East 169 Street &Third Avenue
24 children hit by vehicles in five years -
tied for 4th most dangerous
View from Southwest Corner
CONFLICT ANALYSIS
• No Crosswalk at School
• Long & Straight Avenue
• 1 Lane into 3• Quick Right
Turns• Circuitous
Crossing Path• Safest
Crossing Not Marked
• Downhill• Blind Spot
One to Three Lanes
Truck parking at hydrant reduces
visibility
SHORT TERM
ACTIONS• Mid-block
Crosswalk• Leading
Pedestrian Interval (delayed green)
• South Leg Ladder Crosswalk
• Stop Lines • Clear Corner
Zones (no parking)
• Speed Hump
MIDDLE TERM
ACTIONS
• Striped Corner Extensions w/ Planters
• Straightened Crosswalk
• Two-way Left Turn Lane
• Striped Median at School
LONG TERM ACTIONS
• Raised Corner Extensions
• Narrowed East 169 St
• Raised Median
Location for proposed curb extension(these people would still be on a sidewalk)
Location for a Crosswalk to School
~ 900 ft. long block
Detail of Realigned Crosswalk and Median
LPI - first the people, then the carsEast 96th Street and Madison Avenue, Manhattan
Set-back Stop LineBroadway & West 57 Street, Manhattan
Curb ExtensionWest 161 Street
Speed Humps
Van Cortlandt Park South
Grand Avenue off Burnside
Medians
Main Street, Queens
Clinton Street, Brooklyn
Prospect Park SW,Brooklyn
Widened Sidewalk with double row of treesPresident Street, Brooklyn
Adopted Plantings and Planters
Park Avenue,Manhattan
Crosby AvenueMidland Avenue, Staten Island