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M14A/D Select Bus ServiceManhattan Community Board 4: March 20, 2019
New York City Transit
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M14 Select Bus Service
• M14 was identified as a
critical future SBS corridor in
past BRT studies as far back
as 2011
• M14A/D is second-busiest
bus route in Manhattan
(27,000 daily riders) and
second-slowest in NYC
• M14A and D connect to 18
subway lines and 16 other
bus routes
Background
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M14 Select Bus Service
• Extensive public outreach
helped to refine the 14th St
design in preparation for full
tunnel closure
• 14th Street markings and
SBS fare machines were
partially installed in Fall 2018
• 2018 design was intended for
M14 SBS route from 10th Av
to Stuyvesant Cove ferry,
with local bus service on
M14A and D branches
Planning & Implementation To Date
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• Bring SBS improvements
much earlier than original
2020 plan for full M14 SBS
• Serve A and D branches
on Lower East Side, not
just 14 St
• Make use of installed SBS
fare equipment
Moving toward Full M14A/D SBS
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M14 Select Bus Service
• 14th Street bus lanes could be
implemented in time for SBS launch
• Bus priority on the Lower East Side
branches will be investigated for later
implementation
• DOT & MTA are committed to launching
M14A & M14D SBS in Spring 2019
• Accelerated public process intended to
deliver SBS improvements to L train
customers
March April May June
Public Outreach
Planning & Analysis
Fare Machine Installation
14th St Markings InstallationSBS
Launch
Moving Forward
14th Street
A/D Branches
A/D Branches
14th Street
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M14 Select Bus Service
Toolkit of SBS elements includes:
• Camera-enforced bus lanes
• Off-board fare collection on
M14A and M14D
• Longer stop spacing
• Bus boarding curb extensions
• Changes to parking/loading
regulations
• Signal timing adjustments
• Real Time Passenger
Information
SBS routes have provided
travel time savings of 10-30%,
with 10% ridership gains
SBS Elements
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M14A/D Ridership
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• Average Speed
• M14A: 4.2 mph
• M14D: 4.6 mph
• M14 routes spend almost 60% of their trip at bus stops or stopped in traffic
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M14A/D Performance
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M14 Travel Speeds
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Proposed Service Plan
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West Side M14A Adjustment
• M14A loop through Abingdon
Square requires tight turns
and disruption to narrow
streets.
• Proposal removes M14A
from Abingdon Square and
extends it to 10 Avenue,
providing more service on
the primary corridor of
14 Street.
• Abingdon Square stops have
1/12 the ridership of the
14 St stops at 8 and 9 Aves.
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M14 Select Bus Service
• 14th Street is a Vision Zero priority
corridor with 7 priority intersections,
more than any other Manhattan
street
• 7th Avenue
• 6th Avenue
• 5th Avenue
• Union Sq West/University Pl
• 3rd Avenue
• 2nd Avenue
• 1st Avenue
• 16.8 pedestrians killed or severely
injured per mile
14th Street: Vision Zero Corridor
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M14 Select Bus Service• Busway markings have been
installed
• Busway parking regulations and
traffic restrictions have not been
installed
• Changes to street design would
require street resurfacing and
installation of new markings
• Markings cannot be installed until
late April or early May at the
earliest, due to temperature
restrictions
Key Considerations
14th Street Design
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Proposed Turn Restrictions on 14th Street• Left from 14th St to 8th Av
• Left from 14th St to 7th Av
• Left from 14th St to 6th Av: DOT will explore exception for buses
as part of SBS street design
• Left from 14th St to 5th Av
• Left from 14th St to University Pl
• Right from 14th St to Broadway
• Left from 4th Av to 14th St
• Left from 14th St to 3rd Av
Safety Improvements
14th Street Design
Other safety improvements to be
explored on:
• 14th Street: curb extensions, bus
boarding space
• A and D branches: Curb extensions,
bus boarding space, left turn traffic
calming, turn restrictions
New Restriction Existing Restriction
2016 DOT Left Turn Study: pedestrians and bicyclists are killed or severely injured
by left-turning vehicles at over three times the rate of right-turning vehicles
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M14 Select Bus Service
• Designed for 85,000 daily riders during full
shutdown
• Complicated traffic pattern that may divert
through traffic to other crosstown streets
• Pedestrian space was designed for
pedestrian surges under original tunnel
reconstruction plan
• Retains parking/loading space for private
vehicles on both sides of every residential block
• Minimal bus lane markings required in 2019
• Some electeds, advocates have called to retain
busway
• Traffic restrictions and parking changes would go
into effect
Option 1: Retain Existing Markings
14th Street Design Options
Preliminary projected speed improvement: 20-35%, plus reliability benefits
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Option 1: Retain Existing Markings
14th Street Design Options
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M14 Select Bus Service
• Provides extensive bus priority outside
of tunnel construction zone
• Could incorporate pedestrian safety
improvements at intersections
• Would remove
parking/loading on some
block faces
Option 2: Install standard bus lanes
14th Street Design Options
Preliminary projected speed improvement: 12-20%, plus reliability benefits
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Parking/Loading
(could be on
north or south
block face)
SBS stop
Curbside bus lane
(potential
parking/loading at
designated times)
Manhattan Crosstown SBS examples
23rd Street 34th Street
Option 2: Bus Lanes on a Typical Block
14th Street Design Options
1 general traffic lane
in each direction
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Physical protection at
the edge of a
curbside bus lane
How protected bus lanes could work on 14th street
23rd Street: Bus lane protection approaching 6th Avenue
• Significantly less likely that bus lanes would be blocked
• Bus lanes would be in effect at all times (i.e. no overnight
parking)
• Passenger pickups and deliveries would need to occur
on the avenues
• Access to garages or loading zones would be maintained
via gaps in treatment
• Potential issues for bus operations if lane were blocked
• Treatment only feasible adjacent to curbside lanes
• Would require balancing of residential and commercial
curb access needs
• Can be implemented with various materials and
typologies
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• Ongoing public outreach
• West Side L & M14 Open House: Held March 7
• Lower East Side M14 Open House: April 2
• East Side L & M14 Open House: April 8
• Community Boards in March, April, May
• Construction at bus stops for SBS fare payment
began March 13
• 14th St detailed design
• Updated traffic analysis
• Final bus stop and routing plan
• Curb regulations development
Next Steps