Hunter/CrescentAreaTriangle

CommissionerPollyTrottenberg NewYorkCityDepartmentofTransportation
PresentedonMarch18
th
,2014toQueensCommunityBoard2TransportationCommittee
Proposal
ProjectArea
Subway
Stations
BusStop
ProjectBackground
Walkthrough conducted with LIC Partnership
identified several street safety concerns
Dept. of Health & Mental & Hygiene
requested improvements to pedestrian and
bicycling connection from Court Square
subway to Queens Plaza South
Community request for crossing at Hunter St
and 43
rd
Ave
Merging
Conflict
Disjointed
Circulation
TrafficNetworkIssues
ExistingIssues
Nocrosswalk
28thstreetis
verywide
28
th
Street/HunterStreetat42
nd
Road
Narrowpedestrianisland
ExistingIssues
Hunter/27
th
Streetsat43
rd
Avenue
Lackofpedestrian
connections
ExistingIssues
44thDrive:
Highvolumeof
pedestrianscrossing
Longcrosswalk
CrescentStreet:
Nocrosswalk
Verywideonewaystreet
Encouragesspeeding
CrescentStreet&44
th
Drive
ExistingIssues
JacksonAve/44
th
Drive
Longcrossingdistances
Softcornersallowfor
fastturns
Paintedand/ortextured
surfaces
PedestrianIslands
Pavementmarkings
Newsignage
Flexibledelineators
RapidResponseToolkit
HillsideAve
ProposedNetworkChanges
ConvertHunterSttotwo
wayallowsdirectaccess
from44
th
Drto42
nd
Rd/28
th
SttoQueensPlaza
ConvertingCrescent
Sttotwowayallows
trafficfrom43
rd
Ave
toQueensPlazaS
Eliminates
merge
Proposed
Enlarge
pedestriansafety
islandtoprovide
adequaterefuge
Newflush
center
medianto
calmtraffic
Newlane
markings
clarifylane
designation
28
th
Street/HunterStreetat42
nd
Road
Proposed
Concrete
extension
continues
pedestrian
path
Newstopcontrol
&crosswalks
(under
investigation)
Hunter,27
th
&CrescentStreets
at43
rd
Avenueto44
th
Drive
New
direction
Proposed
Newstopcontrol
&crosswalks
(under
investigation)
Hunter,27
th
&CrescentStreets
at43
rd
Avenueto44
th
Drive
New
direction
Newstopcontrol&
crosswalks(under
investigation)
Paintedsidewalk
extensioncalms
trafficandutilizes
wideroad
Proposed
Allowrightturn
excepttrucks
Painted
neckdown
shortenscrossing
slowsturns
Painted
neckdown
New
direction
CrescentStreet&44
th
Drive
Notruckturns,use
43
rd
toaccess
neighborhood
Newlandscaped
concrete
pedestrianislands
ProposedParkingChanges
12Spots
+2Spots
+5Spots
Investigatingadditional
parkingreg changes
Newloading
regulations
Benefits
Clarifiesnetworks
Saferpedestriancrossings
Reducesspeeding/calmstraffic
Completespedestriannetwork
Addspublicspace
Summary
Extend sidewalk on Crescent St from Hunter St to 43
rd
Ave with LIC
Partnership for planter maintenance
Extend 27
th
St triangle to intersection between Hunter St and 43
rd
Ave
Enlarge green pedestrian safety islands at 42
nd
Rd and 28
th
St and clarify lane
assignments
Convert Hunter St between 44
th
Dr and 43
rd
Ave; & Crescent St from 42
nd
Rd
to 43
rd
Ave from one-way to two-way traffic
Install green pedestrian safety island at 44
th
Dr / Hunter St with truck turn
restriction
Investigate all-way stop control at Hunter St & 43
rd
Ave; Crescent St & 44
th
Rd;
Crescent St & 42
nd
Rd
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