B R O O K L Y N STREETCAR FEASIBILITY STUDY EXISTING CONDITIONS REPORT BROOKLYN STREETCAR FEASIBILITY STUDY TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 INTRODUCTION.............................................................................................................................1‐1 1.1 PURPOSE OF THE STUDY....................................................................................................1‐1 1.2 IDENTIFICATION OF FOCUS AREA AND STUDY AREA.........................................................1‐1 1.3 METHODOLOGY .................................................................................................................1‐1 2.0 LAND USE AND COMMUNITY CHARACTER...................................................................................2‐1 2.1 DEVELOPMENT HISTORY....................................................................................................2‐1 Focus Area...................................................................................................................................2‐1 Study Area...................................................................................................................................2‐4 2.2 LAND USE ...........................................................................................................................2‐5 Focus Area...................................................................................................................................2‐5 Study Area...................................................................................................................................2‐8 2.3 FUTURE DEVELOPMENT PLANS .......................................................................................2‐10 Focus Area.................................................................................................................................2‐10 Study Area.................................................................................................................................2‐14 2.4 ZONING ............................................................................................................................2‐15 Focus Area.................................................................................................................................2‐15 Study Area.................................................................................................................................2‐17 2.5 PUBLIC POLICY..................................................................................................................2‐17 Red Hook 197‐a Plan.................................................................................................................2‐17 Southwest Brooklyn Economic Development Zone and NYC Industrial Business Zone.............2‐18 Local Waterfront Revitalization Program .................................................................................2‐18 Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway Master Plan ...........................................................................2‐19 Transit‐Oriented Development .................................................................................................2‐19 New York City Bicycle Master Plan............................................................................................2‐19 PlaNYC.......................................................................................................................................2‐20 2.6 HISTORIC RESOURCES ......................................................................................................2‐20 2.7 CONCLUSION....................................................................................................................2‐26 3.0 SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS...............................................................................3‐27 3.1 DEMOGRAPHICS...............................................................................................................3‐27 Population.................................................................................................................................3‐27 Density ......................................................................................................................................3‐27 Age ............................................................................................................................................3‐29 Ethnicity ....................................................................................................................................3‐29 Educational Attainment............................................................................................................3‐31 Income ......................................................................................................................................3‐32 3.2 HOUSING..........................................................................................................................3‐33 i EXISTING CONDITIONS REPORT 3.3 EMPLOYMENT.................................................................................................................. 3‐34 3.4 ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMUNITIES ..................................................................... 3‐35 3.5 CONCLUSION ................................................................................................................... 3‐38 4.0 TRANSPORTATION...................................................................................................................... 4‐39 4.1 ACCESS AND CIRCULATION.............................................................................................. 4‐39 Vehicular Access and Circulation.............................................................................................. 4‐39 Transit Access and Circulation.................................................................................................. 4‐40 Parking Regulations.................................................................................................................. 4‐43 4.2 TRAVEL CHARACTERISTICS............................................................................................... 4‐46 Residents (Journey‐to‐work)..................................................................................................... 4‐46 Employees (Reverse Journey‐to‐Work)..................................................................................... 4‐49 4.3 CONCLUSION ................................................................................................................... 4‐52 5.0 PRINCIPAL CONCLUSIONS .......................................................................................................... 5‐54 FIGURES FIGURE 1‐1: STUDY AREA AND FOCUS AREA ...................................................................................... 1‐2 FIGURE 2‐1: LAND USE ........................................................................................................................ 2‐6 FIGURE 2‐2: RECENTLY COMPLETED AND PLANNED DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS WITHIN AND NEAR THE FOCUS AREA ....................................................................................... 2‐11 FIGURE 2‐3: HISTORIC DISTRICTS, BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES (NORTHERN HALF OF STUDY AREA)........................................................................................................................ 2‐24 FIGURE 2‐4: HISTORIC DISTRICTS, BUILDINGS, AND STRUCTURES (SOUTHERN HALF OF STUDY AREA / FOCUS AREA)................................................................................................ 2‐25 FIGURE 3‐1: POPULATION AND EMPLOYMENT DENSITY.................................................................. 3‐28 FIGURE 3‐2: RACIAL COMPOSITION OF THE FOCUS AREA................................................................ 3‐30 FIGURE 3‐3: RACIAL COMPOSITION OF THE STUDY AREA ................................................................ 3‐30 FIGURE 3‐4: LEVEL OF EDUCATION IN THE FOCUS AREA.................................................................. 3‐31 FIGURE 3‐5: LEVEL OF EDUCATION IN THE STUDY AREA.................................................................. 3‐32 FIGURE 3‐6: ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMUNITIES .................................................................. 3‐37 FIGURE 4‐1: EXISTING TRANSIT SERVICE........................................................................................... 4‐41 FIGURE 4‐2: BICYCLE ROUTES .......................................................................................................... 4‐44 FIGURE 4‐3: ON‐STREET PARKING REGULATIONS ............................................................................ 4‐45 FIGURE 4‐4: PLACE OF WORK FOR FOCUS AREA RESIDENTS............................................................ 4‐47 FIGURE 4‐5: MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR FOCUS AREA RESIDENTS ..................... 4‐48 FIGURE 4‐6: MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR STUDY AREA RESIDENTS...................... 4‐48 FIGURE 4‐7: TRAVEL TIME TO WORK FOR FOCUS AREA AND STUDY AREA RESIDENTS................... 4‐49 FIGURE 4‐8: PLACE OF RESIDENCE FOR FOCUS AREA WORKERS...................................................... 4‐50 FIGURE 4‐9: MODE OF TRAVEL TO WORK FOR FOCUS AREA WORKERS .......................................... 4‐51 FIGURE 4‐10: MODE OF TRAVEL TO WORK FOR STUDY AREA WORKERS ........................................ 4‐51 FIGURE 4‐11: TRAVEL TIME TO WORK FOR FOCUS AREA AND STUDY AREA WORKERS .................. 4‐52 ii BROOKLYN STREETCAR FEASIBILITY STUDY TABLES