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Tillary Street and Adams Street
Gateway to Brooklyn
NYC Department of TransportationOffice of Alternate Modes
January 27, 2009
Public WorkshopSt. Francis College Auditorium
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Capital Construction Project Limits
= Funded project
= Would need additional funding
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Examples of “Thinking Big” Projects
Grand Concourse at E. 161st Street Lou Gehrig Plaza
The Bronx
Before
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Before
Today
Examples: Grand Concourse
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Today
Before
Examples: Grand Concourse
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Examples: Herald Square, Manhattan
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Examples: Herald SquareBefore After
Before Today
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Examples: Madison Square
Today
Before
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Why change the design?
• “Gateway” to Brooklyn• Fails to entice Brooklyn
Bridge tourists into Borough• High volume of bicyclists,
pedestrians and vehicles• Mayor’s PlaNYC initiative –
new “greening” goals • Reconstruction – moment of
opportunity
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Downtown Brooklyn Renaissance
• Future Brooklyn Bridge Park development
• Recent expansion of Marriott hotel
• New residential development on Flatbush Avenue and elsewhere, totaling 23,398,000 s.f. by 2020
• Recent or upcoming streetscape projects on Boerum Place, Flatbush Avenue, Fulton Street Mall, Willoughby Street and the BAM Cultural District
Photos from the DBPartnership
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Tillary and Adams Streets – Timeline
Planted medians and bike lanes installed on Adams St. south of Tillary St.
1998
Safety Project at Tillary St. and Adams St.2008
Improved pedestrian signal timing at Tillary St. and Adams St.
2005
Protected Bicycle Lane Implemented between Clinton St. and Adams St.
2005
Widened medians at Adams St. Intersection2001
Brooklyn Bridge Promenade extended to Tillary St.Mid-80s
Downtown section of Brooklyn-Queens Expressway Opens
1954
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Downtown Brooklyn Traffic Calming
Proposed Recommendations—Adams Street
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Downtown Brooklyn Traffic Calming
Proposed Recommendations—Tillary Street
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2001 Widened Medians
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Objectives:• Appealing & functional Gateway for all modes• Alternative to highway-like Adams/Tillary St crossing• Safer Adams/Tillary St. Crossing• Use service roads to cut crossing distance & time, improve connectivity, & safety
Federal Court
Walt Whitman
Park
Concord Village
NYC College of Technology
Cadman Parks
Walt Whitman Park
Tillary Street
Community Consulting Services 2004 Proposal
• Ped/bike ramp off/on BB terminates at signalized midblock crosswalk• Connects to bike lanes & sidewalk on service roads• Separate northbound/southbound crossing• Synchronized with Tillary Street• Traffic Calm: Many pro’s but “Requires in-depth study”
• Bulb-out service road medians into a few parking spaces on both sides• Use for waiting area to cross mainline• Mainline crossing distance cut to 68’—doable in 23 seconds
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Cadman Plaza West to Cadman Plaza East
Long crosswalks
Striped triangle at Clinton
Excessive lanes; taxi needs at courthouse
Security closure at Cadman Plaza East
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Cadman Plaza West to Cadman Plaza East
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Tillary and Adams Streets
Highway-style appearance
2008 left-turn ban Long crosswalks
No gateway treatment
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Tillary and Adams Streets
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Adams Street / Brooklyn Bridge Access
Long, narrow pedestrian/bicycle chute
Lack of gateway presence
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Adams Street / Brooklyn Bridge Access
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Adams Street South of Tillary Street
Bike lanes blocked by parked cars Narrow medians
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Adams Street South of Tillary Street
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Jay Street to Flatbush Avenue
Narrow pedestrian refuges
Long crosswalks
Lacks gateway treatment
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Jay Street to Flatbush Avenue
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Contact Information
If you would like to contact us with questions or input on the future design of Tillary and Adams Streets, please send an email to Christopher Hrones of the Brooklyn Borough Commissioner’s Office at the address below. We look forward to hearing from you.