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KAPPOCK STREET
Presentation to Bronx CB 8 Transportation Committee May 17, 2016
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KAPPOCK STREET
PROJECT AREA
• Mostly residential
area with some retail
stores
• Nearby school and
senior center
• Bx10, Bx20, BxM1,
BxM2 and BxM18
buses
• Exits and entrances
to Henry Hudson
Pkwy
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KAPPOCK STREET
BACKGROUND
• Irregular, wide, two-part
intersection
• Request from CM Cohen
to clarify intersection for
pedestrians
• Requests from
community, Riverdale
Senior Center members
and students of the
Kinneret Day School for
marked crosswalks
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EXISTING CONDITIONS
Crosswalk only marked on west side of intersection
Kappock St at Henry Hudson Pkwy Exit, Looking South
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EXISTING CONDITIONS
Existing crosswalks do not match pedestrian desire lines
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EXISTING CONDITIONS
Conflicts between vehicles turning rights onto Knolls
Crescent from Henry Hudson Pkwy exit and Kappock St
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PROPOSAL
1. Concrete curb
extensions
2. Mark missing leg of
crossing and move
crossing south to meet
pedestrian desire line
3. Add 70 ft. of new
parking
4. Separate movements
with new signal phasing
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PROPOSAL
1. New concrete
pedestrian space
2. Mark new
crosswalks
3. Remove one
parking spot
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BENEFITS
• Tightens intersection
• Marks new crosswalks
• Shortens pedestrian crossing distances
• Adds new pedestrian space
• Reduces vehicle turning conflicts
• Adds parking
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SUMMARY
• Extend concrete median between Henry Hudson Pkwy exit and Kappock St
• Build-out curb adjacent to bus stop near Henry Hudson Pkwy entrance
• Separate southbound vehicle movements from Kappock St and Henry Hudson Pkwy exit with
new signal phasing
• Concrete curb extension at Knolls Crescent and Kappock St
• Expand existing Greenstreets triangle at Kappock St and Netherland Ave to create new
concrete pedestrian space
• Add 70’ of new parking at Henry Hudson Pkwy exit
• Mark eastside of crosswalk on Kappock at Knolls Crescent
• Mark new crosswalk on Kappock St just south of Knolls Crescent
• Mark new crosswalk on Netherland Ave at Kappock St
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