Amsterdam Avenue Cb7 Jan2016
Amsterdam Avenue Cb7 Jan2016
Amsterdam Avenue Cb7 Jan2016
Presented by the Bicycle and Greenway Program on January 12, 2016 to Community Board 7
Month
Year
Outline
Background
Design Discussion
Making it Work
Summary
Next Steps
Background
Amsterdam Avenue
Background
Public Engagement
DOT Street Ambassadors surveyed 439 people on the
street and visited 227 merchants along the corridor
Background
Public Engagement
Of the 227 merchants that DOT
visited, 165 took the survey:
Background
Public Engagement
Of the 439 people that
DOT surveyed:
2% of people used a
personal vehicle to get
to Amsterdam Ave
93% of people walked
or took transit to get to
Amsterdam Ave
86% of people said that
this was the mode of
transportation that
they typically used to
make this trip
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Design
Existing Issues
59% of vehicles
are speeding at
off-peak times
Long crossing
distances
High peak vehicle
volumes
Current design
encourages bad
driver behavior
Not designed to a
neighborhood
scale
Source: Radar speed study taken on October 6, 2015 btw. W 81th St and W 82th St on Amsterdam Avenue
Design
Proposal
Existing
Proposed
Curbside parking
protected lane
Pedestrian
safety
islands
Lane reduction
with turn lanes
Updated curb
regulations
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Design
Proposal
Off-peak
traffic calming
New trees
W 79th
Amsterdam Ave
Bicycle lane
protected
from traffic
Neighborhood
scale design
Design
Safety
700
-20%
600
Number of Injuries
400
514
484
426
-22%
300
-25%
200
221
280
220
-2%
166
100
601
-17%
500
100 98
0
Crashes
with
Injuries
MV
Pedestrian
Occupant
Injuries
Injuries
Before
Cyclist
Injuries
Total
Injuries
After
Protected bicycle lane projects with 3 years of after data include the following: 9th Ave
(16th-31st), 8th Ave (Bank-23rd, 23rd-34th), Broadway (59th-47th, 33rd-26th, 23rd-18th), 1st
Avenue (Houston to 34th), 2nd Ave (Houston-34th), Columbus Ave (96th-77th) Note: Only
sections of projects that included protected bicycle lanes were analyzed
Source: NYPD AIS/TAMS Crash Database
Making it Work
Parking Consideration
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Making it Work
Deliveries
Amsterdam Ave
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Making it Work
Beacon Theater
Trucks remain curbside during load-ins and load-outs
Use temporary barriers to create a protected
lane on the east side of truck activity
Maintain visibility of cyclists
to left turning vehicles
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Making it Work
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Making it Work
Expected Outcome
Existing
Cross
Street
Amsterdam
6-7 PM Peak
Volumes
Delay
(s)
Volume-toCapacity
Ratio
W 96th
1,687
12.8
0.91
W 86th
1,704
6.5
0.81
W 82nd
1,545
3.0
0.66
W 79th
1,330
40.9
0.85
W 77th
1,377
4.8
0.62
Amsterdam 67 PM Peak
Volumes
Delay
(s)
Volume- toCapacity
Ratio
* W 96th
1,670
5.0
0.78
W 86th
1,687
12.7
0.91
W 82nd
1,530
5.9
0.83
* W 79th
1,317
35.5
0.72
W 77th
1,363
4.5
0.69
(veh/hr)
Proposed
W 79: v/c - 0.72
Cross
Street
(veh/hr)
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Making it Work
Overall
Existing
Proposed
3 through lanes
process efficiently
Efficient signal
progression
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Summary
Amsterdam Avenue
Protected bicycle lane provides
northbound route for cyclists
Reduced pedestrian crossing distances
with islands
Design for neighborhood street with
safety benefits expected for all users
Lane reduction with left turn treatments
High peak hour traffic volumes require
some signal adjustments
Left turn treatments and paid commercial
spaces reduce parkable area
Traffic flow will be maintained
Connections to new route via CPW at
77th/78th and 90th/91st
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Next Steps
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Questions?
Thank
You