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Tunnel Reconstruction Project

September 17, 2018 Middle Collegiate Church, 112 2nd Avenue Superstorm Sandy, 2012

The Challenge: 400,000 Daily Rides

225,000 between 50,000 within 400,000 daily rides / Manhattan

Nearly as many inbound Greater than busiest NYC If the L were its own passengers as private route (Bx12) and transit system, it would vehicles on all six East 66% greater than current rank 11th among all North River bridges and tunnels ridership American rail systems combined during AM peak Our Strategy

Increased alternate subway service

Temporary bus service

Temporary service

Station access and capacity improvements

Temporary bike and pedestrian infrastructure

Temporary peak period traffic management strategies Subway, Bus, and Ferry Alternatives for L Riders Inter-Borough Bus Routes Making It Work: Bus Priority Plan

Emergency vehicles allowed on all facilities

8 Making It Work: Preparing Your Streets SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY To get ahead of winter, street construction starts: Before Tunnel Closure: • 14th St • Busway restrictions in effect • Delancey St Loop • HOV restrictions in effect • Bike on 12th/13th St • Grand St (Brooklyn)

• Bus lanes and busway installed on streets but NOT IN EFFECT • HOV restrictions NOT IN EFFECT

Tunnel Reconstruction : HOV 3+ HOV 3+ Policy: 5 AM to 10 PM, every day Current Williamsburg Bridge Traffic Volume & Speed 40 3,000

35 • , trucks & HOV3+ only 2,500 30

• Manhattan- and Brooklyn- 2,000 bound 25 • All lanes 20 1,500 15 • Pursuing automated 1,000 perVehicles Hour enforcement technology (mph) Speed taxi Current 10 500 • Working with NYPD for 5 HOV 3+ IN EFFECT enforcement on Delancey 0 - Street

HOURS Traffic Volume Current Taxi Speed

From Williamsburg Bridge to • Continues bus priority from Williamsburg Bridge • L1, L2, L3 and L4 SBS will stop at Essex St for Delancey/Essex F/J/M subway transfer • Provides a safe bike facility connecting the Williamsburg Bridge, and • Bike approved by CB 3 • Construction starts in September 2018 Allen Street

From Delancey Street to • Maintains the existing bike lanes • Southbound bus lane will be aligned to the left to accommodate left-turning buses at Delancey St (left turns for buses only) • M15SBS/Local will be able to use the bus lanes • Construction starts in October 2018 Kenmare St: Traffic Patterns Kenmare Westbound • Most vehicles on Kenmare St are going to or coming from the Traffic Volumes 800 Williamsburg Bridge 700 • ~35% of vehicles on Kenmare St are traveling to/from the 600 • Westbound traffic volumes are higher than Eastbound volumes all 500

hours of the day 400

• Trucks make up approximately 10% of vehicles on Kenmare St 300

• During the L tunnel closure, the Williamsburg Bridge will be HOV3+ 200

and truck only from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m., 7 days a week 100

• Modeling predicts HOV3+ policy will reduce traffic volumes on 0 Kenmare St up to 75%, depending on direction of 2018 HOV3+ Modeled Volumes Cars Trucks Buses Kenmare St: Preferred Design

• DOT provided two design options to stakeholders • Two way option identified as preferred approach • Shifts existing travel lanes to accommodate an offset bus lane • Full-time loading/parking in 8’ lane on the north curb (currently a part time loading lane) • Convert lane against the south curb to Eastbound travel lane • Eastbound through traffic would be constrained by any loading activity on south curb • Traffic analysis indicates this option is feasible • Construction starts in Spring 2019 : Transit Corridor 14th Street: Busway Operation 5 a.m. to 10 p.m., every day • Buses • Emergency Vehicles Current 14th Street Traffic Volume and Speed • Local access for deliveries, private 9 600 BUSWAY IN EFFECT parking garages, pickups and drop- 8 offs 500 7 • Busway hours support period of highest 6 400 th 5 traffic demand on 14 Street 300

• Bus lane camera enforcement and NYPD 4 Bus Speed (mph) Speed Bus presence will deter through traffic 3 200 Hour per Vehicles • Busway operation without a midday gap 2 100 allows for clear messaging and 1

enforcement 0 0 • DOT will monitor traffic conditions on 14th Street and wider traffic network throughout the closure period Traffic Volume Current M14 Speed 14th Street: Busway Between 5th and 6th Avenue

Shorter Ped Crossing Pedestrian Area Commercial Loading & Local Access M14SBS/Local

M14 Local Commercial Loading & Bus Boarder Local Access Bus Passing Lane

Temporary Bus Boarder Pedestrian Space 14th Street: Local Access Within the Busway

Local Access/Loading

Local Access/Loading

• Response to public and elected official • Most pickup/drop-off activity currently takes feedback place on the avenues, not on 14th Street • Local access: • DOT will conduct outreach to local • Turn right on to 14th Street businesses and residents about access • Exit at next right turn policy • Left turns prohibited at most intersections • Enforceable with bus lane cameras Network: Connections

2,000 – 3,500 cyclists projected to cross the Williamsburg Bridge during AM (8A-9A) Bicycle Network: 12th St & 13th Street

Existing: Wide travel lane Proposed: Curbside bike lane on left side (south side • Temporary bike lane separated with Blocks range from 29’-34’ wide of 13th St, north side of 12th St) flexible delineators and demarcated buffer • Floating pickup/drop-off adjacent to bike lane may be feasible at some locations • Parking spaces to be removed along • North side: 12th St (7th Ave – Ave C) • South side: 13th St (Greenwich Ave – Ave B) Bicycle Network: Citi Bike Infill Increasing docks and bikes: 1,250 bikes, 2,500 docks • Manhattan: – Canal • Brooklyn: Williamsburg-area Expansion in Bushwick Expanded Valet Services • Staffed by Citi Bike, Valet Service allows Stations to operate at increased capacity • Pedal-assist Shuttle Service • 1,000 pedal assist bikes • Available at key locations • 2 in Manhattan • 2 in Brooklyn Additional standard bike parking in key locations Outreach to Community Boards in October Where We Are Now: Keep the Feedback Coming

100+ public meetings (with more coming) 5,000+ comments received (and still counting)

Thanks to your input, we’ve: 1. Maintained local pickups/drop-offs on 14th St 2. Maintained two-way traffic on Kenmare St 3. Added the L4 bus route 4. Added a new L1/L2 in Brooklyn 5. Changed our plan to a pair of one-way crosstown bike lanes (instead of one, two-way lanes) 6. Added the L5 bus route

From the beginning, you helped us decide: • Tunnel construction with 2-track closure • Ferry hours of operation Where We Are Now: Environmental Assessment Federal Transit Administration (FTA) finalized its assessment of the temporary transportation options which resulted in a “Finding of No Significant Impact”

Highlights: • Buses • 5 electric and 10 hybrid diesel-electric buses by April 2019 for the inter-borough routes • 15 articulated electric buses to follow in Q4 2019 for M14 SBS • Environmental quality monitoring • Construction monitoring underway • FTA did not require mobile source monitoring, however we are working on a plan with an environmental consultant What’s Next: Weekend Preparatory Work

• Part of the current pre-tunnel closure construction plan • Running shuttle service normal for L weekend work Upcoming in 2018: • 2019 weekend dates to be finalized soon October 6-7 • We are using these weekends to: October 13-14 • Do maintenance on the L track that will remain in October 20-21 operation • Prep the construction site with lights, wireless access October 27-28 and more November 10-11 • Create the stairs and shaft to use for November 17-18 materials input • Ready the signals for Bedford Av to become a terminal station What’s Next: Milestones

Ongoing Through 2020 Winter 2019 • Construction at street level • Completion of temporary street and/or site modifications for Fall 2018 – March 2019 SBS service, bus terminal and • Stakeholder outreach, design parking and ferry operations and service plan refinement April 2019 • Multiple weekend and • Start of L tunnel closure, overnight L closures to prepare alternative service plan begins for tunnel closure Tunnel Reconstruction Project

September 17, 2018 Middle Collegiate Church, 112 2nd Avenue APPENDIX Preparing Streets for the Tunnel Reconstruction Fall 2018 Early 2019

14th Street • Resurfacing • Bus lane and turn restriction signs • Temporary bus curb extensions • Bus lane cameras • Markings for temporary busway, bus lanes and pedestrian space • Parking regulation signs Williamsburg • HOV 3+ signs Bridge Delancey Street • Markings for temporary bus lanes • Bus lane and turn restriction signs • Bus lane cameras Allen Street • Markings for temporary bus lanes • Bus lane signs • Bus lane cameras Kenmare Street • Markings for temporary bus lanes • Bus lane signs • Bus lane cameras Brooklyn • Markings for temporary bus and bike lanes • Bus lane and turn restriction signs • Temporary bus boarding curb extensions • Bus lane cameras • Bus lane signs Pedestrian Volume Increases Pedestrian surges of over 2x existing volumes on a Vision Zero th Priority Corridor W 14 Street at

14th Street Projected Pedestrian Volume Changes 8-9 AM Peak Hour Location Existing Volume New Volume % changes Union Sq (4 Av, Union Square East, , University Pl, Union Square West) 7,500 11,500 53% 6 Av 3,100 7,400 139% W at Sixth Avenue 8 Av 1,700 3,000 76%

14th St Projected Existing 34th St Existing 42nd St Location Volume Volume Volume

6 Av 7,400 8,000 9,100 Data Inputs: counts of current pedestrians, projected bus volumes, projected entrance and exit of subway stations by stairway 29 14th Street Busway Design Existing

Proposed (at stops)

Proposed (midblock)

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