NYCDOT - Clinton/Hell’s Kitchen Neighborhood Traffic Study

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	About DOT Clinton/Hell’s Kitchen Neighborhood Traffic Study

	Project Description Submit Comments Project Documents Schedule Map of Study Area Project Description The New York City Department of Transportation is conducting a comprehensive study of transportation conditions and safety issues in the Clinton/Hell's Kitchen neighborhood in Manhattan. The primary study area for this project is bounded by West 29th Street to the south, West 55th Street to the north, 8th Avenue to the east and Route 9A to the west (see map at bottom). (Note that this study area is adjacent to, but does not overlap with, the West Side Manhattan Traffic and Transportation Study currently underway). The area, having been rezoned as an action related to the Hudson Yards development and the Number 7 Subway extension, is poised to experience significant growth. It is already congested due to regional traffic to and from the Lincoln Tunnel. Also, since trucks were banned from the Holland Tunnel, truck traffic to the Lincoln Tunnel has greatly increased. Thus, there are competing demands for the various functions of the streets, curbside, and sidewalks, which serve regional and local travel needs. We will study current and future issues affecting a wide variety of modes and users, including pedestrians, cyclists, transit riders, local residents, motorists and trucks. We will collect detailed data about land use and zoning, demographics, traffic volumes and delay, vehicle classification (including bicycles), pedestrian flows, transit service, goods movement, parking and safety. We will develop a series of short- and long-term improvement measures to address vehicular travel/congestion, maintain access, improve pedestrian and other road users' safety, improve and enhance residents' quality of life. Data collection will include: Previous Studies Automated 24-Hour Traffic Counts; Roadway Inventory; Peak Period Turning Movement Counts; Pedestrian and Bicycle Counts; Speed and Delay Runs; On-Street and Off-Street Parking Survey Community involvement is crucial to the study process. We will coordinate with elected officials, community groups, and governmental agencies through a Project Advisory Committee (PAC). The following topics will be analyzed in detail as part of this study: Pedestrians Vehicular traffic: congestion, capacity and circulation Safety and accidents Transit and intermodal issues (with special attention to buses) Parking demand and supply Goods movement Bicycles Submit comments Submit Comments here on issues you would like us to address relating to this project. Project Documents Project Advisory Committee Kickoff Meeting (October 17, 2007) View presentation (pdf) Project Advisory Committee Second Meeting (December 4, 2007) View presentation (pdf) Schedule: Fall 2007: Draft scope of work Fall 2007 -Spring 2008: Data collection April 30, 2008: Public meeting/workshop Spring-Summer 2008: Analysis of existing and future conditions Summer 2008 -Spring 2009: Development of short and long-term improvements Map of Study Area Clinton/Hell's Kitchen Neighborhood Traffic Study Area