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Hunter/CrescentArea
Triangle
CommissionerPolly
Trottenberg New
York
City
Department
of
Transportation
PresentedonMarch18th,2014to
QueensCommunityBoard2TransportationCommittee
Proposal
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ProjectArea
Subway
Stations
BusStop
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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 43rdAve
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Merging
Conflict
Disjointed
Circulation
TrafficNetworkIssues
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ExistingIssues
Nocrosswalk
28thstreetis
verywide
28th Street/HunterStreetat42nd Road
Narrowpedestrianisland
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ExistingIssues Hunter/27th Streetsat43rd Avenue
Lackofpedestrian
connections
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ExistingIssues
44thDrive:
Highvolumeof
pedestrianscrossing
Longcrosswalk
CrescentStreet:
Nocrosswalk
Verywideonewaystreet
Encouragesspeeding
CrescentStreet&44th Drive
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ExistingIssues JacksonAve/44th Drive
Longcrossingdistances
Softcornersallowfor
fastturns
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Paintedand/ortextured
surfaces
Pedestrian
Islands Pavementmarkings
Newsignage
Flexibledelineators
RapidResponseToolkit
HillsideAve
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ProposedNetworkChanges
ConvertHunterSttotwo
wayallowsdirectaccess
from44th Drto42nd Rd/28th
SttoQueensPlaza
ConvertingCrescent
Stto
two
way
allows
trafficfrom43rd Ave
toQueensPlazaS
Eliminatesmerge
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Proposed
Enlarge
pedestriansafety
islandtoprovide
adequaterefuge
Newflush
center
medianto
calmtraffic
Newlane
markings
clarifylane
designation
28th Street/HunterStreetat42nd Road
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Proposed
Concrete
extension
continues
pedestrian
path
Newstop control
&crosswalks
(under
investigation)
Hunter,27th &CrescentStreets
at43rd Avenueto44th Drive
New
direction
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Proposed
Newstop control
&crosswalks
(under
investigation)
Hunter,27th &CrescentStreets
at43rd Avenueto44th Drive
New
direction
Newstop control&
crosswalks
(under
investigation)
Paintedsidewalk
extensioncalms
trafficandutilizeswideroad
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Proposed
Allowrightturn
excepttrucks
Painted
neckdownshortenscrossing
slowsturns
Painted
neckdown
New
direction
CrescentStreet&44th Drive
Notruckturns,use
43
rd
to
access
neighborhood
Newlandscaped
concrete
pedestrianislands
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ProposedParkingChanges
12Spots
+2Spots
+5Spots
Investigatingadditional
parkingreg changes
Newloading
regulations
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Benefits
Clarifiesnetworks
Saferpedestriancrossings
Reducesspeeding/calmstraffic
Completespedestriannetwork
Addspublicspace
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Summary
Extend sidewalk on Crescent St from Hunter St to 43rdAve with
LIC
Partnership for planter maintenance
Extend 27th
St triangle to intersection between Hunter St and 43rd
Ave
Enlarge green pedestrian safety islands at 42nd Rd and 28th St
and clarify lane
assignments
Convert Hunter St between 44th Dr and 43rdAve; & Crescent St
from 42nd Rd
to 43rdAve from one-way to two-way traffic
Install green pedestrian safety island at 44th Dr / Hunter St
with truck turn
restriction
Investigate all-way stop control at Hunter St & 43rdAve;
Crescent St & 44th Rd;
Crescent St & 42nd Rd
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