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Sheridan Expressway-Hunts Point

Planning Study

Final Summary Report

Summary of Hunts Point Markets Driver Surveys

March 2012

Prepared for: NYC Department of Transportation

Prepared by:

STV Incorporated

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Table of Contents Executive Summary ....................................................................................................................... iii 1. Purpose and Need of Survey ....................................................................................................... 1 2. Analysis Approach/Methodology ............................................................................................... 2

3. Vehicle Classification Count Findings ....................................................................................... 3 4. Survey Data Results and Reduction ............................................................................................ 7 4a. Survey Data Results for Fish Market ...................................................................................... 10 4b. Survey Data Results for Meat Market .................................................................................... 19

4c. Survey Data Results for Produce Market ................................................................................ 29 5. Conclusions ............................................................................................................................... 38 6. Lessons Learned from Survey Effort ........................................................................................ 44

List of Tables Table 1: Sample Size Targets Based on Vehicle Classifications .................................................... 8

Table 2: Vehicle Class Results for Fish Market ........................................................................... 10 Table 3: Product In and Product Out Results by Vehicle Class for Fish Market ......................... 10

Table 4: Product In for Fish Market by Origin ............................................................................. 11 Table 5: Product Out for Fish Market by Destination .................................................................. 11

Table 6: Product In and Out for Fish Market by O/D ................................................................... 12 Table 7: Frequency of Visit Results for Fish Market ................................................................... 12

Table 8: Trip Origin Results for Fish Market ............................................................................... 13 Table 9: Trip Destination Results for Fish Market ....................................................................... 16 Table 10: Time or Schedule Results for Fish Market ................................................................... 18

Table 11: Survey Question 8a: if yes to Question 8, do you… .................................................... 18 Table 12: Vehicle Class Results for Meat Market ........................................................................ 19

Table 13: Product In and Product Out Results by Vehicle Class For Meat Market ..................... 19 Table 15: Product Out for Meat Market by Destination ............................................................... 21 Table 16: Product In and Product Out for Meat Market by O/D .................................................. 22

Table 17: Frequency of Visit Results for Meat Market ................................................................ 22

Table 18: Trip Origin Results for Meat Market ............................................................................ 23 Table 19: Trip Destination Results for Meat Market .................................................................... 26

Table 20: Time or Schedule Results for Meat Market .................................................................. 28 Table 21: Survey Question 8a: if yes to Question 8, do you… .................................................... 28 Table 22: Vehicle Class Results for Produce Market ................................................................... 29 Table 23: Product In and Product Out in Results for Produce Market ......................................... 29 Table 24: Product In Results for Produce Market by Origin ........................................................ 30

Table 25: Product Out Results for Produce Market by Destination ............................................. 31 Table 26: Product In and Out Produce Market by O/D ................................................................ 31 Table 27: Frequency of Visit Results for Produce Market ........................................................... 32 Table 28: Trip Origin Results for Produce Market ....................................................................... 33

Table 29: Trip Destination Results for Produce Market ............................................................... 36 Table 30: Time or Schedule Results for Produce Market ............................................................. 38 Table 31: Survey Question 8a: if yes to Question 8, do you… .................................................... 38

Table 33: Product Out by Destination for All Markets................................................................. 41

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Table 34: Both Product In and Product Out by Origin /Destination for All Markets ................... 42

Table 35: Sheridan Expressway Users .......................................................................................... 43

List of Figures Figure 1: Hunts Point Market Study Area and Routes ................................................................... 1 Figure 2: Fish Market 24-hour Arrivals by Hour by Vehicle Class ............................................... 4 Figure 3: Produce Market 24-hour Arrivals by Hour by Vehicle Class ......................................... 5

Figure 4: Meat Market 24-hour Arrivals by Hour by Vehicle Class .............................................. 6

List of Appendices Appendix ........................................................................................................................................46

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Executive Summary

On-site origin/destination surveys were conducted at the three public wholesale markets in Hunts

Point markets – the New Fulton Fish Market (Fish Market), the Hunts Point Meat Market (Meat

Market), and the Hunts Point Terminal Produce Market (Produce Market) – to gain an

understanding of tripmaking characteristics for vehicles entering and leaving the Hunts Point

markets in terms of vehicle class, vehicle origins and destinations, reasons for the trip (i.e.,

delivering product to the facility or taking out product that was purchased at the facility), and

local and regional access routes used for travel to and from the Hunts Point markets. The data

collected and the findings of the surveys will be used to supplement the on-going analysis for the

Sheridan Expressway-Hunts Point Planning Study.

Several steps were undertaken to prepare for the full survey, including site visits to check for

unusual roadway configurations, coordination with each market manager, pre-survey traffic

counts for market entries to identify the weekday periods with the highest traffic volumes for the

subsequent full driver surveys, and a pilot survey to test a draft questionnaire. The actual full

surveys were performed in mid-September 2011.

Over 1,400 surveys were collected for all three markets, with a target sample size of 95-percent

confidence level with a confidence interval of +/-5.

Vehicle Classification Count Findings

The Produce and Fish Markets had similar ten-hour peak periods during their typical weekday

operations, beginning in the early morning (12-1 AM) and continuing through the late morning

(10-11 AM). Conversely, the peak ten-hour period for the Meat Market started and ended later,

beginning at 5 AM and ending at about 4 PM. The Meat and Fish markets exhibited sharp peaks

with vans, box trucks (2- and 3-axle trucks), and tractor trailers arriving during their peak

periods. On the other hand, the Produce Market had about one-third of its tractor trailers

arriving during its peak period.

Market Survey Findings

a. Product In vs. Product Out

Taking Product In – For vehicles bringing product into the markets, the most common

origins were New Jersey, the Bronx, Long Island, Queens, and Brooklyn.

Taking Product Out – Vans and box trucks also were almost exclusively used to take product

out of the markets.

For all three markets, a majority of activity involved taking product out of the markets and

distributing it to destinations primarily in Manhattan, New Jersey, the Bronx, Queens, and

Long Island. At the Fish and Produce Markets, over 80 percent of the vehicles were taking

product out. For the Meat Market, this percentage was somewhat lower at 70 percent.

Both – There were some cases when vehicles both brought in product and took out product;

however, they represented very small percentages. The most common origins for these types

of trips were the Bronx, Long Island, Queens, Manhattan, and Westchester.

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b. Trip Repetition

Nearly all the Fish Market respondents (93 percent) indicated that they visit the market either

every day or a few times per week. Similarly, a majority of Produce Market (85 percent) and

Meat Market (75 percent) respondents answered that they visit the market either every day or

a few times per week. Frequent trips to the markets have cascading effects on travel

frequency and use of local and regional roads.

c. Routings

From southeast of Hunts Point, the Throgs Neck and Whitestone bridges were most often

used to cross into the Bronx, followed by the Robert F. Kennedy (RFK) (formerly, Triboro)

Bridge. Once in the Bronx, the Bruckner Expressway was most often used to travel to the

markets. None of these routes resulted in the use of the Sheridan Expressway.

Generally, coming from the New England Division states, most drivers used the New

England Thruway, and most connected to the Bruckner Expressway while some connected to

the Sheridan Expressway. For the New York State areas that are north of the five boroughs,

the two routes to cross the Bronx were I-87 and the GWB. After that, some drivers would

stay on the Major Deegan Expressway to connect to the Bruckner Expressway or use the

Cross Bronx Expressway to the Sheridan Expressway.

From Manhattan, the Willis Avenue Bridge was the primary crossing used to enter the

Bronx, from which Bruckner Boulevard was used to travel to the markets. Returning to

Manhattan, the Third Avenue Bridge (which forms the outbound crossing of a one-way pair

with the Willis Avenue Bridge) was most often used.

In general, for all three markets, from points west (and to a small extent from the north), the

GWB-Trans-Manhattan Expressway-Alexander Hamilton Bridge corridor was used to cross

into the Bronx. From the GWB, the two primary routes used to access the markets were the

Major Deegan/Bruckner Expressway combination and the Cross Bronx/Sheridan Expressway

combination. The Sheridan Expressway was used by approximately 19 percent of all trips

into and out of Hunts Point. Thus, the influence of commercial travel from or through New

Jersey on the use of the Sheridan Expressway was significant (about 1 in 5 trips to and/or

from Hunts Point markets).

d. Lessons Learned

Based on the surveys conducted at the Hunts Point Markets, the following lessons and

recommendations for future conduct of origin/destination (O/D) surveys at the markets are

presented below.

Increase the Number of Surveyors at Each Entry Lane

Increasing the number of surveyors at each entry lanes would allow surveyors to “leap frog”

each other while conducting surveys. Stationing at least two surveyors (from one) per open

lane would increase the capture rate for completing surveys.

Lengthen Survey Duration

Increase the number of hours of the survey to capture a reasonable number of vehicles of a

certain type to improve survey accuracy. For example, a reasonable number of tractor

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trailers could not be surveyed for the Produce Market within the ten-hour survey period

because of the low volumes of entries during the peak period.

Survey Timing

While a significant effort was made to identify the peak ten-hour time period to capture the

highest number of vehicles entering the markets, it was observed that by 7 AM, traffic

volumes began to fall and by 9 AM, the peaks were virtually over. It is recommended that

the surveys be started closer to the opening time of the markets and with additional personnel

to better cover heaviest peak activity.

Focused Survey Questions and Choices

Focused questions and responses allow for faster implementation of the survey, and ensure

accurate answers (i.e., less confusion on the part of the person being surveyed or chance of

error) and less time required for data reduction. There should be no extraneous questions

included in the surveys that are not related to the core purpose of the survey irrespective of

how brief an inquiry may be.

The survey focus will vary depending on the nature of the information being sought;

however, more care on the part of the survey team should involve a focus on logical O/D

links so that when a driver answer is given that is illogical, the surveyor immediately knows

to re-ask the question.

Origin/destination questions should specify whether drivers are questioned based on the

start/end of their trips on the survey date or the beginning/end of their journey.

Multi-Lingual Surveyors

While some multilingual surveyors that spoke Chinese and Spanish were part of the overall

survey team at each market, not every surveyor had these skills nor were such staff available

for each lane. Thus, there were some instances when a language barrier prevented a survey

from being conducted. However, the capture rate could be increased by having interpreters

at every lane.

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1. Purpose and Need of Survey

On-site origin/destination surveys were conducted at the three public wholesale markets in Hunts

Point: the New Fulton Fish Market (Fish Market), the Hunts Point Cooperative Market (Meat

Market), and the Hunts Point Terminal Produce Market (Produce Market). The purpose of this

effort was to gain an understanding of tripmaking characteristics for vehicles entering and

leaving the Hunts Point markets in terms of:

vehicle class, i.e., the types and quantities of vehicles accessing these facilities (vans, box

trucks, tractor trailers),

vehicle origins and destinations, i.e., the location where the vehicle begins and ends its

trip,

trip purpose, i.e., delivering product to the facility or taking out product that was

purchased at the facility, and

local and regional access routes, i.e., the in and outbound access routes used for travel to

and from the Hunts Point markets.

The data collected and the findings of the surveys will be used to supplement the on-going

analysis for the Sheridan Expressway-Hunts Point Land Use & Transportation Study. The Hunts

Point markets (indicated by the star) as well as the primary crossings and routes used to access

the markets are shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1: Hunts Point Market Study Area and Routes

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2. Analysis Approach/Methodology

A number of steps were undertaken to prepare for the full survey.

First, during the early morning hours of July 28, 2011, STV staff visited each market entry to

observe queue buildups, if any, at each gate; whether there were any unusual roadway

configurations either at each market or on the adjacent roadways that may affect the stationing of

STV field personnel; and to determine vehicle processing rates at the gates. During this field

reconnaissance it was observed that a number of drivers were of Asian or Hispanic origin, so

during preparatory discussions held, we included staff that had foreign language skills to

administer the survey to such drivers.

New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) assisted with coordination with

each market manager in terms of the purpose for the study, and whether the actual survey

method (of having field personnel speak with each truck or van driver as they enter) was

acceptable. There were also discussions involving possible concerns about queue buildup caused

by the surveyors conducting each driver interview. If this were to occur, surveyors were to

temporarily cease work to allow vehicle queues to dissipate. Market manager asked the STV

team to prepare informational flyers for them to distribute to entering drivers at each plaza (see

Appendix 1) informing the drivers of the upcoming survey1.

In early July 2011, New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT) undertook 24-hour

traffic counts for one-week period at the market entrances. In addition, one full day of vehicle

classification counts were conducted on July 8th

(Meat Market), July 11th

(Produce Market), and

August 14th

(Fish Market)2. Using these data, an analysis was undertaken to identify the day of

the week with the highest traffic volumes and the highest ten-hour peak period, which

determined the days and time periods to perform the full driver surveys.

In addition, prior to conducting the full driver survey, a questionnaire was developed and tested

via a pilot survey conducted on Thursday, September 1st between 5:30 and 9 AM at all three

markets3. Based on the results of the pilot survey, some revisions to the questionnaire were

made to simplify the survey questions, and eliminate any questions that were found to be

confusing. One potentially confusing question that was eliminated related to asking the driver

whether he or she was a “jobber,” “part of a tenant fleet,” “food distributer,” “direct customer,”

or “independent trucker.” This question was removed from the survey because many surveyed

drivers did not know their job type. The final survey instrument is shown in Appendix 2.

The survey data collection effort was structured as follows:

1 The number of flyers distributed was 9,000 at the Produce Market, and 3,000 each at the Meat and Fish Markets.

2 Both the week-long entry count and one-day vehicle classification count data were collected through the use of

video cameras installed at each market entry roadway by American Traffic Information (ATI), a traffic count

subconsultant, under a separate NYCDOT task order.

3 The times of the pilot surveys were: Food Market, 5:30-6:30 AM; Meat Market, 6:45-7:45 AM; Produce Market,

8-9 AM

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The toll plaza represented the cordon line for each market. Three to four surveyors and one

supervisor/relief person were positioned at the toll booth entrances of each market to intercept

vehicles as they entered the facility prior to paying the entry toll; vehicles were not surveyed or

stopped as they left the facility. In addition, passenger vehicles and service vehicles (i.e.,

plumbers, refrigeration repairs, etc.) were not surveyed. The configuration of each toll plaza by

market is:

Fish Market: 3 entry lanes, 2 exit lanes

Meat Market: 3 entry lanes; 1 exit lane

Produce Meat: 4 entry lanes; no exit lanes at toll plaza

The O/D surveys were performed on the following three days:

Meat Market, Friday, September 9th

(5 AM to 3 PM)

Fish Market, Friday, September 16th

(12 to 10 AM)

Produce Market, Monday, September 19th

(1 to 11 AM)4

3. Vehicle Classification Count Findings

The following findings are based on analyses of the September 2011 vehicle classification counts

at the entrance to each market. These data were used to establish the confidence levels for the

number of surveys collected. Both the Produce and Fish Markets had similar ten-hour peak

periods during their typical weekday, beginning in the early morning (12-1 AM) and continuing

through the late morning (10-11 AM). Both of these markets exhibited sharp peaks with vans,

box trucks, and tractor trailers arriving during the peak period. Conversely, the peak ten-hour

period for the Meat Market started and ended later, beginning at 5 AM and ending at about 4

PM. The majority of vans and box trucks bound for the Meat Market per day entered the facility

during this peak period, whereas just over half of all the tractor trailers arrived during the same

time period. Figures 2 to 4 show the 24-hour arrivals for the markets.

4 The survey was originally planned for Monday, September 12

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Produce Market was not properly informed prior to the conduct of the survey to direct his staff to allow survey

personnel presence. This resulted in a one-week delay to establish the proper protocol.

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4. Survey Data Results and Reduction

The appropriate sample size was calculated based on: 1) traffic volumes of the peak day of the

week, and 2) whether the appropriate sample size could be obtained during a ten-hour survey

period on a selected peak day of the week. In general, a reasonable sample size was determined

on achieving 95-percent confidence level with a confidence interval of +/-5 (i.e., a 95-percent

certainty that the percentage of the population who would pick an answer lies within the

confidence interval, in this case +/-5). Table 1 lists by market, the total number of vehicles by

vehicle class on the survey day based on the 24-hour classification counts, the recommended

sample size to achieve 95-percent confidence level with a confidence interval of +/-5 and +/-6,

the total number of vehicles surveyed by vehicle class for the peak ten-hour period.

Over 1,400 surveys were collected for all three markets. Every effort was made to achieve the

target sample size for a 95-percent confidence level with a confidence interval of +/-6, at a

minimum within the ten-hour survey period. However, in the cases where this was not achieved,

it was due to elements beyond the surveyors’ control (for example, the low number of tractor

trailers that entered the Fish Market during the survey period). Also, there were a few cases

where the surveyor did not record the vehicle type, so the vehicle-type data discussed below does

not include such incomplete surveys.

For the Produce Market, a total of 605 surveys was collected (159 vans, 335 box trucks, 111

tractor trailers). Vans achieved a 95-percent confidence level, with a confidence interval of +/-7.

Box trucks met the needed sample size to achieve 95-percent confidence level with a confidence

interval of +/-5. Tractor trailers attained a 95-percent confidence level, with a confidence

interval of +/-9.

For the Meat Market, a total of 405 surveys was collected (99 vans, 203 box trucks, 101 tractor

trailers, 2 unidentified). Vans met the 95-percent confidence level, with a confidence interval of

+/-9. Box trucks and tractor trailers achieved a 95-percent confidence level, with confidence

intervals of +/-6 and +/-7, respectively.

For the Fish Market, a total of 394 surveys was collected (224 vans, 160 box trucks, 10 tractor

trailers). Vans met 95-percent confidence level, and with a confidence interval of +/-4. Box

trucks met the sample size for 95-percent confidence level with a confidence interval of +/-5.

The capture rate for tractor trailers was about 80 percent; however, the expected number of

tractor-trailers based on the vehicle classification counts did not arrive. Thus, tractor trailers met

the 95-percent confidence level, it did so with a confidence interval of +/-16.

The collected data were reduced and summarized using Excel spreadsheets (which can be found

in the Appendices 3-8). After the data were entered, “cleaning” steps, such as grouping specific

destinations/origins into broader well-known locations, were necessary. For example, Astoria

and Flushing were categorized as Queens. In addition, complete routes were developed out of

partial answers when possible. If a survey had the GWB to Major Deegan Expressway as the

route taken to the markets, it was assumed that they would also take the Bruckner Expressway.

This assumption was made because the Major Deegan Expressway turns into Bruckner

Expressway after the RFK Bridge; however, a path to the markets via the Major Deegan

Expressway could involve vehicles to use Bruckner Boulevard. In cases where there was more

than one logical choice to complete a route, the answer was left alone so as to not skew the

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survey. For example, an answer such as GWB to Cross Bronx Expressway has multiple options:

from the Cross Bronx a driver could primarily use the Major Deegan route, the Sheridan

Expressway route, or local streets to access the markets.

Table 1: Sample Size Targets Based on Vehicle Classifications

Market 24-hr

Count

95% CI

(confidence

interval of 5)

95% CI

(confidence

interval of 6)

Peak-

Period

Volume

95% CI

(confidence

interval

achieved) of the

24-hr Count

Surveys

Collected

Recommended Sample Size

Produce Market, 1-11 AM, Monday, 9/19/11

Van 422 201 164 295 7 159

Box Truck 1,295 296 221 694 5 335*

Tractor Trailer 432 204 165 149 9 111

Total 2,149 326 237 1,138 4 605*

Meat Market, 5 AM-3 PM, Friday, 8/9/11

Van 309 171 143 253 9 99

Box Truck 570 230 182 364 6 203

Tractor Trailer 193 129 112 112 7 101

Total 1,072 283 214 729 4 403*

Fish Market, 12-10 AM, Friday, 8/16/11

Van 370 189 155 343 4 224 *

Box Truck 269 158 134 237 5 160 *

Tractor Trailer 14 14 13 12 16 10

Total 653 242 190 592 4 394*

* confidence interval met

Incomplete surveys (such as those that had one or two unanswered questions or selected answers

that do not make sense) were also counted toward the final totals because they do contain useful

information from other questions. The main reasons for these unusable/missing answers were

due to drivers not understanding the question, not knowing the answer (i.e., not pay attention to

the roadway names due to route familiarity), or refusing to answer (impatient to move forward in

the line). Therefore, in some cases, individual question totals will not always add up to the grand

total number of surveys collected for the market.

The following sections of the report will provide details regarding where trips are originating

from or destined to. For reader clarity, refer to the following geographic notes.

Trips to/from outside of New York State, the U.S. Census division categories (under

regions) were used.

i) Northeast Region

New England Division (ME, NH, VT, MA, RI, CT)

Middle Atlantic Division (NY, PA, NJ)

ii) South Region

South Atlantic Division (MD, DE, WV, VA, Washington DC, NC, SC, GA, FL)

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East South Central Division (KY, TN, MS, AL)

West South Central Division (OK, AR, TX, LA)

iii) Midwest Region

East North Central Division (WI, MI, IL, IN, OH)

West North Central Division (ND, SD, MN, NE, IA, KS, MO)

iv) West Region

Mountain Division (MT, ID, WY, NV, UT, CO, AZ, NM)

Pacific Division (AK, WA, OR, CA, HI)

Trips within New York City are referred to by borough; namely, “Manhattan,” “Bronx,”

“Queens,” “Brooklyn,” and “Staten Island.”

Trips to/from “Long Island” refer to Nassau and Suffolk counties.

The term “Upstate” was used as a catchall for all counties other than the five New York

City boroughs (each of which is a separate county) and “Westchester County.” Thus,

“Upstate” refers to 56 counties north of Westchester County.

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4a. Survey Data Results for Fish Market

Survey Question 1: Vehicle Class More than half of the vehicles entering the Fish Market were vans, accounting for 57 percent of

vehicles. Box trucks represent the other significant number of vehicles entering the market, at

just over 40 percent. Tractor trailers only represent 2.5 percent of the vehicles entering the Fish

Market. The results for this survey question are listed in Table 2.

Table 2: Vehicle Class Results for Fish Market

Vehicle Type Van Box Truck Tractor Trailer Total

Total 224 160 10 394

Percent 56.9 40.6 2.5 100.0

Survey Question 2: Are you taking product out or bringing product in or both?

The majority of vehicles (87 percent) entering the Fish Market were taking product out. That is,

vehicles were arriving empty and picking up product to bring back to their business or distribute

to businesses. Vehicles taking out products from the Fish Market were predominantly destined

to New York City, New Jersey, and Long Island. The destinations with the highest percentages

were New Jersey (19 percent), Manhattan (16 percent), Queens (14 percent), the Bronx (14

percent), Brooklyn (12 percent), and Long Island (11 percent).

Of the vehicles taking product out, approximately 60 percent were vans and almost 40 percent

were box trucks. Only one tractor trailer was taking product out, the rest of the tractor trailers

(nine vehicles) were bringing product in. Some of the tractor trailers were coming from local

airports (such as Newark International Airport) and shipping ports (in Elizabeth, NJ).

Only 10 percent of vehicles were bringing in product or making deliveries to the Fish Market (60

percent of these were made by box trucks). Vehicles bringing product into the Fish Market

generally originated from within New York City, New Jersey, and Long Island. Queens (23

percent), Long Island (15 percent), and New Jersey (13 percent) accounted for the highest

percentage of origins in New York City, New Jersey, and Long Island. In addition, Maryland

(within the South Atlantic Division of the South Region) had a significant share of vehicles

bringing product into the Fish Market, accounting for over 12 percent of the total number of

vehicles making deliveries to the Fish Market. The results for this survey question are listed in

Tables 3 to 6.

Table 3: Product In and Product Out Results by Vehicle Class for Fish Market

Vehicle Class Bringing Product In Taking Product Out Both No Answer Total %

Box Truck 24 129 7 0 160 40.6

Vans 7 212 1 4 224 56.9

Tractor Trailer 9 1 0 0 10 2.5

Total 40 342 8 4 394 --

Percent 10.2 86.8 2.0 1.0 -- 100.0

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Table 4: Product In for Fish Market by Origin

Product In

Origin Total %

New England MA 3 7.5

ME 1 2.5

Middle Atlantic NJ 5 12.5

South Atlantic

MD 5 12.5

VA 1 2.5

FL 2 5.0

New York State

Long Island 6 15.0

Queens 9 22.5

Upstate 3 7.5

Manhattan 2 5.0

Bronx 1 2.5

Brooklyn 1 2.5

Staten Island 1 2.5

Total 40 100.0

Table 5: Product Out for Fish Market by Destination

Product Out

Destination Total %

New England

MA 1 0.3

CT 8 2.3

ME 2 0.6


New York State

Long Island 38 11.1

Queens 46 13.5

Westchester 12 3.5

Upstate 16 4.7

Manhattan 54 15.8

Bronx 46 13.5

Brooklyn 40 11.7

Staten Island 4 1.2

No Answer 11 3.2

Total 342 100.0

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Table 6: Product In and Out for Fish Market by O/D

Both-Product In and Product Out

Origin/Destination Total %

New England MA/MA 1 12.5

New York

State

Queens/Queens 2 25.0

Bronx/Bronx 1 12.5

Bronx/Manhattan 1 12.5

Brooklyn/Brooklyn 1 12.5

Long Island/Queens 1 12.5

Long Island/Manhattan 1 12.5

Total 8 100.0

Survey Question 3: How often do you visit?

Over 90 percent of respondents indicated that they traveled to the Fish Market either a few times

per week (48 percent) or every day (44 percent). The results for this survey question are listed in

Table 7.

Table 7: Frequency of Visit Results for Fish Market

Frequency of Visit Few Times/Month Few

Times/Week Daily Rarely

No

Answer Total

Total 18 189 174 11 2 394

Percent 4.6 48.0 44.2 2.8 0.5 100.0

Survey Question 4: Where did you begin your trip?

Approximately 73 percent of trips to the Fish Market originated within New York State. The

top three origins within New York were Queens with 20 percent, and Brooklyn and Long Island

both at 12 percent. From the Middle Atlantic Division (within the Northeast Region), New

Jersey accounted for over 21 percent overall for the region. A few vehicles (4 percent) came

from the New England Division (of the Northeast Region). Fewer than 1 percent of the vehicles

originated from the South Atlantic Division of the South Region (i.e., Florida). The results for

this survey question are listed in Table 8.

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Table 8: Trip Origin Results for Fish Market

Origin Total %

New England

ME 3 0.8

MA 6 1.5

CT 5 1.3

Middle Atlantic PA 1 0.3

NJ 83 21.1

South Atlantic

MD 5 1.3

VA 1 0.3

FL 2 0.5

New York State

Long Island 47 11.9

Queens 79 20.1

Westchester 14 3.5

Upstate 22 5.6

Manhattan 20 5.1

Bronx 45 11.4

Brooklyn 47 11.9

Staten Island 14 3.6

Total 394 100.0

Survey Question 5: How did you get here today?

The following section summarizes popular routes taken by the drivers to the Fish Market.

Due to a high percentage of drivers from New York State, the region was broken down to more

specific areas. Similarly New Jersey, although belonging to the Middle Atlantic Division (of the

Northeast Region), is mentioned separately below.

Inbound Fish Market trips were categorized by the Bronx screenline location which marked their

entry into the study area. There are eight such primary entry points, listed below in order of

highest use (see Appendix 9 for trip distribution figures).

Throgs Neck/Whitestone Bridge to Bruckner Expressway/Boulevard (27 percent)

GWB to Cross Bronx Expressway to Sheridan Expressway 20 percent)

RFK Bridge to Bruckner Boulevard (15 percent)

Willis Avenue Bridge to Bruckner Boulevard (11 percent)

Local streets and highways from Bronx origins (such as Southern Boulevard) (10

percent)

All other entry routes (such as I-87, Macombs Dam Bridge, 138th

Street Bridge) (7

percent) (These could include a few indirect routings such as the New England Thruway

to the Cross Bronx Expressway to the Sheridan Expressway.)

New England Thruway to Bruckner Expressway/Boulevard (6 percent)

GWB to Major Deegan Expressway to Bruckner Boulevard (4 percent)

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From the Bronx – Just over 40 percent of respondents with Bronx trip origins indicated they

used local streets. Bruckner Expressway was a popular choice with 22 percent of drivers using

the roadway as part of their route to the market. Twelve percent of respondents traveled on

Bruckner Boulevard. Cross Bronx and Major Deegan expressways were used by 9 percent of the

drivers. Only 3 percent of the drivers replied they used the Sheridan Expressway. These drivers

would travel southbound on the Bronx River Parkway to connect to the Bruckner Expressway

via the Sheridan Expressway.

From Brooklyn – For trips originating in Brooklyn, three routes comprise 80 percent of the

responses. Almost half (40 percent) crossed the Willis Avenue Bridge and took Bruckner

Boulevard to the Fish Market. Another quarter of drivers crossed the RFK Bridge to Bruckner

Expressway. Finally, nearly 20 percent of drivers used the Throgs Neck or Whitestone Bridge to

Bruckner Expressway.

From Manhattan – For the 20 drivers who originated in Manhattan, 70 percent of them (14

respondents) used the Willis Avenue Bridge to cross into the Bronx and then used Bruckner

Boulevard in the Bronx. The Major Deegan Expressway was the answer for two drivers.

From Queens – More than half of respondents (60 percent) crossed the Throgs Neck or

Whitestone Bridge to the Bruckner Expressway to access the Fish Market. Approximately 30

percent of drivers used the RFK Bridge to the Bruckner Expressway. A small percentage (5

percent) used the Willis Avenue Bridge from Manhattan to Bruckner Boulevard (a “no-toll”

option).

From Long Island – From Long Island, over three-fourths of drivers (77 percent) responded

that they used the Throgs Neck or Whitestone Bridge to the Bruckner Expressway. A small

percentage (9 percent) used the RFK Bridge to the Bruckner Expressway. A few drivers

indicated they used RFK Bridge or Willis Avenue Bridge to Bruckner Boulevard.

From Upstate – Twenty percent of respondents indicated that they used the Major Deegan

Expressway to the Bruckner Expressway. Fifteen percent of respondents indicated that they

crossed into the Bronx via the GWB, then to the Cross Bronx and Sheridan expressways.

Another 10 percent indicated using the GWB, then looping south using the Major Deegan

Expressway to Bruckner Expressway.

From Westchester – One-third of respondents indicated that they used the New England

Thruway (I-95 South) to the Bruckner Expressway. Similar to the respondents from Upstate, 25

percent of respondents said they used the Major Deegan and Bruckner expressways. The

remaining responses indicate that I-87 and the Bronx River Parkway were used. The two

respondents that took the Bronx River Parkway were vans.

From New England Division (of the Northeast Region) – For the drivers from the New

England Region (i.e., Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine), the popular route was New England

Thruway to Bruckner Expressway or Bruckner Boulevard.

From South Atlantic Division (of the South Region) – The majority of the drivers coming

from the South Atlantic Division avoided Manhattan and used the GWB to cross over into the

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Bronx. Most of the drivers took the Cross Bronx Expressway to the Sheridan Expressway from

the GWB. Some drivers would travel southbound via the Major Deegan Expressway to the


From New Jersey – Almost two-thirds (63 percent) of the respondents indicated they used the

GWB to the Cross Bronx and Sheridan expressways. The GWB to the Major Deegan and the

Bruckner expressways was an alternate route, and represented 14 percent of responses. Nearly 20

percent of drivers indicated using the GWB and Cross Bronx Expressway without indicating

which roadway was used to access the Hunts Point Markets (thought the Sheridan Expressway

was likely to be used to access the markets). The remainder of the respondents used the Willis

Avenue Bridge from Manhattan.

Survey Question 6: Where will you be going after you leave the market?

Within New York City (i.e., the five boroughs), Queens had the highest percentage of

destinations at almost 16 percent, Manhattan followed closely at just over 15 percent, the Bronx

had 12 percent, Brooklyn had 11 percent, and Staten Island had 1 percent (see Table 9). For the

rest of New York State, approximately 10 percent of the drivers went to Long Island after

departing the Fish Market, 5 percent went Upstate, and 3 percent were destined to Westchester.

For the Middle Atlantic area, New Jersey accounted for over 17 percent of the destinations. The

highest destination for the New England Division was to Connecticut, with almost 3 percent.

Massachusetts had almost 2 percent of destinations. Rhode Island and Maine had less than 1

percent of destinations.

Two drivers (less than 1 percent) replied that they were uncertain about their destination because

they would receive instructions within the market. Eleven drivers (just under 3 percent) did not

answer the question.

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Table 9: Trip Destination Results for Fish Market

Destination Total %

New England

ME 3 0.8

MA 7 1.8

CT 10 2.5

RI 1 0.3


PA 1 0.3

South Atlantic MD 1 0.3

New York State

Long Island 41 10.4

Queens 61 15.5

Westchester 12 3.1

Upstate 20 5.1

Manhattan 60 15.2

Bronx 48 12.2

Brooklyn 44 11.2

Staten Island 4 1.0

Uncertain 2 0.5

No Answer 11 2.8

Total 394 100.0

Survey Question 7: What route will you take to your next destination?

The following section summarizes popular routes taken by the drivers departing the Fish Market.

Due to a high percentage of drivers from New York State, the region was broken down to more

specific areas. Only New Jersey was mentioned below for the Middle Atlantic Division (of the

Northeast Region) because it accounted for almost 98 percent.

Outbound Fish Market trips were categorized by the Bronx screenline location which marked

their exit out to the study area. There are eight such primary exit points, listed below in order of


Bruckner Expressway/Boulevard to Throgs Neck/Whitestone Bridge (22 percent)

Bruckner Boulevard to Third Avenue Bridge (16 percent)

Sheridan Expressway to Cross Bronx Expressway to GWB (16 percent)

All other exit routes (such as I-87, Macombs Dam Bridge, 138th

Street Bridge) (14

percent) (These could include a few indirect routings such after exiting Hunts Point,

drivers use the Sheridan Expressway to the Cross Bronx Expressway to the Whitestone

Bridge.)

Local streets and highways to Bronx destinations (such as Southern Boulevard) (14

percent)

Bruckner Boulevard to RFK Bridge (12 percent)

Bruckner Expressway/Boulevard to New England Thruway (4 percent)

Bruckner Boulevard to Major Deegan Expressway to GWB (2 percent)

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To The Bronx – Approximately half of the respondents did not answer this question. Most of

these drivers had taken the same route many times, thus they no longer pay attention to the

names of the roadways. Of the half that did respond to the question, 25 percent would use local

streets or Bruckner Boulevard. The Major Deegan Expressway/Bruckner Expressway

combination was mentioned by another 13 percent.

To Brooklyn – Over one-third of respondents (36 percent) would take the Bruckner Expressway

to the RFK Bridge to their destinations. Another quarter indicated they would use Bruckner

Boulevard to the Third Avenue Bridge. Finally, 10 percent would use the Bruckner Expressway

to access the Throgs Neck or Whitestone Bridge.

To Manhattan – Sixty percent of the drivers destined for Manhattan said they would use

Bruckner Boulevard and the Third Avenue Bridge. The remainder of responses indicated they

would use various local streets or highways to the Third Avenue Bridge or the RFK Bridge, but

these percentages were small.

To Queens – The Throgs Neck or Whitestone Bridge and the RFK Bridge were the primary

crossings used from the Bronx to Queens. Over 60 percent would use the Bruckner Expressway

to access the Throgs Neck or Whitestone Bridge. Approximately 25 percent of drivers would

use the Bruckner Expressway to cross via the RFK Bridge. A small percentage (8 percent)

would use Bruckner Boulevard to access either the RFK or Third Avenue bridges. However,

when traveling southbound from Hunts Point, drivers could only access the on-ramp of the RFK

Bridge via Bruckner Boulevard. Thus, it may be that these drivers had mistaken the Bruckner

Expressway for the Bruckner Boulevard, or do not differentiate between the two.

To Long Island – To return to Long Island, drivers overwhelmingly responded that they would

use the Bruckner Expressway to the Throgs Neck or Whitestone Bridge (85 percent). Similar to

the Queens-bound drivers, a small percentage (5 percent) may have mistaken the Bruckner

Expressway for the Bruckner Boulevard as the route used to access the RFK Bridge. The

remaining drivers indicated they would use Bruckner Boulevard to access these bridges or travel

to Manhattan via the Third Avenue Bridge.

To Upstate – A quarter of respondents indicated that they would use the Major Deegan and

Bruckner expressways. Fifteen percent said they would use the Bruckner Expressway to New

England Thruway (I-95 North). Ten percent of drivers responded that they would use the

Bruckner Expressway to the Sheridan Expressway to Cross Bronx Expressway to the GWB.

To Westchester – More than half of drivers (55 percent) took the Bruckner Expressway to New

England Thruway. One-quarter of respondents indicated that they would use the Major Deegan

and Bruckner expressways. Nearly 20 percent of respondents (two vans) indicated that they

would use the Bruckner Expressway to the Bronx River Parkway.

New England Division (of the Northeast Region) – The majority of these drivers replied that

they would take the Bruckner and Cross Bronx expressways to connect to the New England

Thruway.

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To New Jersey – Nearly 70 percent of drivers destined to New Jersey indicated they would use

the Sheridan Expressway to the Cross Bronx Expressway to the GWB to return to New Jersey.

Almost 10 percent would use the Bruckner and Major Deegan expressways to the GWB. Nearly

15 percent of drivers indicated they would use the Cross Bronx Expressway and the GWB,

without indicating which roadway would be used to access the Cross Bronx Expressway.

Survey Question 8: When you leave the market, do you need to get to your destination by a

certain time?

Approximately 65 percent of drivers surveyed indicated that they did not have to be at a specific

destination after leaving the Fish Market, especially for drivers from farther away as they replied

that their supervisors understood that traffic could be very unpredictable. Thirty-two percent of

drivers responded that they did have to arrive at their destination at a certain time, although the

majority of these drivers indicated that if they were late, there would be no consequences.

For drivers who indicated there would be some type of consequence associated with arriving late

to their destination, approximately 20 percent indicated that they would lose business, about 4

percent indicated that they would need to pay a fine, and roughly 2 percent responded that they

would be in “trouble with boss.” The results for this survey question are listed in Tables 10 and

11.

Table 10: Time or Schedule Results for Fish Market

Time or Schedule Requirement Yes No No Answer Total

Totals 127 254 13 394

Percent 32.2 64.5 3.3 100

Table 11: Survey Question 8a: if yes to Question 8, do you…

Consequence of Being Late Total Responses %

Nothing 84 66.1

Lose business 27 21.3

Pay fine 5 3.9

No answer 5 3.9

Stuck in traffic 3 2.4

Trouble with boss 2 1.6

Customer complaints 1 0.8

Total 127 100.0

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4b. Survey Data Results for Meat Market

Survey Question 1: Vehicle Class

Half of the vehicles entering the Meat Market were box trucks. Tractor trailers and vans, each

accounted for about 25 percent of the total number of vehicle surveyed. The results for this

survey question are listed in Table 12 below.

Table 12: Vehicle Class Results for Meat Market

Vehicle Type Van Box Truck Tractor Trailer No Answer Total

Total 99 203 101 2 405

Percent 24.4 50.1 24.9 0.5 100.0


Over 67 percent of vehicles entering the Meat Market were taking product out. Just over 29

percent of vehicles were bringing product in or making a delivery to the Meat Market.

Approximately half of the vehicles entering the Meat Market were box trucks. About 75 percent

of these box trucks were taking product out. Vans and tractor trailers, each makes up about 25

percent of the total vehicles surveyed. Nearly half of the vehicles that brought product in were

tractor trailers.

For vehicles bringing product in, New Jersey accounted for the highest share of origins, at over

24 percent. The Bronx, Brooklyn, and Long Island accounted for sizeable percentages of origins

at over 10 percent for the Bronx and Long Island individually, and just over 9 percent for

Brooklyn. Virginia, Delaware, and North Carolina (within the South Atlantic Division of the

South Region), each represents between 5 and 6 percent of the origins.

For vehicles taking product out, the Bronx was the destination for 24 percent of these trips.

Other high percentage destinations were Manhattan, New Jersey, and Queens, with about 13

percent each. Long Island, Brooklyn, Upstate, and Westchester County, each fell within the 5 to

6 percent range. The results for this survey question are listed in Tables 13 to 16.

Table 13: Product In and Product Out Results by Vehicle Class For Meat Market

Vehicle Class Bringing Product In Taking Product Out Both No Answer Total %

Box Truck 45 146 7 5 203 50.1

Vans 12 84 3 0 99 24.4


No Answer 0 0 0 2 2 0.5

Total 118 270 10 7 405 --

Percent 29.1 66.7 2.5 1.7 -- 100.0

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Table 14: Product In for Meat Market by Origin

Product In

Origin Total %

New England CT 1 0.8


PA 5 4.2

South Atlantic

DE 6 5.1

MD 2 1.7

VA 7 5.9

SC 1 0.8

NC 6 5.1

New York State

Long Island 12 10.2

Queens 4 3.4

Upstate 4 3.4

Manhattan 4 3.4

Bronx 13 11.0

Brooklyn 11 9.3

Westchester 3 2.5

East North Central

IN 2 1.7

IL 1 0.8

MI 1 0.8

OH 1 0.8

West North Central NE 2 1.7

West South Central TX 1 0.8

Canada 2 1.7

Total 118 100.0

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Table 15: Product Out for Meat Market by Destination

Product Out

Destination Total %


CT 9 3.3


PA 3 1.1

South Atlantic

VA 2 0.7

NC 1 0.4

DE 2 0.7

New York State

Long Island 17 6.3

Queens 36 13.2

Westchester 18 6.6

Upstate 15 5.5

Manhattan 36 13.2

Bronx 65 23.9

Brooklyn 14 5.1

Staten Island 1 0.4

Mountain UT 1 0.4

Canada 1 0.4

Uncertain 10 3.7

No Answer 4 1.5

Total 272 100.0

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Table 16: Product In and Product Out for Meat Market by O/D



New England/

Middle Atlantic CT/Bronx 1 10.0

Middle Atlantic

Westchester/NJ 1 10.0

Upstate/Westchester 1 10.0

Bronx/Long Island 1 10.0

Manhattan/Bronx 1 10.0

Manhattan/Manhattan 1 10.0

Brooklyn/Manhattan 1 10.0

Long Island/Long Island 1 10.0

Long Island/Bronx 2 20.0

Total 10 100.0


Approximately three-quarters of respondents indicated that they traveled to the Meat Market

either every day (46 percent) or a few times per week (31 percent). The results for this survey

question are listed in Table 17.

Table 17: Frequency of Visit Results for Meat Market

Frequency of

Visit Few Times/Month

Few

Times/Week Daily Rarely No Answer Total

Total 52 126 186 32 9 405

Percent 12.8 31.1 45.9 7.9 2.2 100


The top origins for vehicles entering the Meat Market were the Bronx (23 percent), New Jersey

(15 percent), Queens (11 percent), and Long Island (10 percent). Manhattan and Brooklyn also

were significant origin points, each accounted for about 7 percent of these trips.

Overall, the five boroughs of New York City, New Jersey, and Long Island accounted for 73

percent of origins. Westchester County and Upstate accounted for another 11 percent of origins.

The remainder of origins was of the Middle Atlantic Region (of the Northeast Division). The

results for this survey question are listed in Table 18.

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Table 18: Trip Origin Results for Meat Market

Origin Total %


CT 11 2.7


NJ 62 15.3

South Atlantic

DE 10 2.5

MD 3 0.7

VA 8 2.0

SC 1 0.2

NC 7 1.7

New York State

Long Island 39 9.6

Queens 43 10.6

Upstate 25 6.2

Manhattan 29 7.2

Bronx 94 23.2

Brooklyn 27 6.7

Staten Island 2 0.5

Westchester 22 5.4

East North Central

IN 2 0.5

IL 1 0.2

MI 1 0.2

OH 1 0.2


MO 1 0.2


Mountain UT 1 0.2

CO 1 0.2

Pacific CA 1 0.2

Canada 3 0.7

Total 405 100.0


The following section summarizes popular routes taken by the drivers to the Meat Market. Due

to a high percentage of drivers from New York State, the region was broken down to more

specific areas. The complete table with results for this question can be found in the Appendix.

Inbound Meat Market trips were categorized by the Bronx screenline location which marked

their entry into the study area. There are eight such primary entry points, listed below in order of


GWB to Cross Bronx Expressway to Sheridan Expressway (23 percent)

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percent)




All other entry routes (8 percent) (These could include a few indirect routings such as the

New England Thruway to the Cross Bronx Expressway to the Sheridan Expressway.)



From The Bronx – Nearly 50 percent of the respondents with the Bronx as the trip origin

indicated they used local streets. An additional 30 percent used the Bruckner Expressway and

Bruckner Boulevard. The remainder of drivers indicated they used local highways and arterials,

including the Cross Bronx and Sheridan expressways and the Bronx River Parkway or Southern

Boulevard.

From Brooklyn – Nearly 45 percent of respondents said they crossed the RFK Bridge to

Bruckner Boulevard. Another third used the RFK Bridge to Bruckner Expressway. Finally, 11

percent of drivers used the Willis Avenue Bridge to Bruckner Boulevard.

From Manhattan – The majority of Manhattan drivers used the Willis Avenue Bridge to

Bruckner Boulevard (80 percent). About 15 percent indicated that they used the 145th

Street

Bridge and local roads. A small percentage (6 percent) used the 181st Street/Washington Bridge

to either the Cross Bronx or Sheridan expressways or local roads.

From Queens – The majority of drivers from Queens responded that they either used the RFK

Bridge to the Bruckner Boulevard (35 percent) or the RFK Bridge to the Bruckner Expressway

(30 percent). However, traveling northbound on the elevated Bruckner Expressway after the

RFK Bridge would take drivers past Hunts Point, as there is no exit until east of the Bronx River

Parkway other than access to the northbound Sheridan Expressway. As with the Fish Market, it

could be that drivers do not make a distinction between the Bruckner Expressway and Bruckner

Boulevard when traveling to/from the RFK Bridge. One quarter of respondents crossed the

Throgs Neck or Whitestone Bridge to the Bruckner Expressway to access the Meat Market.

From Long Island – Over 80 percent of respondents from Long Island responded that they used

the Throgs Neck or Whitestone Bridge to the Bruckner Expressway. A small percentage (8

percent) used the RFK Bridge to the Bruckner Expressway. Several drivers indicated they used

the Throgs Neck Bridge, Whitestone Bridge, RFK Bridge, or Willis Avenue Bridge to Bruckner

Boulevard.

From Upstate – A third of respondents replied that they used the Major Deegan and Bruckner

Expressway as the route in the Bronx. Fifteen percent of respondents specified that they used I-

87 to the Major Deegan Expressway to the Bruckner Expressway. Another 15 percent of

respondents indicated that they crossed into the Bronx via the GWB to the Cross Bronx and

Sheridan expressways.

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From Westchester – Similar to drivers from Upstate, NY, 40 percent of respondents indicated

that they used the Major Deegan and Bruckner expressways. Nearly 20 percent of respondents

indicated that they used the New England Thruway to the Bruckner Expressway.

From the New England Division (of the Northeast Region) – The majority of drivers from the

north chose to take the New England Thruway to Bruckner Expressway or Bruckner Boulevard.

A handful of drivers took the Cross Bronx to the Sheridan Expressway.

From the Midwest, West, and South Regions (of the Northeast Region) – The majority of the

drivers avoided Manhattan and used the GWB corridor to cross over into the Bronx. Most of the

drivers took the Cross Bronx Expressway to the Sheridan Expressway after getting off of the

GWB. Some drivers traveled southbound via the Major Deegan Expressway to the Bruckner

Expressway.


Drivers responded that the Bronx and New Jersey were most often their destination upon leaving

the Meat Market, each accounted for 14 to 16 percent of responses, respectively. Manhattan was

a destination for over 7 percent of drivers and Long Island and Queens each accounted for just

over 6 percent of destinations. Drivers that replied they were tenants or “done for the day” make

up almost 19 percent. These drivers had made all their deliveries for the day, and were returning

to the market to park the company vehicle. Most of these drivers replied that they go out daily,

some even more than once per day to make deliveries to nearby locations, such as the five

boroughs, Long Island, New Jersey, and Westchester.

New York State accounted for half of all destinations. The Middle Atlantic Division represented

16 percent. Only 3 percent of the drivers surveyed were going to the New England Division (of

the Northeast Region). The other regions of the United States accounted for 1 percent. Drivers

from Canada also accounted for less than 1 percent. Four percent of the drivers will get

instructions inside the market and therefore were uncertain of their next destination. The results

for this survey question are listed in Table 19.

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Table 19: Trip Destination Results for Meat Market

Destination Total %


CT 11 2.7


NJ 58 14.3

South Atlantic

DE 7 1.7

MD 3 0.7

VA 5 1.2

NC 4 1.0

New York State

Long Island 25 6.2

Queens 26 6.4

Upstate 17 4.2

Manhattan 30 7.4

Bronx 66 16.3

Brooklyn 14 3.5

Staten Island 2 0.5

Westchester 22 5.4

East North Central IL 1 0.2


Mountain UT 1 0.2


Canada 3 0.7

Uncertain 16 4.0

Done for the Day 57 14.1

Tenant (not leaving) 18 4.4

No Answer 9 2.2

Total 405 100.0


Due to a lot of drivers not leaving the market once they entered, this question was not answered

by almost one third of the respondents. The following section summarizes popular routes taken

by the drivers to the Meat Market. New York State was broken down to specific areas since it

contains a large number of destinations. The complete table with results for this question can be

found in the Appendix.

Outbound Meat Market trips were categorized by the Bronx screenline location at which marked

their exit out to the study area. There are eight such primary exit points, listed below in order of




percent)

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All other exit routes (13 percent) (These could include a few indirect routings such after

exiting Hunts Point, drivers use the Sheridan Expressway to the Cross Bronx Expressway

to the Whitestone Bridge.)






To The Bronx – Just over one third of the drivers did not answer this question. Most of these

drivers had memorized the route, thus they no longer pay attention to the names of the roadways.

Of the ones that did respond, almost one third would use Bruckner Boulevard, 14 percent would

use local streets, and 6 percent would use the Sheridan Expressway to the Cross Bronx

Expressway.

To Brooklyn – The Bruckner Expressway to the RFK Bridge (29 percent), Bruckner

Expressway to the Throgs Neck or Whitestone Bridge (21 percent) and Bruckner Boulevard to

the RFK Bridge (21 percent) were the three primary routes drivers would use to travel back to

Brooklyn. As noted earlier, from Hunts Point the RFK Bridge can only be accessed from the

Bruckner Boulevard; thus drivers that replied they would take the expressway, most likely

mistaken the Bruckner Expressway for the Bruckner Boulevard, or make no distinction between

the two.

To Manhattan – About three-fourths of the drivers destined for Manhattan said they would use

Bruckner Boulevard and the Third Avenue Bridge. Other routes such as 138th

, 145th

, and 181st

Street bridges were mentioned, though these were small percentages.

To Queens – About one-third of respondents indicated they would use the Bruckner Boulevard

and cross via the RFK Bridge. The other one-third of drivers replied that they would use the

Bruckner Expressway to access the RFK Bridge; this could be assumed that they meant the

Bruckner Boulevard. Twenty percent said they would use the Bruckner Expressway to access

the Throgs Neck or Whitestone Bridge.

To Long Island – Most of the drivers indicated they would use the Bruckner Expressway (72

percent) or Bruckner Boulevard (8 percent) to the Throgs Neck or Whitestone Bridge.

To Upstate – A majority of respondents indicated that they would use the Major Deegan and

Bruckner expressways to I-87 (35 percent). Another one-third of the drivers would use the

Sheridan Expressway to get to the Cross Bronx Expressway, further downstream, 24 percent

would cross over to New Jersey via the GWB and 6 percent would take the northbound I-87.

Twenty-five percent responded that they would use the Cross Bronx and Bruckner expressways.

To Westchester – Half of the drivers would use the Bruckner Expressway to the New England

Thruway. One-third of respondents indicated that they would use the Major Deegan and

Bruckner expressways.

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To New Jersey – The popular route to take for these drivers was the Sheridan Expressway to the

Cross Bronx Expressway to GWB. Almost 30 percent of New Jersey-bound drivers would use

the Bruckner and Major Deegan expressways to the GWB.

To New England Division (of the Northeast Region) – Most of these drivers were destined for

Connecticut, and the most common roadways taken were the Bruckner Expressway and the New

England Thruway.


certain time?

Just over 61 percent of drivers surveyed responded that they did not have to be at a specific

destination after leaving the Meat Market. Eighteen percent of drivers responded that they did

have to arrive at their destination at a certain time.

For drivers who responded “yes” to Question 8, nearly half (45 percent) indicated there would be

no consequence for arriving at their destination late. For those drivers who do pay

consequences, the most common response was “they would lose business.” The results for this

survey question are listed in Tables 20 and 21.

Table 20: Time or Schedule Results for Meat Market


Totals 73 250 82 405

Percent 18.0% 61.8% 20.2% 100



Nothing 37 45.1

No answer 24 29.3


Other 3 3.7

Pay fine 2 2.4

Lose job 1 1.2

Total 82 100

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4c. Survey Data Results for Produce Market

Survey Question 1: Vehicle Class

More than half of the vehicles (57 percent) entering the Produce Market were box trucks. Tractor

trailers accounted for the next highest percent of vehicle types, representing just over 26 percent,

followed by vans, which make up 18 percent of the vehicles entering the Produce Market. The

results for this survey question are listed in Table 22.

Table 22: Vehicle Class Results for Produce Market

Vehicle Type Van Box Truck Tractor Trailer Total

Total 111 335 159 605

Percent 18.3 55.4 26.3 100.0


Similar to the Fish Market, a majority of vehicles (82 percent) entering the Produce Market was

taking product out to bring back to their business or to distribute to businesses. In terms of

bringing product into the market, only 16 percent of vehicles did this. More than half of the

vehicles at the Produce Market were box trucks, over a quarter of them were vans, and

approximately 18 percent were tractor trailers.

For vehicles bringing product in, California and the Bronx had the highest share of origins, both

nearly 15 percent. New Jersey accounted for over 12 percent, followed by Canada with over 8

percent of origins and Texas with over 6 percent. The vehicles that bring product into the

Produce Market from these origins were mainly tractor trailers, except for vehicles coming from

the Bronx, which were mostly box trucks.

For vehicles taking product out, Manhattan was the destination for over 20 percent of outbound

trips, followed in close succession by Queens (18 percent), the Bronx (17 percent), and New

Jersey (16 percent). Brooklyn and Long Island had sizable percentages, representing over 8.5

percent and nearly 7 percent of destinations, respectively. The results for this survey question

are listed in Tables 23 to 26.

Table 23: Product In and Product Out in Results for Produce Market

Vehicle Class Bringing Product In Taking Product Out Both No

Answer Total %

Box Truck 18 307 9 1 335 55.4

Vans 8 149 2 0 159 26.3


Total 96 495 12 2 605 --

Percent 15.9 81.8 2.0 0.3 -- 100.0

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Table 24: Product In Results for Produce Market by Origin

Product In

Origin Total %

New England

MA 2 2.1

ME 1 1.0

CT 1 1.0


NJ 12 12.5

South Atlantic

DE 2 2.5

VA 4 4.2

FL 3 3.1

New York State

Queens 5 5.2

Upstate 5 5.2

Manhattan 2 2.1

Bronx 14 14.6

Brooklyn 4 4.2

East South Central TN 1 1.0

West North Central MN 1 1.0

East North Central OH 1 1.0

Mountain ID 2 2.1


AR 1 1.0

Pacific

WA 2 1.0

OR 3 3.1

CA 14 14.6

Canada 8 8.3

Total 96 100.0

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Table 25: Product Out Results for Produce Market by Destination

Product Out

Destination Total %


CT 10 2.0


PA 4 0.8

New York State

Long Island 33 6.7

Queens 90 18.2

Westchester 19 3.8

Upstate 4 0.8

Manhattan 101 20.4

Bronx 83 16.8

Brooklyn 42 8.5


Pacific CA 1 0.2

Uncertain 10 2.0

No Answer 7 1.4

Total 495 100.0

Table 26: Product In and Out Produce Market by O/D



New England CT/CT 1 8.3

Middle Atlantic

Bronx/Manhattan 3 25.0

Queens/Queens 2 16.7

Westchester/Westchester 1 8.3

Westchester/Uncertain 1 8.3

Manhattan/Bronx 1 8.3

Bronx/Bronx 2 16.7

NJ/Uncertain 1 8.3

Total 12 100.0

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Approximately 88 percent of respondents indicated that they traveled to the Produce Market

either every day (54 percent) or a few times per week (34 percent). The results for this survey


Table 27: Frequency of Visit Results for Produce Market

Frequency of

Visit

Few

Times/Month

Few

Times/Week Daily Rarely No Answer Total

Total 44 210 327 22 2 605

Percent 7.3 34.7 54.0 3.6 0.3 100


The highest number of vehicles at the Produce Market originated from the Bronx at 23 percent.

Queens had the second highest origin at 20 percent, followed by New Jersey at 15 percent.

Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Long Island were also significant points of origins in New York,

ranging between 7 and 8 percent.

For the Middle Atlantic Division (within the Northeast Region), New Jersey was the highest

origin at over 15 percent. Of the Regions, California has the most origins at almost 3 percent.

Overall, the five boroughs of New York City, New Jersey, and Long Island accounted for 83

percent of origins. The Westchester County/Yonkers/Upstate region accounted for nearly 6

percent of origins. The results for this survey question are listed in Table 28.

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Table 28: Trip Origin Results for Produce Market

Origin Total %

New England

MA 3 0.5

ME 1 0.2

CT 13 2.1


PA 7 1.2

South Atlantic

DE 2 0.3

VA 4 0.7

FL 3 0.5

New York State

Long Island 43 7.1

Queens 121 20.0

Upstate 12 2.0

Manhattan 40 6.6

Bronx 138 22.8

Brooklyn 50 8.3


Westchester 23 3.8





AR 1 0.2

Mountain ID 2 0.3

Pacific

CA 15 2.5

OR 3 0.5

WA 1 0.2

Canada 8 1.3

Total 605 100.0

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The following section summarizes popular routes taken by the drivers to the Produce Market.

Inbound Produce Market trips were categorized by the Bronx screenline location at which

marked their entry into the study area. There are eight such primary entry points, listed below in

order of highest use (see Appendix 9 for trip distribution figures).



percent)



All other entry routes (15 percent) (These could include a few indirect routings such as

the New England Thruway to the Cross Bronx Expressway to the Sheridan Expressway.)




From The Bronx – Just over 50 percent of respondents with Bronx trip origins indicated they

used local streets, and 14 percent said that they used Bruckner Boulevard. In addition, 13

percent did not recall the names of the streets that they took to get to the market; most likely

because they were too familiar with the route and no longer pay attention to the names. The

remainder indicated that they used local highways including the Major Deegan, Cross Bronx,

Sheridan, and Bruckner expressways.

From Brooklyn – Over 40 percent of drivers crossed the RFK Bridge to Bruckner Expressway.

About 30 percent crossed the Willis Avenue Bridge and took Bruckner Boulevard to the Produce

Market. Finally, 14 percent of drivers used the RFK Bridge to Bruckner Boulevard.

From Manhattan – Nearly half of the trips that originated in Manhattan used the Willis Avenue

Bridge and Bruckner Boulevard (45 percent). The 181st Street Bridge to the Cross Bronx and

Sheridan expressways accounted for another 15 percent of responses. The remainder of

responses indicated that the Willis Avenue, 155th

Street (Macombs Dam), RFK, 145th

Street, and

University Heights bridges were used to cross into the Bronx; the Cross Bronx-Sheridan

Expressway combination and Bruckner Expressway were used within the Bronx.

From Queens – Just over half of the respondents crossed the Throgs Neck or Whitestone Bridge

to the Bruckner Expressway. Approximately one-quarter of drivers used the RFK Bridge to the

Bruckner Expressway. Some drivers would use Bruckner Boulevard as a local roadway after

they get off of the Willis Avenue Bridge (9 percent), the RFK Bridge (8 percent), and the Throgs

Neck or Whitestone Bridge (4 percent).

From Long Island – Over 85 percent of drivers responded that they used the Throgs Neck or

Whitestone Bridge to the Bruckner Expressway. A small percentage (5 percent) used the Throgs

Neck or Whitestone Bridge to Bruckner Boulevard.

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From Upstate – One-third of respondents indicated that they used the Major Deegan and

Bruckner expressways. A quarter of drivers indicated that they used I-87 to the Major

Deegan/Bruckner Expressway. Another quarter responded that they used the GWB to the Cross

Bronx Expressway to the Sheridan Expressway.

From Westchester – Sixty percent of respondents indicated that they used I-87 to the Major

Deegan/Bruckner Expressway. About 30 percent of drivers used New England Thruway to the


From New Jersey – Almost 60 percent of respondents indicated that they used the GWB to the

Cross Bronx Expressway to the Sheridan Expressway. The GWB to the Major Deegan or

Bruckner expressways was an alternate route and represented 13 percent of responses. Twenty-

seven percent of drivers indicated using the GWB and Cross Bronx Expressway without

indicating which roadway was used to access the Hunts Point markets. A small percentage of

drivers used the Willis Avenue Bridge from Manhattan and I-87 to the Major Deegan/Bruckner

Expressway.

From New England Division (of the Northeast Region) – Two routes were popular among

drivers that originated from the New England Division. More than 40 percent of drivers used the

New England Thruway to the Cross Bronx Expressway and then to the Sheridan Expressway.

The same amount of drivers took the Bruckner Expressway after getting off of I-95.

From the Midwest, West, and South Regions – The majority of the drivers took the GWB to

the Cross Bronx Expressway to the Sheridan Expressway. A few took the Major Deegan

Expressway to the Bruckner Expressway after crossing the GWB.

From Canada – Most drivers used the GWB to the Cross Bronx Expressway to the Sheridan

Expressway.


When leaving the Produce Market, Manhattan was the borough with the highest number of

driver destinations, with nearly 18 percent of responses, followed closely by New Jersey (17

percent) and Queens (16 percent). The Bronx also had a significant percentage of destinations

with nearly 15 percent.

The New York/New Jersey/Long Island region accounted for 81 percent of all destinations.

Westchester County/Upstate represents 4 percent of destinations. The results for this survey


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Table 29: Trip Destination Results for Produce Market

Destination Total %


CT 10 1.7


PA 10 1.7

South Atlantic

DE 3 0.5

VA 2 0.3

FL 2 0.3

New York State

Long Island 33 5.5

Queens 98 16.2

Upstate 5 0.8

Manhattan 107 17.7

Bronx 90 14.9

Brooklyn 50 8.3


Westchester 19 3.2





Pacific CA 5 0.8

Uncertain 24 4.0

Done for the Day 17 2.8

No Answer 9 1.5

Total 605 100.0


The following section summarizes popular routes taken by the drivers to the Produce Market.

Outbound Produce Market trips were categorized by the Bronx screenline location which marked

their exit out of the study area. There are eight such primary exit points, listed below in order of


All other exit routes (such as I-87, Macombs Dam Bridge, 138th

Street Bridge) (19

percent)




Local streets and highways to Bronx destinations (15 percent) (These could include a few

indirect routings such after exiting Hunts Point, drivers use the Sheridan Expressway to

the Cross Bronx Expressway to the Whitestone Bridge.)


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To The Bronx – Thirty percent of the respondents did not answer this question; most of these

drivers had memorized the route thus they no longer pay attention to the names of the roadway.

Of those that did respond to the question, over one-quarter indicated that they would use local

streets. Ten percent of respondents indicated they would use the Major Deegan Expressway, and

8 percent would use Bruckner Boulevard.

To Brooklyn – Over 50 percent of drivers said they would take the Bruckner Expressway to the

RFK Bridge. As mentioned for the other markets, these drivers do not seem to make a

distinction between the service road and the expressway; therefore, they must had meant

Bruckner Boulevard instead, since the RFK Bridge could not be access from the expressway (56

percent). Bruckner Boulevard to the Third Avenue Bridge represented 16 percent of responses.

Ten percent of the respondents would take Bruckner Expressway to the Throgs Neck or

Whitestone Bridge.

To Manhattan – Nearly 70 percent of the drivers bound for Manhattan said they would use

Bruckner Boulevard and the Third Avenue Bridge. The Sheridan Expressway to the Cross Bronx

Expressway to the 181st Street Bridge and Southern Boulevard to the Third Avenue Bridge each

accounted for an additional 7 percent of responses. Other crossings such as 138th

Street, 145th

Street, and the RFK bridges were mentioned but their percentages were minor.

To Queens – About 50 percent of respondents said they would use the Bruckner Expressway to

access the Throgs Neck or Whitestone Bridge. Over one-third of respondents indicated they

would use the Bruckner Expressway (which they most likely meant Bruckner Boulevard instead)

and crossed via the RFK Bridge (35 percent).

To Long Island – Three-quarters of drivers indicated they would use the Bruckner Expressway

to the Throgs Neck or Whitestone Bridge. Another 15 percent of respondents indicated they

would use Bruckner Boulevard to access the Throgs Neck or Whitestone Bridge. Small

percentages would use Southern Boulevard or the Sheridan Expressway to the Cross Bronx

Expressway to access these crossings.

To Upstate – One-third of drivers responded that they would use the Major Deegan and

Bruckner expressways. One-fourth of the drivers specified that they would access I-87 by the

Major Deegan and Bruckner expressways. An additional 25 percent would access I-87 via the

Cross Bronx and Sheridan expressways.

To Westchester – Over half of drivers would use the Major Deegan and Bruckner expressways

to I-87 (59 percent). About 30 percent would use the Bruckner Expressway to New England

Thruway. The small percentage of remaining respondents indicated that they would use the

Bruckner Expressway or the Cross Bronx Expressway.

To New Jersey – More than 50 percent of drivers indicated they would use the Sheridan

Expressway to the Cross Bronx Expressway to GWB to return to New Jersey. Over one-third of

drivers indicated they would the Cross Bronx Expressway and the GWB without indicating

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which roadway would be used to access the Cross Bronx Expressway. Just over 5 percent would

use the Bruckner and Major Deegan expressways the GWB.


certain time?

Approximately 70 percent of drivers surveyed indicated that they did not have to be at a specific

destination after leaving the Produce Market. Only 24 percent of drivers responded that they did

have to arrive at their destination at a certain time; however, a majority of these drivers (62

percent) responded that if they were late, there would be no consequences.

For drivers who indicated there would be some type of consequence associated with arriving late

to their destination, losing business was the most common response (20 percent) and just over 3

percent indicated that they would need to pay a fine. The results for this survey question are

listed in Tables 30 and 31.

Table 30: Time or Schedule Results for Produce Market


Totals 149 421 35 605

Percent 24.6 69.6 5.8 100



Nothing 92 61.7


No answer 15 10.1

Pay fine 5 3.4

Customer complaints 4 2.7

Trouble with boss 2 1.3

Lose job 1 0.7

Total 149 100

5. Conclusions

Vehicle Classification Count Findings

From the September 2011 vehicle classification counts at the entrance to each market, both the

Produce and Fish Markets had similar ten-hour peak periods during their typical weekday,

beginning in the early morning (12-1 AM) and continuing through the late morning (10-11 AM).

Conversely, the peak ten-hour period for the Meat Market started and ended later, beginning at 5

AM and ending at about 4 PM. The Meat and Fish markets exhibited sharp peaks with vans, box

trucks, and tractor trailers arriving during their peak periods. On the other hand, the Produce

Market had about one-third of its tractor trailers arriving during its peak period.

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Produce Market Vehicle Classification Count Findings

Three-fourths of the daily vans entering the Produce Market (76 percent) arrived during the ten-

hour peak period (1-11 AM). Just over half of all box trucks (54 percent) arrived during this

time. However, about one-third of tractor-trailers arrived during the ten-hour peak period. It

was likely that most tractor-trailers arrived prior to the peak because they were delivering a

commodity that will be bought by buyers arriving later during the peak. Within a 24-hour period,

the peak ten-hour period accounted for 55 percent of all vans, box trucks, and tractor trailers

entering the Produce Market.

Meat Market Vehicle Classification Count Findings

Nearly 80 percent of vans, 70 percent of box trucks, and 60 percent of tractor trailers entering the

Meat Market on a typical day arrived during the ten-hour peak period (5 AM - 3 PM). Taken

together, the peak ten-hour peak period accounted for 71 percent of all vans, box trucks, and

tractor trailers entering the Meat Market.

Fish Market Vehicle Classification Count Findings

Over 90 percent of the daily vans entering the Fish Market arrived during the ten-hour peak

period (12-10 AM). Over 80 percent of box trucks and nearly three-quarters of tractor-trailers

arrived at the Fish Market during the peak period as well. Within a 24-hour period, the peak ten-

hour period accounted for 88 percent of all vans, box trucks, and tractor trailers entering the Fish

Market.

Market Survey Findings

For vehicles bringing product into the markets, the most common origins were New Jersey, the

Bronx, Long Island, Queens, and Brooklyn. A complete summary of product in by origin for all

markets is listed in Table 32.

Both vans and box trucks were almost exclusively used to take product out of the markets.

At the Fish and Produce Markets, over 80 percent of the vehicles were taking product out. For

the Meat Market, this percentage was somewhat lower at 70 percent. For all three markets, a

majority of activity involved taking product out of the markets and distributing it to destinations

primarily in the Bronx, Manhattan, New Jersey, Queens, and Brooklyn. A complete summary of

product out by destination for all markets is listed in Table 33.

There were some cases when vehicles both bought in product and took product out; however,

they represented very small percentages. The most common origins for these types of trips were

the Bronx, Queens, and Manhattan. A complete summary of product in and out by origin for all

markets is listed in Table 34.

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Table 32: Product In by Origin for All Markets

Origin Fish Market Meat Market Produce Market Total %

New England

MA 3

2 5 2.0

ME 1

1 2 0.8

CT

1 1 2 0.8

Middle Atlantic PA

5 3 8 3.1

NJ 5 29 12 46 18.1

South Atlantic

DE

6 2 8 3.1

MD 5 2

7 2.8

VA 1 7 4 12 4.7

NC

1

1 0.4

SC

6

6 2.4

FL 2

3 5 2.0

New York State

Long Island 6 12

18 7.1

Queens 9 4 5 18 7.1

Upstate 3 4 5 12 4.7

Manhattan 2 4 2 8 3.1

Bronx 1 13 14 28 11.0

Brooklyn 1 11 4 16 6.3

Staten Island 1

1 0.4

Westchester

3

3 1.2

East South Central TN

1 1 0.4

East North Central

IL

1

1 0.4

IN

2

2 0.8

MI

1

1 0.4

West North Central

OH

1 1 2 0.8

NE

2

2 0.8

MN

1 1 0.4

West South Central AR

1 1 0.4

TX

1 6 7 2.8

Mountain ID

2 2 0.8

Pacific

CA

14 14 5.5

OR

3 3 1.2

WA

1 1 0.4

Canada

2 8 10 3.9

Total 40 118 96 254 100.0

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Table 33: Product Out by Destination for All Markets

Destination Fish Market Meat Market Produce Market Total %

New England

MA 1 1 2 4 0.4

ME 2

2 0.2

CT 8 9 10 27 2.4

Middle Atlantic PA

3 4 7 0.6

NJ 64 36 78 178 16.1

South Atlantic

DE

2

2 0.2

VA

2

2 0.2

NC

1

1 0.1

New York State

Long Island 38 17 33 88 7.9

Queens 46 36 90 172 15.5

Upstate 16 15 4 35 3.2

Manhattan 54 36 101 191 17.2

Bronx 46 65 83 194 17.5

Brooklyn 40 14 42 96 8.7

Staten Island 4 1 11 16 1.4

Westchester 12 18 19 49 4.4

Mountain UT

1

1 0.1

Pacific CA

1 1 0.1

Canada

1

1 0.1

Uncertain

10 10 20 1.8

No Answer 11 4 7 22 2.0

Total 342 272 495 1,109 100.0

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Table 34: Both Product In and Product Out by Origin /Destination for All Markets

Origin/Destination Fish

Market

Meat

Market

Produce

Market Total %

New England MA/MA 1

1 3.3

CT/CT

1 1 3.3

New England/Middle

Atlantic CT/Bronx

1

1 3.3

Middle Atlantic

Bronx/Bronx 1

2 3 10.0

Bronx/Manhattan 1

3 4 13.3

Bronx/Long Island

1

1 3.3

Brooklyn/Brooklyn 1

1 3.3

Brooklyn/Manhattan

1

1 3.3

Queens/Queens 2

2 4 13.3

Long Island/Queens 1

1 3.3

Long Island/Long Island

1

1 3.3

Long Island/Manhattan 1

1 3.3

Long Island/Bronx

2

2 6.7

Westchester/Westchester

1 1 3.3

Westchester/Uncertain

1 1 3.3

Westchester/NJ

1

1 3.3

Upstate/Westchester

1

1 3.3

Manhattan/Manhattan

1

1 3.3

Manhattan/Bronx

1 1 2 6.7

NJ/Uncertain

1 1 3.3

Total 8 10 12 30 100.0

Nearly all the Fish Market respondents (93 percent) indicated that they visit the market either

every day or a few times per week. Similarly, a majority of Produce Market (85 percent) and

Meat Market (75 percent) respondents answered that they visit the market either every day or a

few times per week. This results in frequent trips to the markets, which has cascading effects on

travel frequency and use of local and regional roads.

From Long Island, Queens, and Brooklyn to Hunts Point Market, the Throgs Neck and

Whitestone bridges were most often used to cross into the Bronx, followed by the RFK Bridge.

Once in the Bronx, the Bruckner Expressway was most often used to travel to the markets. None

of these routes result in the use of the Sheridan Expressway.

Generally, coming from the New England Division states, most drivers used the New England

Thruway, some would connect to the Bruckner Expressway while others connected to the

Sheridan Expressway via the Cross Bronx Expressway. For the New York State areas that are

north of the five boroughs, the two routes to cross the Bronx were I-87 and GWB. After that,

some drivers would stay on the Major Deegan Expressway to connect to the Bruckner

Expressway or use the Cross Bronx Expressway to the Sheridan Expressway.

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From Manhattan, the Willis Avenue Bridge was the primary crossing used to enter the Bronx,

from which Bruckner Boulevard was used to travel to the markets. Returning to Manhattan, the

Third Avenue Bridge (which functions as outbound in a one-way pair with the Willis Avenue

Bridge) was most often used.

In general, for all three markets, from points west (and to a small extent from the north), the

GWB was used to cross into the Bronx. From the GWB, the two primary routes used to access

the markets were the Major Deegan/Bruckner Expressway combination and the Cross

Bronx/Sheridan Expressway combination. Of all markets, the Produce Market drivers most

often use the Sheridan Expressway (40 percent). In terms of inbound vs. outbound travel, the

Sheridan Expressway is slightly favored (56 percent) by drivers coming in to the markets. Table

35 breaks down the Sheridan Expressway use by market and by direction. The Sheridan

Expressway was used by approximately 19 percent of all trips into and out of Hunts Point (484

out of 2,542 trips [ins and/or outs]). Thus, the influence of commercial travel from or through

New Jersey on the use of the Sheridan Expressway was significant (about 1 in 5 trips to and/or

from Hunts Point markets).

Table 35: Sheridan Expressway Users

Travel Direction Fish Market Meat Market Produce Market Total %

From Hunts Point 55 73 83 211 43.6

To Hunts Point 66 96 111 273 56.4

Total 121 169 194 484 100.0

Percent 25.0 34.9 40.1 100.0

For all markets, inbound trips were categorized by the Bronx screenline location which marked

their entry into the study area. There are eight such primary entry points, listed below in order of





percent)


All other entry routes (11 percent) (These could include a few indirect routings such as

the New England Thruway to the Cross Bronx Expressway to the Sheridan Expressway.)




For all markets, outbound trips were categorized by the Bronx screenline location at which

marked their exit out of the study area. There are eight such primary exit points, listed below in

order of highest use (see Appendix 9 for trip distribution figures).



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percent)

All other exit routes (16 percent) (These could include a few indirect routings such after

exiting Hunts Point, drivers use the Sheridan Expressway to the Cross Bronx Expressway

to the Whitestone Bridge.)

Bruckner Boulevard to Third Avenue (15 percent)




6. Lessons Learned from Survey Effort

Based on the surveys conducted at the Hunts Point Markets, the following lessons and

recommendations for future conduct of O/D surveys at the markets are presented below.

a. Increase the Number of Surveyors at Each Entry Lane

Increasing the number of surveyors at each entry lanes would allow surveyors to “leap frog”

each other while conducting surveys. Stationing at least two surveyors per open lane would

increase the capture rate for completing surveys as opposed to one surveyor per lane, and it

would ensure that traffic at the toll lanes keeps moving. Traffic queuing at the toll booths was a

concern expressed by all of the facility managers during the survey; however, such queuing did

not manifest since we had a field supervisor on hand to prevent these occurrences.

b. Lengthen Survey Duration

Increase the number of hours of the survey to capture a reasonable number of vehicles of a

certain type to improve survey accuracy. For example, a reasonable number of tractor trailers

could not be surveyed for the Produce Market within the ten-hour survey period because of the

low volumes of tractor-trailer entries during the peak traffic-entry period.

c. Survey Timing

While a significant effort was made to identify the peak ten-hour time period to capture the

highest number of vehicles entering the markets, it was observed that by 7 AM, traffic volumes

began to fall and by 9 AM, the peaks were virtually over. It is recommended that the surveys be

started closer to the opening time of the markets and with additional personnel to better cover the

heaviest of the peak activity. Details follow below.

The Produce Market survey period (1-11 AM) should commence at 10 PM and end at 9 AM to

account for potential daily variations in truck-entry peak periods. The traffic count data indicate

that at 1 AM on the survey day, there was a high volume of trucks already entering the market,

indicating that truck activity began before then, which was not evident in the July 2011 traffic

counts. Moreover, there was a significant drop in trucks entering between 9 and 11 AM, so

including additional personnel would not increase the surveys conducted to the point of meeting

the desired confidence interval.

The Fish Market’s 12-10 AM survey period did reflect the actual peak times for vehicle

activities, and thus the targeted confidence levels of +/- 5 were met for vans and box trucks.

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Tractor trailer sampling did not meet the confidence interval because the sheer volume of these

trucks did not arrive in the 10-hour survey period. The survey time could be extended beyond 10

AM to increase the sampling to achieve the desired confidence level; this would likely involve a

longer survey period.

The Meat Market survey period (5 AM - 3 PM) did capture the actual peak for this market, but

additional surveyors were needed to meet the targeted confidence intervals. Two surveyors per

lane would likely allow confidence intervals to be met.

d. Focused Survey Questions and Choices

Focused questions and responses allow for faster implementation of the survey, and ensure

accurate answers (i.e., less confusion on the part of the person being surveyed or chance of error)

and less time required for data reduction. There should be no extraneous questions included in

the surveys that are not related to the core purpose of the survey irrespective of how brief an

inquiry may be.

The survey focus will vary depending on the nature of the information being sought; however,

more care on the part of the survey team should involve a focus on logical O/D links so that

when a driver answer is given that is illogical, the surveyor immediately knows to re-ask the

question.

Origin/destination questions should specify whether long-haul drivers are questioned based on

the start/end of their trips on the survey date or the beginning/end of their journey.

e. Multi-Lingual Surveyors

While some multilingual surveyors that spoke Chinese and Spanish were part of the overall

survey team at each market, not every surveyor had these skills nor were such staff available for

each lane. Thus, there were some instances when a language barrier prevented a survey from

being conducted. However, the capture rate could be increased by having interpreters at every

lane.

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Appendices

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Appendix 1: Informational Flyer

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Appendix 2: Sample Survey

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Appendix 3: Fish Market Inbound Trips by Origin and Route

Brooklyn Crossing into Bronx Regional/Local in Bronx

# of

respondents

per link

Percent

Willis Ave. Bridge Bruckner Blvd. 19 40%

Triboro (RFK) Bridge Bruckner Expwy 11 23%

Throgs Neck/Whitestone Bridge Bruckner Expwy 8 17%

Triboro (RFK) Bridge Bruckner Blvd. 3 6%

Willis Ave. Bridge No answer 2 4%

Willis Ave. Bridge Local Streets 2 4%

Willis Ave. Bridge Major Deegan Expwy 1 2%

Triboro (RFK) Bridge Southern Blvd. 1 2%

47 100%

Bronx Crossing into Bronx Regional/Local in Bronx

# of

respondents

per link

Percent

Not applicable Local Streets 19 43%

Not applicable No answer 10 23%

Not applicable Bruckner Blvd. 3 7%

Not applicable Major Deegan Expwy /Bruckner

Expwy 3 7%

Not applicable Cross Bronx Expwy 2 5%

Not applicable 163rd Street 1 2%

Not applicable Bronx River Parkway/Bruckner

Expwy/Sheridan Expwy 1 2%

Not applicable Bruckner Expwy 1 2%

Not applicable Cross Bronx Expwy/Bruckner

Expwy 1 2%

Not applicable Southern Blvd. 1 2%

New England Thruway/I-95

South Bruckner Expwy 1 2%


44 100%

CT Crossing into Bronx Regional/Local in Bronx

# of

respondents

per link

Percent




South Bruckner Blvd. 1 20%

5 100%

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FL Crossing into Bronx Regional/Local in Bronx

# of

respondents

per link

Percent

GWB Cross Bronx Expwy/Sheridan

Expwy 2 100%

2 100%

Long Island Crossing into Bronx Regional/Local in Bronx

# of

respondents

per link

Percent

Throgs Necks/Whitestone Bruckner Expwy 36 77%


Throgs Neck/Whitestone Bridge Major Deegan Expwy 2 4%

Throgs Neck/Whitestone Bridge Southern Blvd. 2 4%



47 100%

MA Crossing into Bronx Regional/Local in Bronx

# of

respondents

per link

Percent




South Bruckner Blvd. 1 17%


South Southern Blvd. 1 17%

6 100%

Manhattan Crossing into Bronx Regional/Local in Bronx

# of

respondents

per link

Percent

Willis Ave Bridge Bruckner Blvd. 14 70%

No answer Major Deegan Expwy 2 10%

I-287 Cross Westchester Bruckner Expwy 1 5%

River Side Drive Cross Bronx Expwy 1 5%


Willis Ave. Bridge Southern Blvd. 1 5%

20 100%

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MD Crossing into Bronx Regional/Local in Bronx

# of

respondents

per link

Percent


Expwy 3 60%

GWB Major Deegan Expwy/Bruckner

Expwy 2 40%

5 100%

ME Crossing into Bronx Regional/Local in Bronx

# of

respondents

per link

Percent



3 100%

NJ Crossing into Bronx Regional/Local in Bronx

# of

respondents

per link

Percent


Expwy 52 63%

GWB Cross Bronx Expwy 16 19%


Expwy 12 14%

Willis Ave Bridge Southern Blvd. 1 1%


No answer No answer 1 1%

83 100%

PA Crossing into Bronx Regional/Local in Bronx

# of

respondents

per link

Percent


Expwy 1 100%

1 100%

Queens Crossing into Bronx Regional/Local in Bronx

# of

respondents

per link

Percent





Triboro (RFK) Bridge Northern? 1 1%

Willis Ave. Bridge Didn’t stop 1 1%

Willis Ave. Bridge No answer 1 1%

No answer Bruckner Expwy 1 1%

79 100%

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Staten

Island Crossing into Bronx Regional/Local in Bronx

# of

respondents

per link

Percent




Expwy 1 7%


Willis Ave. Bridge Southern Blvd. 1 7%


14 100%

Upstate, NY Crossing into Bronx Regional/Local in Bronx

# of

respondents

per link

Percent

No answer Major Deegan Expwy/Bruckner

Expwy 4 17%


Expwy 3 13%


Tappan Zee Bridge Major Deegan Expwy/Bruckner

Expwy 1 4%


Expwy 2 9%

No answer Major Deegan Expwy/Cross

Bronx Expwy/Sheridan Expwy 2 9%

Bronx River Parkway Cross Bronx Expwy/Sheridan

Expwy 1 4%


Expwy 1 4%

I-87 Bruckner Blvd. 1 4%

I-87 Major Deegan Expwy 1 4%

No answer Cross Bronx Expwy 1 4%


Expwy 2 9%



Tappan Zee Major Deegan Expwy 1 4%

Unresponsive Unresponsive 1 4%

23 100%

VA Crossing into Bronx Regional/Local in Bronx

# of

respondents

per link

Percent


Expwy 1 100%

1 100%

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Westchester Crossing into Bronx Regional/Local in Bronx

# of

respondents

per link

Percent




Expwy 5 36%

Bronx River Parkway Bruckner Expwy 2 14%

I-87 Major Deegan Expwy/Bruckner

Expwy 1 7%

No answer Bruckner Blvd. 1 7%

No answer Cross Bronx Expwy/Bruckner

Expwy 1 7%

14 100%

Total Number of surveys 394

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Appendix 4: Fish Market Outbound Trips by Destination and Route

Brooklyn Regional/Local in Bronx Crossing out of Bronx

# of

respondents

per link

Percent

Bruckner Expwy Triboro (RFK) Bridge 16 36%

Bruckner Blvd. 3rd Ave Bridge 11 25%

Bruckner Expwy Throgs Neck/Whitestone

Bridge 5 11%

No answer 3rd Ave Bridge 3 7%

Major Deegan Expwy 3rd Ave Bridge 3 7%

Bruckner Expwy No answer 2 5%



Bridge 1 2%

Bruckner Blvd No answer 1 2%

44 100%

Bronx Regional/Local in Bronx Crossing out of Bronx

# of

respondents

per link

Percent

No answer Not applicable 25 52%

Bruckner Blvd Not applicable 7 15%

Local Streets Not applicable 5 10%

Major Deegan Expwy/Bruckner

Expwy Not applicable 6 13%

Southern Blvd Not applicable 1 2%

Cross Bronx Expwy/Bruckner


Cross Bronx Expwy/Sheridan

Expwy/Bruckner Expwy Not applicable 1 2%

Pelham Pkwy Not applicable 1 2%

48 100%

CT Regional/Local in Bronx Crossing out of Bronx

# of

respondents

per link

Percent

Bruckner Expwy New England Thruway/I-95

North 8 80%

Cross Bronx Expwy No answer 1 10%


10 100%

No Answer Regional/Local in Bronx Crossing out of Bronx

# of

respondents

per link

Percent

Not applicable Done for the day 1 50%

Not applicable Don't Know Yet 1 50%

2 100%

56

Long Island Regional/Local in Bronx Crossing out of Bronx

# of

respondents

per link

Percent

Bruckner Expwy/Cross Bronx

Expwy

Throgs Neck/Whitestone

Bridge 35 85%


Expwy Triboro (RFK) Bridge 2 5%

Bruckner Blvd Throgs Neck/Whitestone

Bridge 1 2%

Bruckner Blvd 3rd Ave Bridge 1 2%

Southern Blvd Throgs Neck/Whitestone

Bridge 1 2%

No answer Throgs Neck/Whitestone

Bridge 1 2%

41 100%

MA Regional/Local in Bronx Crossing out of Bronx

# of

respondents

per link

Percent


Expwy


North 5 71%


Expwy No answer 1 14%


7 100%

Manhattan Regional/Local in Bronx Crossing out of Bronx

# of

respondents

per link

Percent

Bruckner Blvd. 3rd Ave. Bridge 36 60%

No Answer 3rd Ave. Bridge 6 10%



Major Deegan Expwy No answer 3 5%

Southern Blvd 3rd Ave. Bridge 1 2%

Cross Bronx Expwy 3rd Ave. Bridge 1 2%

Major Deegan Expwy 3rd Ave. Bridge 1 2%

Bruckner Blvd. 138th Street Bridge 1 2%

Cross Bronx Expwy Riverside Drive 1 2%

Bruckner Blvd. Triboro (RFK) Bridge 1 2%


60 100%

MD Regional/Local in Bronx Crossing out of Bronx

# of

respondents

per link

Percent


Expwy GWB 1 100%

1 100%

57

ME Regional/Local in Bronx Crossing out of Bronx

# of

respondents

per link

Percent



3 100%

NJ Regional/Local in Bronx Crossing out of Bronx

# of

respondents

per link

Percent


Expwy/Bruckner Expwy GWB 47 69%

Cross Bronx Expwy GWB 10 15%

Bruckner Expwy/Major Deegan

Expwy GWB 6 9%


68 100%

PA Regional/Local in Bronx Crossing out of Bronx

# of

respondents

per link

Percent


Expwy GWB 1 100%

1 100%

Queens Regional/Local in Bronx Crossing out of Bronx

# of

respondents

per link

Percent


Bridge 39 64%


Bruckner Expwy 3rd Ave Bridge 1 2%

Major Deegan/Bruckner Expwy Triboro (RFK) Bridge 1 2%

Bruckner Blvd. Triboro (RFK) Bridge 3 5%


61 100%

RI Regional/Local in Bronx Crossing out of Bronx

# of

respondents

per link

Percent


North 1 100%

1 100%

58

Staten Island Regional/Local in Bronx Crossing out of Bronx

# of

respondents

per link

Percent




4 100%

Upstate, NY Regional/Local in Bronx Crossing out of Bronx

# of

respondents

per link

Percent




North 3 15%



Bruckner Expwy Rt 9A 1 5%


Blvd. GWB 1 5%


Expwy Tappan Zee 1 5%





Expwy/Bruckner Expwy No answer 1 5%


Expwy/Major Deegan Expwy No answer 1 5%



Blvd. No answer 1 5%

20 100%

Westchester Regional/Local in Bronx Crossing out of Bronx

# of

respondents

per link

Percent


North 6 50%



Bruckner Expwy Bronx River Parkway 2 17%

12 100%

59

No Destination

Provided Regional/Local in Bronx Crossing out of Bronx

# of

respondents

per link

Percent




Bridge 1 8%



Expwy GWB 1 8%

11 92%


60

Appendi

x 5:

Meat

Market

Inbound

Trips by

Origin

and

RouteBro

oklyn Crossing into Bronx Regional/Local in Bronx

# of

respondents

per link

Percent






Bridge Bruckner Expwy

1 4%

27 100%


# of

respondents

per link

Percent

Not applicable Local streets 52 55%

Not applicable Bruckner Blvd/Expwy 22 23%

Not applicable


Expwy 3

3%

Not applicable


Expwy 3

3%


Not applicable


Expwy 4

4%

Not applicable

Bronx River Pkwy/Bruckner

Expwy 1

1%


Not applicable

Cross Bronx Expwy/Southern

Blvd 1

1%


South No answer 1

1%

Not applicable Southern Blvd 1 1%


Bridge


Expwy 1 1%

Triboro (RFK) Bridge Bruckner Blvd 1 1%


94 100%


# of

respondents

per link

Percent

New England Thruway/I-95 Cross Bronx Expwy 5 45%

61

South Expwy/Bruckner Expwy


South


Blvd. 2 18%


South


Expwy 2 18%

GWB


Expwy 2 18%

11 100%

CA Crossing into Bronx Regional/Local in Bronx

# of

respondents

per link

Percent

GWB


Expwy 1 100%

1 100%

Canada Crossing into Bronx Regional/Local in Bronx

# of

respondents

per link %

GWB


Expwy 1 33%

No answer


Expwy 1 33%

No answer


Expwy 1 33%

3 100%

CO Crossing into Bronx Regional/Local in Bronx

# of

respondents

per link %

GWB


Expwy 1 100%

1 100%

DE Crossing into Bronx Regional/Local in Bronx

# of

respondents

per link %


Expwy 7

70%

GWB Major Deegan Expwy

Expwy/Bruckner Expwy 2

20%

Triboro (RFK) Bridge Major Deegan Expwy

Expwy/Bruckner Expwy 1

10%

10 100%

IL Crossing into Bronx Regional/Local in Bronx

# of

respondents

per link

Percent

GWB

Major Deegan Expwy

Expwy/Bruckner Expwy 1 100%

1 100%

62

IN Crossing into Bronx Regional/Local in Bronx

# of

respondents

per link

Percent

GWB

Major Deegan Expwy


GWB


Expwy 1 50%

2 100%


# of

respondents

per link

Percent




Bridge Bruckner Blvd.

1 3%



N/A


Expwy 1 3%

39 100%


# of

respondents

per link

Percent


South Bruckner Expwy

1 100%

1 100%


# of

respondents

per link

Percent

Willis Ave Bridge Bruckner Blvd 23 79%

145th Street Bridge Local streets 4 14%

181st St/Washington Bridge


Expwy 1 3%

181st St St/Washington Bridge Local streets 1 3%

29 100%

MD Crossing into Bronx Regional/Local in Bronx

# of

respondents

per link

Percent

GWB Cross Bronx Expwy/Sheridan 3 100%

63

Expwy

3 100%

MI Crossing into Bronx Regional/Local in Bronx

# of

respondents

per link

Percent

GWB


Expwy 1 100%

1 100%

MO Crossing into Bronx Regional/Local in Bronx

# of

respondents

per link

Percent


1 100%

NC Crossing into Bronx Regional/Local in Bronx

# of

respondents

per link

Percent

GWB


Expwy 6 86%


7 100%

NE Crossing into Bronx Regional/Local in Bronx

# of

respondents

per link

Percent

GWB


Expwy 1

50%

GWB

Major Deegan Expwy


2 100%


# of

respondents

per link

Percent

GWB


Expwy 41 66%

GWB


Expwy 14 23%

GWB

Cross Bronx Expwy//Bruckner

Expwy 2 3%

Willis Ave. Bridge Bruckner Blvd 2 3%


GWB Local streets 1 2%


62 100%

64

OH Crossing into Bronx Regional/Local in Bronx

# of

respondents

per link

Percent


1 100%


# of

respondents

per link

Percent

GWB


Expwy 4 67%

GWB


Expwy 2

33%

6 100%


# of

respondents

per link

Percent




Bridge


Expwy 12 28%


Bridge Bruckner Blvd

1 2%



43 100%

SC Crossing into Bronx Regional/Local in Bronx

# of

respondents

per link

Percent

GWB


Expwy 1 100%

1 100%

Staten

Island Crossing into Bronx Regional/Local in Bronx

# of

respondents

per link

Percent

GWB


Expwy 1 50%


2 100%

TX Crossing into Bronx Regional/Local in Bronx

# of

respondents

per link

Percent

GWB Cross Bronx Expwy/Sheridan 1 100%

65

Expwy

1 100%

Upstate,

NY Crossing into Bronx Regional/Local in Bronx

# of

respondents

per link

Percent

No answer


Expwy 7 28%

GWB


Expwy 3 12%

I-87


Expwy 3 12%

No answer


Expwy 3 12%

GWB


Expwy 2 8%

GWB

Major Deegan Expwy/Southern

Blvd 1 4%

I-87


Expwy 4 16%

No answer


Expwy 1 4%


South Bruckner Expwy

1 4%

25 100%

UT Crossing into Bronx Regional/Local in Bronx

# of

respondents

per link

Percent


Expwy 1 100%

1 100%


# of

respondents

per link

Percent

GWB


Expwy 7 88%

Willis Ave Bridge Bruckner Blvd. 1 13%

8 100%

66


# of

respondents

per link

Percent

No answer


Expwy 7 32%


South


Expwy 3 14%

I-87


Expwy 2 9%

No answer


Expwy 6 27%

No answer Local streets 1 5%

No answer


Expwy 2 9%


South Bruckner Blvd

1 5%

22 100%


67

Appendix 6: Meat Market Outbound Trips by Destination and Route


# of

respondents

per link Percent

Bruckner Expwy Triboro/(RFK) Bridge 4 29%

Bruckner Expwy Throgs Neck/Whitestone Bridge 3 21%

Bruckner Blvd Triboro/(RFK) Bridge 3 21%



Expwy GWB 1 7%



14 100%


# of

respondents

per link Percent

No answer Not Applicable 22 33%

Bruckner Blvd Not Applicable 17 26%

Local streets Not Applicable 9 14%


Expwy Not Applicable 4 6%

Cross Bronx Expwy Not Applicable 2 3%



Bruckner Expwy

New England Thurway/I-95

North 2 3%


Bruckner Expwy Bronx River Pkwy 1 2%

Bruckner Expwy Not Applicable 1 2%

Clearview Expwy (not in Bronx)

Throgs Neck/Whitestone Bridge

Bridge 1 2%



Major Deegan Expwy Not Applicable 1 2%

Cross Bronx Expwy/Southern

Blvd Not Applicable 1 2%

Roosevelt Ave (Queens) Not Applicable 1 2%

66 100%

68


# of

respondents

per link Percent



Bruckner Expwy


North 2 18%


Expwy


North 1 9%

No answer


North 1 9%


Expwy GWB 1 9%

Bruckner Expwy Bronx River Pkwy 1 9%


Blvd No answer 1 9%

11 100%

Canada Regional/Local in Bronx Crossing out of Bronx

# of

respondents

per link Percent




Expwy GWB 2 67%

3 100%

DE Regional/Local in Bronx Crossing out of Bronx

# of

respondents

per link Percent


Expwy GWB 6 86%


Expy GWB 1 14%

7 100%

IL Regional/Local in Bronx Crossing out of Bronx

# of

respondents

per link Percent


Expwy GWB 1 100%

1

69

Long Island Regional/Local in Bronx Crossing out of Bronx

# of

respondents

per link Percent


Bruckner Blvd Throgs Neck/Whitestone Bridge 2 8%

Bruckner Expwy GWB 1 4%


Expwy GWB 1 4%

No answer Throgs Neck/Whitestone Bridge 1 4%



25 100%


# of

respondents

per link Percent

Major Deegan Expwy

Expwy/Bruckner Blvd


North 1 100%

1


# of

respondents

per link Percent


Bruckner Blvd. 138th Street Bridge 1 3%

Major Deegan Expwy 145th Street Bridge 1 3%

E 149th Street 145th Street Bridge 1 3%

Bruckner Expwy


North 1 3%



Bruckner Blvd No answer 1 3%

Major Deegan Expwy/ Bruckner

Expressway University Heights Bridge 1 3%


30 100%

MD Regional/Local in Bronx Crossing out of Bronx

# of

respondents

per link Percent


Expwy GWB 3 100%

3 100%

NC Regional/Local in Bronx Crossing out of Bronx

# of

respondents

per link Percent

Major DeeganExpwy/Bruckner

Expwy GWB 4 100%

4 100%

70

NE Regional/Local in Bronx Crossing out of Bronx

# of

respondents

per link Percent


Expwy GWB 1 100%

1 100%


# of

respondents

per link Percent


Expwy GWB 35 60%


Expwy GWB 16 28%


Follows GPS GWB 1 2%



58 100%


# of

respondents

per link Percent


Expwy GWB 4 57%



Expwy GWB 1 14%

7 100%


# of

respondents

per link Percent







26 100%

Staten Island Regional/Local in Bronx Crossing out of Bronx

# of

respondents

per link Percent


2 100%

71

TX Regional/Local in Bronx Crossing out of Bronx

# of

respondents

per link Percent


Expwy GWB 1 100%

1 100%


# of

respondents

per link Percent


Expwy I-87 6 35%


Expwy Tappan Zee Bridge 1 6%


Expwy I-87 4 24%




Expwy GWB 1 6%


Expwy Throgs Neck/Whitestone Bridge 1 6%

17 100%

UT Regional/Local in Bronx Crossing out of Bronx

# of

respondents

per link Percent


Expwy GWB 1 100%

1 100%

VA Regional/Local in Bronx Crossing out of Bronx

# of

respondents

per link Percent


Expwy GWB 5 100%

5 100%


# of

respondents

per link Percent

Bruckner Expwy


North 9 41%






Bruckner Blvd


North 1 5%

22 100%

72

No

Destination Regional/Local in Bronx Crossing out of Bronx

# of

respondents

per link Percent

Done for the day 57 63%

Tenant (not leaving) 18 20%

Don't Know Yet 16 18%

91 100%

No answer Regional/Local in Bronx Crossing out of Bronx

# of

respondents

per link Percent


Expwy GWB 1 11%




9 100%


73

Appendix 7: Produce Market Inbound Trips by Origin and Route


# of

respondents

per link

Percent

Not applicable Local streets 60 43%

Not applicable Bruckner Blvd 15 11%



Not applicable


Expwy 6 4%

Not applicable Cross Bronx Expwy/Sheridan Expwy 4 3%

Not applicable Sheridan Expwy 3 2%

Not applicable Cross Bronx Expwy/Bruckner Expwy 2 1%

Not applicable Southern Blvd 2 1%

Not applicable Bronx River Pkwy/Bruckner Expwy 1 1%

Not applicable Gun Hill Road 1 1%

Not applicable Randall Ave 4 3%

Not applicable East Bay Ave 3 2%

Not applicable Tiffany St 3 2%

Not applicable Oak Point Ave 2 1%

Not applicable Hunts Point Ave 1 1%

Not applicable Lafayette St 1 1%

Not applicable Veile Ave 1 1%

Not applicable Whittier Street 1 1%

Not applicable Garrsion Ave 1 1%

Not applicable Doesn't Know 13 9%

Hutchinson Pkwy Bruckner Blvd 1 1%

Not applicable

Pelham Pkwy/Cross Bronx

Expwy/Bruckner Blvd 1 1%

138 100%

Brooklyn Crossing into Bronx Regional/Local in Bronx

# of

respondents

per link

Percent






3 6%



1 2%


Bridge Cross Bronx Expwy/Sheridan

1 2%

Triboro (RFK) Bridge Southern Blvd 1 2%

No answer Local streets 1 2%

50 100%

74


# of

respondents

per link

Percent

New England Thurway/I-

95 South Cross Bronx Expwy/Sheridan Expwy

7 54%


95 South Bruckner Expwy

5 38%


95 South Southern Blvd

1 8%

13 100%

CA Crossing into Bronx Regional/Local in Bronx

# of

respondents

per link

Percent

GWB Cross Bronx Expwy/Sheridan Expwy 10 67%


GWB


Expwy 1 7%

GWB Doesn't know 1 7%

15 100%

Canada Crossing into Bronx Regional/Local in Bronx

# of

respondents

per link

Percent



I-87


Expwy 1 13%

8 100%

DE Crossing into Bronx Regional/Local in Bronx

# of

respondents

per link

Percent


Triboro (RFK) Bridge Major Deegan Expwy/Bruckner

Expwy 1

50%

2 100%

FL Crossing into Bronx Regional/Local in Bronx

# of

respondents

per link

Percent


GWB Followed GPS 1 33%


3 100%

75

ID Crossing into Bronx Regional/Local in Bronx

# of

respondents

per link

Percent



2 100%


# of

respondents

per link

Percent


Throgs Necks/Whitestone Bruckner Blvd 2 5%



Triboro (RFK) Bridge Cross Bronx Expwy 1 2%


43 100%


# of

respondents

per link

Percent



2 67%

No answer Cross Bronx Expwy/Sheridan Expwy 1 33%

3 100%


# of

respondents

per link

Percent


181st Street Bridge Cross Bronx Expwy/Sheridan Expwy 6 15%

155th Street Bridge 161st Street 3 8%

Willis Ave Bridge Southern Blvd 3 8%


145th Street Bridge 149th Street 2 5%


Triboro (RFK) Bridge Southern Blvd 2 5%

University Heights Bridge Fordham Rd 1 3%

40 100%

ME Crossing into Bronx Regional/Local in Bronx

# of

respondents

per link

Percent

I-87 Major Deegan Expwy 1 100%

1 100%

76

MN Crossing into Bronx Regional/Local in Bronx

# of

respondents

per link

Percent


1


# of

respondents

per link

Percent



GWB


Expwy 12 13%

I-87


Expwy 1 1%


91 100%

OH Crossing into Bronx Regional/Local in Bronx

# of

respondents

per link

Percent


1 100%

OR Crossing into Bronx Regional/Local in Bronx

# of

respondents

per link

Percent


3 100%


# of

respondents

per link

Percent



GWB


Expwy 1 14%

7 100%

77


# of

respondents

per link

Percent



62 51%






5 4%

No answer Major Deegan Expwy/Bruckner Blvd 2 2%


Bridge Cross Bronx Expwy

1 1%

Triboro (RFK) Bridge Local streets 1 1%

Willis Ave Bridge Local streets 1 1%

121 100%

Staten

Island

Crossing into Bronx Regional/Local in Bronx

# of

respondents

per link

Percent





15 100%

TN Crossing into Bronx Regional/Local in Bronx

# of

respondents

per link

Percent


1 100%

TX Crossing into Bronx Regional/Local in Bronx

# of

respondents

per link

Percent


6 100%

78

Upstate,

NY Crossing into Bronx Regional/Local in Bronx

# of

respondents

per link

Percent

No answer


Expwy 4 33%

I-87


Expwy 3 25%





1 8%

12 100%


# of

respondents

per link

Percent



4 100%


# of

respondents

per link

Percent

I-87


Expwy 10 43%



6 26%

N/A


Expwy 5 22%

N/A Bruckner Expwy 1 4%

N/A Cross Bronx Expwy 1 4%

23 100%

AR Crossing into Bronx Regional/Local in Bronx

# of

respondents

per link

Percent


1 100%

WA Crossing into Bronx Regional/Local in Bronx

# of

respondents

per link

Percent


1 100%


79

Appendix 8: Produce Market Outbound Trips by Destination and Route


# of

respondents

per link

Percent




Southern Blvd 3rd Ave Bridge 2 4%

Bruckner Blvd Throgs Neck/Whitestone Bridge 2 4%


I-95 South Throgs Neck/Whitestone Bridge 1 2%

No answer Throgs Neck/Whitestone Bridge 1 2%

Southern Blvd Triboro (RFK) Bridge 1 2%

50 100%


# of

respondents

per link

Percent

No answer Not applicable 37 41%

Local streets Not applicable 21 23%

Major Deegan Expwy Not applicable 8 9%

Bruckner Blvd Not applicable 6 7%

Bruckner Expwy Not applicable 3 3%



Cross Bronx Expwy Not applicable 2 2%

Bronx River Pkwy/Bruckner


Southern Blvd Not applicable 2 2%

Major Deegan Expwy/169th

Street Not applicable 1 1%

Grand Concourse Not applicable 1 1%

I-95 North Not applicable 1 1%

Sheridan Expwy Not applicable 1 1%

Truxton Ave Not applicable 1 1%

90 100%


# of

respondents

per link

Percent

Bruckner Expwy New England Thurway/I-95 North 4 40%


Expwy N/A

6 60%

10 100%

80

CA Regional/Local in Bronx Crossing out of Bronx

# of

respondents

per link

Percent


Expwy GWB

2 40%


Major Deegan

Expwy/Bruckner Expwy GWB

1 20%

Sheridan 3rd Ave Bridge 1 20%

5 100%

DE Regional/Local in Bronx Crossing out of Bronx

# of

respondents

per link

Percent


Expwy GWB 2

67%

Major Deegan

Expwy/Bruckner Expy Triboro (RFK) Bridge 1

33%

3 100%

FL Regional/Local in Bronx Crossing out of Bronx

# of

respondents

per link

Percent

No answer Follows GPS 1 50%


2 100%

LI Regional/Local in Bronx Crossing out of Bronx

# of

respondents

per link

Percent

Bruckner Expwy Throgs Necks/Whitestone 25 76%

Bruckner Blvd Throgs Necks/Whitestone 5 15%


Expy Throgs Necks/Whitestone

1 3%

Southern Blvd Throgs Necks/Whitestone 1 3%


33 100%


# of

respondents

per link

Percent


Expwy New England Thurway/I-95 North 4 80%


5 100%

81


# of

respondents

per link

Percent


Cross Bronx Expwy/Sheridan 181st Street Bridge 8 7%

Southern Blvd 3rd Ave Bridge 7 7%

Local streets 145th Street Bridge 5 5%

Major Deegan

Expwy/Bruckner Expy 145th Street Bridge

4 4%


Bruckner Expy Triboro (RFK) 3 3%

Local streets 155th Street Bridge 1 1%

Major Deegan

Expwy/Bruckner Expy 155th Street Bridge

1 1%

Major Deegan

Expwy/Bruckner Expy University Heights Bridge

1 1%

107 100%

MN Regional/Local in Bronx Crossing out of Bronx

# of

respondents

per link

Percent


Expwy GWB

1 100%

1 100%


# of

respondents

per link

Percent

Cross Bronx Expwy /Sheridan

Expwy GWB

55 54%


Major Deegan


6 6%


Southern Blvd GWB 1 1%

No answer GWB 1 1%

101 100%

OH Regional/Local in Bronx Crossing out of Bronx

# of

respondents

per link

Percent


1 100%

82


# of

respondents

per link %

Cross Bronx Expwy/Sheridan GWB 5 50%


Major Deegan


2 20%

10 100%


# of

respondents

per link

Percent



No answer Follows GPS 1 1%



Local streets Triboro (RFK) Bridge 1 1%

Southern Blvd Triboro (RFK) Bridge 1 1%

98 100%

Staten Island

Regional/Local in Bronx Crossing out of Bronx

# of

respondents

per link

Percent


Major Deegan


2 18%





Expwy GWB

1 9%

11 100%

TN Regional/Local in Bronx Crossing out of Bronx

# of

respondents

per link

Percent

Southern Blvd GWB 1 100%

1 100%

TX Regional/Local in Bronx Crossing out of Bronx

# of

respondents

per link

Percent


Expwy GWB

1 100%

1 100%

83


# of

respondents

per link

Percent

Bruckner Expwy New England Thurway/I-95 South 1 20%

Major Deegan

Expwy/Bruckner Expwy I-87

4 80%

5 100%

VA Regional/Local in Bronx Crossing out of Bronx

# of

respondents

per link

Percent

No answer GWB 1 50%


Expwy GWB

1 50%

2 100%


# of

respondents

per link

Percent

Major Deegan

Expwy/Bruckner Expwy I-87

9 47%

Major Deegan

Expwy/Bruckner Expwy N/A

3

Bruckner Expwy New England Thurway/I-95 North 4 21%


Bruckner Blvd I-87 1 5%

19 84%

No

Destination Regional/Local in Bronx Crossing out of Bronx

# of

respondents

per link

Percent

Not applicable Don't Know Yet 24 48%

Not applicable Done for the day 17 34%


50 100%


84

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