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West Side Manhattan Transportation Study

DOT is conducting a traffic and transportation study for the area bounded by West 55th Street, West 86th Street, Central Park West and Twelfth Avenue/Henry Hudson Parkway in the Borough of Manhattan.

DOT initiated the study in response to community concerns over the growth in major real estate developments and traffic congestion. The study will assess existing traffic and transportation conditions in the study area and project how future land uses may generate new trips and affect levels of congestion in the study area. Community input will be an integral part of the assessment process. After the study we will work with the community to produce recommendations to improve traffic flow and safety along corridors and at intersections, reduce congestion and improve access to local destinations.

The following topics will be analyzed in detail as part of this study:

• demographics
• traffic and transportation
• accidents and safety
• taxis and car services
• truck access and deliveries
• parking on and off the street
• buses and subways
• pedestrian and bicycles
• safety
• land use and zoning
  

Technical Memorandum No. 1: Existing Conditions 2008

This memorandum assessment of existing conditions includes an analysis of demographics, land use and zoning, traffic and transportation, pedestrian and bicycle, accidents, transit, parking, and goods movement.
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DOT had the third and final public meeting for the West Side Manhattan Transportation Study on April 25, 2012. The findings of the future conditions analysis and the study's recommendations were presented. Comments on the Draft Final Report will be accepted until May 25, 2012.
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Technical Memorandum No. 2: Future Conditions & Recommendations

This section of the report presents the 2018 future conditions analysis as well as recommended improvement measures. It contains an assessment of future conditions by analyzing area demographics, land use and zoning, traffic and transportation, pedestrian and bicycle, accidents, goods movement, transit, and parking. The improvement measures which are based on the analyses and community concerns include signal timing changes, parking regulation changes, roadway restriping and other geometric changes in the study area.
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DOT held a public meeting on September 22, 2009 to update stakeholders on the progress of the Upper West Side study. DOT provided an update on its analysis of existing conditions, initiatives the Agency currently has underway to improve conditions on the Upper West Side, improvements that have already been implemented and improvements that have been identified through this study but not yet implemented. DOT also discussed next steps in the study and opportunities for additional public input.
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West Side Manhattan Transportation Study Public Listening Session Summary

DOT held a Public Listening Session as part of this study at John Jay College on Monday, September 24, 2007. The meeting gave members of the public living on the Upper West Side from West 54th Street to West 86th Street from Central Park West to the West Side Highway an opportunity and a venue to air their concerns and offer their suggestions about the current transportation problems in their neighborhood. 198 members of the public attended and participated in this meeting.
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