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MIDTOWN CROSSTOWN PROTECTED BIKE LANES

Presented to Manhattan Community Board 5

March 26, 2018

1. Background

2. Proposed Routes

3. Route Details

4. Summary

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Overview

PRESENTATION OVERVIEW

1Background

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Midtown 59th St to 13th St Heavy commercial activity, transportation hubs, and tourist destinations

Major attractions cause congestion for all users

Midtown Crosstown Background

Heavy Loading Activity High Pedestrian Volumes

Inadequate Bike Facilities

NY Waterway

Ferry

High Line Penn

Station

East River/

Citywide

Ferry

Grand Central

Terminal

Times

Square

Bryant

ParkLibrary

Queens Midtown

Tunnel

Lincoln

Tunnel

ESB

Madison

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Park

Union

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Rockefeller

Center

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Midtown Biking Bike route network established with strong north – south facilities

Lack of cross town options contributes to safety issues

PBL – increase in ridership?

People are biking in Midtown

• More than 25,000 bikes cross 50th St daily,

75% increase from 2006 to 2016

• 9,891 Citi Bike trips start and end in Midtown

(compared to 15,837 taxi trips)

• Bike commuting mode share is 1.9% for

Midtown residents, compared to 1.2%

citywide

Biking is an efficient option for

trips in Midtown but there are

deterrents

• Citi Bikes are faster and cheaper than taxis

• Protected bike lanes on avenues, lack of

protected crosstown routes

Safety concerns are a barrier to

increased ridership• 10% more women bike in protected bike lanes

than in unprotected bike lanes (50th St count)


Cyclist fatalities remain low, despite

dramatic growth in cycling citywide

However, the majority of cyclist

fatalities have occurred on streets

without bike lanes

Recent crashes in Midtown

6/12/2017 W 26th St between 7th and 8th Aves

No bike lane

6/17/2017 7th Ave at W 29th St

No bike lane

9/11/2017 7th Ave at W 30th St

No bike lane

9/24/2017 21st St at 9th Ave

Conventional bike lane

Community Boards 4, 5, and 6 are highest

cyclist KSI in Manhattan

Cyclist Fatalities: 2006 to Present

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Cyclist Fatality

Midtown Bicyclist Safety

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Protected bicycle lane projects with 3 years of after data include the following: 9th Ave (16th-31st), 8th Ave (Bank-23rd, 23rd-34th), Broadway (59th-47th, 33rd-26th, 23rd-18th), 1st Avenue (Houston to 34th), 2nd Ave (Houston-34th), Columbus Ave (96th-77th) Note: Only sections of projects that included protected bicycle lanes were analyzed.Source: NYPD AIS/TAMS Crash Database

Protected bike lanes in Manhattan improve safety for all users.

On streets with protected bike lanes:

• Total injuries have dropped by 20%

• Crashes with injuries have been reduced by 17%

• Pedestrian injuries are down by 22%

• Cyclist injuries have decreased even as bicycle volumes have dramatically increased

Midtown Crosstown Routes

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Grand St, Manhattan

Columbus Ave, MN

Hudson St, MN

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Midtown Bicyclist Safety

Midtown Crosstown

Grand St, Manhattan

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Outreach

January - February

• Community Board Presentations: CBs 4, 5 & 6

March

• Site visits with residents, businesses, studios, neighborhood association, BID,

institutions, NYPD, and elected officials on 26th Street and 29th Street

• Ongoing adjustments to Midtown Crosstown project proposal in response to

community feedback

• Updated Community Board Presentation: CB 5

29th St at 2nd Ave

2Proposed Crosstown Routes & Design

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Crosstown Bike Routes Strategy

Proposed Routes - accessible every ½ mile through Midtown

Protected Bike Lane

Conventional or Shared Bike Lane

Area Under Study

Union Square

13th StPart of L Train Mitigation

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Madison Square26th St and 29th St

In Development / Planning

MSq

Times Square

Area Under StudyIn Development

TSq

Central Park South

52nd St and 55th StIn Development/ Planning

CPS


Proposal Overview

Project Goals

• Install new protected crosstown bicycle

lanes and upgrade existing bicycle lanes

• Improve crosstown bicycle access to

destinations, transit and greenways

• Use redesign to alleviate traffic and loading

pressure

Proposed Routes

26th St

29th St

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29th St

26th St

Madison Square Routes

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Crosstown Bike Routes Route Selection

29th St

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Proposed bike routes do

not overlap with Clear

Lanes Initiative

Hudson River

Greenway Access

Point

Complements Congestion Management PlanGreenway Connections

Why did we choose 26th St and 29th St?

26th St and 29th St

Connectivity• Hudson River Greenway Access

• Connection to 1st Ave Bike Lane

ContinuityUninterrupted Crosstown Streets

26 Street

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Eastbound Route – 26th St

30th St issues:

• Lincoln Tunnel access on north curb

• Angled Parking on south curb

24thSt issues:

• Median at 11th Ave blocks greenway access

• Madison Sq Pk requires reroute


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26th St

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Protected Bike Lane Typical

34’

Grand St, MN

34’

Street Widths

• 34’ allows for protected bike lane on a one-way street

with parallel parking on both sides

• Narrower blocks would require parking removal on one

side

• 26th St has the most blocks (10) that fit a protected bike

lane without removing a travel lane or parking lane

26th St and 29th St

26 Street

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Protected Bike Lane Feasible:



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Street Widths • 26th St is wide enough to fit a protected bike lane

for most of the corridor


Eastbound Route – 26th St

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Curb Management

Midtown Crosstown Design

Accommodations for land uses• Update parking regulations to mitigate double parking

• Additional locations delineated for pick ups/drop offs

• Maintain emergency access with No Standing zones

• Hotels / commercial floating loading

• Theaters / loading zones

Adjusted Loading Zones

No Standing Markings

Columbus Ave, MN

Hotel Loading Zones

Hotel Eventi, MNJay St, BK

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North Curb

• Restrict curbside use, while allowing short term accesso Increase No Standing zones

o Existing loading zones will be maintained where necessary

Preserve short term curbside access and emergency clearance in the commercial Midtown core blocks

• Emergency Accesso 80’ No Standing Anytime zones (2-3 per block, sited at

hydrants and driveways to minimize impact)

South Curb

North Curb

80’ No Standing AnytimeShort Term Commercial Loading (1 Hour)

Metered Parking and Loading Zones

80’ No Standing Anytime

Midtown

CoreResidential

EdgesResidential

Edges

26th St and 29th St

No

Standing


Crosstown Bike Routes Design continued

Curb Management

Curb Management


Accommodations during construction

• Temporary markings or vertical elements can be used

to maintain vehicle lane and reroute bike traffic around

construction

• MPT (Maintenance and Protection of Traffic) design is

dependent on street design, road width and adjacent

construction

Columbus Ave, MN

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Crosstown Bike Routes Design

2nd Ave, MN

Construction

For Illustrative Purpose Only

Lane Width Criteria

Crosstown Bike Routes Design continued

Truck Access


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Kent Ave, BK

Tractor-trailer vehicle

combinations not exceeding

13′6″ in height, 8′ in width,

and 55′ in length can travel on

interstates and truck routes

(NYC DOT Truck Size and

Weight Restrictions)

11’ 8’8’

11ft lanes are to be considered the typical lane

width for New York City streets when making design

changes. 11ft lanes are adequate on roadways

where the speed limit is 30 mph, adequate on truck

and bus routes, and generally adequate for all traffic

operations.

Wider lanes should only be used on higher speed

roadways. In many cases, lanes narrower than 11ft

should be considered preferred.

326th St and 29th St

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• Connections to Madison Square Park, Bellevue Hospital, colleges, commercial uses,

multi-family residences, industrial uses

Madison Square Corridor

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26th Street & 29th Street

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26th St and 29th St

8 Ave – 7 Ave Broadway – Madison Ave

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7 Ave – Park Ave Emergency Access Zones

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Crosstown Bike Routes in Community District 5

26th Street

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Crosstown Bike Routes in Community District 5

29th Street

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Queens Community Board 8 Bike Network Upgrades

Cyclist Safety Simplified Vehicular Movements

• Ease congestion by

providing space for turns

• Mixing zones reduce back

pressure on turning

vehicles

• Cyclists are separated

from traffic by parked cars

South Curb

North Curb

Curb Management

• Preserves loading and

curbside access

Loading and metered

parking maintainedParking-protected

bike lane

Curbside access

preservedMixing zone

26th St and 29th St

Design Benefits


Crosstown Bike Routes Parking Impact in Community District 5

26th St and 29th St

• Short-term curbside access

retained

• Spaces open up more

frequently

• No Standing zones allow for

emergency access

29th StreetParking Spaces Removed

South Curb North Curb

From To Bike Lane Design No Standing

8th Ave 7th Ave 2

7th Ave 6th Ave 2 106th Ave Broadway 1 6Broadway 5th Ave 6 45th Ave Madison Ave 2 3Madison Ave Park Ave 12

Park Ave Lexington Ave 14

Total spaces 39 23

26th StreetParking Spaces RemovedSouth Curb North Curb

From To Bike Lane Design No Standing

8th Ave 7th Ave 9

7th Ave 6th Ave 3 66th Ave Broadway 6 4Broadway 5th Ave 4

5th Ave Madison Ave 15

Madison Ave Park Ave 5 6Park Ave Lexington Ave 4

Total spaces 46 16

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Making it Work

• Continue to accommodate growth of midtown

bicycle ridership

Taxis are used heavily in Midtown, but

bikes are faster, cheaper, and bicycle

ridership is growing

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2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Manhattan Bike Commuting

Cyclists

98% Growth in commuting to work by

bike in Manhattan between 2010 and

2015, the largest growth of any borough

74.9% Growth in number of cyclists

crossing 50th St between 2006 and

2016

31% of adult New Yorkers living near

bike share cycled in 2013 and 2014

Grand St, MN26th St, MN

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Congestion Management

26th St and 29th St

4Next Steps

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Next Steps

Queens Community Board 8 Bike Network UpgradesMidtown Crosstown

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2018

2019

Winter

• Community Board Presentations (26th St, 29th St)

• Design Adjustments made with Community Feedback

Spring - Summer

• Finalize Central Park South Corridors (55th St, 52nd St)

• Updated Community Board Presentations (26th St, 29th St, 52nd St, 55th St)

• Phased Implementation of select routes

Fall

• Community Board Presentations (Times Square Corridors)

Spring – Fall

• Complete Implementation of all Crosstown Routes

2nd Ave, MN

Questions?

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