSTRUCTIO ION PARSONS

Lon ong I Island City ity/Hunters P Poin oint Are rea-wide R Recon onstru tructi tion on Queen eens, N NY Commu mmunity W Workshop – December 9, 9, 2015 2015 PARSONS PARSONS