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108 STREET AT
HORACE HARDING EXPRESSWAY School Safety Improvements
Presentation to CB 6 Transportation Committee January 5, 2017
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Queens Priority Geographies
VISION ZERO
PRIORITY
Vision Zero
• Multi-agency effort to reduce
traffic fatalities in NYC
• Borough Action Plans
released in 2015
• Priority Intersections,
Corridors, and Areas
identified for each borough
108 Street
• Priority Corridor
• Priority Area
• Priority Intersection at Horace
Harding Expressway North
Service Road
Project location
includes Vision Zero
Corridor, Area, and
Intersection
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PROJECT AREA
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PS 220
HS ARTS &
BUSINESS
FOREST HILLS
CO-OP
FAIRVIEW
CO-OP
VISION ZERO INTERSECTION
VISION ZERO CORRIDOR
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108 STREET: EXISTING CONDITIONS
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Long crossing distances for
pedestrians, especially for
seniors and children
108 St is 62 feet wide
108 St at the Horace Harding South Service Road, facing west
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PROPOSAL: PEDESTRIAN SAFETY ISLAND
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Pedestrian safety islands have been shown to*
• Decrease pedestrian crashes by 46%
• Reduce vehicle crashes by 39%
Northern Blvd at 89 St, Queens
*Source: US Department of Transportation FHWA Proven Safety Countermeasures - Medians and Pedestrian Crossing Islands in Urban and Suburban
Areas http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/provencountermeasures/fhwa_sa_12_011.htm
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PROPOSAL: PEDESTRIAN SAFETY ISLAND
6 *Source: US Department of Transportation FHWA Proven Safety Countermeasures - Medians and Pedestrian Crossing Islands in Urban and Suburban
Areas http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/provencountermeasures/fhwa_sa_12_011.htm
PROPOSED
EXISTING
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PROPOSAL: LEADING PEDESTRIAN INTERVAL
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• Study for an LPI at both the Horace Harding Expressway North and South Service Roads at 108 Street
• Pedestrians are given a 7 second (minimum) head start to cross the street
• Pedestrians can establish right of way in the crosswalk and are more visible to turning vehicles
• Mitigates failure to yield crashes between turning vehicles and pedestrians
Pearl St at Peck Slip, Manhattan
Leading Pedestrian
Intervals (LPIs) give
pedestrians a 7+ second
head start
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• Construct pedestrian safety island in the south crosswalk at
108 St at the Horace Harding South Service Road in front of
PS 220
• Investigation of Leading Pedestrian Interval (LPI) at 108 St
and the Horace Harding Expressway North and South
Service Roads
• No changes in traffic capacity or loss of parking
SUMMARY OF PROPOSALS
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• Provides a safer, shorter pedestrian crossing distance in front of PS
220
• Increases pedestrian visibility
• No changes in traffic capacity or loss of parking
BENEFITS OF PROPOSAL
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108 St at Horace Harding South Service Road, facing west