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34th Street TransitwayManhattan Community Board 5 - March 31, 2010
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Outline• Project Need• Alternatives Analysis• Transitway Plan• Next Steps
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Project Purpose and Need• Crosstown Transit Operations
– 17,000 passengers per day– Bus service improved with bus lanes
(17%), but is still slow• Express Bus Operations
– 16,000 passengers per day– Trips from Queens, Brooklyn,
SI, NJ• Pedestrian Congestion• Future Development
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Alternatives Analysis ProcessPurpose and Need of the34th Street Transit Corridor
Goals and Objectives Potential Alternatives
Initial Screening:Primary Evaluation Criteria
Possible Alternatives
Final Screening:Secondary Evaluation Criteria
Locally Preferred Alternative(s)
Draft Alternatives Analysis Report(January 2010)
Final Alternatives Analysis ReportInitiate NEPA / CEQR
(March 2010)
Public Meeting(November 2009)
Public Meeting(January 2010)
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Primary Goals and ObjectivesMinimize Capital and Operating
ConcernsImprove Crosstown Mobility
Secondary Goals and ObjectivesMinimize Adverse Impacts on Built and Natural EnvironmentEnhance Community Character
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Automated Guideway Transit
Alternatives Considered
Transportation System Management
Light Rail Transit
Heavy-railBus Rapid Transit
Streetcar
No Build
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Alternatives Analysis Screening• Primary and Secondary Screening• Based on Performance Measures
– Consistent with goals & objectives– Generally qualitative in nature– Allow for order-of-magnitude comparison
20 15 10 5 0
Low-PerformingHigh-Performing
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Primary Screening – Failed Alternatives
• Streetcar:– Acquisition of property required for maintenance/storage facility– Loading/parking along 34th Street completely restricted
• LRT:– Does not improve express bus operations– Acquisition of property required for maintenance/storage facility– Loading/parking along 34th Street completely restricted
• AGT:– Construction costs and timeline do not meet Goals and Objectives– Visual impacts to streetscape– Does not improve express bus operations
• Heavy Rail Alternative:– Construction costs and timeline do not meet Goals and Objectives– Does not improve express bus operations
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Primary Screening – Passed Alternatives
• No Build Alternative – Alternatives Analysis Requirement
• TSM Alternative – Meets Primary Goals and Objectives
• BRT Alternative – Meets Primary Goals and Objectives
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• No Build Alternative – 475 Points• TSM Alternative – 525 Points• BRT Alternative – 610 Points
The BRT Alternative (“34th Street Transitway”) is the Selected Alternative
Secondary Screening Results
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What is BRT?• High quality surface transit –
faster and more reliable• Physical and operational
improvements to bus service:– High quality bus lanes– Prepayment fare collection– Transit signal priority– Other service enhancements
• First implemented on Bx12 route – 20% travel time savings
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Transitway Corridor
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Transitway Overview
34th Street
• Single side alignment selected based on street width and corridor needs – street is too narrow to place Transitway down center of street, and allow parking on either side of the street.
• Transitway occupies half of street, north half east of Fifth Avenue, south half east of Sixth Avenue, with a new plaza from Fifth to Sixth
• General Traffic: One-Way Eastbound only east of Fifth AvenueOne-Way Westbound only west of Sixth Avenue
• Two-way Transitway for length of 34th Street aligned along curb
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Transitway Plan (Typical)
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Transitway Section (at station)
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Transitway Section (between stations)
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Transitway Rendering - Station
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Transitway Rendering – Between Stations
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Transitway Rendering - Plaza
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• Traffic changes • Through and local truck routing• Parking/loading on Transitway side of
street• Exact station locations• Block by block design• Coordination with other major projects
Issues to Address
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• Open House – 4/21, 5:30-7:30pm, SIBL• Form Community Advisory Committee• Begin Environmental Review• More Detailed Project Design• Complete Application for Federal Funds
Next Steps
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Questions & Comments