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Presentation to: Manhattan Community Board 3 - Transportation Committee

July 11th, 2007 Why Are We Here?

ƒ Priority School Reports: Improve School Safety

ƒ Canal & Forsyth Multimodal Safety Project

ƒ Bicycle Fatality Study: Improve Cyclist Safety

ƒ PlaNYC: Green Transportation Infrastructure

2 East Village Location SoHo

TriBeCa Lower East Side Civic Center Chinatown

M a n h B a tta ro Financial o k n

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3 School Safety Improvement Locations

IS 131 Priority School location

Safety Project locations

4 12 PS

4 Priority Schools

ƒ 135 Priority School Reports: November 2006

ƒ Safety Measures at IS 131 and PS 124 are scheduled for installation this summer.

ƒ Work will be coordinated with Manhattan Bridge re-opening.

ƒ Intersections Improvements at: ƒ Canal Street (at Forsyth and Eldridge Streets) ƒ Hester Street (at Chrystie, Forsyth & Eldridge streets) ƒ Division Street (at Forsyth and Market streets) ƒ Bowery at Bayard Street ƒ East Broadway (at Market St & Catherine St)

5 Examples of Recommended Measures

ƒ More than 90% of Students at IS 131 & PS 124 walk or take transit

ƒ Pedestrian Safety Improvements are the priority 6 Priority School PSPS 124124 ƒ Refuge ƒ Sidewalk Islands Extensions

ƒ Extending sidewalk and closing of slip road under overpass

7 Priority School ISIS 131131

ƒ Sidewalk Extension

Canal & Forsyth Issues ƒ Intersection doesn’t function well for all users ƒ Motorists: potential head-on conflict ƒ Pedestrians: Blind corner with Cyclists exiting Manhattan Bridge & long crossings ƒ Cyclists: No westbound access to Chrystie St, conflict with pedestrians

8 Existing Condition

Canal at Forsyth

ƒ Vehicle head-on conflict ƒ Illegal Westbound Traffic on Eastbound Canal

Looking west on Canal Street from Forsyth Street 9 Manhattan Bridge

ƒ Major Bicycle-Pedestrian Conflict ƒ DOT has received citizen complaints about this issue

Bicyclists exit Manhattan Adjacent Priority Bridge at high speeds School I.S. 131 into sidewalk

School crosswalks

Blind corner Pedestrians hidden behind wall

10 Canal at Forsyth Street

ƒ Bicycle-pedestrian conflict

A pedestrians view looking north A cyclists view looking east towards towards Canal Street … Forsyth Street …

11 Canal at Forsyth Street

• 8% grade on ramp • AASHTO recommends 5%

Canal Street at Forsyth Street (southwest corner) 12 Canal at Forsyth

ƒ Sidewalk Extensions shorten crossing distance and provide additional space

ƒ Fence separates bicycle & pedestrian

ƒ Median on Canal Street will reduce head on conflict

13 Schedule

ƒ Summer 2007: ƒ School Safety Recommended Improvements ƒ Fall 2007 ƒ Manhattan Bridge re-opening

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