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    BronxCommunity Board

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    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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