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PROFILE Where? Neighborhoods Arterials comprise 11% of Queens’ streets but 60% of its pedestrian KSI crashes Pedestrian KSI crashes in Queens are most densely concentrated in and around the early towns and villages of Queens County, such as Jamaica, Flushing, and Elmhurst (see Queens Heat Map, on the facing page). In contrast to the borough’s many suburban-style neighborhoods to the north and east, these urban nodes are characterized by high population densities and bustling commercial corridors and are often served by elevated subway or Long Island Railroad tracks. Combined, these factors contribute to a high degree of conflict between vehicles and pedestrians, limited visibility between them, and a greater likelihood of crashes. Arterial Streets Though comprising just 11% of Queens’ total street network, 61% of the borough’s pedestrian fatalities occur on arterial roadways. Queens, Northern, and Woodhaven Boulevards are all examples of arterials in Queens. Compared to local streets, arterials are typically wider, carry higher volumes of both vehicles and pedestrians, accommodate faster speeds, and have more complex traffic patterns. As a result, arterial streets tend to create particularly high-crash pedestrian environments and can be challenging to redesign. However, many safety improvements can be made. Achieving slower speeds by reducing speed limits and increasing enforcement reduces the risk of injury. Larger-scale engineering projects can provide pedestrians with shorter crossing distances and safer routes to cross the street, while more effectively managing all traffic movements. 4 Vision Queens Zero Pedestrian Safety Action Plan
Queens Heat Map and Pedestrian Fatalities Astoria Park Corona Flushing Murray Hill Bayside Long Island City Sunnyside Woodside Elmhurst Jackson Heights Flushing Meadows Corona Park Kissena Park Alley Pond Park Rego Park Pomonok Cunningham Park Ridgewood Highland Park Forest Park Richmond Hill Jamaica South Jamaica Hollis NASSAU COUNTY Evergreen Cemetery Woodhaven Ozone Park Idlewild Park Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Rockaway Community Park Fort Tilden Breezy Point Tip Approximate pedestrian KSI per sq mile per year: 0 14 Fatalities (2009-2013): 1 2 3 Pedestrian Killed or Severely Injured Kernel Density A smoothing technique for spatial data where the expected density is calculated for every location on the map with the underlying principal that closer KSI are more heavily weighted than farther KSI. Each location is then assigned a color based on the expected density of KSI, with red showing the highest density of KSI and blue showing the lowest. It is useful for identifying and presenting hotspots. Severe injury data: NYSDOT/NYDMV Accident Database | Fatality data: NYSDOT/NYPD Reconciled Fatality Database
Page 1 and 2: Pedestrian Safety Action Plan PROFI
Page 3: Table of Contents i iii iv vi viii
Page 7 and 8: Letter from the Commissioners Dear
Page 9 and 10: Community Dialogue and Input • 2,
Page 11 and 12: Most pedestrian and cyclist fatalit
Page 13 and 14: Case Studies Three case studies hav
Page 15 and 16: PROFILE 1. Queens, the largest of t
Page 17: PROFILE Pedestrian Fatalities, 2011
Page 21 and 22: PROFILE Who? Seniors make up 13% of
Page 23 and 24: PROFILE How? Dangerous Driver Choic
Page 25 and 26: Bowne Park Community Input Not Enou
Page 27 and 28: Downtown Flushing Total injuries de
Page 29 and 30: PRIORITIES 2. Queens claims the lar
Page 31 and 32: PRIORITIES Queens Pedestrian Safety
Page 33 and 34: PRIORITIES Queens Pedestrian Safety
Page 35 and 36: Queens Priority Map Priority Corrid
Page 37 and 38: The Queens area with the highest in
Page 39 and 40: Safe PROFILE Routes to School, Hill
Page 41 and 42: DIALOGUE & INPUT 3. Achieving Visio
Page 43 and 44: DIALOGUE & INPUT Website Findings A
Page 45 and 46: DIALOGUE & INPUT 130+ Pedestrian Sa
Page 47 and 48: DIALOGUE & INPUT 67% of workshop at
Page 49 and 50: Queens Community Input Map Astoria
Page 51 and 52: 108 ST 111 ST The Queens area with
Page 53 and 54: Broadway and Queens Boulevard Crash
Page 55 and 56: ACTION PLAN 4. Based on the crash f
Page 57 and 58: Queens Priority Map 23 ST 34 AV Ast
Page 59 and 60: ACTION PLAN Install additional ligh
Page 61 and 62: ACTION PLAN Proactively design for
Page 63 and 64: Enforcement ACTION PLAN The Vision
Page 65 and 66: REFERENCES American Community Surve
Page 67 and 68: Appendix A (Cont’d) Queens Priori
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Appendix B (Cont’d) Queens Priori
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