Community Advisory Committee Meeting Wednesday, January …€¦ · 125th Street Transportation Improvements M60 Select Bus Service on 125th Street Community Advisory Committee Meeting

125th Street Transportation Improvements M60 Select Bus Service on 125th Street Community Advisory Committee Meeting Wednesday, January 23, 2013

125th Street Transportation Improvements

Overview Project Recap Recent Public Outreach Sidewalk Survey

Bus Stop Locations Parking Analysis Turn Restrictions Review Corridor Concept Design Next Steps


Other Delay

Stopped at Bus Stops

Stopped at Red Lights

Bus in Motion

Buses are stopped over 60% of the time Eastbound PM peak period bus speed: 2.7 mph Average bus speed in NYC: 7.7 mph

Source: M60 Eastbound

Bus Speed


Potential Improvements:

Limited Stops

Off-Board Fare Collection

Offset bus lanes benefit all buses on corridor, and maintain needed parking

Updated curb regulations reduce double parking, and make deliveries easier

Transit Signal Priority reduces time stopped at red lights

Pedestrian Safety Improvements at key intersections

Select Bus Service for 125th Street NYCT and DOT are proposing SBS on the M60 route


Public Outreach

Public Workshop #1: September 19, 2012

Community Advisory Committee Meeting #1: November 28, 2012

Public Workshop #2: December 3, 2012

125th St Community Walk-through: January 17, 2013


Public Outreach

Key Points raised at CAC and Public Meetings

Curb access should be preserved for shoppers/merchants

Double parking of cars and trucks contributes to bus delays

Select Bus Service should stop at major subway/rail connections

Outreach to merchants and vendors is essential

Issues at 125th St/Lexington Av need to be addressed

CB11 leading a multi-agency working group

DOT, NYCT are participating


Merchant Survey Sidewalk Survey Parking Analysis Traffic Analysis - ongoing Review of Curb Regulations

Data Collection and Analysis


Conducted on Tuesday, December 18, 2012 752 people interviewed between 10 AM and 2 PM Various locations on 125th St between Madison Av and St Nicholas Av


Most survey participants came from Harlem or surrounding neighborhoods

Sidewalk Survey


Most survey participants travel to 125th St to shop or work An additional 28% of respondents intend to shop on 125th St later that day

Sidewalk Survey Transferring

to a bus or

train, 1%

Church, 1% Other, 1%

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4%

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walk, 5%

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DMV etc), 6%

Doctor/Dentist,

8%

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someone, 9%

Work/job

interview, 27%

Shopping, 33%


Most survey participants walk or ride transit to 125th St

Sidewalk Survey Car:

parked in

lot, 1%

Car: was driven,

1%

Car service, 1% Car: parked in

street, 5%

Other, 1% Metro-North

Railroad, 1%

Bus, 17%

Walked from

home, 34%

Subway, 39%


Less than one in ten shoppers drive to 125th St

Sidewalk Survey Shoppers Only

Bus, 20.1%

Car, 8.6%

Car service,

1.6%

Other, 0.8%

Subway, 29.9%

Walked from

home, 38.9%


From November Merchant Survey: merchant impressions closely match shopper behavior

Merchant Survey

Walk

59% Private vehicle

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Subway

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City bus

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How do you think customers typically get to your business?


M60 SBS makes limited stops in Manhattan and Queens

Bx15, M100 and M101 make local stops along 125th Street

Proposed M60 SBS Station Locations


Proposed SBS Stop Locations on 125th Street

M60 SBS connects to all subway/rail lines

Some existing stops will need to be longer to accommodate SBS

Additional SBS stop details on concept design maps


Proposed SBS Stop Locations on 125th Street

Local service is retained on Bx15, M100, M101


Observations on all blocks of 125th St from Amsterdam to Second Av in October 2012 Cameras measure

Parking occupancy

Parking duration

Illegal parking

Double parking

Types of vehicles parking (cars, trucks, buses, etc.)

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Parking Analysis


Average parking duration [hr:min] Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd to Madison Av sample section

Scale Parking Duration [hr:min]

High Medium Low

125th St

Parking Analysis

North Curb

South Curb

0:40 0:27 0:50 0:49 1:35

0:17 0:36 0:40 0:43 1:02

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Average parking occupancy [%] Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd to Madison Av sample section

Scale Parking Occupancy [%]

High Medium Low

125th St

81% 73% 78% 62% 90%

North Curb

South Curb

59% 82% 78% 74% 90%

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80% 75% 70% 65% 60%


9% 15% 34% 16% 41%

11% 9% 27% 9% 28%

Scale Double parked cars [%]

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% of time when vehicles were double parked Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd to Madison Av sample section

Parking Analysis

40% 30% 20% 10% 0%

North Curb

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Turn restrictions serve to

improve pedestrian safety

improve traffic flow Restrictions on left turns are common on major crosstown streets in Manhattan 125th St is among the busiest crosstown corridors in Manhattan

Proposed Turn Restrictions

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Proposed Turn Restrictions Current Turn Restrictions

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Right-turn bays reduce blockages at intersections

Offset Bus Lanes replace one general travel lane in each direction and maintain curb access

Curb Regulation Updates increase turn-over and reduce need for double parking

Legend Parking Bus Only Lane Travel Lane / Right-Turn Bay Turn Restriction

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Right-turn Bays reduce blockages at intersections

Offset Bus Lanes replace one general travel lane in each direction and maintain curb access

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Proposed Design - Typical


Breakout Tables Discussion Proposed Concept Design

Proposed SBS Stations

Parking Analysis

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Revise Concept Design based on CAC input Complete Traffic Analysis Review Curb Regulations Refine Bus Stop Locations

Next Steps


Next Public Event M15 SBS Tour Friday, February 1, 2013, 12:30 PM Community Board Transportation Committee meetings Next CAC Meeting: Early Spring 2013 Next Public Meeting: Early Spring 2013

Upcoming Meetings

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Community Advisory Committee Meeting Wednesday, January …€¦ · 125th Street Transportation Improvements M60 Select Bus Service on 125th Street Community Advisory Committee Meeting