SPRINGFIELD GARDENS/SOUTH JAMAICA TRANSPORTATION STUDY PUBLIC - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

SPRINGFIELD GARDENS/SOUTH JAMAICA TRANSPORTATION STUDY PUBLIC MEETING – MAY 13, 2019

STUDY OVERVIEW 1 2 nyc.gov/dot

STUDY GOAL & OBJECTIVES Goal: The goal of the study is to improve travel conditions for all street users and to enhance the quality of life of people who live, work, and visit the area. Objectives: • Analyze existing and future traffic and travel conditions (demand/characteristics); • Facilitate extensive community participation; and • Develop improvement measures to address traffic/transportation issues and community concerns. nyc.gov/dot 3

STUDY PROCESS Study Initiation & Scope of Work Meetings Data Collection Community Input Presentations Web Portal/E-mails Existing Conditions Analysis (Problem Identification & Short Term Recommendations) Future Conditions Analysis Develop and Evaluate & Long Term Recommendations We are Improvement Measures here Draft Final Report Project Development, Final Design and Report Implementation nyc.gov/dot 4

STUDY AREA IN REGIONAL CONTEXT N DOWNTOWN JAMAICA TRANSPORTATION STUDY CROSS ISLAND PKWY SPRINGFIELD GARDENS/ SOUTH JAMAICA TRANSPORTATION STUDY N Conduit Av BELT PKWY SPRINGFIELD GARDENS/ JFK TRANSP.STUDY (Completed) JFK Legend Springfield Gardens/S. Jamaica Study Boundary Springfield Gardens/JFK Study Boundary Downtown Jamaica Transportation Study nyc.gov/dot 5

EXISTING & FUTURE CONDITIONS ANALYSIS 2 nyc.gov/dot 6

STUDY AREA BOUNDARIES Legend Expressway/Parkway N Major Arterial Local Connector Community District Boundary CD12 CD13 nyc.gov/dot 7

SUBJECTS OF ANALYSIS Existing & Future Conditions: • Demographics • Zoning & Land Use • Traffic • Goods Movement/Trucks • Pedestrians & Bicycles • Safety/Crashes • Parking • Public Transit nyc.gov/dot 8

DEMOGRAPHICS & SOCIO-ECONOMIC DATA Population 2015 Demographics: 60,500 60,286 60,155 • Household Size: 3.0 60,000 59,447 • Median Household Income: $61,749 59,500 59,254 58,857 59,000 • 73% Households have at least one vehicle 58,500 2000 2010 2015 2020 2025 Journey to Work by Mode nyc.gov/dot 9

TRAFFIC: VEHICULAR VOLUMES (PM PEAK) Legend Approach Volume N High Volume (1000+) Corridors with Highest Traffic Volumes: • N. Conduit Ave • Rockaway Blvd • Merrick Blvd 905 1970 1785 740 nyc.gov/dot 10 (PM – Worst Peak Period)

TRAFFIC: INTERSECTION APPROACH LOS (PM) Legend N LOS F (80+ secs of delay) LOS E (55-80 secs of delay) nyc.gov/dot 11 (PM - Worst Peak Period)

TRUCK ROUTES N JFK IBID Legend Through Truck route Local Truck Route Industrial / JFK IBID JFK Commercial IBID Study Area boundary 12 nyc.gov/dot

PEDESTRIAN VOLUME (AM PEAK) Pedestrian Volume > 300 N 100 - 300 < 100 High pedestrian volumes correspond to trip 630 generating land uses (Schools, Transit Hubs/stations, Commercial uses, Parks) 300 515 300 350 365 530 (AM - Highest Peak Period) nyc.gov/dot 13

SAFETY / CRASH LOCATIONS Legend 2018(P) Vision Zero Priority Corridor (2) N Vision Zero Priority Intersection (3) High Crash Location (3) 2014(M) Fatality 2012-2019 (16) 2012(M) (M- Motorist, P- Pedestrian, B- Bicyclist) 2015(P) 2012(M) 2017(M) 2012(P) 2015(P) 2019(P) 2015(M) 2013(P) 2013(P) 2015(M) 2015(P) 2014(M) 2017(M) 2012-2015 Average 3 fatalities per year nyc.gov/dot 14 2016-2019 Average 1 fatality per year (after Vision Zero Plan initiated)

ON-STREET PARKING UTILIZATION Parking Utilization > 95% 80 – 95% N < 80% Metered Parking Focus Area Major Corridors – 83% (AM) | 85% (PM) Focus Area 1 (Industrial) – 85% | 88% Focus Area 2 (LIRR) – 92% | 95% Focus Area 3 (LIRR) – 94% | 96% Focus Area 2 Focus Area 1 Focus Area 3 nyc.gov/dot 15

PUBLIC TRANSIT NETWORK Legend Bus route (11) 3 LIRR line/station (2) N LIRR LIRR 16 nyc.gov/dot

WEEKDAY BUS RIDERSHIP 14,000 12,000 10,000 Travelers per day 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 0 Q3 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q77 Q85 Q111 Q113 Q114 X63 QM21 Bus lines (Passing through Study Area) Top 4 Bus Ridership Routes & O&D: Q111: Jamaica to/from Rosedale Q85/Q5: Jamaica to/from Rosedale/Green Acres Q6: Jamaica to/from JFK Q113: Jamaica to/from Five Towns & Far Rockaway 17 nyc.gov/dot

ISSUES / FINDINGS 3 nyc.gov/dot 18

ISSUES / FINDINGS ISSUES: • 6 congested corridors (Merrick, Sutphin, Guy R. Brewer, Baisley, Farmers, & Rockaway Blvds) ; • 25 intersection approaches with LOS E & F; • 3 high crash locations & 16 fatalities (2012-19); • 3 narrow streets operating as two-way with parking on both curbs; and • High curb utilization along commercial strips (truck loading/unloading activity, double parking); COMMUNITY INPUT: • Trucks activity on some corridors/local streets (double parking, loading/unloading); • High parking demand on some commercial corridors & local streets; • Requests for traffic control (Stop signs, signals); • Safety issues at Smith Street/165 th Street; • Bus routes with service provision issues (delays, lateness, overcrowding); • Need for streetscape/greenery enhancement; • Inadequate street lighting; and • Need for better traffic enforcement. nyc.gov/dot 19

SYNTHESIS OF ISSUES - CORRIDORS Legend Congestion N Safety High Curb Usage LIRR Station Area LIRR Stations contribute to pedestrian trips and high parking demand 20 nyc.gov/dot

SYNTHESIS OF ISSUES - INTERSECTIONS Legend 1 Approach E/F E N 2 Approaches E/F F 3 Approaches E/F + 300 Pedestrians (AM) VZ/HC Intersection 18 Intersections w 1+ Approach LOS E 5 Intersections w 1+ Approach LOS F 7 Intersections+ 300 Pedestrian AM Volume 4 VZ/HC Intersections nyc.gov/dot 21

DOT INITIATIVES & PRELIMINARY RECOMMENDATIONS 4 nyc.gov/dot 22

OTHER INITIATIVES Implemented/or to be implemented: Street Improvement Project N Intersection improvement Signal re-timing corridor Bus Priority Candidate Bicycle lane All-Way Stop Control Installed traffic signal S Truck route S nyc.gov/dot 23

PRELIMINARY RECOMMENDATIONS Potential locations for improvement: S / Corridor / Intersection (14) N Signal timing adjustment (7) S One-way Conversion (3) D: Intersection Improvement- Foch Blvd & 167/Smith Sts Parking regulation change (22) Bus Stop relocation (2) Truck route (1) S A: Corridor Improvement- S Baisley Blvd S S S S B/C: Area of Improvement- Laurelton LIRR Station JFK nyc.gov/dot 24

BAISLEY BLVD SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS Potential improvement: Corridor N Intersection (3) Signal timing modification (3) S One-way Conversion (1) Parking regulation change (4) Loading/unloading zone (1) S See detail A S S nyc.gov/dot 25

A: BAISLEY BLVD SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS Issues: Issues: Existing • • Congestion on EB/WB approaches Complex multi-leg intersection • (WB LT phase exists but no Wide roadway (EB approach) with no designated LT lane) channelization • • High crash location (5 peds-2013) Long crosswalks • Adjacent to PS 354; long crosswalks LIRR Overpass Issues: Playground • Lacking time for EB left turns awaiting gap from WB through movement PS 354 • Roadway narrows at underpass (only 1 travel lane) Proposal: Proposal: Proposed • • Restripe to separate EB movements for Install pedestrian refuge; Farmers Blvd & 125 th Ave • Create WB left turn lane; • • Install 2 neckdowns to shorten crosswalks Restrict parking on North curb • Mark peg-a-tracks (EB/WB) LIRR Overpass Playground Proposal: • PS 354 Restrict parking on South curb • Restripe 2 travel lanes EB nyc.gov/dot 26

LAURELTON LIRR STATION SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS See detail C N Potential locations for improvement: LIRR Station Area N Conduit Av Intersection Request for All-Way Stop See detail B One-way Conversion Parking regulation change nyc.gov/dot 27

B: 225 ST BET 143 & N. CONDUIT AVENUES Existing Issues: • Vision Zero Priority Intersection • Marked WB TR lane on N. Conduit Ave at 225 th St • Mid-block slip ramp of no operational use Proposed Potential improvements: Restrict WB RT at 225 th St • • Install HV crosswalks/ADA ramps • Add south-leg crosswalk on N. Conduit Ave • Close slip ramp bet. N. Conduit & 143 rd Aves 28 nyc.gov/dot

C: 141 ST AV BET. 224 TH & 225 TH STS Existing Issues: • Wide un-restriped roadway on 141 st Av • Missing crosswalks Proposed Potential improvements: • Restripe flush median on 161 st Ave for traffic calming/safety • Restripe intersection for NB/SB approaches & install crosswalks/ADA ramps 29 nyc.gov/dot

D: FOCH BLVD & 167/SMITH STS SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS Potential Improvements: Issues: Stripe 167 th Street (north leg) • • Intersection is near PS 140 167 th Street (north-leg) is wide and • • Construct neckdown in northeast corner to shorten crosswalks unstriped • • Long crosswalks (north X-walk - 57’) Mark peg-a-track on Foch Blvd PS 140 - 1 block north at 116 th Av & 167 St 30 nyc.gov/dot

ONE-WAY CONVERSIONS Street segments selected for potential one-way conversion Legend N P otential One-way Conversion Study Area Boundary 3 Smith St btw 165 th St & 120 th Ave 2 161 st Pl btw Baisley Blvd & 222 nd St 1 Prospect Ct btw 225 th & 224 th Sts nyc.gov/dot 31