PS 20, STATEN ISLAND HEBERTON, PARK, & CASTLETON AVENUES

School Safety Improvements Presentation to Community Board 1 February 21, 2017

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Staten Island Priority Geographies

VISION ZERO PRIORITY

Vision Zero • Multi-agency effort to

reduce traffic fatalities in NYC

• Borough Action Plans released in 2015

• Priority Intersections, Corridors, and Areas identified for each borough

PS 20 • Priority Corridor • Priority Area

Project location includes Vision Zero

Corridor and Area

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PROJECT LOCATION

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Vision Zero Priority Corridors

Vision Zero Priority Area

RICHMOND TERRACE

CASTLETON AVE

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PS 20: EXISTING CONDITIONS

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Wide streets without lane markings

Park Ave at Bennett St, facing north

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PS 20: EXISTING CONDITIONS

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Heberton Ave at New St, facing west

Wide one-way streets allow for high-speed turns near

school

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PROPOSAL: CURB EXTENSIONS

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Construct two new concrete curb extensions:

• Heberton Ave and New St, northeast corner, on New St

• Heberton Ave and Bond St, southeast corner, on Bond St

Example: Henderson Ave and Burgher Ave, looking west

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PROPOSAL: PARKING LANE STRIPES

Example: Park Ave and New St, looking north

• Install new parking lane stripes on Park Ave (Bennett St to Richmond Terrace),

Heberton Ave (Castleton Ave to Richmond Terrace), and Castleton Ave (Park

Ave to Heberton Ave)

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SUMMARY OF PROPOSALS

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Construct two new concrete curb extensions:

• Heberton Ave and New St, northeast corner, on New St

• Heberton Ave and Bond St, southeast corner, on Bond St

Install new parking lane stripes:

• Park Ave, Bennett St to Richmond Terrace

• Heberton Ave, Castleton Ave to Richmond Terrace

• Castleton Ave, Park Ave to Heberton Ave

PARKING LANE STRIPE (EXISTING) PARKING LANE STRIPE (PROPOSED) CURB EXTENSIONS (PROPOSED)

COMMUNITY CENTER

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BENEFITS OF PROPOSALS

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• Provides safer, shorter pedestrian crossing distances

• Improves pedestrian visibility

• Slower, more controlled turning movements

• Organizes roadway space

Park Ave and New St, looking south

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Questions?

THANK YOU!

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Contact: NYCDOT Staten Island Borough Commissioner’s Office – (212) 839 2400