LOWER MANHATTAN

Bike and Pedestrian Safety Improvements

LOWER MANHATTAN Bike and Pedestrian Safety Improvements

1. Centre St / Park Row

Existing Bike Routes
Safety Issues
Existing Conditions
Proposed Design
Summary

2. Lower Manhattan Bike

Network
Proposed Routes
Proposed Design
Summary
CENTRE ST / PARK ROW

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Existing Bike Routes Centre St / Park Row

Existing signed route to bridge from

Battery Park and Financial District
requires that cyclists take City Hall
Park
Substantial detour
Challenging section of
Church St

Church St north of Maiden Lane

Battery
Existing Signed
Park Bike Route

Northbound
Through Streets
Safety Issues Centre St / Park Row

Inconvenient Route to Bridge Leads to

Dangerous Wrong-way
Cycling on Park Row
1,647 Cyclists Daily
(12-hour count, Oct 2015)
461 Against Traffic (28%)
148 On Sidewalk (9%)
Safety Issues Centre St / Park Row

Sidewalk Conflict
People bike on crowded
sidewalk to avoid riding
against traffic on Centre St
toward bridge
Safety Issues Centre St / Park Row

Path Access Point

Unclear from South
Cyclists traveling against traffic
have been observed
accidentally entering the
Brooklyn Bridge roadway
Bridge
Path
Entrance
Bridge
Roadway
Entrance
Safety Issues Centre St / Park Row

No Pedestrian Crossing
at Spruce St Desire Line
High Pedestrian Volumes (east side of intersection)
Crossing Park Row
602 in the peak hour
at Spruce St (west side)
740 in the peak hour
at Beekman St

1 Pedestrian Severely
Injured 2009-2014
7 Additional
Pedestrian
Injuries
2 Cyclist Injuries
Safety Issues Centre St / Park Row

In the peak hour

55 pedestrians cross
Park Row on the east
side of Spruce St despite
lack of pedestrian
crossing and existing
signage
Existing Conditions Parking Centre St / Park Row

No Standing Curb Cut

Anytime Except Created for No Standing
No w/ NYP Plates, City Hall Anytime
No Rehab Often Occupied
Standing (4 Parking Spaces) by Vehicles of
Anytime Standing Often Occupied by Often
Occupied by Vendors
Often Anytime NYP Placard Holders
Occupied by Drop-off and Non-Placarded Ice Cream
NYPD and pick-up Vehicles Truck

Bridge
Path
Entrance

Existing Curb Use

Often not fully occupied
and/or not being used for
intended purpose

Pace University
Proposed Design Bike Improvements Centre St / Park Row

City Two-way Protected

Hall
Bike Lane
provides access to and from
Short-term Brooklyn Bridge, clarifies
Loading/Unloading entrance point
maintained in front of City Hall
while preserving traffic flow

Bridge
Path
Entrance

Shared Lanes and

Contraflow Bike Lane
connect the
Brooklyn Bridge and City Hall
to the Financial District

Pace University
Proposed Design Parking Improvements Centre St / Park Row

City
Hall

9 New Placard Short-term

Parking Spaces Loading/Unloading
added along expanded median maintained in front of City Hall
to replace 4 spaces while preserving traffic flow
+5 Net Gain in Placard Parking

Pace University
Proposed Design Centre St / Park Row

Existing

Protected Two-way
Proposed Bike Lane
provides access to/from
Brooklyn Bridge,
with no reduction in
roadway capacity
Proposed Design Centre St / Park Row

Proposed Centre St / Park Row

Two-way Protected Bike Lane
Proposed Design Pedestrian Improvements Centre St / Park Row

Expanded City Painted Curb New

Hall Pedestrian
Median Tips Park
Extension
reduce crossing reduces crossing Crossing
distances distance at desire line

Median Extension
organizes traffic and
shortens crossing
CENTRE ST / PARK ROW Project Summary

Bike Access to the Parking Changes Pedestrian Crossings

Brooklyn Bridge Short-term New pedestrian crossing
loading/unloading at desire line on east side
Two-way protected bike lane provides
maintained in front of of intersection with
safe, direct access to and from bridge
City Hall Spruce St
path for 1,500+ cyclists daily
9 new placard parking Pedestrian crossings at
500+ cyclists riding contraflow or on
spaces on expanded Spruce St and Beekman
sidewalk accommodated on street,
median replace 4 St shortened by
improving safety for everyone
placard parking spaces expanded median tips,
Bike lanes and shared lanes connect removed for bike lane curb extension, and
Battery Park and Financial District to extended medians
Centre St/Park Row and bridge
LOWER MANHATTAN
BICYCLE NETWORK

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Proposed Bike Routes Brooklyn Bridge Bike Access

Proposed
New Bike Route City Hall
Park
to Bridge
Half-mile shorter
4 fewer intersections
Avoids Church St

+ 2.3 Miles of
Bike Network
Bike lanes and shared lanes
connecting City Hall to the
Financial District and Battery Park

Bridge St Proposed
Battery
Park Bike Route

Existing Signed
Bike Route
Design Considerations Lower Manhattan Bicycle Network

Road Width
Limited Space for Bike Lanes

Complex Street Grid

Need for Wayfinding

Curb Demand
Curb space needed for
loading/unloading William St at Platt St

Gold St at John St William St at Beaver St

Proposed Bike Routes Lower Manhattan Bicycle Network

Proposed Street
Design Treatments
Mix of Bike Lanes and Shared Lanes
Corresponding to Existing
Conditions
 Proposed Design Typical Shared Lane Lower Manhattan Bicycle Network

EXISTING
Current Configuration
One combined travel/parking lane

Proposed Changes
Mark parking lane where parking and
standing is permitted
Add shared lane markings to travel lane

Impact
Shared lane markings help cyclists with way
PROPOSED finding and align themselves in road
No impact on parking and loading activities
No impact on traffic volume capacity
 Proposed Design Typical Bike Lane Lower Manhattan Bicycle Network

EXISTING
Current Configuration
One travel lane
Wide parking lanes on
each side of street

Proposed Changes
Narrow parking lanes to
standard width
Mark a bicycle lane

Impact
PROPOSED Cyclist will have dedicated
lane for safety and way
finding
No change to curb
regulations
 Proposed Design Spruce St (Park Row to Nassau St) Lower Manhattan Bicycle Network

EXISTING
Current Configuration
One travel lane

Proposed Changes
Add shared lane markings to east
bound travel lane
Add counter flow curbside bicycle lane
Add buffer separating counter flow
bicycle traffic and east bound travel.

Impact
PROPOSED
Shared lane markings help cyclists
with way finding and align themselves
in road
Counter flow bicycle lane connects
north bound cyclist to Park Row
No change to existing curb regulations
(standing prohibited)

Spruce Street from Park Row to Nassau Street

 Proposed Design Gold St (Frankfort St to Fulton St) Lower Manhattan Bicycle Network

EXISTING

Proposed Changes
Narrow flush median
Mark wide parking lane on
each side of street
Add south bound bicycle
PROPOSED lane between Spruce St
and Fulton St

Impact
Cyclist will have dedicated
lane for safety and way
finding
No changes to curb
regulations
 Proposed Design Old Slip (South Side, Water St to South St) Lower Manhattan Bicycle Network

EXISTING
Current Configuration
One combined
travel/parking lane

Proposed Changes
Mark parking lane
Add curbside bicycle lane

Impact
PROPOSED Cyclist will have dedicated
lane for safety and way
finding
No change to curb
regulations
Summary Lower Manhattan Bicycle Network

Creates direct route between

Brooklyn Bridge and Battery Park
Connects to new bike infrastructure
Improves safety and wayfinding for
cyclists
Improves access to Citi Bike Stations
Maintains curb access and parking
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