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Jamaica Bus Improvement Study Study Background • 47 NYCT, MTA Bus and LI Bus routes – hub for services throughout SE Queens • Very high volume of bus to subway transfers • E F J Z subway service Study Progress Data Collection & Bus Passenger Survey Initial Community Input Existing Conditions Evaluation Bus Use Forecasting and Issues ID Develop Preliminary Recommendations Evaluate Preliminary Recommendations Community Input and Review Implement Desired Recommendations Study goals • Improve bus travel within Jamaica • Improve connections to subway and rail stations • Balance bus travel with pedestrian and vehicle traffic
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Jamaica Bus Improvement Study
Study Background • 47 NYCT, MTA Bus and LI Bus routes – hub for services throughout SE
Queens • Very high volume of bus to subway transfers • E F J Z subway service
Study Progress
� Data Collection & Bus Passenger Survey � Initial Community Input � Existing Conditions Evaluation � Bus Use Forecasting and Issues ID � Develop Preliminary Recommendations
Evaluate Preliminary Recommendations Community Input and Review Implement Desired Recommendations
Study goals• Improve bus travel within Jamaica• Improve connections to subway and rail stations•Balance bus travel with pedestrian and vehicle traffic
Jamaica Bus Improvement Study
What We Learned
Field Observations
Many narrow streets with heavy bus and local traffic
Existing bus lane markings are difficult to see and in poor condition
Many misaligned intersections and complex street geometry
Business Outreach
What time do you typically receive deliver- Where do delivery vehicles typically park?
Community Outreach
Findings:
Bus Operations: Undesirable bus layovers Lack of passenger amenities at bus stops Frequent bus bunching Long waits for certain bus routes
Traffic: Turns add to congestion Traffic diversions to side streets Confusing signage and lane markings Insufficient enforcement of parking and at busy intersections
Community Advisory Committee meetings (September 2009 and April 2011)
Bus passenger survey (Fall 2009)
Survey of Jamaica Avenue merchants (May 2011) in coordination with the Jamaica Center Business Improvement District
Business owners interviewed to better understand impact of bus lane improvements on Jamaica Avenue
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Jamaica Bus Improvement Study
Bus Lanes in New York City
Large, easy-to-read sign show bus lane and parking/delivery hours
Improved markings and terra cotta paint
When the bus lane is in effect, stay out of the lane except to:• Turn right at the next
corner• Quickly drop off or pick
up passengers
Offset bus lane• One lane out from the curb• Parking/loading/bus stops remain at the curb
Curbside bus lane• Buses only, during posted time periods• Metered parking, truck loading at other times
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Bus Lane Rules
Livingston Street, Downtown Brooklyn
Bus Lane Elements Types of Bus Lanes
Jamaica Bus Improvement Study
Proposed Bus Lanes
Bus lane features:• Combinationofoffsetandcurbsidebuslanes,improvedwithredlanemarkingsandoverheadsignage
• Buslanehourstobedetermined
• Middayloadingwindowswillbeimplementedwhereneeded
ExistingBusLanes 1.6milesProposedBusLaneAdditions 1.4milesProposedBusLaneRemoval 0.1milesNew Total 2.9 miles
Bus lane length:
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DOUGLAS AV
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LIBERTY AV
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180 ST
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Study Area
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Jamaica Bus Improvement Study
Bus Lanes – Archer Avenue
Benefits of bus lane improvements:• Benefits1,100to1,300busesperdirectiondaily• Faster,morereliablebusservice• Improveseastboundbusandvehicleflow
Archer Avenue: Sutphin Boulevard to Parsons Boulevard
Archer Avenue: Parsons Boulevard to Merrick BoulevardBusLane BusStop
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Offsetbuslaneproposed(currentlycurbsidebuslane)
Jamaica Bus Improvement Study
Jamaica Avenue: Sutphin Boulevard to Parsons Boulevard
Bus Lanes – Jamaica Avenue
Benefits of bus lane improvements:• Benefits600to750busesperdirectiondaily• Faster,morereliablebusservice• Offsetlanesprovideaccesstocurbforparkinganddeliveries• Reducescongestionbyremovingbusfromgeneraltraffic
Jamaica Avenue: Parsons Boulevard to 168th Street
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Offsetbuslaneproposed(currentlycurbsidebuslane)
Jamaica Bus Improvement Study
Merrick Boulevard: Archer Avenue to Hillside Avenue
Bus Lanes – Merrick Boulevard & 165th Street
165th Street: 89th Avenue to Hillside Avenue
Benefits of bus lane improvements:• Faster,morereliablebusservice• Reducescongestionbyremovingbusfromgeneraltraffic• Helpsbusesquicklyenterandexit165thStreetBusTerminal
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Photo: Merrick Boulevard near 165th Street Bus Terminal
Jamaica Bus Improvement Study
Jamaica Recommendations
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Lengthen & seperate Q20A/B,Q43,Q44 bus stop12
Relocate bus stops & layover areas13
Relocate WB Long Island Bus stop14
Modify bus stops near intersection
Bus Stop & Routing Recommendations
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Extend NB Q20A/B,Q43,Q44 bus stop16
27 Reconfigure 169th St & Home Lawn St at Hillside Av
30 New shelters on Hillside Av near 179th St & 179th Pl
28 Adjust Signal Timing29 Adjust Signal Timing
Study Area
Implement WB bus lane - curbside between Par-sons Blvd & 150th St; offset between Parsons Blvd & 160th St with flexible delineators
1 Extend existing EB bus lane east to Sutphin Blvd and west to Merrick Blvd
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Bus Lane Recommendations
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ARCHER AV148
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Lengthen & separate Q20A/B,Q43,Q44 bus stop12
Relocate bus stops & layover areas13
Relocate WB Long Island Bus stop14
Modify bus stops near intersection
Bus Stop & Routing Recommendations
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Extend NB Q20A/B,Q43,Q44 bus stop16
18Site Specific Recommendations
20 Adjust signal timing; install signage; install ASTC; install curb extension at NW corner
19 Implement “No Stopping Anytime”; move center line north on Archer Av west of Sutphin Blvd
23 Recess EB stop bar; improve LIRR underpass lighting; install amenities in tunnel
21 Restripe Archer Av between Parsons Blvd & 153rd St
22 Restripe Archer Av between Guy R. Brewer Blvd & 165th St
24 Reconfigure168th St between Jamaica Av & Archer Av
Prohibit EB-RT, WB-RT, EB-LT except for buses; install ASTC; extend pedestrian refuge
25 Adjust signal timing26 Restripe Parsons Blvd between Hillside Av &
88th Av; recess NB stop bar
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Livery Car/Commuter Van/Placard Parking Recommendations
Commuter van pick-up location in 158th St tunnel36
37Commuter van pick-up/drop-off along Parsons Blvd
38Livery car pick-up/drop-off on 91st AvLivery car pick-up/drop-off on Sutphin Blvd
27 Reconfigure 169th St & Home Lawn St at Hillside Av
30 New shelters on Hillside Av near 179th St & 179th Pl
28 Adjust Signal Timing29 Adjust Signal Timing
31 Implement exclusive NB-RT; ban EB- and WB-RTs except for buses; improve drainage; install new shelter; install peg-a-tracks along Sutphin Blvd; shift northern end of western crosswalk west
32 Remove phonebanks at the intersection; prohibit EB- and WB-RTs except for buses“No Standing Anytime Bus Layover Area” on Merrick Blvd and 89th Av; adjust signal timing; install curb extension
34 Extend bus layover area on 146th St; truck loading on east side of 146th St; 91st Ave between 146th St & 144th Pl one-way WB to allow truck loading
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Extend existing WB curbside bus lane west to Sutphin BIvd; offset between Parsons Blvd & Guy R. Brewer Blvd
Implement NB interior bus lane between Hillside Av & 89th AvImplement SB bus lane between Hillside Av & Archer Av
Implement WB bus lane - curbside between Par-sons Blvd & 150th St; offset between Parsons Blvd & 160th St with flexible delineators
1 Extend existing EB bus lane east to Sutphin Blvd and west to Merrick Blvd
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Redistribute road width between 160th Street & Guy R. Brewer Blvd
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5 Maintain existing EB curbside bus lane with highly visible paint and improved pavement markings
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Bus Lane Recommendations
Install shelter; passenger amenities in tunnel9
Install cantilevered canopy & additional amenities 10
Install shelter and information panels
Facilitating Transfers Recommendations
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Jamaica Bus Improvement Study
Other Recommended Improvements
Bus Stop Re-Configurations
Location of bus stops leads to turning conflicts
Lengthen, separate, and reverse bus stop locations
Existing Recommended
Intersection Changes (Hillside Ave., Home Lawn St., & 169th St.)Current Issues Opportunity
Buses merge onto 169th St.
Vehicles back out into traffic
Home Lawn St. becomes primary north/south roadway
Provision for more pedestrian space
Parking Regulation ChangesProposed
• Legalize existing daytime truck loading
• Provide additional truck loading space
• Extend one-way westbound operation on 91st Avenue
These changes will eliminate conflicts with bus layover area
Please note that the examples presented on this board show only a few of the improvements recommended for the study area.
