Location
Brooklyn, NY
Client
New York City Department of Transportation
Services
Traffic Impact Study
Design Review and Approval Documentation
Crash Analysis
Atlantic Ave. Vision Zero Improvements
Atlantic Avenue has been targeted by the New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT) as a high priority corridor for Vision Zero improvements. A primary east-west corridor in Brooklyn, Atlantic is in the top 10 percent of the borough’s highest crash locations. For most of its length, the street is wide and forbidding, with a poor streetscape that divides neighborhoods and discourages walking, bicycling, and transit use.
The proposed project, a 22-block section located in the East New York neighborhood, will transform Atlantic Avenue into a safer, greener, more walkable street that better serves all users. It will do this primarily through improvements to the medians and sidewalks, as well as the addition of pedestrian amenities such as street trees, wayfinding signage, and potentially public seating. Together, these enhancements will improve safety for motorists, pedestrians and bicyclists, particularly at intersections; will make a more comfortable street environment that encourages walking and bicycling and boosts local retail businesses; and will encourage usage of the local LIRR station and bus routes.
In a subconsultant role, Sam Schwartz led all traffic engineering and safety analysis efforts and contributed to the preliminary and final design documentation. The firm’s responsibilities included a due diligence review of NYCDOT’s conceptual plan. Technical elements include a Synchro analysis of 17 intersections, crash analysis, preparation of collision diagrams, and a pedestrian crosswalk warrant analysis.