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BronxCommunity Board

10

A Traffic Management Plan

Francesca Camillo / Columbia UniversityFund for the City of New YorkGraduate Planning Fellow2012-2013

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Mission Statement:

Develop an alternative traffic management plan for CB 10 that focuses on non brick-and-mortarmeans by which to mitigate the traffic, noise, and air pollution that is expected to result from currentand proposed commercial developments occurring along the I-95 corridor between the WhitestoneBridge and Co-op City.

Project Queue

1)Construction of Macy's in the Bay Plaza Mall 2) Re-development of the Whitestone Multiplex on Brush Avenue 3) Throgs Neck Shopping Center at Brush and Lafayette Avenues4) Renovation of Ferry Point Park, including an 18-hole golf course

= project underway= project that has not yet begun

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Spatiality of developments

These developments are happening along a 5-mile corridor of I-95

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City Island

Hart Island

Throgs Neck Bridge

Bronx Pelham Landfill

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Community Board 10Overview

Land Use Percentage ofarea

1-2 FamilyResidential

29.8%

Open space /Recreation

13.6%

Multi-familyResidential

12.9%

Institutions 12.7%

Miscellaneous *not clearly defined in the district profile

11.5%

District spans 6.3 square miles

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Land use close-up

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Community Composition

Total %population(2010)

Populationunder 18years

Populationover 18 years

Totalpopulationchange2000-2010

White Nonhispanic 34.5% 21.6% 37.8%

Black/African AmericanNonhispanic

22.2% 21.2% 22.4%

Asian/Pacific IslanderNonhispanic

4.6% 5.3% 4.4%

Other Nonhispanic 0.6% 0.7% 0.6%

American Indian andAlaska native

Nonhispanic

0.2% 0.4% 0.2%

Nonhispanic of >TwoRaces

1.3% 1.8% 1.1%

Hispanic origin 36.6% 49.1% 33.5%

Total (1.7%) 5.3% 3.8%Source: Reconstructed from http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/html/neigh_info/bx10_info.shtml

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Community Data

Total population(2000)

Total Population(2010)

108,093 120,392

2000 2010

Residents >65 years of age inthe Board s district

20,583 (17.8%) 20,767(17.2%)

Total housing units (2000) Total housing units (2010)

50,515 52,511

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State of CB 10 Health

From: From the Environmental Public Health and Sustainability Tracking Portal

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Site Zoning

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Current Conditions

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Impact

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Proximity of Crossway ChristianAcademy to the Throgs NeckShopping Center

Proximity of St. Joseph s Schoolfor the Deaf to the Throgs NeckShopping Center

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Proximity of PS 10 to Throgs NeckShopping Center

Monsignor Scanlan High School isless than 1,000 feet awayfrom

the Throgs Neck Shopping Center

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Possible Outlets: Slip Lanes

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Possible Outlets: Slip Lanes

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Preserve pedestrian safety by employing tight turning radii and separating right-turning traffic

This can slow vehicle turning speeds

Cost ranges between $50,000 and $200,000, depending on the degree to which roadway must bereconfigured

Benefits: Slip Lanes

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Possible Outlets: Dedicated Lanes

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Possible Outlets: Dedicated Lanes

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The ring road that traverses the space beneath the Whitestone Bridge will undergorenovation to accommodate the Ferry Point Park project

Representatives from MTA Bridges and Tunnels (MTA B&T) were amenable to addingsignage at different points along the Whitestone Bridge, within their jurisdiction

Beyond the Bridge, jurisdictional boundaries becomes an issue and will have to be discussewith the New York State Department of Transportation

Benefits: Dedicated Lanes

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(Proposed) Projectat

Whitestone Multiplex

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B k B l d & B h A

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Bruckner Boulevard & Brush Avenue

O ibl l ti t l th t ffi i g t th

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One possible solution to solve the traffic issue: augment the

This illustration is based on a traffic analysis conducted by consulting engineering firm Philip Habib & Associates that was commissioned by Simone Development,developer of the Throgs Neck Shopping Center site.

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(Possible)

Traffic CalmingSolutions

IKEA R d H k t it d l

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IKEA Red Hook as a transit modelTo connect the Throgs Neck Shopping Center with the Whitestone Multiplex site

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Median:Bruckner Blvd. and Brush Ave.

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Could be redeveloped and modeled after

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Allen Street MallAllen Street between Delancy St. and Hester St.

Mitigation Measures

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Adding neckdowns

Decreasing lane widths

Changing signal timing

Mitigation Measures

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P g bl A S ti g

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Programmable Areas: Seating

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Encourage bicycle riding by making the environs safe

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Thank you

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Helpful Resources:http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/research/safety/09036/index.cfm

http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/saferjourney/library/countermeasures/15.htm

http://www.aashtoware.org/Pages/Public-Downloads.aspx

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