Woodhaven & Cross Bay Blvd E F M T AV 75 St GRAND CENTRAL ROOSEVEL 78 St 7 BROADW Q52/53 Select Bus Service 61 St Whitney Av A Y Grand Av V Project Overview PKWY AN WYCK EXPY • Woodhaven/Cross Bay Boulevards Select Bus Service (SBS) Queens Blvd

route is based on the existing Q52 and Q53 bus routes M LONG ISLAND EXPY • Important north/south transit corridor carrying over 30,000 daily LYN QUEENS EXPY Penelope Av bus riders in Queens along with heavy traffic volumes BROOK WOODHA • Existing roadway geometry presents the following challenges: PKWY GRAND CENTRAL »» one-way bus trips can vary between 55 and 85 minutes AN AV Bus METROPOLIT VEN BL Metropolitan Av »» long and difficult pedestrian crossings Stops F »» high traffic speeds and heavy congestion at bottlenecks 18% VD E • The project goal is to transform the corridor into a complete Red Myrtle Av Lights In Motion J street with faster/more reliable bus service, safer streets for all Z 25% 57% V users, and improved traffic and local conditions Jamaica Av AN WYCK EXPY AV JAMAICA 91 Av AIR

Community Feedback J V TR Split of all northbound Q53 bus trips: JACKIE ROBINSON PKWY A Z AIN JFK • Community engagement began in Spring 2014 and is an Q53 LTD buses are stopped ~half of time ATLANTIC 101 Av important part of project planning A Rockaway Blvd ROCKAW • DOT and MTA continues to work with a broad range of A CONDUIT AY BLVD AV Pitkin Av neighborhood stakeholders, residents and bus riders at design CROSS BA workshops, public forums and CAC meetings BELT PKWY • Key community feedback received at Spring 2015 design AIR workshops: The Y 157 Av TRAIN JFK BL Bronx »» support for new SBS stops at 101 Av and Pitkin Av VD PKWY »» physical separation to keep general traffic out of bus lanes T ttan BEL 163 Av »» fencing is important on median stations to prevent unsafe JFK Int’l Airport Woodhaven Blvd is a Vision Zero Priority Corridor anha crossing of the service road M with over 3,000 injuries and 22 fatalities (2009-13) Queens »» ensure SBS stops are accessible/comfortable to wait at »» concerns about left turn restrictions, particularly at Metropolitan, Myrtle, Jamaica, and Rockaway Brooklyn »» concerns about congestion along Woodhaven and Cross Bay »» need for improvements to help elderly cross the street Staten Jamaica Bay Island • Project scope aligned with community needs for improved safety, transit quality, and traffic flow New York City Wildlife Refuge Jamaica Bay 2015 Bus Lanes Update Wildlife Refuge Legend • DOT installed bus only lanes on Woodhaven Blvd between Dry Spring 2015 design workshop Harbor Rd and Metropolitan Av in August 2015, recommended Proposed SBS stop Noel Rd under the Woodhaven Blvd Congested Corridors Study Q52 SBS route » » bus lanes are in effect Mon-Fri, 7-10am and 4-7pm Q53 SBS route W 15 St »» vehicles can enter or cross over a bus lane to make right turns, access a curb cut or driveway within 200’, enter a parking 7 Subway line Park space, or to quickly drop-off or pick up passengers B 96 S Q52 extension under reviewA Subway station Wildlife refuge B 102 S • DOT and MTA currently monitoring and analyzing operations B 108 S t B 67 S B 116 S B 73 S t B 81 S t on Woodhaven Blvd 0 0.5 1 t B 91 S t Miles t t ¯ AY BEACH t • Analysis includes general travel times and bus travel times W Bus only lanes installed in August 2015 BLVD • Signal timing and other adjustments will be made as needed ROCKA Page 1 of 2 Project Implementation 75 St 78 St Proposed 2017 Examples of Operational Materials • DOT and the MTA are committed to working with the 61 St Whitney Av community on this project to ensure the design takes into will evaluate Grand Av Operational Project account the needs of street and sidewalk safety, bus riders, Concrete bus boarding island, traffic signals general traffic flow, and local businesses targeted transit • Launch Q52/53 SBS improvements Queens Blvd • Propose to implement Woodhaven Blvd SBS as a short- term • Initial corridor transit and “Operational Project” in 2017 followed by a longer-term “Capital safety roadway improvements Project” Penelope Av • Details to be developed in • Operational project = flexibility to evaluate the effects of 2016 with community input changes before more permanent capital project • Builds on the success of the approach used for other DOT/MTA Metropolitan Av SBS projects (M15 - 1st/2nd Ave, Bx41 – Webster Ave) and LIRR overpass DOT Great Streets projects (4th Ave, Queens Blvd) Myrtle Av

2017 Short-term Operational Project Park Lane South the majority of Jamaica Av • Q52/53 SBS launch including off-board fare payment improvements are EL Grant Highway, Bronx (2015) • In-house DOT operational project including: focused on 2 miles 91 Av »» street resurfacing between Union Tpke Existing offset bus lanes (2015) and Liberty Av 101 Av »» roadway safety improvements including key left turn restrictions Painted pedestrian area, markings, bollards »» transit signal priority & signal timing improvements Rockaway Blvd »» bus lanes & pedestrian improvements »» median bus stops along 1.3 miles of the corridor (between Park Pitkin Av Lane S and Rockaway Blvd where service roads already exist) • Design discussions with the community about the operational Conduit / Belt Pkwy project will continue into 2016 157 Av • DOT/MTA will monitor/analyze short-term operational project to inform final design of capital improvements 163 Av Longer-term Capital Project • DDC Capital project Rendering of 101 Av SBS stops • Robust transit and Vision Zero improvements such as: Example: Richmond Av, SI »» new/extended medians and streetscaping Queens Boulevard, Queens (2015) »» bus bulbs on Cross Bay Blvd »» additional median bus stops on Woodhaven Blvd Concrete median, bus lanes, pedestrian improvements Benefits of the new implementation plan • Delivers transit improvements to the 30,000+ daily bus riders Wildlife Refuge quickly, including 2017 SBS launch • Short-term operational project allows DOT/MTA to make adjustments to design as needed before and after Legend implementation curbside SBS stop Noel Rd • More time to develop the longer-term capital project median SBS stop W 15 St will evaluate • Short-term operational project is fully funded main road bus lanes / targeted transit bus only roadway improvements B 96 St offset / curbside B 102 St B 108 St B 67 St Handout prepared for CB5 Transportation Services bus lanes B 116 St B 73 St B 91 BSt 81 St Committee & Public Transit Services Committee Meeting no bus lanes December 1, 2015, 7:30pm, CB 5 Office, 61-23 Myrtle Ave Webster Avenue SBS, Bronx (2013)

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