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Harlem/Morningside Heights Transportation Study DRAFT Technical Memorandum No. 1- Existing Conditions Michael R. Bloomberg, Mayor The City of New York New York City Department of Transportation Iris Weinshall, Commissioner September 2005 Harlem/Morningside Heights Transportation Study Technical Memorandum No. 1 Existing Conditions 2003 PIN PTDT04G00.08 PIN PTDT05G00.05 PIN PTCP04G00.04 Contract No. D000642 D000641 The preparation of this report has been financed in part through funds from the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration under the Federal Act of 1965, as amended, and the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended. This document is disseminated by the New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT) and New York City Department of City Planning (NYCDCP) in the interest of information exchange. It reflects the views of the NYCDOT and NYCDCP which are responsible for the facts and accuracy of the data presented. The report does not necessarily reflect any official views or policies of the Federal Transit Administration, the Federal Highway Administration, or the State of New York. This report does not constitute a standard, specification, or regulation. Prepared by: DRAFT New York City Department of Transportation Iris Weinshall, Commissioner Judy Bergtraum, First Deputy Commissioner Michael Primeggia, Deputy Commissioner Naim Rasheed, Director Michael Griffith, Deputy Director Eva Marin, Project Manager Tiee-Gang Lee, Highway Transportation Specialist Ali Hamoudeh, Highway Transportation Specialist Rodulfo Buenafe, Highway Transportation Specialist New York City Department of City Planning Department of City Planning: Amanda M Burden, Director Richard Barth, Executive Director Sandy Hornick, Deputy Executive Director for Strategic Planning Transportation Division: Jack Schmidt, Director Kevin Olinger, Deputy Director Stratos Prassas, Team Leader Scott Wise, Team Leader Lise Dorestant, Co-Project Manager Alan Ripps, Co-Project Manager Kate Dyson, City Planner Technician Emilio Feliz, Highway Transportation Specialist II Angela Kelly, Highway Transportation Specialist I Manhattan Borough Office Edwin Marshall, Associate City Planner/Team Leader Nicole Ogg, Former City Planner DRAFT TABLE OF CONTENTS Page ____________________________________________________________________________________ S.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY……………………………………………………………… S-1 S.1 Project Description………………………………………………………………. S-1 S.2 Demographics……………………………………………………………………. S-1 S.3 Land Use and Zoning…………………………………………………………….. S-2 S.4 Traffic and Transportation……………………………………………………….. S-2 S.5 Public Transportation…………………………………………………………….. S-3 S.6 Parking…………………………………………………………………...………. S-3 S.7 Pedestrian and Bicycle Analysis…………………………………………………. S-4 S.8 Accidents / Safety Analysis………………………………………………............ S-5 S.9 Goods Movement…………………………………………………………............ S-5 1.0 INTRODUCTION……………………………………………………………….............. 1-1 1.1 Setting the Context……………………………………………………………….. 1-1 1.2 Goals and Objectives……………………………………………………………... 1-1 1.3 The Study Area…………………………………………………………………… 1-2 1.4 Project Organization and Methodology…………………………………............. 1-10 2.0 DEMOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS………………………………………………….............. 2-1 2.1 Population Trends…………………………………………………........................ 2-3 2.2 Labor Force……………………………………………………………………….. 2-4 2.3 Household Characteristics…………………………………………...…………… 2-6 2.4 Median Household Income……………………………………………………….. 2-7 2.5 Vehicle Ownership………………………………………………...……………… 2-8 2.6 Travel Behavior……………...…………………………………………………… 2-11 2.6.1 Journey to work by Mode…………………………...…………………………… 2-11 2.6.2 Auto Travel Characteristics………………………………...……………............. 2-14 3.0 LAND USE AND ZONING………………………………………………........................ 3-1 3.1 Residential Zoning Districts………………………………………………………. 3-2 3.2 Commercial Zoning Districts………………………………………………………3-4 3.3 Manufacturing Zoning Districts……………………………………………………3-8 3.4 Areas of Rezoning……………………………………………………………….. 3-10 3.5 Residential Land DRAFTUse…………………………………………….......................... 3-15 3.6 Commercial Land Use……………………………………………........................ 3-16 3.7 Manufacturing Land Use…………………………………………........................ 3-17 3.8 Community Facilities…………………………………………………….............. 3-18 3.9 Recreational Facilities, Parks and Open Space ………………………………….. 3-21 3.10 Vacant Land……………………………………………………………………… 3-22 4.0 TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION………………………………………………… 4-1 4.1 Existing Conditions……………………………………………………………….. 4-1 4.2 Activity Centers & the Transportation Network………………………………….. 4-4 4.3 Data Collection & Traffic Operations…………………………………………….. 4-7 4.4 Network Traffic Volumes………………………………………………………... 4-10 4.5 Street Capacity & Level of Service (LOS)………………………………………. 4-16 4.6 Existing Traffic Conditions……………………………………………………… 4-18 4.7 Vehicle Speeds…………………………………………………………………… 4-33 i 5.0 PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION………………………………………………………… 5-1 5.1 Subway Service…………………………………………………………………… 5-1 5.2 Bus Service………………………………………………………......................... 5-22 6.0 PARKING………………………………………………………………………………… 6-1 6.1 Off-Street Public Parking…………………………………………………………. 6-1 6.2 Off-Street Accessory Parking…………………………………….......................... 6-1 6.3 On Street Parking and Issues……………………………………………………… 6-7 7.0 PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE ANALYSIS…………………………........................... 7-1 7.1 Pedestrian Level of Service Analysis…………………………………………….. 7-1 7.2 Pedestrian Corridors and Volumes……………………………………………… 7-11 7.3 Quality of Pedestrian Environment……………………………………………… 7-16 7.4 Pedestrian Accidents - Description of Accident Locations...……………............. 7-23 7.5 Community Concerns in Terms of Pedestrian Safety…………………………… 7-33 7.6 Bicycle Lanes and Paths - Network System and Use……………………............. 7-41 7.7 Bicycle Ridership Volumes……………………………………………………… 7-45 7.8 Proposed Bicycle Lanes and Routes……………………………………………... 7-46 7.9 Bicycle Accidents - Description of Accident Locations………………………… 7-47 7.10 Bridge Access to Bicyclists and Pedestrians…………………………………….. 7-53 7.11 Waterfront Access……………………………………………………………….. 7-62 8.0 ACCIDENTS/SAFETY ANALYSIS…………………………………………………… 8-1 8.1 Introduction………………………………………………………………………. 8-1 8.2 Cost Analysis of Accidents………………………………………………………. 8-3 8.3 Frequency and Severity of Accidents……………………………………………. 8-5 8.4 Annual Accident Analysis……………………………………………………….. 8-7 8.5 Analysis of other factors that may cause Accidents at these……………............. 8-19 Locations 9.0 GOODS MOVEMENT………………………………………………………………….. 9-1 9.1 Introduction………………………………………………………………………. 9-1 9.2 Truck Routes in the Study Area………………………………………………….. 9-4 DRAFT ii LIST OF TABLES Page _____________________________________________________________________________________ Table 2-1 Population by Area……………….......................................................................... 2-3 Table 2-2 Population by Area and Age Group………………………………………............ 2-4 Table 2-3 Labor Force Distribution…………………………………………………………. 2-6 Table 2-4 Household Characteristics………………………………………………………… 2-7 Table 2-5 Median Household Income by Area……………………………………………… 2-8 Table 2-6 Vehicle Ownership per Household (1990 and 2000)……………………............. 2-10 Table 2-7 Journey to work by Mode (1980)…………………………………………………2-12 Table 2-8 Journey to work by Mode (1990)……………………………………………….. 2-13 Table 2-9 Journey to work by Mode (2000)……………………………………………….. 2-13 Table 2-10 Auto Travel Characteristics……………………………………………………... 2-14 Table 3-1 Residential Zoning Districts located within the Study Area…………………….. 3-4 Table 3-2 Commercial Zoning Districts located within the Study Area……………………. 3-7 Table 3-3 Manufacturing Zoning Districts located within the Study Area………………… 3-10 Table 4-1 2003 Existing Conditions –Traffic Capacity Analysis for Signalized Intersection…………………………………………………………... 4-20 Table 4-2 LOS Summary for 3rd Avenue @ E 128th Street ……………………………….. 4-28 Table 4-3 Corridor Travel Speeds…………………………………………………………. 4-35 Table 4-4 Corridor Travel Speeds Summary………………………………………............. 4-40 Table 5-1 Subway Service…………………………………………………………………… 5-1 Table 5-2 Stairway Level of Service – Definitions………………………………………….. 5-5 Table 5-3 V/SVCD Ratio Definitions……………………………………………………….. 5-6 Table 5-4 Existing Conditions, 116th Street Subway Station (1 & 9)……………………… 5-12 Table 5-5 Existing Conditions, 125th Street Subway Station (1 & 9)……………………… 5-12 Table 5-6 Existing Conditions, 137th Street/City College Subway Station (1 & 9)……….. 5-13 Table 5-7 Existing Conditions, 116th Street Subway Station (B & C)…………………….. 5-14 Table 5-8 Existing Conditions, 125th Street Subway Station (A, B, C & D)……………..…5-15 Table 5-9 Existing Conditions, 135th Street Subway Station (B & C)……………………... 5-16 Table 5-10 Existing Conditions, 116th Street Subway Station (2 & 3)……………………… 5-17 Table 5-11 Existing Conditions, 125th Street Subway Station (2 & 3)……………………… 5-18 Table 5-12 Existing Conditions, 135th Street Subway Station (2 & 3)………………............ 5-19 Table 5-13 Existing Conditions, 116th Street Subway Station (6)…………………………… 5-20 DRAFTth Table 5-14 Existing Conditions, 125 Street Subway Station (4, 5 & 6)……………............ 5-21 Table 5-15 Average Frequency of NYCT Bus Service (in minutes)………………………… 5-23 Table 5-16a 2003 Existing Bus Conditions (AM-MD)..……………………………………… 5-30 Table 5-16b 2003 Existing Bus Conditions (AM-MD)……………………………………….. 5-31 Table 5-17a 2003 Existing Bus Conditions (PM-Sat MD)..………………………………….. 5-32 Table 5-17b 2003 Existing Bus Conditions (PM-Sat MD)…………………………………… 5-33 Table 6-1 Off-Street Public Parking