PS 20, STATEN ISLAND HEBERTON, PARK, & CASTLETON AVENUES
School Safety Improvements Presentation to Community Board 1 February 21, 2017
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Staten Island Priority Geographies
VISION ZERO PRIORITY
Vision Zero • Multi-agency effort to
reduce traffic fatalities in NYC
• Borough Action Plans released in 2015
• Priority Intersections, Corridors, and Areas identified for each borough
PS 20 • Priority Corridor • Priority Area
Project location includes Vision Zero
Corridor and Area
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PROJECT LOCATION
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Vision Zero Priority Corridors
Vision Zero Priority Area
RICHMOND TERRACE
CASTLETON AVE
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PS 20: EXISTING CONDITIONS
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Wide streets without lane markings
Park Ave at Bennett St, facing north
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PS 20: EXISTING CONDITIONS
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Heberton Ave at New St, facing west
Wide one-way streets allow for high-speed turns near
school
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PROPOSAL: CURB EXTENSIONS
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Construct two new concrete curb extensions:
• Heberton Ave and New St, northeast corner, on New St
• Heberton Ave and Bond St, southeast corner, on Bond St
Example: Henderson Ave and Burgher Ave, looking west
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PROPOSAL: PARKING LANE STRIPES
Example: Park Ave and New St, looking north
• Install new parking lane stripes on Park Ave (Bennett St to Richmond Terrace),
Heberton Ave (Castleton Ave to Richmond Terrace), and Castleton Ave (Park
Ave to Heberton Ave)
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SUMMARY OF PROPOSALS
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Construct two new concrete curb extensions:
• Heberton Ave and New St, northeast corner, on New St
• Heberton Ave and Bond St, southeast corner, on Bond St
Install new parking lane stripes:
• Park Ave, Bennett St to Richmond Terrace
• Heberton Ave, Castleton Ave to Richmond Terrace
• Castleton Ave, Park Ave to Heberton Ave
PARKING LANE STRIPE (EXISTING) PARKING LANE STRIPE (PROPOSED) CURB EXTENSIONS (PROPOSED)
COMMUNITY CENTER
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BENEFITS OF PROPOSALS
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• Provides safer, shorter pedestrian crossing distances
• Improves pedestrian visibility
• Slower, more controlled turning movements
• Organizes roadway space
Park Ave and New St, looking south
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Questions?
THANK YOU!
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Contact: NYCDOT Staten Island Borough Commissioner’s Office – (212) 839 2400
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