FULTON ST BUS AND

PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS Brooklyn CB 2 Transportation Committee

June 15, 2017

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AGENDA

• Pedestrian Issues / Proposed

Treatments

• Transit Issues / Proposed Treatments

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1 Pedestrian Issues

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BACKGROUND

• Vision Zero Priority Corridor

and Area

• Pedestrian fatality at Fulton St

& S Portland Ave in 2015

• Identified as future Vision

Zero project in January 2016

Town Hall

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FULTON STREET CRASHES

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Fulton St: Lafayette Ave to Grand Ave

• 5 pedestrians severely injured

(2010-2014)

• 71 total pedestrian injuries

(2010-2014)

S Portland Ave:

pedestrian fatality

(December 2015)

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PEDESTRIAN ISSUES

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Fulton St runs diagonally

across grid in Fort Greene /

Clinton Hill

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PEDESTRIAN ISSUES

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Wide angles allow

for fast turns

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PEDESTRIAN ISSUES

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Fulton St & S Portland Av

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PEDESTRIAN ISSUES

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Irregular intersections

result in longer

crossing distances

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PROPOSED TREATMENTS

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Install 9 painted

curb extensions

at 6 intersections

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PROPOSAL – S PORTLAND AV

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Painted curb

extensions to

shorten crossings

Trucks

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PROPOSAL – CUMBERLAND ST

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Maintain

curbside parking

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PROPOSAL – CLERMONT AV

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Under capital

construction

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PROPOSAL – WASHINGTON AV

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Painted curb

extension

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PROPOSAL – WASHINGTON AV

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Left-turn traffic

calming

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PROPOSAL – ST JAMES PL

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Left-turn traffic

calming

Trucks

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PROPOSAL – GRAND AV

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Painted curb

extension

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2 Transit Issues

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BUS ROUTES ON FULTON STREET

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9,800 daily

riders

10,000 daily

riders

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EXISTING STREET DESIGN

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Curbside Bus Lanes

Fulton Mall

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EXISTING STREET DESIGN

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Curbside Bus Lanes

Fulton Mall

Study Area

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CONGESTION ISSUES

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CONGESTION ISSUES

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CONGESTION ISSUES

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BUS SPEEDS – AM PEAK

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*In motion (excludes time at bus stops and red lights)

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BUS SPEEDS – PM PEAK

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*In motion (excludes time at bus stops and red lights)

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EXISTING STREET DESIGN

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Curbside Bus Lanes

Fulton Mall Curbside Bus

Lane Extension

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BUS SPEEDS BY HOUR

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BUS SPEEDS BY HOUR

2-7pm

9pm-5am: 14.8 MPH avg speed

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BUS RIDERSHIP BY HOUR

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BUS RIDERSHIP BY HOUR

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INITIAL BUS LANE HOURS PROPOSAL

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24/7

(existing)

7a-7p M-F

(existing)

North side (WB):

7-10am, 4-7pm

M-F

South side (EB):

7-10am, 2-7pm

M-F

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PREFERRED BUS LANE HOURS PROPOSAL

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24/7

(existing)

7a-7p M-F

(existing)

North side (WB):

7-10am M-F

South side (EB):

2-7pm M-F

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PREFERRED BUS LANE DESIGN

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24/7

(existing)

7a-7p M-F

(existing)

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Questions?

THANK YOU!

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