Appendix D.2 Transportation
APPENDIX D.2 TRANSPORTATION Appendix D.2: Transportation A. SURFACE TRANSIT EXISTING LOCAL BUS SERVICE This section of the Appendix provides detailed information on existing bus service through the study area. Other information on surface transit, including a description of impacts is provided in Chapter 5C. Table D.2-1 highlights the major corridors through Manhattan’s East Side and the key bus routes that operate along them. Over 600 buses operate in the study area during peak hours and, as presented in Table D.2-2, the East Midtown area has the highest volume of peak hour local buses. Table D.2-1 Overview of Major Bus Corridors and Routes on Manhattan’s East Side Corridor Key Routes Fifth and Madison Avenues M1, M2, M3, M4, M5 (only on Fifth Avenue), and, to a lesser degree, Q32 Lexington and Third Avenues M98, M101, M102, and M103 First and Second Avenues M15 York Avenue M31 Avenues A, B, C, and D M9, M14, and M21 East Broadway and Madison Street (Lower East Side) M9 and M22 Allen Street (Lower East Side) and Water Street (Lower M15 Manhattan) Table D.2-2 Scheduled Local Buses in the Peak Hours AM No. PM No. of of Study Area Zone Buses Buses East Harlem (M1, M2, M3, M4, M15, M60, M96, M98, M100, M101, M102, M103, M106, 183 155 M116, and BX15) Upper East Side (M1, M2, M3, M4, M15, M30, M31, M66, M72, M79, M86, M96, M98, M101, 267 214 M102, M103, M106, Q32, Q60, and Q101) East Midtown (M1, M2, M3, M4, M5, M15, M16, M21, M27, M30, M31, M34, M42, M50, M57, 360 265 M98, M101, M102, M103, M104, Q32, Q60, and Q101) Gramercy Park / Union Square (M1, M2, M3, M4, M5, M6, M7, M9, M14, M15, M16, M21, 255 216 M23, M34, M98, M101, M102, M103, and Q32) Lower East Side (M1, M2, M3, M5, M6, M7, M8, M9, M14, M15, M21, M22, M101, M102, 191 156 M103, and B39) Lower Manhattan (M1, M6, M9, M15, M20, M21, M22, M103, and B51) 91 78 Source: 2000 Bus Route Profiles D.2-1 Second Avenue Subway FEIS Frequency of bus service is generally high, with scheduled headways (the time between buses) on some routes as low as 1.5 minutes during the peak periods (e.g., on the M15 in the AM peak).
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