NORTHERN BLVD, E HAMPTON BLVD ALLEY POND PARK TO JOE MICHAELS MILE, DOUGLASTON
Queens CB 11 Transportation Committee May 17, 2017 Alley Pond Park to Joe Michaels Mile, Douglaston PRESENTATION • Background • Proposal • Summary
73rd Ave at Cloverdale Blvd, bicycle entrance to Alley Pond Park
Northern Blvd, E Hampton Blvd, Douglaston Pkwy 2 Project Background
Overview
• Joe Michaels Mile & Alley Pond Park bike routes are part of greenway network connecting Queens parks
• Community requests ProjectProject Area Area for safety improvements and increased bicycle connections to parks and LIRR
• 2012 Douglaston LDC request for traffic calming and bicycle access, based on community outreach
Northern Blvd, E Hampton Blvd, Douglaston Pkwy 3 Project Background
Joe LIRR Project Goals Michaels Mile 2 Improve safety for all road users Golf Center
Increase bicycle access to parks 1 and LIRR Environmental Center 1 Northern Blvd From 223rd St - Douglaston Pkwy
3 Douglaston Pkwy & 235th St 2 From Northern Blvd to LIRR
Alley Pond Park edge 3 From Northern Blvd to Springfield Blvd PS 213
Alley Pond Oceania St/ Park 210th St Proposed 2017 School Vanderbilt Safety Motor Pkwy Project
Northern Blvd, E Hampton Blvd, Douglaston Pkwy 4 Northern Blvd 223rd St – Douglaston Pkwy 1
Northern Blvd, E Hampton Blvd, Douglaston Pkwy 1 Northern Blvd 223rd St – Douglaston Pkwy
Northern Blvd near Cross Island Parkway Northern Blvd Joe rd Michaels 223 St - Douglaston Pkwy Mile Golf • Only road that connects Douglaston to Bayside Center 1 • Q12 Bus route, 2 stops each side • Through truck route Environmental Center • Provides access to Joe Michaels Mile and Alley Pond Park for joggers, walkers, cyclists • Current road design encourages speeding even during rush hour
Northern Blvd, E Hampton Blvd, Douglaston Pkwy 6 1 Northern Blvd 223rd St – Douglaston Pkwy
Safety Issues
Northern Blvd Vision Zero Priority Corridor top 10% of borough corridors in KSI/mile
Northern Blvd (223rd St – Douglaston Pkwy), QN Injury Summary, 2010-2014 (5 Years)
Total Severe Fatalities Injuries Injuries Pedestrian 12 3 0 Bicyclists 10 1 0 Motor Vehicle 188 1 0 Occupant Total 210 5 0
Fatalities, 2010 – 2016 : 1
Northern Blvd, E Hampton Blvd, Douglaston Pkwy 7 1 Northern Blvd 223rd St – Douglaston Pkwy Northern Blvd 223rd St – Douglaston Pkwy Existing
43 Ave Joe
221 221 St Michaels 222 222 St
Mile
Golf Center Pkwy 223 223 St Northern Blvd
Environmental
243 St 244 St
Center
241 St
46 Ave
• Heavy turns at 223rd St and Douglaston Pkwy to access commercial & residential areas • Few intersections in middle of the corridor • EB vehicle volumes higher than WB volumes Towards 223rd St Towards Douglaston Pkwy
Northern Blvd, E Hampton Blvd, Douglaston Pkwy 8 1 Northern Blvd 223rd St – Douglaston Pkwy
Existing 3 vehicle lanes in each direction during rush hour (2 during non-rush)
Left turn bays help traffic flow 223 223 St
Northern Blvd Pkwy
Proposed 2 vehicle lanes WB and middle EB corridor, 3 lanes at key intersections
Left turn bays maintained 223 223 St
Northern Blvd Pkwy
Northern Blvd, E Hampton Blvd, Douglaston Pkwy 9
Curbside parking permitted non-rush hours Curbside parking permitted overnight, south curb Approximately ## rush hour parking spaces removed 1 Northern Blvd 223rd St – Douglaston Pkwy
Northern Blvd Proposed 223 223 St
Northern Blvd Pkwy
223rd St Douglaston Pkwy Existing Proposed Existing Proposed LOS: B LOS: B at 223rd St at Douglaston Pkwy LOS: E LOS: C AM Delay: 13.2s Delay: 16.5s AM Delay: 56.3s Delay: 24.7s • EB capacity maintained to accommodate • EB capacity maintained to accommodate LOS: C LOS: C LOS: E LOS: C PM Delay: 20.4s Delay: 20.9s Cross Island on/off ramp volumes Douglaston Pkwy turn volumes PM Delay: 55.9s Delay: 23.5s • WB right turn bay onto NB Cross Island • Signal timing adjustments improve vehicle Parkway maintained throughput and provide safer crossing for • 2 second average increase in vehicle pedestrians delay at intersection, no change in Level of • Reduced average vehicle delay at Service intersection, improved Level of Service
Northern Blvd, E Hampton Blvd, Douglaston Pkwy 10 1 Northern Blvd 223rd St – Douglaston Pkwy Northern Blvd Level of Service (LOS) Impact
Joe Michaels Mile Golf Center
Northern Blvd Pkwy 223 223 St
Environmental
Center
223rd St Douglaston Pkwy Existing Proposed Existing Proposed LOS: B LOS: B LOS: E LOS: C AM Delay: 13.2s Delay: 16.5s AM Delay: 56.3s Delay: 24.7s
LOS: C LOS: C LOS: E LOS: C PM Delay: 20.4s Delay: 20.9s PM Delay: 55.9s Delay: 23.5s
• No signal timing changes • Existing: EB left turns proceed during protected (green arrow) and permitted (green ball) phases Minimal increase in average vehicle delay No change in LOS • Proposed: EB left turns proceed during a longer protected (green arrow) phase only
Improves LOS, EB left turns no longer wait for gaps in oncoming traffic Improves north leg pedestrian crossing, EB left turns occur separately
Northern Blvd, E Hampton Blvd, Douglaston Pkwy 11 1 Northern Blvd 223rd St – Douglaston Pkwy
Northern Blvd 223rd St – Cross Island Parkway, Alameda Ave – Douglaston Pkwy Existing
Joe Michaels Mile
Proposed Install two-way protected bike lane on north curb
• Maintains queueing space and vehicle flow at approaches to intersections • Overnight parking maintained on south curb between Alameda Ave and Douglaston Pkwy • Approximately 25 non rush hour parking spaces removed from north curb between Alameda Ave and 243rd St • Creates a safe, clear bike route, safer crossings and a path that is comfortable for all skill levels Northern Blvd, E Hampton Blvd, Douglaston Pkwy 12 1 Northern Blvd 223rd St – Douglaston Pkwy Northern Blvd Cross Island Parkway - Alameda Ave Existing
Joe Michaels Mile
Proposed Install two-way protected bike lane on north curb
• Vehicle lanes re-installed at standard width for trucks and buses • Few signals along corridor help maintain traffic flow • Buses will pull to curb at clearly marked bus stops with gap in bike lane barrier • Creates a safe, clear bike route, safer crossings and a path that is comfortable for all skill levels
Northern Blvd, E Hampton Blvd, Douglaston Pkwy 13 1 Northern Blvd 223rd St – Douglaston Pkwy Joe Michaels Mile Entrance Existing • Existing 1 mile long waterfront path for runners, walkers, cyclists • No designated bike access to Joe Michaels Mile from east 160 weekend and 50 weekday cyclists use busy roadway or narrow sidewalk (7am – 7pm, June 2016) • Uncomfortable, unclear bike access from west
Proposed Install two-way protected bike lane on north curb with to safely access JMM
Joe Michaels
Mile
223 St 223
Barrier Protected Bike Lanes
Douglaston Northern Blvd Alley Pond Park
Northern Blvd, E Hampton Blvd, Douglaston Pkwy 14 1 Northern Blvd 223rd St – Douglaston Pkwy Northern Blvd At 223rd St – Additional Safety Improvements Existing Proposed Install Left Turn Treatment on both sides of intersection
• Unpredictable Movements • Narrower turns • Large conflict • Reduced zones Conflict Zones
Joe “Hardened Michaels center line” Mile Pedestrian calms left Conflict turning Zone vehicles
Northern Blvd, E Hampton Blvd, Douglaston Pkwy 15 15 1 Northern Blvd 223rd St – Douglaston Pkwy
Joe LIRR Benefits Michaels Mile 2 1 Over 1.5 lane miles of new protected bike lanes – more than doubling Golf Center Joe Michaels Mile path length 1 Environmental Safer pedestrian crossings at Center intersections
Slows speeding without causing traffic
3 Requires removal of rush hour parking on north curb. Overnight parking maintained on south curb between Alameda and Douglaston Pkwy
PS 213
Alley Pond Park
Vanderbilt Motor Pkwy
Concrete Barrier Protected Bike Lanes, Bronx Northern Blvd, E Hampton Blvd, Douglaston Pkwy 16
Delineator Protected Bike Lanes, Brooklyn Douglaston Connections Douglaston Pkwy and 235th St: Northern Blvd - LIRR 2
Northern Blvd, E Hampton Blvd, Douglaston Pkwy 2 Douglaston Connections
Douglaston Pkwy near Pine St LIRR Douglaston Pkwy 2 Northern Blvd – 235th St
• 50’ roadway is wider than needed • Community requests for bike access, traffic calming at Northern Blvd • No designated bike access to LIRR station, commercial uses
Northern Blvd, E Hampton Blvd, Douglaston Pkwy 18 2 Douglaston Connections Douglaston Pkwy Northern Blvd – 235th St Existing LIRR
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West East Sidewalk Sidewalk
Proposed Install standard bike lanes
West East Sidewalk Sidewalk
• Uses existing roadway, narrows travel lanes to calm traffic • Maintains curbside parking • Creates a safe, clear bike route to Douglaston LIRR station, local businesses Northern Blvd, E Hampton Blvd, Douglaston Pkwy 19 2 Douglaston Connections
235th St near LIRR
LIRR th 2 235 St Douglaston Pkwy - LIRR
• 38’ wide roadway • Slower moving traffic • No designated bike access to LIRR station
Northern Blvd, E Hampton Blvd, Douglaston Pkwy 20 2 Douglaston Connections 235th St Douglaston Pkwy – LIRR Station Existing LIRR
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Proposed Install shared use markings
• Uses existing roadway, Maintains curbside parking • Creates clear bike route to LIRR station appropriate for traffic volumes and street type Northern Blvd, E Hampton Blvd, Douglaston Pkwy 21 2 Douglaston Connections
Joe LIRR Benefits Michaels Mile 2 Golf Center 2 Safe bicycle connection to Douglaston LIRR 1
Environmental Over 0.5 lane miles of new bike Center routes
No parking removal
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Conventional Bike Lanes, Brooklyn PS 213
Alley Pond Park
Vanderbilt Motor Pkwy
Shared Use Markings, Brooklyn
Northern Blvd, E Hampton Blvd, Douglaston Pkwy 22 Alley Pond Park Park Edge Greenway Upgrade 3
Northern Blvd, E Hampton Blvd, Douglaston Pkwy 3 Alley Pond Park
Joe LIRR Existing Bike Route – Michaels Mile Alley Pond Park edge Golf Center
• Greenway route established to Environmental connect Joe Michaels Mile to Center Vanderbilt Motor Pkwy
• Conventional bike lanes with some sections of signed route (no markings)
• “Edge condition” along Alley Pond Park for approximately 2 miles
PS 213
Alley Pond Park
Vanderbilt Motor Pkwy
Alley Pond Park entrance at 73rd Ave
Northern Blvd, E Hampton Blvd, Douglaston Pkwy 24 3 Alley Pond Park
73rd Ave near Cloverdale Blvd Alley Pond Park Edge 223rd St to 73rd Ave • Existing conventional bike lanes in poor condition, missing markings 3 • Wide travel lanes • Community requests for bike lane upgrades and traffic calming and safer alignment for all road users
Alley Pond • Very little cross traffic along park edge Park • Successful park edge bike paths throughout city
Northern Blvd, E Hampton Blvd, Douglaston Pkwy 25 3 Alley Pond Park Alley Pond Park Edge - Typical Existing
PS 213 Alley Pond Park Proposed Install two-way parking protected bike lane along park edge
Park-edge segments of • 223rd St • Cloverdale Blvd • Horatio Pkwy • 50th Ave • 232nd St • E Hampton Blvd • 233rd St • 67th Ave • 230th St • 73rd Ave • Uses existing roadway, narrows travel lanes to calm traffic • Maintains curbside parking • Creates a safe, clear bike route separated from traffic and a path that is comfortable for all skill levels Northern Blvd, E Hampton Blvd, Douglaston Pkwy 26 3 Alley Pond Park E Hampton Blvd – Residential Driveways Existing
PS 213 Alley Pond Park Proposed Install two-way parking protected bike lane along east curb
• Uses existing roadway, narrows travel lanes to calm traffic • Maintains curbside parking with minimal markings • Creates a safe, clear bike route and a path that is comfortable for all skill levels Northern Blvd, E Hampton Blvd, Douglaston Pkwy 27 3 Alley Pond Park 67th Ave – In front of PS 213 Existing
PS 213
Proposed Establish shared space for safe pick-up/drop off and bike access to school Potential design
• Uses existing roadway, narrows travel lanes to calm traffic in front of school • Enhances school pick up/drop off access, increased space for safer bus loading • Creates a safe, clear bike route and a path with access to PS 213 Northern Blvd, E Hampton Blvd, Douglaston Pkwy 28 3 Alley Pond Park
Joe LIRR Benefits Michaels Over 4 lane miles of new Mile 2 3 Golf Center protected path 1
Environmental Upgraded bicycle connection to Center JMM/Northern Blvd, Vanderbilt Motor Pkwy
Some parking removal at corners for 3 daylighting and emergency vehicle access
PS 213
Alley Pond Park
Vanderbilt Motor Pkwy
Parking Protected Bike Lanes, Brooklyn Northern Blvd, E Hampton Blvd, Douglaston Pkwy 29
Parking Protected Bike Lanes, Queens 4 Project Summary
Project Summary Joe LIRR Michaels Safety Improvements for all users Mile 2 Golf Center
1 Enhances greenway access and safety Environmental from Vanderbilt Motor Pkwy to Douglaston Center by:
• Reducing speeding along corridors, while maintaining needed traffic 3 capacity
• Improving pedestrian crossings
• Installing 7 miles of bicycle routes PS connecting to parks, greenway paths, 213 LIRR Alley Pond Park • Adding over 6 protected bike lane miles as new neighborhood recreational Vanderbilt amenity Motor Pkwy
Northern Blvd, E Hampton Blvd, Douglaston Pkwy 30
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Northern Blvd, E Hampton Blvd, Douglaston Pkwy 31 3 Alley Pond Park APPENDIX E Hampton Blvd at Long Island Expwy overpass Existing
Alley Pond Park Proposed Install bike markings on northeast sidewalk
• Separates bikes from faster moving traffic • Maintains all existing travel lanes • North side avoids off ramp slip lanes. Wide sidewalk meets shared use standards Northern Blvd, E Hampton Blvd, Douglaston Pkwy 32 3 Alley Pond Park APPENDIX 230th St 73rd Ave – 69th Ave Existing
Alley Pond Park Proposed Install two-way parking protected bike lane along park edge
• Uses existing roadway, narrows travel lanes to calm traffic in front of school • Maintains school bus loading • Creates a safe, clear bike route and a path with access to PS 213 Northern Blvd, E Hampton Blvd, Douglaston Pkwy 33 3 Alley Pond Park APPENDIX E Hampton Blvd at 231st St Existing
Alley Pond Park Proposed Install two-way protected bike lane along park edge
• Uses existing roadway, narrows travel lanes to calm traffic on narrow street • Maintains continuous bike path along park edge
Northern Blvd, E Hampton Blvd, Douglaston Pkwy 34 1 Northern Blvd 223rd St – Douglaston Pkwy
Protected Bicycle Lanes with 3 years of After Data: - 20% Before and After decline in total 700 -20% injuries 600 -17% 601
500
514 484 400 426 -22% 300 -25% NumberofInjuries 280 200 221 220 Photo 166 -2% 100 with a lot 100 98 0 of Crashes with MV Pedestrian Cyclist Total InjuriescyclistsOccupant Injuries Injuries Injuries Injuries
Before After
Protected bicycle lane projects with 3 years of after data include the following: 9th Ave (16th- 31st), 8th Ave (Bank-23rd, 23rd-34th), Broadway (59th-47th, 33rd-26th, 23rd-18th), 1st Avenue (Houston to 34th), 2nd Ave (Houston-34th), Columbus Ave (96th-77th) Note: Only sections of projects that included protected bicycle lanes were analyzed 35 NorthernSource: NYPD Blvd, AIS/TAMS E CrashHampton Database Blvd, Douglaston Pkwy