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NYC Bicycle & Pedestrian Programs

Retrofitting: Bicycle, Pedestrian, and Green Street Facilities

Ryan RussoAssistant Commissioner, Traffic Management

April 2011

APA’s National Planning

Conference

Boston

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• Context• The Treatments• What You Don’t See

Outline

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1. Vision & Leadership2. Operational vs Capital3. Tradeoffs vs “Standards”4.5.6.7.

Themes & “How’s?”

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Flush Center Mall

St. Theresa Avenue, Bronx

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2-to-3 Road Diet

180 St, Bronx

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Luten Ave, Staten Island

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Curb Bike Lane

Rivington St, Manhattan

EXISTING

PROPOSED

West 10th & Christopher StreetsGreenway Access Improvements

Manhattan, 2009

West 10th & Christopher StreetsGreenway Access Improvements

Manhattan, 2009

Standard Bike Lane

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Greenwich St, Manhattan

Clarendon RoadBrooklyn, 2008

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Buffered Bike Lane

DeKalb Ave, Brooklyn

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Rockaway Parkway, Brooklyn

Warren St, Manhattan

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4-to-3 Road Diet with Bike Lanes

Vanderbilt Ave, Brooklyn

Allerton Avenue

Bronx, 2009Traffic Calming Project

Empire Boulevard

Brooklyn, 2009Traffic Calming Project

Vanderbilt Avenue

Brooklyn, 2008Landscaped Medians & Bicycle Lanes

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4-to-3 Road Diet with Wide Curb Lanes

Laconia Ave, Brooklyn

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West 6th St, Brooklyn

Van Cortlantdt Park East

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Avenue Bicycle Paths

1st Ave, Manhattan

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8th Ave, Manhattan

Grand Street

Manhattan, 2008

Parking ProtectedBicycle Path Pilot

Broadway –Union Square

Manhattan, 2010

Plazas, Promenade and Bicycle Path

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9th Ave, Manhattan

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Centerpaths

Allen Street, Manhattan

Pedestrian & Bicycle Improvements

Allen & Pike Streets

Manhattan, 2009

Sands Street

Brooklyn, 2009Bicycle Path & Green Street

Sands Street

Brooklyn, 2009

Bicycle Path & Green Street

Sands Street

Brooklyn, 2009

Bicycle Path & Green Street

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Sidepaths

Prospect Park West, Brooklyn

EXISTING

PROPOSED

Prospect Park WestTraffic Calming & Protected Bicycle Path

Brooklyn 2010

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Flushing Ave, Brooklyn

Furman St, Brooklyn

Brooklyn, 2009

Kent AvenueBrooklyn Waterfront Greenway Upgrade

Brooklyn, 2009

Kent AvenueBrooklyn Waterfront Greenway Upgrade

Prospect Park WestTraffic Calming & Protected Bicycle Path

Brooklyn 2010

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Bridge Paths

Williamsburg Bridge

Brooklyn Bridge Promenade Safety Enhancement

Brooklyn, 2008

Pedestrian Safety Islands

Buschick Ave, Brooklyn

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Avenue C and 18th Street, Manhattan

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Re-Claiming Space: Paint

Canal St at East Broadway, Manhattan

Bronx HUBMultimodal Improvements

Bronx, 2008

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Re-Claiming Space: Greenstreet

Metropolitan Avenue, Brooklyn

Pedestrian Improvements & Network Redesign

Jackson at Pulaski Bridge

Queens, 2009

12th Avenue at W 135th Street

Pedestrian and Circulation EnhancementManhattan, 2009

Park Circle

Brooklyn, 2009

Multimodal Redesign & Public Space Reclamation

Grand Army PlazaSoutheastern Improvements

Brooklyn, 2007

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Re-Claiming Space: Plaza

Water St, Manhattan

Gansevoort

Manhattan, 2008Test Plazas and Network Re-design

Madison Square Multimodal Improvements

Manhattan, 2008

Broadway – Union Square

Manhattan, 2010Plazas, Promenade and Bicycle Path

Broadway – Union Square

Manhattan, 2010Plazas, Promenade and Bicycle Path

Water & Whitehall Streets

Manhattan, 2010Pedestrian Improvement & Plaza

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1. Vision & Leadership2. Operational vs Capital3. Tradeoffs vs “Standards”4. In-House vs. Consultant Designs5. Planners & Engineers6. Signals & Signs vs Geometry7. Design for Traffic

Themes & “How’s?”

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Thank You!