woodhaven / cross bay boulevard (q52/53)
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April 23, 2014 | JHS 210 Elizabeth Blackwell| 6:00 - 8:30 PM
Woodhaven / Cross Bay Boulevard (Q52/53) Presentation to Community Board 14 | January 10, 2017
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Agenda 1. Overview
2. Project update
3. Project timeline
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Woodhaven / Cross Bay SBS
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Select Bus Service in New York City
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Select Bus Service (SBS) is New York City’s brand name for Bus Rapid Transit: an improved bus service that offers fast, frequent, and reliable service on high-ridership bus routes. SBS has brought, on average:
• 10-30% faster bus speeds • About 10% increase in ridership • More reliable service • Customer satisfaction of 95% • Safer streets / reduction in crashes
There are 12 Select Bus Service routes in operation serving all 5 boroughs.
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Off-board fare collection Transit signal priority
Passenger information Improved station amenities
Bus lanes
Pedestrian safety improvements
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Select Bus Service Features
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Woodhaven / Cross Bay SBS corridor • Based on the existing
Q52/53 LTD bus route • 30,000+ daily bus riders • 14 miles long from
Woodside to the Rockaways
• Important north/south transit corridor for Queens
• Provides connections to 8 subway lines, over 20 bus routes, and the LIRR
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CB 14 • On an average weekday,
over 3,000 Q52/Q53 trips start in the Rockaways and 170 Q52/Q53 trips start in Broad Channel
• 35% of Rockaways Q52/Q53 customers ride the bus to Queens Center Mall or north
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Destinations of Q52/Q53 trips that start in the Rockaways
13%
13%
23%
19%
16% Stops along Broadway 7
Queens Center Mall MR
Jamaica J
Liberty / Rockaway A
Within the Rockaways
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Community engagement
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2014 • CAC Meeting #1 • Queens Metropolitan High School • Community Planning Workshop • CB 10 Full Board • Design Workshop • On-street bus rider outreach • On-street bus rider outreach • Rockaways Bus Planning workshop • CAC Meeting #2 • Design Concepts Public Open
House
2015 • CB 9 Transportation Committee • Congressional Tour of the Corridor • CAC Meeting #3 • Public Design Workshop #1 –
Woodhaven Blvd (Union Tpke and Rockaway Blvd)
• Public Design Workshop #2 – Woodhaven Blvd (Queens Blvd & Union Tpke)
• Public Design Workshop #3 – Cross Bay Boulevard
• Public Design Workshop #4 – Broad Channel & the Rockaways
• CB 6 Full Board
2015 continued
• Broad Channel Civic Association • CB 14 Transportation Committee • CB 9 Full Board • CB 5 Leadership - Field Meeting • CAC Meeting #4 • Rockaway Beach Civic Association • Howard Beach –
Lindenwood Civic Association • Woodhaven BID • Bus Tour: Senator Addabbo,
Assemblymember Miller, Council Member Crowley
• CB 5 Transportation Committee • CAC Meeting #5
2016 • CB 9 Full Board • CB 6 Transportation Committee • Bus Tour: Senator Addabbo • CAC Meeting #6 • Spring Public Open Houses • CB 9 Full Board • Broad Channel Civic Association
2017 • CB 14 Full Board (today)
Community Advisory Committee
Public Workshops / Open Houses
Community Board & Stakeholder Meetings
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Corridor issues 1. Bus service is unreliable and slow
during rush hour
2. Transit improvements are needed to better serve customers, especially in the Rockaways
3. Pedestrian crossings are long and dangerous
4. Congestion leads to long and difficult trips for buses and drivers
5. Changing road widths and configurations make the corridor difficult to navigate
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Project goal Transform Woodhaven and Cross Bay Boulevards into a complete street where: • Buses operate quickly and
reliably • Bus customers safely and easily
access bus stations • Pedestrians are comfortable
walking along and crossing the street
• Drivers get where they need to go at a reasonable and safe speed
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Project update
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Design update
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• 2017 draft designs complete and undergoing detailed design
• Three general traffic lanes with one bus-only lane in each direction to remain
• 27 SBS station pairs, all with fare payment machines
• Targeted bus priority improvements north of Queens Blvd and south of 165th Av
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2017 Select Bus Service implementation • Q52/53 SBS launch with improved fare payment
and branded service • DOT short-term implementation project with:
• Detailed design plans in progress for 2017
implementation corridor-wide
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Street resurfacing
Roadway and pedestrian safety
improvements
Bus lanes and transit
signal priority
Median bus stops along 1.3 miles of
corridor where service roads exist
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Example median bus station – Jamaica Ave
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• Southwest median at Jamaica Ave widened in winter 2016; will resume in Spring 2017
• Additional intersections with median SBS stations: – 91 Ave – 101 Ave – Rockaway/Liberty
• Fare payment machines to be installed when medians widened
Southwest median - Before
Southwest median - After widening
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CB14 design proposal summary • Targeted transit priority
treatments – Queue jump lanes – Pedestrian access
improvements – Off-board fare collection
• Improved curbside bus stops – Bus shelters & benches – Wayfinders with “next
bus” information
• Full bus lanes are not anticipated
• Q52 extension to be finalized
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Rockaway Beach Blvd & Beach 73rd St
Extension of Q52 route
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SBS bus stop spacing In order to improve travel time and reliability, SBS bus stops are spaced farther apart than Local Bus Stops. In the Rockaways, the Q52/53 LTD currently makes many Local stops.
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Bus stop proposal in the Rockaways
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All proposed discontinued Q52/Q53 LTD bus stops will still be served by the Q22 or will be within 400-700 ft of a proposed Q52/53 SBS bus stop
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2017 SBS implementation - benefits • Faster, more reliable bus service and improved
customer satisfaction when riders pay with MetroCard or coins before boarding
• Reduced traffic conflicts between buses and traffic and smoother general traffic flow
• Safer, more complete streets for all users of road
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Project timeline
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Project timeline
• 2017 project will be monitored and refined through community feedback, technical analysis, and transportation goals for NYC
• Project on schedule for Fall 2017 SBS start
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Next steps
• Winter 2017: Q52 extension details to be announced
• Spring 2017: Implementation of 2017 designs • Fall 2017: Q52/Q53 Select Bus Service begins • 2018 and on: Adjustment, monitoring and
evaluation period before capital project phase
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April 23, 2014 | JHS 210 Elizabeth Blackwell| 6:00 - 8:30 PM
Thank you!