Midtown Mid-Block Crossings

Midtown Mid-Block SummerMonth Crossings 2012Year

Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan, New York City Department of Transportation Presented by the Pedestrian Projects Group, 05/10/2012 to Community Board 5 Location Background

Community Board request for “controlled and clearly-marked pedestrian crossings” connecting Privately Owned Public Spaces (POPS)

CB 5 Transportation Committee on March 26th voted in support Background Disconnected Public Spaces W. 57 St. No Crosswalks

W. 56 St. Parked vehicles obstruct driver- pedestrian visibility

W. 55 St.

W. 54 St.

W. 53 St.

W. 52 St.

W. 52nd St.

W. 51 St. Toolkit Allen St

• Pavement markings

• New signage

• Painted and/or textured surfaces

• Flexible delineators

Canal St at E. Broadway Lower East Side W. 57 St. Proposal

W. 56 St.

W. 55 St.

W. 54 St.

W. 53 St.

W. 52 St.

W. 51 St. Proposal

• Crosswalks • Stop and Stop Ahead Signs • New sidewalk pedestrian ramps • Painted “neckdowns” • Cross-street signage • Flexible delineators Benefits

• New, short crosswalks • Crosswalks free of turning conflict • Improves pedestrian circulation on long blocks • Increases driver visibility of pedestrians • Creates predictable operation • Allows arcades to fulfill their potential

W. 55th St. W. 55th St. W. 51 St.W. W. 52 St.W. W. 53 St.W. W. 57 St.W. W. 55 St.W. W. 54 St.W. W. W. Existing Traffic 56 St.

428 499 428 7 Ave

1200 1144 209 608 482 231

459 585 475

6 Ave

W.52nd W.53rd W.54th W.55th W.56th W.51st

Vehicles Ped Pedestrian Crossings Pedestrian Peak Hour Mid HourPeak 100 FT to Adjacent Arcade Entrances Arcade 1200 1144 608 482 209 231 (12:30 /Hour

- 1:30 PM 1:30 Veh Pedestrians 475 428 459 499 585 428 - /Hour Block )

Ped Min 20 19 10 8 3 4

Veh Min 10 8 7 8 8 7

Traffic Flow

Typical Signal Timing on Midtown Cross Streets 90 Second Cycles

31 seconds – 34%

t 56 seconds – 63% Level Of Service Analysis C W. 56 St. B

C W. 55 St. C Level of Service for East-West Movements

A. Most vehicles do not stop at all C W. 54 St.

B. Increased delay but most vehicles D

do not stop at intersection

Ave

C. Moderate delay, many still pass th

th 6 through intersection with minimal 7 delay C C W. 53 St. D. Many vehicles experience delay E. Very heavy delay F. Queues form, all vehicles do not

get through in one cycle W. 52 St. C C

C D W. 51 St. Project Monitoring and Assessment

• Vehicle and Pedestrian Counts • Travel Times • Field Observations • Community Feedback

W. 54th St.

DOT to return to Community Board with Post-implementation assessment in Fall 2012 W. 51st St. Plan Summary

Six stop controlled crosswalks connecting mid-block arcades between W. 51st and 57th Streets

W. 54th St. Thank nyc.gov/dot You

Traffic Flow Existing

Avenue

Ave

th 6 7 W. 51 St.

31 seconds – 34%

56 seconds – 63%

Avenue

th 7

W. 51 St. 6

With New Crosswalk Existing Traffic Level Of Service W. 56 St. B

C W. 55 St. Level of Service for East-West Movements

A. Most vehicles do not stop at all W. 54 St.

B. Increased delay but most vehicles D

do not stop at intersection

Ave

C. Moderate delay, many still pass th 6 through intersection with minimal 7 delay C W. 53 St. D. Many vehicles experience delay E. Very heavy delay F. Queues form, all vehicles do not get through in one cycle W. 52 St. C

C W. 51 St. Traffic Flow

7.2 seconds Averaget delay with heavy pedestrian interference

STOP Control Service Rate Study • Capacity of 450 vehicles per hour with pedestrian interference • Additional Observations were performed at similar locations with Stop Signs • Vanderbilt Avenue & W.47th Street • William Street & Maiden Lane in the Financial District