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Copyiht Copyright © 2009 New York City Department o Transportation
ISBN–13: 978–0–615–29096–6
ISBN–10: 0–615–29096–5
1. REFERENCE/General.
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Acnowldmnts The completion o this project would not have
been possible without the participation o
numerous city agencies. Each individual named
here played a role, rom the development o the
original concept to writing and reviewing. The
Streetscape Task Force will continue working to
enhance New York City streets.
Janette Sadik–Khan, Commissioner, dot
Lori Ardito, FIrST DePUTY COMMISSIONer, DOT
With Spcial Thans to:
Adrian Benepe, COMMISSIONer, DPr
Amanda Burden, DIreCTOr, DCP
David Burney, COMMISSIONer, DDC
Emily Lloyd, FOrMer COMMISSIONer, DeP
NYC DOT Street Design ManualTam
Wendy Feuer
Michael Flynn
Ed Jano
Margaret Newman
Bruce Schaller
Andy Wiley–Schwartz
NYC DOT Spcial Contibutos
Patricia Browne
Emily Colasacco
John Dulac
Joseph Jarrin
Jon Orcutt
Susan Pondish
Sttscap Tas Foc and
Oth Contibutos
John Albin, DOT
Orly Amir, DOT
Lynette Baptist, DOT
Joe Barr, DOT
Eric Beaton, DOT
Josh Benson, DOT
Simon Bertrang OCPD
Maurice Bruet, DOT
Joseph Cannisi, DOT
Kerry Carnahan, DD C
Tom Cocola, DOT
Philip Damashek, DOT
Skye Duncan, DC P
Anthony Fiore, DeP
Margaret Forgione, DOT
Jennier Lex Furioli, SBS
Neil Gagliardi, DOT
Steve Galgano, DOT
Kathryn Garcia, De P
Anita Garrison,DOT
Kanda Gordon, DO B
Meredith Grin, DC
Bram Gunther, DP r
Bruce Hendler, DD C
Claudia Herasme, DC P
Leon Heyward, DOT
Christopher Hrones, DOT
Terra Ishee, DOT
Adriana Jacykewycz, DPr
David Jehn, DOT
Michael Johnson, DOT
Laurie Kerr, OLTPS
Jared Knowles, LP C
Aaron Koch, OLTPS
Anne Koenig, DOT
Joshua Kraus, DOT
Ziv Lavi, DC P
Steve Levine, OMB
Rozella Logan, DOT
Chris Lucas, DOT
Tim Lynch, DD C
Patricia Lyons, DOTTom Maguire, DOT
Vincent Maniscalco, DOT
Mike Marsico, DOT
John Martin, DOT
Wanda Matos, DOT
Robert Mayer, OM B
Maura McCarthy, DOT
Charles McKinney, DPr
John McLaughlin, De P
Connie Moran, DOT
John Murray, OMB
Paul Nelson, SBS
Yun Poy “Dino” Ng, DD C
Signe Nielsen, DC
Ted Oberman, DOT
Flavia Orlandi, OMB
Galileo Orlando, DOT
Joseph Palmieri, DOT
Ghanshyam Patel, DOT
Robert Piccolo, MOPD
Michael Primeggia, DOT
Marguerite Riskalla, DOT
Matthew Roe, DOT
Gale Rothstein, eDC
Scott Roveto, DOT
Charles Rudesill, DPr
Ryan Russo, DOT
Ali Sadriyoun, DOT
Luis Sanchez, DOT
Je Shumaker, DC P
Jackie Snyder, DC
Gerard Soan, DOT
Michael Soliman, DOT
Joe Sopiak, DD C
Patricia Stareck, DOT
David Stein, DOT
Matt Stephens, DPr
Carter Strickland, OLTPS
Je Sugarman, DC P
Sandy Tomas, eD C
Randy Wade, DOT
Jeremy Waldrup, SBS
Thomas Wargo, DC P
Alex Washburn, DC P
Steve Weber, DOT
Matthew Wells, DPrKeith Wen, DO B
Josh Wojcik, DOT
Brianna Wol, OLTPS
Tchnical rads
Michael Ronkin
Gary Toth
edito and Ind
Chelsea Mauldin
Carol Inskip
gaphic Dsin
Pure+AppliedCarlton Avenue, Brooklyn
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DC
New York City Design Commission
DCA
New York City Department o
Consumer Aairs
DCAS
New York City Department oCitywide Administrative Services
DCP
New York City Department o
City Planning
DDC
New York City Department o
Design and Construction
DeC
New York State Department o
Environmental ConservationDeP
New York City Department o
Environmental Protection
DOB
New York City Department
o Buildings
DOHMH
New York City Department o
Health and Mental Hygiene
DoITT
New York City Department o
Inormation Technology and
Telecommunications
DOT / NYC DOT
New York City Department
o Transportation
DPr
New York City Department o
Parks and Recreation
DSNY
New York City Departmento Sanitation
eDC
New York City Economic
Development Corporation
FDNY
New York City Fire Department
FHWA
The Federal Highway Administration
LPC
New York City Landmarks
Preservation Commission
MOPD
Mayor’s Oce or People
with Disabilities
MTA Metropolitan Transportation Authority
NYCT
New York City Transit, an MTA agency
NYPD
New York City Police Department
NYS DOT
New York State Department
o Transportation
OCPD
Mayor’s Oce o CapitalProject Development
OLTPS
Mayor’s Oce o Long–Term
Planning and Sustainability
OMB
Mayor’s Oce o Management
and Budget
SAPO
The Street Activity Permit Oce
within the New York City Oce
o Citywide Event Coordination
and Management
SBS
New York City Department o
Small Business Services
US DOT
U S Department o Transportation
Ancy Aconyms
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INTrODUCTION Bacound
9th Avenue, Manhattan ater “complete street” improvements
Engineering, planning and urban design best practices over the last ten years
have emphasized a more balanced idea o street design, giving equal weight to
transportation, community, and environmental goals. Practitioners (and the
public) have learned that investment in high–quality street inrastructure can
yield benets well beyond simple mobility: public health, improved physical
environment, and (particularly relevant in lean scal times) economic benets
in the potential or increased residential and commercial property values and
retail activity.
The Street Design Manual builds on the experience o innovation in street
design, materials, and lighting that has developed in New York City and around
the world. It is designed to be a fexible document that will change and grow,
incorporating new treatments as appropriate ater testing. The use and
continued development o the Street Design Manual will assure that New York
City remains a leading innovator in the public realm as it becomes a greater,
greener city.
Practitioners (and thepublic) hae learned thatinestment in high–qualitystreet inrastructure canyield benefts wellbeyond simple mobility.
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INTrODUCTIONStt Dsin Policy
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Dsin o Visual ecllnc
Great cities are dened by the visual
quality o their streets. New York
City’s streets should be designed to
the highest aesthetic standards
possible, maintaining consistency
in their character in order to achieve
a coherent and harmonious
streetscape.
o Impov th cohnc o stts
by using consistent materials.
o Consid lon tm maintnanc.
Materials should be selected that
are readily maintained and durable
over an extended period o time.
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Dsin o Cost–ectivnss
Reconstruction o city streets
requires substantial nancial
resources. The list o worthwhile
projects competing or a limited pool
o unding is extensive. It is thereore
important to ensure that street
designs are cost–eective.
o Consid ull licycl costs and
bnts when developing street
designs. Besides their initial capital
outlays, the measurable long–term
economic, environmental, saety,
health, and other benets o
well–designed, well–managed
streets should be taken into
consideration.
o Dsin stts to mt th city’s
utu nds. Streets are
reconstructed very inrequently.
Consideration o uture conditions
and needs should be part o the
planning process.
o Implmnt a cla and
consistnt dsin viw pocss
to streamline project review.
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USINg THe MANUAL1.1 Applicability
The Street Design Manual should be used by agency sta, design
proessionals, community groups, and other entities involved in the planning
and design o streets in New York City. The policies and guidelines in the Street
Design Manual should be the oundation o designs or all projects that
signicantly impact public and private streets in New York City. NYC DOT will
review projects or consistency with the manual.
Examples o applicable projects include capital and non–capital projects, such
as street reconstructions and resuracings; operational and trac control
treatments; street work associated with new or renovated buildings; and other
public or private construction projects that include roadways, sidewalks,
and plazas.
The guidance presented in the Street Design Manual does not supersede any
existing ederal, state or city laws, rules, and regulations. All projects remain
subject to relevant statutes, such as the Zoning Resolution o the City o New
York, City Environmental Quality Review (CEQR), and appropriate reviews and
approvals o oversight agencies such as the New York City Design Commission
(DC), Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC), and Oce o Managementand Budget (OMB).
The manual provides assistance in our major areas:
Applicability
Povidin aFamwo o
DsinDcisions
SttinAppopiat goals
o eachPojct
establishina Cla and
Consistnt Dsinrviw
Pocss
Svin asa Cntal,
Comphnsivrnc
guid
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USINg THe MANUAL 1.2 Oanization
Oanization
Chapt 1: Usin th Manual
Guidelines or incorporating the
manual into the design process.
A Not on
Sustainability Oppotunitis
Many o the design treatments in
this manual include a section entitled
“Sustainability Opportunities,” oering ways to reduce the street’s
environmental impact. For more
detailed design guidance on
sustainable street inrastructure,
including stormwater source controls
(BMPs), readers are directed to DDC’s
High Perormance Inrastructure
Guidelines, the Sustainable Urban
Sites Handbook, and resources listed
in Appendix C.
Chapt 2: gomty
A “toolbox” o geometric street
treatments to enhance saety,
mobility, and sustainability.
Chapt 3: Matials
Specic materials with
recommendations or use and
reerences to appropriate
specications.
Chapt 4: Lihtin
Street and pedestrian lights that
meet energy–eciency, technical,
and visual quality criteria.
Chapt 5: Funitu
Freestanding elements that are part
o NYC DOT’s coordinated street
urniture ranchise and site
urnishings used by other agencies.
glossay
Denitions o requently used terms
and abbreviations.
Appndi A: Dsin Cov Sht
A project summary to accompany
submission o project designs to NYC
DOT and other agencies or review.
Appndi B: guid to Juisdictions
Agency responsibilities or particularstreet operations and inrastructure.
Appndi C: Citations
Reerence to laws, regulations, and
reerence sources.
Appndi D:
DOT Dsin rviw Pocss
A summary o NYC DOT’s streamlined
design review process.
The Street Design Manual is
structured with fe chapters and
our appendices. Chapters 2
through 5 contain the bul o the
manual’s design guidance.
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USINg THe MANUAL
To assist designers, engineers,
and other users in isualizing the
“big picture”— how the manual’s
indiidual design treatments can
be combined to respond toarying planning contets — fe
generalized “street typologies”
are described below, ollowed by
two illustratie eamples o how
arious elements rom the
manual can be combined.
Stt Typolois
Most jurisdictions in the United
States categorize their streets into
“unctional classications” based on
vehicular access and mobility needs.
Some states and cities go beyond
such classications to categorize
streets into broader “typologies” thatrespond not only to the context o the
vehicular network, but also to other
networks (such as transit and bicycle),
land uses, and environmental actors.
Such categorizations are intended to
provide a simplied planning
ramework to expedite the street
design process.
Due to the complexity and limited
right–o–way o its street network,
New York City does not currently
assign streets into such typologies.
However, the ve generalized street
typologies that ollow show that the
design o a street can be considered
in a comprehensive way. Some, like a
Boulevard treatment, have been used
widely in New York City and around
the world; other innovative designs
such as a slow street have been used
successully elsewhere, but have not
yet been adopted in New York City.
1.3 Th Plannin Pocss
Most streets are and will continue
to be variations o the prevalent
General Street design — one or more
roadways open to mixed trac with
sidewalks and curbs. This type o
street provides great fexibility,
allowing or streets o varying designs
and operating characteristics throughsuch parameters as design speed;
one–way versus two–way operation;
number and width o moving and
parking lanes; use o medians, curb
extensions, and other geometric
eatures; provision o exclusive or
preerential acilities or buses and
bicyclists; and street material and
urniture selections.
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USINg THe MANUAL
Tokyo, Japan (Credit: Rob Ketcherside)
1.3 Th Plannin Pocss
Slow Stt
A local street which makes extensive use o trac–
calming measures to discourage vehicular through–trac,
reduce vehicle speeds, and green and beautiy the
streetscape, creating a comortable environment orbicycling and walking.
Sometimes called “bicycle boulevards” or “Home Zones”,
Slow Streets are especially well–suited to local residential
streets and streets adjacent to schools.
Typical Tatmnts
o Mixed Roadway
o Sidewalks
o Reduced Speed Limit
o Gateways and Curb Extensions
o Trac Diverters
o Neighborhood Trac Circles
o Individual Tree Pits/Connected Tree Pits
o Greenstreets/Planted Areas
o Unit Paver Roadway
o Standard Sidewalk and Curb Materials
Oth Common Tatmnts
o Shared Street
o Raised Intersections
o Street Swales
o Distinctive Crosswalk Materials
o Unit Paver Sidewalk
o Granite Curb
Fulton Mall, Brooklyn
Tansit Stt
A street or exclusive or near–exclusive surace transit
(bus) use or where transit operations are given priority.
Transit streets are streets where private vehicles havelimited or no access, and bus use is prioritized. Delivery
access may be allowed at all times or in o–hours, and
bicyclists are sometimes allowed to share the bus lanes.
Transit streets oten emphasize urban design and transit–
supportiveness by including outdoor seating, landscaping,
attractive street materials, and well–designed bus queuing
areas and o–board are collection. These measures help
create an appealing street environment in the presence o
high numbers o buses.
Typical Tatmnts
o Mixed Roadway (vehicle access completely or
mostly limited to buses)
o Bus Lane/Busway
o Sidewalks
o Individual Tree Pits/Connected Tree Pits
o Concrete or Unit Paver Roadway
o Tinted Concrete and/or Exposed Aggregate Sidewalk
o Standard Curb Materials
Oth Common Tatmnts
o Curb Extensions
o Gateways
o Medians
o Greenstreets/Planted Areas
o Unit Paver Sidewalk or Furnishing Zone
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B U S
USINg THe MANUAL 1.3 Th Plannin Pocss
Pedestrian Ramps
Furnishing Zone
with Square Paers
Trafc Signal Median Barrier with
Bie Channel
Bus Bulb with
Bus Shelter
Bie Lane
Curb Etension
with Bicycle Paring
Raised CrossingUntinted Concrete(Residential District)
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USINg THe MANUAL 1.3 Th Plannin Pocss
Mid–Bloc Narrowing with
Raised Speed Reducer
Street Swale
Ribbon Sidewal
with Street Swale
Plain Concrete
(Residential District)
Raised Intersection
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USINg THe MANUAL1.5 Intation into Pojct Dvlopmnt
Use by Community Boards,
Elected Ofcials, Community
Groups, and the Public
While the Street Design Manual
gives planning and design guidance
or government agencies and theirconsultants, it is also intended to be
a resource or the general public.
The manual can assist neighborhood
groups and elected ocials in
planning more eectively or their
communities.
Idntiy Pojct goals
Q. What a th ovall oals and
pioitis o th city in dsinin
its stts?
What a th oals o th community
o th pojct? How can th manual
hlp aliz thm?
A. Reer to the Street Design Policy
(Introduction) or an overview o
general policies and priorities or
designing streets.
Reer to the Street Design Checklist
(previous section) or key
considerations in setting project
goals.
Maintnanc Patns
Q. What a th appopiat ans
o dsin tatmnts that may b
considd o paticula Nw Yo
City stts o nihbohoods?
Which tatmnts qui a
maintnanc patn om th
community?
What is th maintnanc capacity o
th community?
What is quid o maintnanc
patns?
A. Reer to Chapters 2–5 (Geometry,
Materials, Lighting, and Furniture) tounderstand the dierent design
treatments that can be used, or
general guidance on when and how
they should be used, and or any
requirements or maintenance
partners rom the community.
Timlin
Q. How can th quality o pojcts
and spd o dlivy b impovd?
How can tim–consumin dsin
chans lat in th dvlopmnt
pocss b avoidd?
A. Use o the manual early on and
throughout the project development
process can help the public and
government interact more eciently
and eectively, potentially speeding
approvals and implementation.
rulatin Ancis and Laws
Q. What ancis hav juisdiction
ov a paticula pojct and how
will thy b involvd in th plannin,
discussion and valuation o th
pojct?
A. Reer to Appendix B or clarication
on which agencies have responsibility
or jurisdiction over dierent elements
o the street design, such as
approvals, permits and maintenance.
Q. What laws, ulations, and
dsin uidanc soucs should th
public b mad awa to bcom
amilia with th stt dsin
pocss?
A. Reer to Appendix C or a reerence
on laws, regulations, and design
guidance sources that are requently
relevant in designing streets.
145th Street, Queens
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gomty2 2.0 Intoduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
2.1 roadways & Lans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
2.1.1 Mied Roadway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
2.1.2 Bie Lanes & Paths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
2.1.a Bie Lane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
b Bie Path. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
2.1.3 Bus Lanes & Busways . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
a Bus Lane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
b Busway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
2.1.4 Shared Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
2.2 Sidwals & Mdians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
2.2.1 Sidewal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
a Full Sidewal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
b Ribbon Sidewal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
2.2.2 Curb Etension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
a Curb Etension with Greenstreet/Plantings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
b Curb Etension with Community Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69c Bus Bulb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
d Mid–Bloc Narrowing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
2.2.3 Median . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
2.2.4 Median Saety Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
2.3 Tac Calmin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
2.3.1 Raised Speed Reducers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
a Speed Cushion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
2.3.2 Gateway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
2.3.3 Trafc Dierters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
a Median Barrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
b Forced Turn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81c Diagonal Dierter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
d Hal Closure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
e Full Closure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
2.3.4 Chicane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
2.3.5 Neighborhood Trafc Circle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
2.3.6 Roundabout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
2.3.7 Raised Crossing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
2.3.8 Raised Intersection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
2.4 Stt Ts & Plantins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 2
2.4.1 Tree Pits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
a Indiidual Tree Pit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95b Connected Tree Pits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
c Stormwater–Capturing Tree Pits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
2.4.2 Greenstreet/Planted Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
2.4.3 Street Swale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
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geometry : roadways & lanes
roadways & Lans
geOMeTrY 2.1 roadways & Lans
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geOMeTrY: rOADWAYS & LANeS 2.1.2b Spaatd Bi Path
Two–way bike path located outside the sidewalk: Columbia Street, Brooklyn
Two–way bike path separated with landscaped median: Canal Street, Manhattan
Dsin
See design guidance or BIkE LANES &
PATHS (2.1.2)
Care must be given to the design o
bike paths at intersections and
driveways to maintain visibility o the
bicyclist to motorists (and vice–versa)
and to reduce the risk o turningconficts with motor vehicles
In some circumstances (e.g., long
paths along open space or waterront)
paths can be designed or shared–
use by bicyclists, pedestrians,
skaters, wheelchair users, and other
non–motorized users (“a shared–use
path”) rather than as a separate bike
path and SIDEWALk (2.2.1)
I designed as a shared–use path,
provide adequate space appropriate
to anticipated volumes o low–speed
users (pedestrians) and higher–speed
users (bicyclists) so as to provide sae
and comortable accommodation o
both and minimize conficts between
the two
Design MEDIANS that separate bike
paths according to the MEDIAN
section (2.2.3)
Sustainability Oppotunitis
See sustainability opportunities or
BIkE LANES & PATHS
I a separated bike path uses
medians, see Sustainability
Opportunities or MEDIANS
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geOMeTrY: rOADWAYS & LANeS2.1.3 Bus Lans & Busways
Bus Lans & Busways
USAge: LIMITeD
A dedicated on–street acility
or buses.
BUS LANES are delineated within the
roadway with markings (2.1.3a) while
BUSWAYS are physically separated
rom trac or most o their length
(2.1.3b). Both acility types can either
be designed to run along the median
o the street or along the outside
(curbside or interior to a parking lane)
o the street.
Bnts
Improves bus speeds and reliability
by separating buses rom potential
congestion in mixed trac and
reducing or eliminating their need
to merge in and out o trac at
bus stopsProvides means or emergency
vehicles to bypass trac
Considations
I curbside, may result in loss o
curbside parking
Application
Streets with high bus volumes or Bus
Rapid Transit (BRT) and moderate to
high trac congestionConsider on all streets with high bus
volumes or BRT and adequate space,
regardless o congestion
Avoid on streets where the roadway
geometry prevents the sae operation
o a BUS LANE OR BUSWAY in
conjunction with other necessary
uses o the roadway
Dsin
BUS LANES & BUS WAYS can be locatedimmediately adjacent to the curb
(curb bus lane or busway), adjacent to
the righthand parking lane (interior
bus lane), or in the middle o a
road with boarding island stations
(median bus lane or busway)
All BUS LANE & BU SWAY types can
be one or two lanes per direction
based on bus volume, operating
characteristics, and road width;
one lane per direction is a more
common treatment
A median BUS LANE or BUSWAY
should be considered on two–way
streets when sucient right–o–way
is available to accommodate the bus
acility and the associated boarding
islands, and the operation o the
busway (including pedestrian
movements) can be saely managed
For median bus lane or busway
designs, boarding platorms must be
included or bus passengers at bus
stops; these islands can also unction
as MEDIAN SAFETY ISLANDS (2.2.4)
For median bus lane or busway
designs, let turns across the busacility should either be prohibited or
provided a protected signal phase
Use an interior bus lane when parking
needs to be maintained; stops can be
made at the curb or at BUS BULBS
(2.2.2c)
Use a curb–aligned bus lane or
busway when right–o–way may be
constrained or a median acility
cannot be operated saely and where
parking impacts can be managedFor curb–aligned designs, curbside
deliveries can be accommodated
with, lay–bys, and reserved
commercial loading around the
corner, e.g., delivery windows, delivery
All BUS LANE & BU SWAY designs can
accommodate one or two directions
o bus trac. Special care must be
paid to the signalization and design o
intersections so as to not introduce
turning confictsConsider queue–jump lanes or
buses where buses need to merge
with mixed trac, where the roadway
width reduces (such as at the end o a
bus lane, a roadway choke point, or a
bridge or tunnel approach), and at turn
priority locations
For improved roadway longevity, a
concrete roadway should be
considered or BUS LANES & BUS WAYS
when conditions permit
Sustainability Oppotunitis
Utilize paving with a high SRI value
within bus lane or busway unless
red–colored pavement is to be used
as per 2.1.3a
Utilize recycled content in paving
materials
Red, curb–aligned, on–street busway with “sot separation” rom trac:34th Street, Manhattan
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geOMeTrY: rOADWAYS & LANeS2.1.4 Shad Stt
Depending on the specic land uses,
width, vehicle and pedestrian volumes
and other access and operational
characteristics o the street, a shared
street may not be appropriate, in
which case consideration should be
given to a standard MIxED ROADWAY
with alternative design options such
as traditional trac calming and/or a
mid-block crossing
Consider as an alternative a ully
pedestrianized street when pedestrian
volumes are high, vehicle volumes are
low and vehicle access is not required
during daytime hours
Dsin
Sidewalks and curbs should not be
used, but accessible path(s) must beprovided as per ADA guidelines
In the absence o curbs, special
attention should be given to providing
adequate drainage
Vehicle–ree, accessible routes must
be provided or the visually impaired
Design should utilize whatever
horizontal, vertical, and material
treatments are necessary to
encourage vehicle speeds that are low(15 mph or lower) throughout, whether
or not pedestrians are present
Use GATEWAY (2.3.2) or similar
treatments and proper signage at
entries to discourage through-trac,
indicate the change in street
environment, and slow entering
vehicles
Institute a reduced speed limit (New
York State VTL Section 1642(a)(26)
(a) currently allows as low as 15mph)along with the physical trac calming
o the shared street
Attractive street materials,
urnishings and other objects within
the street can be used to alert drivers
and emphasize the pedestrian
orientation o the space, subject to
permits, maintenance agreements,
or revocable consents as required
Maximize street trees
Include planted areas and stormwater
source controls within the roadway
wherever possible
Staggered sections o parking or
loading zones can be used as a design
option to constrict wider streets
To maintain the streetscape elements
required or creating a low–speed
environment and ostering a vibrant
public space, careul attention must
be paid to proper programming and
management o the space, with the
participation o an active maintenance
partner where appropriate
Pedestrian–priority zone: Fordham Plaza, The Bronx
Shared intersection: Seven Dials, London (Credit: Aaron Naparstek/streetsblog.org)(Note: For illustrative purposes only)
Sustainability Oppotunitis
Minimize impervious paved areas
and utilize permeable paving
wherever possible
Maximize trees and other green cover
Utilize stormwater source controls
wherever easible
Increase SRI value o paved suraces
to reduce urban heat island impact
Utilize recycled content in paving
materials
Coordinate streetscape/utility work
to minimize street cuts
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geOMeTrY: SIDeWALkS & MeDIANS
Sidewalk with standard paving treatment:11th Avenue, Manhattan
2.2.1 Sidwal
Sidwal
USAge: WIDe
That portion o a street, whether
paed or unpaed, between the
curb lines or the lateral lines o aroadway and the adjacent
property lines intended or the
use o pedestrians. Where it is not
clear which section is intended
or the use o pedestrians, the
sidewal will be deemed to be that
portion o the street between
the building line and the curb.
In denser areas a FULL SIDEWALk (2.2.1a) reaching all the way to the
curb is used, while in less built–up
areas a RIBBON SIDEWALk (2.2.1b),
with a vegetated or grass planting
strip between the sidewalk and
the roadway, can oten be used.
Bnts
Facilitates relatively speedy and
unobstructed pedestrian movement,
ree o vehicle conficts except at
intersections and driveways
Can provide space or “staying”
activities such as relaxing, shopping,
eating, and socializing, with adequate
width
Application
Streets that are not SHARED STREETS
(2.1.4) or pedestrian–only, except in
certain historic districts as per LPC
Ribbon sidewalks are appropriate in
R1–R6 zoning districts; ull sidewalks
are used elsewhere
Dsin
Sidewalks should always be provided
on both sides o the street roadway
A park's internal path located near a
roadway does not substitute or a
sidewalk
Sidewalks (and planting strip, i
applicable) should be as wide as
possible appropriate to oot trac
and available street width
Sidewalks must conorm to ADA
requirements or minimum clear path
width and provision o spaces where
wheelchair users can pass one
another or turn around; beyond the
ADA minimum, provide an
unobstructed clear path o 8 eet or
one–hal the sidewalk width
(whichever is greater)
Sidewalk cross–slope can be
2% maximum, or a width o at
least 5 eet
Sidewalks must meet load–bearing,
riction, and other requirements as
per relevant standard specications
and regulations
ADA–compliant pedestrian ramps
must be provided at all pedestrian
crossings; separate ramps should be
used aligned with each crosswalk;
color o detectable warning strip
should contrast with surrounding
pavement: dark gray in areas o
light pavement and white in areas
o dark pavement
The area within 18 inches o the curb
should be kept ree o all obstructions
New York City Mayor’s Executive
Order No.22 o 1995 (the “Clear
Corner Policy”) states that to the
maximum extent possible,
structures and objects should not be
placed in the corner and the corner
quadrant
For recommended clearances
between obstructions, see Revocable
Consent Rules (RCNY Title 34,
Chapter 7), Section 7–06(c)(5)), NYCDOT Highway Rules (RCNY Title 34,
Chapter 2, Section 2–10) and DCA’s
rules regarding newsstands (RCNY
Title 6, Chapter 2, Subchapter G)
Maximize street trees
Include planted areas and stormwater
source controls within sidewalks
wherever possible when a
maintenance partner is identied
I work includes tree planting,
consider the location o utility
inrastructure, including NYC DEP
sewers and water mains
Sustainability Oppotunitis
Minimize impervious paved areas
and utilize permeable paving
wherever possible
Maximize trees and other green cover
whenever clearance allows
Utilize stormwater source controls
wherever easible
Increase SRI value o sidewalk
materials to reduce urban heat island
impact
Utilize recycled content in
paving materials
Coordinate streetscape/utility work
to minimize street cuts
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geOMeTrY: SIDeWALkS & MeDIANS 2.2.1a Full Sidwal
Sidwal:
Full Sidwal
USAge: WIDe
A ull sidewal accommodates
both pedestrian trafc and
a range o street urnishings
and ftures.
The area o the sidewalk closest to
the curb, where light poles, signs,
re hydrants, telephone booths,
newspaper boxes, etc., are typically
located, is reerred to as the
“urnishing zone” (see section 3.4).
Bnts
See benets o sidewalk (2.2.1)
Provides increased space or
pedestrian movement and improved
curbside access as compared to a
ribbon sidewalk (2.2.1b)
Application
See application guidance or
sidewalk
Dsin
See design guidance or sidewalk
Sustainability Oppotunitis
See sustainability opportunities or
sidewalk
Sidewalk corner quadrant with pedestrian ramps: West 110th Street, Manhattan
Sidewalk: Seventh Avenue, Brooklyn (Credit: NYC DCP)
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geOMeTrY: SIDeWALkS & MeDIANS 2.2.2b Cub etnsion with Community Facilitis
Cub etnsion:
Cub etnsion withCommunity Facilitis
USAge: WIDe
A CUrB exTeNSION that proides
space or community acilities
such as bicycle paring, seating,
and other street urniture.
In areas with inadequate sidewalk
width to accommodate needed
unctional sidewalk elements or the
community, the extra space provided
by a curb extension can be used or
bike parking, seating, public art,
gardens, plantings, or trees, alone or
in combination.
Similarly, all paved curb extensions
can also provide space or consolidating
basic sidewalk urnishings such as
trash cans, newspaper racks,
newsstands, and light or signal poles,
where oot trac permits.
Bnts
Provides saety and trac
calming benets as described in
CURB ExTENSION (2.2.2)
Provides space or unctional
sidewalk elements outside o the
sidewalk clear path, reeing sidewalk
space or movement
Improves the public realm and creates
useul public space, particularly in
areas where public open space is in
short supply
Allows limited street space to
serve multiple unctions, thereby
increasing the perormance o
street inrastructure
Considations
Permits, revocable consents, and/or
maintenance agreements may be
required or certain elements
Bike racks must be standard NYC
DOT design unless a permit is
obtained rom NYC DOT
Application
See application guidance or
CURB ExTENSION
Areas without sidewalk crowding
where demand exists or the
community acilities and a committed
partner is willing to maintain any
elements that require maintenance,
such as seating; a maintenancepartner is not needed or a NYC DOT
bike rack
Dsin
See design guidance or
CURB ExTENSION
Sustainability Oppotunitis
See sustainability opportunities or
CURB ExTENSION
Curb extension with trees and bike parking: 46th Street, Queens
Curb extension with bike parking:North 7th Street, Brooklyn
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geOMeTrY: SIDeWALkS & MeDIANS2.2.4 Mdian Saty Island
Bnts
Enhances pedestrian saety and
accessibility by reducing crossing
distances and providing reuge or
pedestrians to cross road in stages
Calms trac, especially let turns and
through–movements, by narrowing
roadway at intersection
Reduces risk o vehicle let–turn andhead–on collisions at intersection
Can green and beautiy the
streetscape with trees and/or
vegetation, potentially including
stormwater source controls
Trees increase the visibility o the
island, thereby usually improving
saety
Considations
May impact underground utilities
Landscaping or stormwater source
controls require a partner or ongoing
maintenance
Application
See application guidance
or MEDIAN (2.2.3)
Dsin
See design guidance or MEDIAN
Typical island accommodates two
street trees and, where appropriate,
bell bollards
Sustainability Oppotunitis
See sustainability opportunities
or MEDIAN
Mdian Saty Island
USAge: WIDe
A raised area located at
crosswals that seres as
pedestrian reuge separatingtrafc lanes or directions,
particularly on wide roadways.
Also nown as a "median reuge
island" and "green reuge island."
Used at pedestrian crossings
when a ull MeDIAN is not easible.
A median saety island coners most
o the same benets as ull MEDIANS
at pedestrian crossings. Full MEDIANS
should be used rather than median
saety islands wherever possible.
Median saety island with landscaping and tree: Empire Boulevard, Brooklyn
Median saety island: Vanderbilt Avenue, Brooklyn
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geOMeTrY: TrAFFIC CALMINg2.3.2 gatway
gatway
USAge: LIMITeD
A combination o trafc–calming
and isual measures used at the
entrance to a low–speed streetto slow entering ehicles and
discourage through–trafc.
Useul at all roadway transitions
to slower–speed environments,
gateways are especially suited to
entrances to residential side
streets and SHARED STREETS.
The design elements o a gateway
can include CURB ExTENSIONS (2.2.2),
a RAISED CROSSING (2.3.7) or
driveway treatment, a MEDIAN (2.2.3),
landscaping or trees, and community
acilities such as seating and
public art.
Bnts
Decreases vehicular speeds and
discourages through–trac without
blocking or prohibiting vehicularaccess
Demarcates transitions to low–
speed, SHARED STREET (2.1.4). or
pedestrian–oriented areas
Provides pedestrians with priority
movement across the treated leg o
the intersection
Considations
May impact street drainage or require
catch basin relocation
May impact underground utilities
May require loss o curbside parking
in some cases
Community acilities typically
necessitate the presence o a
maintenance partner
Many community acilities and
sidewalk items require a permit or
revocable consent rom the city
I gateway includes a RAISED
CROSSING (2.3.7), snow plows must
be given advance warning
Application
Entrances to SHARED STREETS
Consider at entrances to streets with
low vehicle volumes or speeds rom
streets with high vehicle volumes or
speeds
Dsin
Include at a minimum CURB
ExTENSIONS (2.2.2) to narrow the
roadway; preerably, verticaldefection should also be created
using a RAISED CROSSING or ramped
driveway treatment; i the street is
two–way, a MEDIAN (2.2.3) or MEDIAN
SAFETY ISLAND (2.2.4) can be
included, space permitting
Other design elements can “narrow” a
street visually, including plantings,
public art, bicycle parking, and
community acilities such as seating
I work includes tree planting,consider the location o utility
inrastructure, including NYC DEP
sewers and water mains
Sustainability Oppotunitis
I gateway includes CURB
ExTENSIONS, see sustainability
opportunities or CURB ExTENSIONS
Gateway to residential street including Greenstreets: Mulry Square, Manhattan
Gateway at transition rom local residentialstreet: Prospect Place, Brooklyn
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geOMeTrY: TrAFFIC CALMINg 2.3.3b Focd Tun
Tac Divts:
Focd Tun
USAge: LIMITeD
An island or sidewal etension
at the approach to an intersection
that preents let or right turns
and through–moements rom
the intersecting street.
Like other trac islands and sidewalk
extensions, a orced turn can include
plantings or other design eatures.
Bnts
See benets or TRAFFIC DIvERTERS
(2.3.3)
Enhances saety at intersection by
reducing potential vehicle movements
and conficts, particularly let turns
Reduces risk o motorists running a
red light or stop sign when
approaching rom side street
Enhances pedestrian saety and
accessibility by reducing crossing
distances and providing reuge or
pedestrians to cross road in stages
Application
See application guidance or
TRAFFIC DIvERTERS
Two–way local streets at their
intersections with one–way streets
or with two–way streets on whicha MEDIAN BARRIER (2.3.3a) is
not possible
Dsin
See design guidance or
TRAFFIC DIvERTERS
Sustainability Oppotunitis
See sustainability opportunities or
TRAFFIC DIvERTERS
Forced turn with bike channel: Berkeley, Caliornia (Credit: Jessica Roberts)(Note: or illustrative purposes only)
Forced turn: Riverside, Caliornia (Credit: Ryan Snyder)
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geOMeTrY: TrAFFIC CALMINg 2.3.5 Nihbohood Tac Cicl
Dsin
Design speeds or movement around
the circle should be 10 to 15 mph;
exit speeds should be limited to 15
mph through the circle’s design
wherever possible
Use signs within the center island andrefective paint on the curb to improve
center island visibility, refective
Include street tree(s) wherever
possible; include planted areas when
a maintenance partner is identied
A protective apron o concrete or
textured pavement may be provided
around the circle to accommodate
wide–turning vehicles; where extreme
geometric constraints exist and truck
volumes are low, trucks may beaccommodated by use o a ully
mountable roundabout island
Use small curb radii where right
turns are made
Install “Keep Right” or similar signs
directing drivers to proceed to the
right around the circle through the
intersection
I work includes tree planting,
consider the location o utility
inrastructure, including NYC DEP
sewers and water mains
Sustainability Oppotunitis
Minimize impervious paved areas and
utilize permeable paving wherever
possible
Locate trees and/or plantings within
neighborhood trac circle island
Maximize permeable surace o
neighborhood trac circle island,
e.g., with vegetation, permeablepaving, or both
Design any planted areas within
neighborhood trac circle island so
as to capture stormwater according
to current standards
Neighborhood trac circle with landscaping: Vancouver, Canada (Credit: Richard Drdul)(Note: or illustrative purposes only)
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geOMeTrY: TrAFFIC CALMINg 2.3.8 raisd Intsction
Bnts
Vertical defection at entry to
intersection encourages reduced
vehicle speeds
Improves drivers’ awareness o
presence o crossings
Visually turns intersection into a
pedestrian–oriented zone
Considations
May impact street drainage or require
catch basin relocation
Snow plows must be given advance
warning
Application
Stop–controlled intersections with a
high volume o pedestrian crossings
and low target vehicle speeds
(e.g., 25 mph or below)
Stop–controlled intersections with ahistory o pedestrian accidents or
speeding issues
Stop–controlled intersections where
enhancing pedestrian movement is a
major goal, such as transit stops or
commercial areas
Avoid on truck routes and at other
locations where RAISED SPEED
REDUCERS (2.3.1) are not appropriate
Dsin
Slope o entrance ramps or
motorized trac can be steep or
shallow, depending on target speeds
Use enhanced, high–visibility street
materials to urther draw attention
to raised intersection
Sustainability Oppotunitis
Minimize impervious paved areas
and utilize permeable paving
wherever possible
Maximize trees and other green cover
Utilize stormwater source controls
wherever easible
Increase SRI value o paved suraces
to reduce urban heat island impact
Utilize recycled content in paving
materials
Coordinate streetscape/utility work
to minimize street cuts
raisd Intsction
USAge: PILOT
An entire intersection raised
aboe the leel o the
surrounding roadways.
The intersection is typically raised
to sidewalk height.
Raised Intersection: Cambridge, Massachusetts
Raised intersection: Cologne, Germany (Credit: Aaron Naparstek)(Note: or illustrative purposes only)
Raised intersection: London, UK (Note: or illustrative purposes only)
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geOMeTrY: STreeT TreeS & PLANTINgS2.4.1b Connctd T Pits
T Pits:
Connctd T Pits
USAge: LIMITeD
A series o tree pits connected
with a continuous trench in order
to proide increased root space
and stormwater detention.
The trench o connected tree pits
should be let uncovered (and,
optionally, landscaped) to improve
tree root health. However, in areas o
heavy pedestrian volumes and limited
sidewalk space, the trench can be
bridged by sidewalk slabs supported
either by structural soil or a
subsurace rame system.
Bnts
See benets o TREE PITS (2.4.1)
Provides greater space or tree roots
than INDIvIDUAL TREE PITS (2.4.1a),
improving tree health and longevity
In areas where a RIBBON SIDEWALk
(2.2.1b) is inappropriate, connected
tree pits provide many o the same
benets
Additional soil provides increased
stormwater detention capacity over
INDIvIDUAL TREE PITS
Considations
See considerations or TREE PITS
Application
See application guidance or
TREE PITS
Whenever possible in lieu o
INDIvIDUAL TREE PITS
Consider RIBBON SIDEWALk as
an alternative in areas o low–to–
moderate land use density as per
its application guidance and
zoning requirements
Dsin
See design guidance or TREE PITS
Where sidewalk coverage is
necessary (areas o high oot trac,
limited sidewalk space, or requent
curbside access), the sidewalk slab or
permeable pavers can be bridged
over the tree pit trench using
structural soil or a subsurace rame
system to increase soil volume
Sustainability Oppotunitis
See sustainability opportunities or
TREE PITS
Connected tree pits with permeable paver–covered trench: Columbia Street, Brooklyn
Connected tree pits with uncovered trench:West Houston Street, Manhattan
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geOMeTrY: STreeT TreeS & PLANTINgS 2.4.1c Stomwat–Captuin T Pit(s
Bnts
See benets o TREE PITS (2.4.1)
May improve tree health and reduce
sidewalk heaving by providing
increased water to treeAdopting eective stormwater–
capturing tree pit designs on a
wide–scale basis could reduce
stormwater volumes entering the
sewer system during storms
Considations
See considerations or TREE PITS
Careul consideration must be given
to design and overfow control
Application
See application guidance or
TREE PITS
Pilot implementations can be pursued
in partnership with NYC DPR or
another maintenance partner
Use connected stormwater–
capturing tree pits as an alternative
to individual stormwater–capturing
tree pits wherever easible
Use RIBBON SIDEWALk (2.2.1b)
and STREET SWALE (2.4.3) instead
o STORMWATER–CAPTURING TREE
PITS in areas o low–to–moderate
land use density as per their
application guidance
Dsin
See design guidance or TREE PITS
Special care must be given to the
siting o stormwater–capturing tree
pits; i superior sub–drainage doesn’t
exist and overfow drains are notused, tree plantings may ail
Stormwater–capturing CONNECTED
TREE PITS (2.4.1b) should be used
wherever easible instead o
INDIvIDUAL TREE PITS (2.4.1a)
Sustainability Oppotunitis
See sustainability opportunities or
TREE PITS
T Pits:
Stomwat–Captuin T Pit(s)
USAge: PILOT
An INDIVIDUAL Tree PIT or
CONNeCTeD Tree PITS designed to
capture stormwater rom the
adjacent roadway.
I designed well, stormwater–
capturing tree pits could benet tree
health by increasing the amount o
water the tree receives and reducing
the need or manual watering. The
design o the pit is crucial to tree
health; stormwater should be ltered
through an appropriate soil mixture.
Stormwater–capturing tree pit with plantings: San Francisco(Credit: San Francisco Planning Department)
Stormwater–capturing tree pit with plantings:Wellington, NZ (Credit: NYC DCP)(Note: or illustrative purposes only
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geOMeTrY: STreeT TreeS & PLANTINgS 2.4.3 Stt Swal
Bnts
Provides superior stormwater
detention rom sidewalk and street
Permits greening o the streetscape
Beauties neighborhood streets, i
well–maintained
Considations
May impact street drainage or require
catch basin relocation
May impact underground utilities
Street swales require an ongoing
partner or such maintenance
activities as vegetation replacement,
debris and garbage removal, and
clearing o sediment and debris rom
any drainage structures
Careul consideration must be given
to design, overfow control, and plant
species
ApplicationConsider in areas o lower–density
land use where a RIBBON SIDEWALk
(2.2.1b) would be appropriate in
partnership with NYC DPR or another
maintenance partner
Consider along parks and open space
Avoid in areas o high oot trac or
curbside activity
Stt Swal
USAge: PILOT
A egetated depression running
alongside the road into which
stormwater is directed.
The unction o a street swale is both
to detain stormwater — allowing it to
inltrate the soil — and to convey any
overfow into the sewer system. As
long as plant species are chosen that
can tolerate periodic fooding and
salt, street swales can also beautiy
the street. They typically require a
maintenance entity to clean and
occasionally unclog the swale and
drains. Dsin
Special care must be given to
the siting o street swale based on
subsurace conditions and
inltration rates
Should be at least 10 eet rom
building oundations
Should be between 5– and 10–eet
wide with a 2–oot fat bottom
where possible
Longitudinal slope should not begreater than 5%
To help sustain plant health, plants
used in a street swale must be
comprised o species that require low
maintenance and can tolerate salt,
requent inundation, and periods o
drought
I work includes tree planting,
consider the location o utility
inrastructure, including NYC DEP
sewers and water mains
Sustainability Oppotunitis
Maximize size o swale while
adequately accommodating
pedestrian movement and curbside
access needs, through fush or cut
curbs and other design elements
Street swale: Church Street at 35th Street and 14th Avenue, Brooklyn
Street swale: Eugene, Oregon
Street swale: Church Street at 35th Street and14th Avenue, Brooklyn
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Matials33.0 Intoduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
3.1 roadways . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
3.1.1 Asphaltic Concrete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
a Imprinted Asphalt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
b High Albedo Asphalt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
c Porous Asphalt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
3.1.2 Concrete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
3.1.3 Granite Bloc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
a Modular Cobblestones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
3.1.4 Interlocing Permeable Concrete or Asphalt Paers . . . . . . . . . . . 115
3.2 Cosswals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
3.2.1 Granite Paers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
3.2.2 Thermoplastic Imprinting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
3.3 Sidwals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
3.3.1 Untinted Concrete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
a Tinted Concrete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121b Tinted Concrete with Eposed Light–Colored Aggregate . . . . . . 122
c Tinted Concrete with Silicon Carbide Treatment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123
d Sand–Colored Concrete with Eposed Aggregate . . . . . . . . . . . . .124
e Porous Concrete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
London Paers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
3.3.2 Mastic Asphalt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
3.3.3 Heagonal Asphalt Paers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
3.3.4 Bluestone Flags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
3.3.5 Granite Slabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
3.3.6 Rubber Paers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
3.4 Sidwal Funishin Zons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1323.4.1 Granite Bloc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
b Concrete Cobbles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
c Modular Cobblestones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
3.4.2 Square Asphalt or Concrete Paers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136
3.4.3 Concrete with Eposed Glass Aggregate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137
3.5 Cubs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
3.5.1 Untinted Concrete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
a Tinted Concrete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
b Integral Concrete Curb and Gutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141
3.5.2 Granite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
3.6 Plazas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
3.6.1 Imprinted Asphalt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
3.6.2 Heagonal Concrete Paers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
3.6.3 Decoratie Grael . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
a Resin–Bound Grael . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
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MATerIALS
About this Chapt
This chapter identies attractive and
practical materials or use at
recommended locations.
Usa Catois
The materials have been divided
into our categories: wide use or
“standard” application, limited use
or “optional” application, “historic”
landmark application, and “pilot”
application.
Projects utilizing the standard
materials in the identied contexts
will generally only require a permit
rom NYC DOT. Optional materials
will receive expedited review but will
generally require a maintenanceagreement. Paving materials not
included in this manual may be
proposed but are discouraged and will
require ull design and engineering
review rom the Design Commission
and NYC DOT and will require a
maintenance agreement.
Standad
Material is required in specied
context(s) unless a distinctive
treatment is approved by NYC DOTand the Design Commission.
Optional
Material is permitted or use in
specied context(s), pending city
review. Optional materials require
approval rom the Design Commission
beore being installed.
Histoic
Material is subject to the
requirements o the New York City
Landmarks Preservation Commission.
Pilot Usa
Materials with sustainable properties
that will be tested prior to
classication in uture editions o this
manual either as standard or optional.
Nw Sidwal Standads o
Commcial Disticts
Pending regulatory change, sidewalks
abutting properties in certain
commercial districts shall be
constructed o Tinted Concrete
(3.3.1a). The aected sidewalks will
be in commercial districts C4–4
through C4–7, C5 and C6, as dened
in the Zoning Resolution o the City o
New York (see map on opposite page).
As such, any sidewalk installation or
replacement constituting 50% or
more o the total square ootage o
the sidewalk abutting a property
located in the aorementioned
commercial districts will be required
to use the new sidewalk standard.
Spcication Soucs
The recommendations in this chapter
supplement rather than replace
existing engineering standards.
Readers are directed to the sources
noted below, those listed in Appendix
C, and any applicable resources.
Detailed inormation on the
specications or standard materials
is contained in the NYC DOT/DDC
Standard Highway Specications.Typical construction details are
provided in the NYC DOT Standard
Details o Construction. Inormation
regarding standard procedures and
approval requirements is provided in
the Instructions or Filing Plans and
Guidelines or the Design o
Sidewalks, Curbs, Roadways and
Other Inrastructure Components.
The design guidance described
here does not supersede any existing
ederal, state or local laws, rules, and
regulations. All projects remain
subject to relevant statutes, such as
the Zoning Resolution o the City o
New York, City Environmental
Quality Review (CEQR) and
appropriate reviews and approvals
o oversight agencies.
Intoduction
3.0 Intoduction
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MATerIALS
Applicability and ecptions
All new projects that signicantly
impact public and private streets
should ollow these guidelines. NYC
DOT approval will be based on site
specic conditions and cost–eective
engineering standards and judgment,
with the saety o all street users being
o paramount importance.
Sidwal rviws and Appovals
Installation o sidewalk associated
with new building construction is
coordinated by the Department o
Buildings through the Builder’s
Pavement Plan. For other installations
o new sidewalk, property owners or
constructing entities must le a
Sidewalk, Curb & Roadway Application(SCARA) with NYC DOT. All treatments
in ”optional” or ”pilot” usage categories
also require the ling o a Distinctive
Sidewalk Application and receiving o
approval rom the Design Commission
beore being installed. For more
inormation on sidewalk permits,
reviews, and approvals, download the
Instructions or Filing Plans and
Guidelines or the Design o Sidewalks,
Curbs, Roadways and Other
Inrastructure Components at nyc.gov/streetdesignmanual. For urther
inormation, please contact the
NYC DOT Bureau o Permit
Management & Construction Control.
For contact inormation visit nyc.gov/
dot or call 311.
The Design Commission reviews
distinctive sidewalks or their aesthetic
impact on the streetscape. A sidewalk
is considered distinctive i it deviates
rom that neighborhood’s standard,
which in most cases is Department o
Transportation grey concrete with a
5–by–5–oot scoring pattern, but can
include cobble or granite block in areas
where the historic abric remains
intact. Designs or distinctive
sidewalks in ront o existing buildings
are submitted through the NYC DOT.
Designs or distinctive sidewalks that
are part o new construction projects
are submitted through the Department
o Buildings. For more inormation,
please visit the Design Commission’s
website at nyc.gov or call 311.
Maintnanc Amnts
Each treatment in this chapter has a
statement indicating whether or not
the material requires a maintenance
agreement beore being installed. This
agreement requires that the adjacent
property owner, installing entity, or
some other entity will generally be
responsible or maintaining that
material and providing appropriate
insurance. For sidewalks and curbing,the constructing entity must le a
Distinctive Sidewalk Improvement
Maintenance Agreement with the NYC
DOT Bureau o Permit Management &
Construction Control. For other
materials requiring maintenance
agreements — such as roadbeds,
urnishing zones and plazas —
proposals should rst be reviewed
with the appropriate NYC DOT
Borough Commissioner. Contact
inormation or NYC DOT Borough
Commissioners can be ound at
nyc.gov/dot or by calling 311.
3.0 Intoduction
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MATerIALS: rOADWAYS 3.1.1a Impintd Asphalt
Impintd Asphalt
USAge: OPTIONAL
Machine–heated asphalt,
imprinted with a pattern
template and colored withprotectie coating.
Bnts
See benets o ASPHALTIC CONCRETE
(3.1.1)
Visually denes pedestrian or
non–vehicle areas
Can be installed on existing asphalt
that is in good condition
Preserves asphalt roadway or vehicleuse i necessary
More cost–eective than unit pavers
Easier to maintain than unit pavers
Considations
See considerations or ASPHALTIC
CONCRETE
Pattern and colored coating may
deteriorate i exposed to regular
vehicle trac
Application
Appropriate or roadways or parts o
roadways with no regular vehicular
trac, such as restricted–use
streets, pedestrian streets, or plazas
Can be used or areas o the roadbed
that are not intended or regularvehicle travel, such as textured
aprons or medians
Us o this matial nally
quis a maintnanc amnt
Dsin
See design guidance or ASPHALTIC
CONCRETE
Can be installed on existing asphalt
that is in good condition
Various patterns and colors available
Specication source: NYC DOT
Standard Specications section
6.45B
Sustainability Oppotunitis
See sustainability opportunities or
ASPHALTIC CONCRETE
High SRI value coloring
Taranto, Italy (Credit: Integrated Paving Concepts�)
Imprinted asphalt pedestrian plaza in the roadway: 185th Street at Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan
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MATerIALS: rOADWAYS
By refecting sunlight, lighter–colored pavingreduces the urban heat island eect
Conventional Asphalt
High Albedo Asphalt
3.1.1b Hih Albdo Asphalt
Hih Albdo Asphalt
USAge: PILOT
Asphalt roadway comprised o
light–colored aggregate and/or
binder producing high SolarReectance Inde (SRI) alues.
Bnts
See benets o ASPHALTIC CONCRETE
(3.1.1)
Refects more o the sun’s rays and
absorbs less heat than traditional
black asphalt pavement, mitigating
the urban heat island eect
Considations
See considerations or ASPHALTIC
CONCRETE
Light–colored natural aggregates are
considerably more expensive than
dark because o limited local
availability
Application
Streets with high sun exposure,
ideally in an urban setting shelteredrom wind, where impacts on
surrounding air quality can be
eectively measured.
Should be piloted on streets with low
vehicle trac
Should not be piloted where requent
utility cuts are likely
Us o this matial nally
quis a maintnanc amnt
Dsin
See design guidance or ASPHALTIC
CONCRETE
Aggregate: light in color
Asphaltic cement: white or light–colored binder i available
Other options: white chippings in
hot–rolled asphalt
Sustainability Oppotunitis
See sustainability opportunities or
ASPHALTIC CONCRETE
Highway showing let side paved with high–albedo asphalt and the right side paved with conventionalasphalt: Interstate 10, West Texas (Credit: The Citizen Scientist, April 16, 2004)
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MATerIALS: rOADWAYS3.1.3a Modula Cobblston
Modula Cobblston
USAge: OPTIONAL
A pre–assembled grid o smooth
saw–cut fnish granite cobbles
astened to a sturdy bacing andinstalled as modular tiles.
Modular cobblestone pedestrian street: Broad Street at Wall Street, Manhattan
Bnts
See benets o GRANITE PAvERS
(3.1.3)
Easier to install and maintain than
traditional cobblestone
Smooth, saw–nish stones do not
hinder pedestrian or cyclist mobility
Considations
See considerations or
GRANITE PAvERS
Exact liecycle o product is unknown
Application
Roadways with no regular vehicular
trac such as restricted–use streets,
pedestrian streets, or plazas
Can be used or areas o the roadbed
that are not intended or regular
vehicle travel, such as textured
aprons or medians
Should not be used where requent
utility cuts are likely
Us o this matial nally
quis a maintnanc amnt
Dsin
Requires concrete base
Various colors and styles available
Specication source: NYC DOT
Standard Specications section
6.06MCModular cobblestone installation: Broad Streetat Wall Street, Manhattan (Credit: Eurocobble�)
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MATerIALS: SIDeWALkS3.3.1b Tintd Conct with eposd Liht–Colod Aat
Tintd Conctwith eposd Liht–Colod Aat
USAge: OPTIONAL
Same miture as tinted concrete,but with addition o eposed
light–colored pebble–sized
aggregate. Joints are scored to
simulate saw–cutting.
Tinted concrete sidewalk with light–colored exposed aggregate (note: this example does not includethe required “simulated saw–cut joint” scoring pattern): 42nd Street at Grand Central Terminal,Manhattan
Bnts
See benets o TINTED CONCRETE
(3.3.1a)
Exposed aggregate creates a textureand more natural appearance
Exposed aggregate camoufages
dirt and gum
Considations
See considerations or TINTED
CONCRETE
Application
This material is recommended
or commercial areas with highoot trac
Because this is an optional sidewalk
treatment, it is best used when
applied to entire blocks, rather than
to the sidewalks o individual small
properties which would create a
“patchwork” eect
Adjacnt popty owns a
nally sponsibl o
maintainin this matial
Dsin
See design guidance or TINTED
CONCRETE
Aggregate: pebble–sized, light in color
Aggregate specication source: NYC
DOT Standard Specications section
4.13 E, item numbers 4.13 EAGG (or
our–inch sidewalk), 4.13 EBGG (or
seven–inch sidewalk)
Sustainability Oppotunitis
See sustainability opportunities or
TINTED CONCRETE
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MATerIALS: SIDeWALkS3.3.1d Sand–Colod Conct with eposd Aat
Sand–colored concrete sidewalk with exposed aggregate: Prospect Park West, Brooklyn
Sand–ColodConct witheposd Aat
USAge: OPTIONAL
Same miture as tinted concrete,but sand–colored, and with
multi–colored pebble–sized
eposed aggregate.
Bnts
See benets o TINTED CONCRETE
WITH ExPOSED LIGHT–COLORED
AGGREGATE (3.3.1b)
Sand color reinorces natural
character o open spaces
Considations
See considerations or TINTED
CONCRETE WITH ExPOSED LIGHT–
COLORED AGGREGATE
Application
This material is appropriate or
sidewalks adjacent to waterrontsand open spaces
Because this is an optional sidewalk
treatment, it is best used when
applied to entire blocks, rather than to
the sidewalks o individual small
properties which would create a
“patchwork” eect
Adjacnt popty owns a
nally sponsibl o
maintainin this matial
Dsin
See design guidance or TINTED
CONCRETE WITH ExPOSED LIGHT–
COLORED AGGREGATE
Pigmenting: sand–colored
Aggregate: pebble–sized, mixed–
color river rock
Specication source: NYC DOT
Standard Specications section 4.13
ESA (or our–inch sidewalks), 4.13
ESB (or seven–inch sidewalks)
Sustainability Oppotunitis
See sustainability opportunities or
TINTED CONCRETE WITH ExPOSED
LIGHT–COLORED AGGREGATE
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MATerIALS: SIDeWALkS 3.3.1 Poous Conct
Poous Conct
USAge: PILOT
Concrete miture using
minimal cementitious materials
to coat the aggregate, and usinglittle or no sand, leaing
substantial oid content through
which water can drain.
Bnts
See benets o UNTINTED CONCRETE
(3.3.1)
Allows stormwater to drain through
to soil, reducing runo into the
sewer system
May reduce likelihood o ponding and
slick or icy sidewalk conditions
May be less prone to cracking in
winter than conventional concrete
Considations
See considerations or
UNTINTED CONCRETE
Not appropriate or use where
there is water–sensitive subsurace
inrastructure
Not eective at greater than
5% slope
Only certain soil types are
appropriate as subbases or
inltration
Porosity can convey harmul
chemicals into the soil
May require routine vacuuming o
surace to maintain porosity
Application
On a level street above the high water
table with low pedestrian trac and
no vehicular encroachment
Must have adequate subsurace
conditions to detain stormwater
Can be used to pave an entire
sidewalk, or just over the trench o
CONNECTED TREE PITS (2.4.1b)
Avoid where there is potential orsoil contamination
Should not be used where requent
utility cuts are likely
Us o this matial nally
quis a maintnanc amnt
Dsin
See design guidance or UNTINTED
CONCRETE
Requires 18– to 36–inch stone
inltration bed with detention system
and/or overfow controls, and even
distribution o stormwater
Bottom o inltration bed should be at
least 3 eet above high water table
and 2 eet above bedrock
Sustainability Oppotunitis
See sustainability opportunities or
UNTINTED CONCRETE
Porous concrete lets water permeate down to the subsurace soil
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MATerIALS: SIDeWALkS3.3.1 London Pavs
London Pavs
USAge: OPTIONAL
Large precast concrete paers
laid in a staggered pattern.
Bnts
See benets o UNTINTED CONCRETE
(3.3.1)
Reinorces civic character o area
Less expensive than stone paver
alternatives
Considations
Unit pavers can become loose
over time and will require regular
maintenance
Application
For sidewalks ronting on city, state or
ederally–owned buildings and other
civic structures such as bridges,
courthouses, libraries, and memorials
Because this is an optional sidewalk
treatment, it is best used when
applied to entire blocks, rather than to
the sidewalks o individual small
properties which would create a
“patchwork” eect
Us o this matial nally
quis a maintnanc amnt
Dsin
Paver size: 18 inches by 36 inches
Requires concrete base
Specication source: NYC DOTStandard Specications section
6.06 LP
Sustainability Oppotunitis
See sustainability opportunities or
UNTINTED CONCRETE
London pavers (note: this example shows anon–standard size): Washington, DC
London pavers: Brooklyn Bridge Pedestrian Access Ramp, Manhattan
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MATerIALS: SIDeWALkS3.3.3 Haonal Asphalt Pavs
Haonal AsphaltPavs
USAge: OPTIONAL
Asphalt pre–cast into
heagonally–shaped paers.
Hexagonal asphalt paver sidewalk: Columbus Avenue at West 66th Street, Manhattan
Bnts
Widely–used paver or New York City
public spaces conveys park–like
character
Interlocking hexagonal shape ts
tightly together and resists shiting
and buckling
This material is widely available and
cost eective
Dark color hides dirt and stains
Hexagonal pavers are relatively easy
to reset or replace, especially or
utility access
Asphalt pavers can be recycled
Considations
Unit pavers can become loose over
time and will require regular
maintenance
Application
Hexagonal asphalt pavers are
appropriate or sidewalks adjacent to
parks or plazas.
Us o this matial nally
quis a maintnanc amnt
Dsin
Paver size: 8 inches between
parallel sides
Can be sand–set or easierinstallation or mortar–set or
stronger structural properties
Specication source: NYC DOT
Standard Specications sections
3.04, 6.60
Sustainability Oppotunitis
High recycled asphalt (RAP) content
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MATerIALS: SIDeWALk FUrNISHINg ZONeS 3.4.1 ganit Bloc
ganit Bloc
USAge: OPTIONAL
Historic smooth–fnish granite
bloc unit paers oten reerred
to as “cobblestones,” commonlyused throughout New Yor City in
the 19th Century.
Cobblestones used in a urnishing zone: Battery Park City, Manhattan
Bnts
Visually delineates separation o
street uses
Stones convey connection to natural
environment
Cobblestones are relatively easy to
remove and reset, especially or utility
access
Considations
Stones can become loose over time
and will require regular maintenance
Can be slippery when wet
Uneven surace can hinder pedestrian
and disabled persons’ mobility
Application
Can be used on streets where
pedestrians will not typically be
orced to walk in the urnishing zone
Us o this matial nally
quis a maintnanc amnt
Dsin
Should be sand–set or easier
installation and greater permeability
wherever impermeable installation
generates stormwater runo
Can be mortar set or stronger
structural properties
The area within 18 inches o the curb
should be kept ree o obstructionsSpecication source: NYC DOT
Standard Specications sections
2.06, 6.06
Sustainability Oppotunitis
Salvaged cobbles
Permeable installation
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MATerIALS: SIDeWALk FUrNISHINg ZONeS 3.4.3 Conct with eposd glass Aat
Conct witheposd glassAat
USAge: OPTIONAL
Select surace aggregates(such as colored glass or
decoratie pebbles) embedded
and ully adhered to concrete,
either poured and cast–in–place
as traditional concrete sidewal,
or as precast unit paers.
Bnts
Decorative glass adds distinction and
visual enhancement to concrete
Increases slip resistance o surace
As precast pavers, relatively easy to
reset or replace, especially or utility
access
Considations
Unit pavers can become loose over
time and will require regular
maintenanceApplication
The material, when poured and
cast–in–place, is appropriate or all
urnishing zones and plazas
When installed as precast pavers, it
can be used on streets where
pedestrians will not typically be
orced to walk in the urnishing zone
When cast–in–place, should not be
used where requent utility cuts arelikely
Us o this matial nally
quis a maintnanc amnt
Dsin
Slip resistance: minimum 0.60
coecient o riction wet
Joint: simulated saw–cut joint scoring
Pavers should be sand–set or easier
installation and greater permeability
wherever impermeable installation
generates stormwater runo
Pavers can be mortar set or stronger
structural properties
The area within 18 inches o the curb
should be kept ree o obstructions
When used as pavers, paver size:
8 inches by 8 inches
When poured, may require metal
reinorcement bars as specied byNYC DOT
Unlimited color and aggregate mix
options available
Specication source: NYC DOT
Standard Specications sections
4.13 EG, item numbers 4.13 EGA (or
our–inch sidewalks), 4.13 EGB (or
seven–inch sidewalks), 6.47 EGA8
(or pavers)
Sustainability OppotunitisSupplementary cementitious
materials (SCM)
High SRI value coloring
Recycled glass or reclaimed
aggregates
Concrete pavers with exposed blue and greenglass aggregate (shown interspersed with blackasphalt pavers): Hudson River Park, Manhattan
Poured, cast–in–place concrete with exposed glass aggregate: Brooklyn Plaza, Brooklyn
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materials: plazasMATerIALS 3.6 Plazas
A plaza is a public space in the city that proides a place or
people to enjoy the public realm (see Glossary). Unlie a sidewal,
a plaza is a destination rather than a space to pass through.
In addition to the materials listed in this section, all materials
listed in the Sidewals section and the Sidewal Furnishing Zones
section may be used in plazas as well, according to the application
guidance proided.
Plazas
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MATerIALS: PLAZAS3.6.1 Impintd Asphalt
Impintd Asphalt
USAge: OPTIONAL
Machine–heated asphalt,
imprinted with pattern
templates and colored withprotectie coating.
Bnts
Visually denes pedestrian or non–
vehicle areas
Can be installed on existing asphalt
that is in good condition
More cost–eective than unit pavers
Easier to maintain than unit pavers
Application
Appropriate or plazas where
traditional unit pavers are desired,
but asphalt road surace must be
preserved, or where cost or
maintenance considerations
prohibit unit pavers
Us o this matial nally
quis a maintnanc amnt
Dsin
Can be installed on existing asphalt
that is in good condition
Various patterns and colors available
Specication source: NYC DOT
Standard Specications section
6.45B
Sustainability Oppotunitis
High recycled asphalt (RAP) content
High SRI value coloring
Imprinted asphalt in a plaza: Drumgoole Plaza (Gold Street at Frankort Street), Manhattan
Imprinted asphalt in a plaza: Genova, Italy (Credit: Integrated Paving Concepts�)
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LIgHTINg: STreeT LIgHTINg 4.1.1 Coba Had
Coba Had
USAge: STANDArD
The Cobra Head luminaire was
originally introduced by the
Westinghouse and GeneralElectric companies in 1957 to
accompany an aluminum post
designed in 1958 by Donald
Desey and frst installed in
1963. Additional poles were later
introduced to support the Cobra
Head luminaire: the Octagonal,
Round, and Dait. The 100W and
150W Cobra Head luminaire are
the current standard or New
Yor City streets.
Applications
Streets or highways
Single or twin mounting
Lampin/Optics
100W HPS, 150W HPS
Medium Semi–Cuto, IES Type 1
(100W HPS)
IES Type II (150W HPS)
Matial/Colo
H.D.G. Steel/silver (street)
Aluminum/silver (highway)
Cost Compad to SLP
Cobra Head is the SLP
Spacin/Typical
1: 1
Cobra Head luminaire and octagonal pole: Pearl Street, Manhattan
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LIgHTINg: STreeT LIgHTINg 4.1.2 Stad
Stad
USAge: OPTIONAL
The Stad luminaire was
introduced on the Robert F.
kennedy Bridge (ormerly the
Triboro Bridge). The design o
the luminaire proides a
contemporary option to the
standard Cobra Head at an
additional cost.
Applications
Commercial districts
Single or twin mounting
Lampin/Optics
100W HPS or 150W HPS
Cuto or Semi–Cuto, IES Type II or
III
Matial/Colo
Aluminum/silver, black and green
Cost Compad to SLP
$$$$
Spacin/Typical
1: 1
Stad luminaire TBTA pole: Robert F. Kennedy Bridge, Manhattan
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LIgHTINg: STreeT LIgHTINg4.1.2 Stad
Stad with Standad Pols
Standard poles are
provided and maintained
by NYC DOT.
Stad with Optional Pols
Optional poles require
additional unding.
Round Octagonal
Flatbush Avenue TBTA WM Pole
Davit
Plan view, WM only
8'–0" 8'–0"
3 ' – 0 "
2 2 "
3 0 ' – 0 "
8'–0"
3 ' – 0 "
2 2 "
3 0 ' – 0 "
2 2 "
3 0 ' – 0 "
8'–0" 8'–0"
3
0 ' – 0 "
2 7
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6'–0"
2 7
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LIgHTINg: STreeT LIgHTINg 4.1.3 Fulton
Fulton
USAge: OPTIONAL
The Fulton luminaire was
selected or installation on the
Fulton Street Mall in all 2008.
The design o the luminaire
proides a contemporary option
to the standard Cobra Head at an
additional cost.
Fulton Head
Fulton Luminai and Pol
No standard NYC DOT
pole options.
Applications
Commercial districts
Roadway width o 36 eet or less
Lampin/Optics
100W HPS or 150W HPS
Cuto, IES Type II or III
Matial/Colo
Aluminum/silver
Cost Compad to Standad Liht
$$$$
Spacin/Typical
¾ : 1
Fulton luminaire and pole (Credit: Hess America)
Fulton luminaire and pole (Credit: Hess America)
3' (or 4')
1 0 "
2
8 ' – 0 "
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TBTA
USAge: OPTIONAL
The TBTA ( Triboro Bridge
Tunnel Authority) was introduced
in the 1950s and ’60s or mid–twentieth–century bridge
construction projects such as the
Robert F. kennedy Bridge
(ormerly the Triboro Bridge). The
TBTA replaced wooden lamp
posts which lit parways during
the 1920s and ’30s. Today, the
TBTA can support both historic
and optional luminaires.
Applications
Commercial and residential streets
Single or twin mounting
Streets with roadway width o
36 eet or more
Lampin/Optics
Teardrop: Non–Cuto, IES Type III or
V (250W HPS)
Shielded Teardrop: Cuto, IES Type III
or V (250W HPS)
Stad: Cuto or Semi–Cuto, IES
Type II or III (150W HPS)
Matial/Colo
Fabricated steel pole/black, brown
and green
Cost Compad to SLP
$$$$$
Spacin/Typical
Teardrop or Shielded Teardrop: ²⁄ : 1
Stad: 1: 1
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LIgHTINg: STreeT LIgHTINg4.1.8 Typ M
Typ M
USAge: HISTOrIC
The Type M pole, originally
nown as the Mast–Arm post,
was introduced in 1908 or widestreets at corners on Broadway
north o Columbus Circle and on
Seenth Aenue north o Central
Par. Bracet ersions o the
Mast–Arm were also attached to
the acades o buildings. The
reproduction o the Mast–Arm
was introduced in the late
twentieth century as the Type
M pole.
Applications
Selected historic districts
Streets with roadway width o
36 eet or more
Single or twin mounting
Lampin/Optics
Non Cuto, IES Type III or V
Teardrop luminaire, 250W HPS
Matial/Colo
Ductile iron pole/black, brown and
green
Cost Compad to SLP
$$$$$
Spacin/Typical
⁄ : 1
Histoic Luminai
with Typ M Pol
Historic Teardrop luminaire and Type M pole:West 11th Street, Manhattan
10'–0"
2
5 ' – 0 " ±
2
7 ' – 7 "
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LIgHTINg: STreeT LIgHTINg 4.1.9 Typ F
Typ F
USAge: HISTOrIC
The Type F pole, originally
nown as the Reerse Scroll
Bracet, was deeloped in 1913and installed on narrow streets
downtown on Seenth Aenue.
Bracet ersions o the Reerse
Scroll were also attached to
the acades o buildings. The
reproduction o the Reerse
Scroll was introduced in the
late twentieth century as the
Type F pole.
Applications
Selected historic districts
Streets with roadway width o
36 eet or less
Single or twin mounting
Lampin/Optics
Non–Cuto, IES Type III or V
Teardrop luminaire, 250W HPS
Matial/Colo
Ductile iron pole/black, brown, and
green
Cost Compad to SLP
$$$$$
Spacin/Typical
½ : 1
Histoic Luminai
with Typ F Pol
Historic Teardrop luminaire and Type F pole:East 8th Street, Manhattan
2'–10"
2
6 ' – 2 "
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LIgHTINg: STreeT LIgHTINg4.1.10 Bishops Coo
Applications
Selected historical districts
Streets with roadway width o
36 eet or less
Lampin/Optics
Non–Cuto, IES Type III or V
Teardrop luminaire, 250W HPS
Matial/Colo
Ductile Iron pole/black, brown and
green
Cost Compad to SLP
$$$$$
Spacin/Typical
½: 1
Bishops Coo
USAge: HISTOrIC
The Bishops Croo was the frst
o a number o decoratie street
lights to be introduced as earlyas 1900 on narrow city streets.
Bracet ersions o the Bishops
Croo were also attached to the
acades o buildings. The
reproduction o the Bishops
Croo was introduced in 1980 at
Madison Aenue and 50th Street
outside the Helmsley Palace
Hotel, which is nown today as
the New Yor Palace Hotel.
Historic Teardrop luminaire and Bishops Crookpole: Nassau Street, Manhattan
2 6 ' – 3 "
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This Pa Intntionally Lt Blan
NYC DOT is no longer planning to pilot the Type L design
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LIgHTINg: STreeT LIgHTINg4.1.12 City Liht
City Liht
USAge: PILOT
The City Light is not yet aailable
or use, but is included in the
Street Design Manual because it
is currently being tested. An
international design competition
to deelop a new standard
streetlight or New Yor City was
held in 2004. The City Light
design was selected as the
winning entry. NYC DOT, the
Ofce or visual Interaction, and
NYC DDC are woring together
to deelop the proposed designinto a luminaire or use on the city
streets.
City Light pilot rendering
City Light pilot rendering
Applications
Commercial or Residential districts
TBD
Lampin/Optics
LED
Matial/Colo
TBD
Cost Compad to SLP
TBD
Spacin/Typical
TBD
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pedestrian lighting: optional luminaires and polesLIgHTINg 4.2 Pdstian Lihtin
Pdstian Lihtin
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LIgHTINg: PeDeSTrIAN LIgHTINg4.2.1 Coba Had
Coba Had
USAge: STANDArD
The Cobra Head luminaire was
originally introduced by the
Westinghouse and GeneralElectric companies in 1957 to
accompany an aluminum post
designed in 1958 by Donald
Desey and frst installed in
1963. Additional poles were later
introduced to support the Cobra
Head luminaire: the Octagonal,
Round, and Dait. The 70W and
100W Cobra Head luminaires are
the current standard or New
Yor City pedestrian lighting.
Applications
Parks, esplanades, pedestrian
bridges, walkways, ramps, under
elevated trains and bikeways
Single mounting
Lampin/Optics
70W HPS, 100W HPS
Medium Semi–Cuto, IES Type II
Matial/Colo
H.D.G. Steel/silver
Cost Compad to SLP
Cobra Head is the SLP
Spacin/typical
1: 1
Coba Had with
Standad Pols
Davit Round Octagonal
Cobra Head luminaire: Manhattan Bridge,Manhattan
4'–0"
4'–0"
2 2 "
1 6 ' – 0 "
4'–0"
2 2 "
1 8 ' – 0 "
2 2 "
1 8 ' – 0 "
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LIgHTINg: PeDeSTrIAN LIgHTINg 4.2.2 Stad
Stad
USAge: OPTIONAL
The Stad luminaire was
introduced on the Robert F.
kennedy Bridge in 2008. Thedesign o the luminaire proides
a contemporary option to the
standard Cobra Head at an
additional cost.
Davit Round Octagonal Type TBTA
Stad with Standad Pols
Applications
Parks, plazas, esplanades, pedestrian
bridges, walkways, and bikeways
Lampin/Optics
70W HPS or 150W HPS
Sag or fat lens optics
Cuto or Semi–Cuto,
IES Type II or III
Matial/Colo
Aluminum/silver, black and green
Cost Compad to SLP
$$$$
Spacin/Typical
1: 1
Stad luminaire TBTA pole: Robert F. Kennedy Bridge, Manhattan
1 7 ' – 0 " ( B V e r s i o n )
4'–0"
4'–0"
2 2 "
1 6 ' – 0 "
4'–0"
2 2 "
1 8 ' – 0 "
2 2 "
1 8 ' – 0 "
4'–0"
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LIgHTINg: PeDeSTrIAN LIgHTINg4.2.3 Fulton
Fulton
USAge: OPTIONAL
The Fulton luminaire was
selected or installation on the
Fulton Street Mall in all 2008.The design o the luminaire
proides a contemporary option
in place o the standard Cobra
Head at an additional cost.
Fulton Luminai and Pol
No standard NYC DOT
pole options.
Applications
Parks, plazas, esplanades, pedestrian
bridges, walkways, and bikeways
Lampin/Optics
70W HPS, 100W HPS
Cuto, IES Type II or III
Matial/Colo
Aluminum/silver and black
Cost Compad to SLP
$$$$
Spacin/Typical
¾: 1
Fulton luminaire and pole (Credit: Hess America)
Fulton Head
3' (or 4')
1 0 "
1
5 ' – 0 "
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Flushin Madows
USAge: OPTIONAL
The Flushing Meadows pole and
luminaire was frst installed in
2004 by the NYC Pars andRecreation Department in
Canarsie Par in Broolyn, NY.
The pole is now installed in many
city pars, plazas, and along
walways and bieways.
LIgHTINg: PeDeSTrIAN LIgHTINg
Flushin Madows Pol
& Luminai
4.2.4 Flushin Madows
Applications
Parks, plazas, esplanades, pedestrian
bridges, walkways, and bikeways
Lampin/Optics
70W HPS, 100W or 150W HPS
Cuto, IES Type III or V
Flushing Meadows Head
Matial/Colo
Fabricated steel/black, brown, green,
and silver
Cost Compad to SLP
$$
Spacin/Typical
²/ : 1
Flushing Meadows luminaire and pole:46th Street, Queens
1
2 ' – 0 "
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LIgHTINg: PeDeSTrIAN LIgHTINg4.2.5 Typ B
Typ B
USAge: HISTOrIC
The Type B luminaire and pole
was one o two street lights
designed in the early 1900s ortungsten incandescent lamps.
The Type B pole was frst
introduced in 1911 by designer
Henry Bacon or the Central Par
Mall and later installed in other
city pars. The reproduction o
the Type B pole was introduced in
the late twentieth century. The
pole is now installed in many city
pars, in plazas, and along
walways and bieways.
Applications
Parks, plazas, esplanades, pedestrian
bridges, walkways, and bikeways
Lampin/Optics
150W HPS, 100W HPS
Non–Cuto, IES Type V
Type “Riverside Park” luminaire
Matial/Colo
Ductile iron pole/black, brown, or
green
Cost Compad to SLP
$$
Spacin/Typical
⁄ : 1
Typ B Luminai & Pol
Type B luminaire and pole: Battery Place,Manhattan
1
2 ' – 6 "
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LIgHTINg: PeDeSTrIAN LIgHTINg 4.2.6 Wold’s Fai
Wold’s Fai
USAge: HISTOrIC
The World’s Fair luminaire and
pole was frst installed in 1964
during the World’s Fair held atFlushing Meadows Par in
Queens. The pole is now installed
in many city pars, in plazas, and
along walways and bieways.
Applications
Parks, plazas, esplanades, pedestrian
bridges, walkways, and bikeways
Lampin/Optics
100W HPS & 150W HPS
Non–Cuto, IES Type V
Type 2085 luminaire
Matial/Colo
Steel/black, brown, or green
Cost Compad to SLP
$
Spacin/Typical
⁄ : 1
Wold’s Fai Luminai
and Pol
World’s Fair luminaire and pole: Battery Park,Manhattan
1 2 ' –
0 "
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LIgHTINg: PeDeSTrIAN LIgHTINg4.2.7 TBTA
Applications
Parks, plazas, esplanades, pedestrian
bridges, walkways, and bikeways
Lampin/Optics
Teardrop: Non–Cuto, IES Type III or
V (100W HPS or 150W HPS)
Shielded Teardrop: Cuto, IES Type III
or V (100W HPS or 150W HPS)
Matial/Colo
Fabricated steel/black, brown, or
green
Cost Compad to SLP
$$$$$
Spacin/TypicalFor Teardrop or Shielded Teardrop:
⁄ : 1
TBTA
USAge: OPTIONAL
The TBTA ( Triboro Bridge Tunnel
Authority) pole was originally
introduced in the 1950s and ’60sor mid–twentieth–century
bridge construction projects
such as the Robert F. kennedy
Bridge (ormerly nown as the
Triboro Bridge). The TBTA
replaced wooden lamp posts
which lit parways during the
1920s and ’30s. The pole was
recently installed as pedestrian
lighting along the Hudson Rier
Par Greenway and can support
both historic and optional
luminaires. Historic luminaires
render the lights historic.
Histoic Luminais
with TBTA Pol
Historic Shielded Teardrop luminaire and TBTApole: Hudson River Parkway, Manhattan
4'–0" (B Version)
1 7 ' – 0 " ( B
V e r s i o n )
4' –0" (B Version)
1 7 ' – 0 " ( B
V e r s i o n )
TeardropShielded Teardrop
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LIgHTINg: PeDeSTrIAN LIgHTINg 4.2.8 round Top Had
round Top Had
USAge: PILOT
The Round Top Head was
installed on the piers in Gantry
State Par in Long Island City,Queens. The luminaire is suitable
or wet locations. NYC DOT plans
to pilot the luminaire by FY 2010
in additional locations
throughout New Yor City.
Applications
Parks, plazas, esplanades, pedestrian
bridges, walkways, and bikeways
Lampin/Optics
Cuto, Type V (150 W HPS)
Matial/Colo
Aluminum/silver
Cost Compad to SLP
$$$$
Spacin/Typical½:1
Round Top Head luminaire and pole: Gantry Park Plaza, Queens
1
2 '
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LIgHTINg: PeDeSTrIAN LIgHTINg4.2.9 LeD Post Top
LeD Post Top
USAge: PILOT
Beginning in 2008, NYC DOT
has installed the LED Post Top
luminaire at select locations inCentral Par on a pilot basis. It is
a more energy–efcient, white–
light replacement or the
Type B Luminaire.
Applications
Parks, plazas, esplanades, pedestrian
bridges, walkways, and bikeways
Lampin/Optics
Available up to 80W maximum
Optional electrical control available
or hi/lo dimming; high in energy
savings
Matial/Colo
Hard mount tops made o spun
aluminum with polyester powder
coat nish
LeD Post Top
The luminaire can be
supported by an aluminum or
steel decorative pole.
LED Post Top luminaire and Type B Pole, CentralPark, Manhattan
1
2 ' – 6 "
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This Pa Intntionally Lt Blan
NYC DOT is no longer planning to pilot the LED Type E luminaire
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LIgHTINg: TrAFFIC SIgNAL POLeSLIgHTINg 4.3 Tac Sinal Pols
Tac Sinal Pols
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LIgHTINg: TrAFFIC SIgNAL POLeS4.3.1 Typ M–2 Tac Sinal Pol
Typ M–2 TacSinal Pol
USAge: STANDArD
Originally approed and frst
installed in 1953, the M–2 TrafcSignal Pole is standard or use at
all trafc signal locations. It can
be combined with any standard
arm or bracet with the standard
Cobra Head or an optional
luminaire, or with any arm or
bracet in the historic section to
proide a consistent streetscape.
Applications
Intersections
Single or double mounting
Lampin/Optics
Standard: Cobra Head luminaire,
100W HPS or 150W HPS
Optional: Stad luminaire, 100W HPS
or 150W HPS; Helm luminaire, 100W
HPS or 150W HPS
Historic: Teardrop luminaire, 250W
HPS
Matial/Colo
H.D.G. Steel/silver, green and brown
Type M–2 Trac Signal Pole with standard luminaire: Murray Street, Manhattan
Type M–2 Trac Signal Pole with historic luminaire: Warren Street, Manhattan
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Type M–2 Trac Signal Pole with standard luminaire: Laayette Street, ManhattanType M–2 Trac Signal Pole with historicluminaire: West 113th Street, Manhattan
8'–0"
20'–0"
2
7 ' – 0 "
1
5 ' – 3 "
2
9 ' – 3 "
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LIgHTINg: TrAFFIC SIgNAL POLeS
Allianc TacSinal Pol
USAge: OPTIONAL
The Alliance luminaire was
originally introduced in the LowerManhattan historic fnancial
district by the Downtown
Alliance business improement
district. The luminaire and
optional trafc signal pole can
be used as an alternatie
contemporary option in place o
the standard M–2 Trafc Signal
Pole but at an additional cost.
Applications
Intersections
Lampin/Optics
See Alliance luminaire, 100W HPS or
150W HPS
Matial/Colo
H.D.G. steel/silver and black
4.3.2 Allianc Tac Sinal Pol
Alliance Trac Signal Pole and luminaire: Murray Street, Manhattan
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Funitu5 5.0 Intoduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
5.1 Bi racs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
5.2 Bus Stop Shlts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
5.3 Bi Shlts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
5.4 Nwsstands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
5.5 Automatic Public Toilts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
5.6 Lihtpol Banns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
5.7 Bnchs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
5.8 Wast rcptacls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
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FUrNITUre5.0 Intoduction
About This Chapt
New York City’s streets, sidewalks,
and public spaces are populated with
a variety o elements installed on their
suraces, ranging rom bus stop
shelters to trash cans. Some o these
items perorm utilitarian unctions,
while others oer inormation or
amenities to street users.
Chapter 5 includes examples and
descriptions o such common street
urniture as bicycle racks and bus
stop shelters. It does not include an
exhaustive catalog o all elements
that are placed on city streets.
Intoduction
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FUrNITUre 5.1 Bi racs
Sit Spcications
Clear path: With ew exceptions,
bike racks must allow a minimum
clear path o 8 eet in width
Clearance rom the curb:
All bike racks must be a minimum
o 18 inches rom the curb
Other Minimum Distances
15 eet re hydrants, bus stops, taxi
stand or hotel loading zones,
ranchise structures, subway
entrances
10 eet corner quadrants, driveways,
building entrances (building,
line installations only)
5 eet standpipes, above–ground
structures (e.g., signs,
meters, lights, mailboxes,
planters, phones), building
entrances (curb installations
only)
3 eet tree pit edges, grates, utility
covers
Fo Mo Inomation
To request a bike rack, please call 311
or visit nyc.gov/dot and ll out an
online request orm
Bi racs
Bie racs proide on–street
paring or cyclists. Constructed
o cast–metal, the NYC DOT
standard bie rac was the
product o an international
competition.
Conceptual rendering rom Beetlelab
Conceptual rendering rom Beetlelab
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FUrNITUre5.2 Bus Stop Shlts
Sit Spcications
Shelters are congured in our sizes:
regular, narrow, short, and double
Clear path: With ew exceptions,shelters must allow a minimum clear
path o 7 eet in width
Clearance rom curb: All shelters
must allow a straight unobstructed
path o a minimum o 3 eet between
the shelter and the curb
Other Minimum Distances:
10 eet re hydrants, standpipes
5 eet tree trunks, canopies
5 eet tree pits, cellar doors3 eet streetlights,
trac signal poles
2 eet ventilation, street signs
Bus Stop Shlts
Bus stop shelters are part o the
coordinated street urniture
ranchise that was awarded to
Cemusa, Inc., in 2006. The
award–winning, stainless steel
and glass design proides
seating and protection rom the
elements or bus users. Cemusa
will be replacing all bus shelters
with this new design.
Fo Mo Inomation
To learn more about the Coordinated
Street Furniture Franchise, call 311,
visit nyc.gov/dot, or email
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FUrNITUre 5.3 Bi Shlts
Sit Spcications
See specications or BUS STOP
SHELTERS (5.2)
Bi Shlts
Bicycle paring shelters contain
stainless steel bie racs or
eight bies. The design closely
resembles the bus shelter, using
the same high–quality materials.
The ad panels are used to display
the annual NYC Cycling Map and
public serice campaigns.
Fo Mo Inomation
To learn more about the CoordinatedStreet Furniture Franchise, call 311,
visit nyc.gov/dot, or email
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FUrNITUre5.4 Nwsstands
Sit Spcications
Newsstands are available in nine
sizes, including widths o 4, 5, and 6
eet and lengths o 8, 10, and 12 eet
Clear path: Newsstands must allow a
minimum clear path o 9 eet, 6
inches in width
Clearance rom curb: All newsstands
must allow a straight unobstructed
path o a minimum o 18 inches
between the newsstand and the curb
For complete siting criteria,
please reer to DCA rules at:
www.nyc.gov/html/dca/html/
licenses/024.shtml
Fo Mo Inomation
To learn more about the Coordinated
Street Furniture Franchise, call 311,
visit nyc.gov/dot or email
Nwsstands
Newsstands are part o the
coordinated street urniture
ranchise. They are abricated
rom stainless steel and glass.
The product displays can be
customized by each operator
rom a standard it o parts.
All eisting newsstands that
were licensed by DCA as o
July 13, 2006, will receie a
replacement newsstand at no
cost to the licensee.
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FUrNITUre 5.5 Automatic Public Toilts (APT
Sit Spcications
Sites or APTs will be determined by
NYC DOT
The ootprint o the APTs spans 6
eet, 7 inches by 12 eet and requires
an additional 5 eet o unobstructed
space, both above and below ground,
on all sides
Clear path: Automatic Public Toilets
must allow a minimum clear path o 8
eet in width
Clearance rom curb: All APTs must
allow a straight unobstructed path o
a minimum o 1.5 eet between the
APT and the curb
Other Minimum Distances:
10 eet re hydrants, standpipes
5 eet tree trunks, canopies
3 eet streetlights, trac signal
poles
2 eet ventilation, street signs,
cellar doors.
Permissible Locations:
a. On wide streets, only in commercial
manuacturing, or mixed use
districts
b. On sidewalks or plazas adjacent
to property owned or leased by a
government agency or public
authority, or under the jurisdictiono the EDC
c. On trac islands or public places
bounded on all sides by mapped
streets under the jurisdiction o
NYC DOT
d. On or adjacent to parks property
or playgrounds, subject to the
approval o the Department o
Parks and Recreation
e. Close proximity to water, sewer, and
electrical connections
Fo Mo Inomation:
To learn more about the Coordinated
Street Furniture Franchise, call 311,
visit nyc.gov/dot, or email
Automatic PublicToilts (APT)
In response to the lac o public
restrooms in New Yor City,
Cemusa, the coordinated street
urniture ranchisee, will install
twenty automatic public toilets
(APTs). These state–o–the–art
acilities oer comort, hygiene,
accessibility, and security to the
public, with a modern design.
Engineered to sel–sanitize ater
each use, the APTs will aord the
people o New Yor a sae and
aluable conenience.
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FUrNITUre5.6 Lihtpol Banns
Dsin Spcications
Horizontal banners are not permitted
Vertical banners shall be not more
than 3–eet wide and not more than
8 eet in length
All banners must have six air slits
Double banners (two banners on thesame pole) are only permitted i they
collectively do not exceed 24 square
eet
Banners shall contain no
advertisements
The trade name or logo o the sponsor
o the event (i applicable) shall
occupy no more than 10% o the
lower portion o the banner
For complete regulations regarding
banner permits, please reer to Ruleso the City o New York, Title 34,
Chapter 2, section 2–14(b) and on
the web at: www.nyc.gov/html/dot/
html/permits/banners.shtml
Fo Mo Inomation:
Please contact: the Banner Unit
NYC Department o Transportation
40 Worth Street, Room 1215
New York, NY 10013
T: (212) 788–2109
F: (212) 676–1445
Lihtpol Banns
NYC DOT may issue permits or
the display o banners promoting
cultural ehibits or eents and
public or historical eents which
oster tourism and/or enhance
the image o the city.
Jay Street, Manhattan (Credit: Tanya Codispodi,Tribeca Film Festival)
East 42nd Street at First Avenue, Manhattan(Credit: Elizabeth Blake)
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FUrNITUre 5.7 Bnchs
Bnchs
Benches are best situated in
areas with heay pedestrian
trafc, especially retail shopping
corridors, transit stops, plazas,
or near cultural institutions.
Currently there is no NYC DOT
standard design or benches in
the right–o–way. The
Department o Pars and
Recreation utilizes seeral styles
o benches in par areas. These
may be used in plazas and on
streets. Howeer a reocableconsent or a maintenance
agreement is generally required.
Sit Spcications
Benches may be installed on the
street subject to a revocable consent
or maintenance agreement rom the
NYC DOT
No bench shall be greater than 6 eetin length
Benches greater than 4 eet in length
shall be designed to discourage
people rom reclining
Benches adjacent and parallel to the
building shall be installed no more
than 6 inches rom the building ace
and, i multiple benches are installed,
they shall be at least 3 eet apart
A bench which is not anchored to the
sidewalk shall be placed against the
building ace during hours that the
beneted property is open to the
public and shall be stored inside the
building when the building is closed
For complete regulations regarding
revocable consents, please reer to
Rules o the City o New York, Title 34
Chapter 7 and on the web at: www.
nyc.gov/html/dot/html/permits/
revconi.shtml
1939 World’s Fair Bench or general use (Credit: NYC DPR)
Hoo Bench (circa 1870) or historic districts
(Credit: NYC DPR)
1964 World’s Fair Bench or general use
(Credit: NYC DPR)
Parc Vue bench or use in contemporary settings(Credit: NYC DPR)
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FUrNITUre5.7 Wast rcptacls
Wast rcptacls
Among its other responsibilities,
the Department o Sanitation
serices oer 25,000 waste
receptacles that are placed on
thoroughares citywide. Waste
receptacles are concentrated in
commercial areas, where they
may be emptied as requently as
fe times a day. They may also
be placed in predominantly
residential zones and sericed on
residential reuse routes, along
with household trash, two or
three times a wee.Sponso–a–Bast Poam
Sponsoring organizations may
purchase and place custom waste
receptacles with the approval o the
Department o Sanitation. The waste
receptacle design must meet DSNY
specications. Sponsored waste
receptacles may bear the name or
logo o the sponsoring organization,
but cannot include advertising o any
kind. Locations must be submitted orapproval along with the Sponsor–a–
Basket Letter o Intent.
Fo Mo Inomation:
For more inormation regarding
DSNY’s rules, please reer to the
Rules o the City o New York, Title 16
and on the web at: www.nyc.gov/html/
dsny/html/rules_reg/digest.shtml
To sponsor a waste receptacle,
please call 311.
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Standard wire mesh public waste receptacle(Credit: Colin Robertson)
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gLOSSArY Common Tms
Common Tms AAASHTO
(Amican Association o Stat
Hihway Tanspotation Ocials)
A nonprot, nonpartisan association
representing highway andtransportation departments in the
ty states, the District o Columbia,
and Puerto Rico, representing all ve
transportation modes — air, highways,
public transportation, rail, and water.
AASHTO publishes numerous design
guidance publications, including
A Policy on Geometric Design o
Highways and Streets (“Green Book”).
www.transportation.org/?siteid=
37&pageid=310
ADA
(Amicans with Disabilitis Act)
The Americans with Disabilities Act
gives civil rights protections to
individuals with disabilities, similar to
those rights provided to individuals on
the basis o race, color, sex, national
origin, age, and religion. It guarantees
equal opportunity or individuals with
disabilities in public accommodations,
employment, transportation, state
and local government services, andtelecommunications.
www.ada.go/
ADT (Ava Daily Tac)
The average number o vehicles to
pass a certain point or use a certain
roadway per day. Sometimes reerred
to as VPD (Vehicles Per Day), this is
the calculation o the total trac
volume during a given time (in whole
days) divided by the number o days in
that period. (AASHTO: A Policy on
Geometric Design o Highways and
Streets)
Albdo (Pavmnt Albdo)
Albedo is the ability o a surace
material to refect incident solar
(short wave) radiation. It is expressed
on a scale o 0 to 1 where a value o
0.0 indicates that a surace absorbs
all solar radiation and an albedo value
o 1.0 represents total refectivity.
Light–colored suraces generally
have higher albedos than dark–
colored suraces. Pavements with
lower albedo absorb more sunlight
and get hotter. Pavements with higher
albedo absorb less sunlight and are
thereore cooler, mitigating the urban
heat island eect www.epa.go/
heatisland/resources/aq.html#7.
Conventional asphalt has an albedo in
the range 0.04 to 0.12, whileconcrete has an albedo o around 0.5.
(High Perormance Inrastructure
Guidelines) Refectance is also
measured using Solar Refectance
Index (SRI) values.
Atial Stt
The part o the roadway system
serving as the principal network o
through trac fow. The routes
connect areas o principal trac
generation and important rural
highways entering the cities.
(Institute o Trac Engineers Trac
Engineering Handbook)
BBicycl
Every two– or three–wheeled device
upon which a person or persons may
ride, propelled by human power
through a belt, a chain, or gears, withsuch wheels in a tandem or tricycle,
except that it shall not include such a
device having solid tires and intended
or use only on a sidewalk by pre–
teenage children. (New York State
Vehicle and Trac Law, Title 1, Article
1, §102 and Rules o the City o New
York, Title 34, Chapter 4, § 4–01(b))
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Bicycl Facilitis
A general term denoting
improvements and provisions made
by public agencies to accommodate
or encourage bicycling, including
parking and storage acilities, and
shared roadways not specically
designated or bicycle use. (AASHTO:
A Policy on Geometric Design o
Highways and Streets)
Bicycl Lan/Bi Lan
A portion o the roadway that has
been designated by striping, signing,
and pavement markings or the
preerential or exclusive use o
bicycles. (New York State Vehicle and
Trac Law, Title 1, Article 1,
§ 102–a)
Bicycl Path/Bi Path
A path physically separated rom
motorized vehicle trac by an open
space or barrier and either within the
highway right–o–way or within an
independent right–o–way and which
is intended or the use o bicycles.
(New York State Vehicle and Trac
Law, Title 1, Article 1, § 102–b)
Bicycl rout/Bi rout
A bikeway designated by the
jurisdiction having authority withappropriate directional and
inormational route markers, with or
without specic bicycle route
numbers. Bike routes should establish
a continuous routing, but may be a
combination o any and all types o
bikeways. (AASHTO Guide or the
Development o Bicycle Facilities) In
New York City, bike routes are set
orth in the New York City Cycling
Map and come in three main
categories: Bicycle Path, Class 1
(bridge, park or separated on–street
path); Bicycle Lane, Class 2 (on–street
striped route); and Bicycle Route,
Class 3 (on–street signed route).
BID (Businss Impovmnt
Distict)
A not–or–prot corporation made up
o property owners and commercial
tenants who are dedicated to
promoting business development and
improving an area’s quality o lie.
BIDs deliver supplemental services
such as sanitation and maintenance,
public saety and visitor services,
marketing and promotional programs,
capital improvements, and
beautication or the area — all
unded by a special assessment paid
by property owners within the district.
www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/sbs/html/
neighborhood/bid.shtml
Biway
A generic term or any road, street,path or way which in some manner is
specically designated or bicycle
travel, regardless o whether such
acilities are designated or the
exclusive use o bicycles or are to be
shared with other transportation
modes. (AASHTO: Guide or the
Development o Bicycle Facilities)
Bioswal
A depressed, planted area designed to
convey, capture, and lter stormwaterruno and increase rainwater
inltration. These systems are linear.
The term "street swale" is used
throughout this Manual. (Florida Field
Guide to Low Impact Development:
http://buildgreen.u.edu/Fact_sheet_
Bioswales_vegetated_Swales.pd )
BMP (Bst Manamnt Pactics)
Schedules o activities, prohibitions
o practices, maintenance
procedures, and other management
practices to prevent or reduce the
discharge o pollutants to waters o
the United States. BMPs also include
treatment requirements, operating
procedures, and practices to control
plant site runo, spillage, or leaks,
sludge or waste disposal, or drainage
rom raw material storage.
www.epa.go/npdes/pubs/cgp_
appendia.pd
BrT (Bus rapid Tansit)
A fexible, high perormance rapid
transit mode that combines a variety
o physical, operating, and system
elements into a permanently
integrated system with a quality
image and unique identity.
(Levinson et al., Bus Rapid Transit:Implementation Guidelines, TCRP
Report 90–Volume II)
BrT (Bus rapid Tansit) rout
A road designed to improve the
speed, reliability, and overall
attractiveness o bus service, and
that carries bus lines designated as
“Select Bus Service” by MTA NYCT/
MTA Bus and/or other services
identied as BRT. This also includes
roads that are designated or BRTservice in the uture, through the BRT
Master Plan or other planning
documents.
Bus
Every motor vehicle having a seating
capacity o more than teen adults,
in addition to the operator, and used
or the transportation o persons, and
every charter bus, interstate bus,
intrastate bus, school bus, and
sight–seeing bus, regardless oseating capacity. (Rules o the City o
New York, Title 34, Chapter 4, §
4–01(b))
Bus rout
A street that carries one or more
regularly scheduled local, commuter,
or intercity bus lines running on a
published schedule.
Busway
A physically separated lane reserved
or bus trac.
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CCapital Pojct
A. A project that provides or the
construction, reconstruction,
acquisition, or installation o a
physical public betterment orimprovement that would be classied
as a capital asset under generally
accepted accounting principles or
municipalities, or any preliminary
studies and surveys relative thereto,
or any underwriting or other costs
incurred in connection with the
nancing thereo;
B.The acquisition o property o a
permanent nature, including whar
property;
C. The acquisition o any urnishings,machinery, apparatus, or equipment
or any public betterment or
improvement when such betterment
or improvement is rst constructed or
acquired;
D. Any public betterment involving
either a physical improvement or the
acquisition o real property or a
physical improvement consisting in,
including, or aecting (1) streets and
parks, (2) bridges and tunnels, (3)
receiving basins, inlets, and sewers,
including intercepting sewers, plants
or structures or the treatment,
disposal or ltration o sewage,
including grit chambers, sewer
tunnels, and all necessary
accessories thereo, or (4) the encing
o vacant lots and the lling o sunken
lots;
e. Any other project allowed to be
nanced by the local nance law, with
the approval o the mayor and the
comptroller;
F.Any combination o the above.
(New York City Charter § 210.1)
Cast-in-Plac
Term describing a paving material,
such as concrete, that is poured into
place on-site and set to harden
CeQr
(City envionmntal Quality rviw)
A process by which agencies o theCity o New York review proposed
discretionary actions to identiy the
eects those actions may have on the
environment. CEQR is New York City’s
process or implementing SEQRA
(New York State Environmental
Quality Review Act), which requires
that state and local governmental
agencies assess environmental
eects o discretionary actions
beore undertaking, unding, or
approving such actions, unless theyall within certain statutory or
regulatory exemptions rom the
requirements or review. www.nyc.
go/html/oec/html/ceqr/ceqraq.
shtml
Channlization
The separation or regulation o
conficting trac movements into
denite paths o travel by trac
islands or pavement marking to
acilitate the orderly movements oboth vehicles and pedestrians.
(AASHTO: A Policy on Geometric
Design o Highways and Streets)
Cla Path
A straight unobstructed path or
pedestrian circulation on the
sidewalk. (Rules o the City o New
York, Title 34, Chapter 7, § 7–06(c)
(3)). (See also denition o clear path
in DCA’s rules and in the ADA.)
Cocint o FictionA value between 0 and 1 representing
the ratio o the orce o resistance
between the horizontal motion o a
body or object and a surace to the
orce pushing the body or object
down on that surace. Suraces with
lower values, such as ice, are more
slippery, while suraces with higher
values, such as concrete, are less
slippery.
Collcto Stt
The collector street system provides
both land access and trac
circulation within residential,
commercial, and industrial areas. It
diers rom the arterial system in that
acilities on the collector system may
penetrate residential neighborhoods,
distributing trips rom the arterials
through the area to the ultimate
destination. Conversely, the collector
street also collects trac rom local
streets in residential neighborhoods
and channels it into the arterial
system. In the central business
district, and in other areas o like
development and trac density, the
collector system may include the
street grid, which orms a logicalentity or trac circulation. (FHWA:
Functional Classication Guidelines)
Commcial Distict
A commercial district, designated
by the letter C (C1–2, C3, C4–7, or
example), is a zoning district in which
commercial uses are allowed and
residential uses may also be
permitted, as described in the Zoning
Resolution o the City o New York.
www.nyc.go/html/dcp/html/
subcats/zoning.shtml
Community Facilitis
As used in this manual, community
acilities are elements o the
streetscape that serve useul
unctions to street users beyond
inrastructure and vehicular
operations. Examples include street
urniture (e.g., bike racks and
newsstands), public and caé seating,
public art, and plantings. Their use is
generally authorized through permits,revocable consents, and/or
maintenance agreements.
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Concssion
A grant made by an agency or the
private use o city–owned property
or which the city receives
compensation other than in the orm
o a ee to cover administrative costs,
except that concessions shall not
include ranchises, revocable
consents, and leases. (NYC Charter,
Section 362(a); Rules o the City o
New York, Title 12)
Contolld–Accss Hihway
Every highway, street, or roadway in
respect to which owners or occupants
o abutting lands and other persons
have no legal right o access to or
rom the same except at such points
only and in such manner as may be
determined by the public authorityhaving jurisdiction over such highway,
street, or roadway.
(New York State Vehicle and Trac
Law, Title 1, Article 1, § 109)
Cosswal
A. That part o a roadway at an
intersection included within the
connections o the lateral lines o
the sidewalks on opposite sides o
the highway between the curbs or, in
the absence o curbs, between theedges o the traversable roadway;
B. Any portion o a roadway at an
intersection or elsewhere distinctly
indicated or pedestrian crossing by
lines or other markings on the
surace. (New York State Vehicle and
Trac Law, Title 1, Article 1, § 110)
CSO (Combind Sw Ovfow)
A discharge o excess wastewater
rom a combined sewer system
(sewers that are designed to collect
rainwater runo, domestic sewage,
and industrial wastewater in the same
pipe) directly into nearby streams,
rivers, or other water bodies during
periods o heavy rainall or snowmelt
when the wastewater volume exceeds
the capacity o the sewer system or
treatment plant.
cpub.epa.go/npdes/home.
cm?program_id=5
Cuto
Outdoor luminaires may be
categorized according to the our
classications established by the
IESNA o ull cuto, cuto, semi–
cuto, and non–cuto to distinguish
the range in quantity o upward light
and light above a horizontal plane
emitted by a light source.
Cut–Thouh Tac
Trac using minor roadways, usually
residential streets, as shortcuts to
avoid congestion on major streets.
(U.S. Trac Calming Manual,
American Planning Association,
2009)
Cub
A vertical or sloping member along
the edge o a roadway clearly dening
the pavement edge.
(New York State Vehicle and Trac
Law, Title 1, Article 1, § 111)
DDsin Spd
A selected speed used to determine
the various geometric design eatures
o the roadway. The assumed designspeed should be a logical one with
respect to the topography,
anticipated operating speed, the
adjacent land use, and the unctional
classication o highway.
(AASHTO: A Policy on Geometric
Design o Highways and Streets)
Dsin Vhicl
Selected vehicles, with
representative weight, dimensions,
and operating characteristics, which
are used to establish highway design
controls or accommodating vehicles
o designated classes. (AASHTO: A
Policy on Geometric Design o
Highways and Streets)
Div
Every person who operates or drives
or is in actual physical control o a
vehicle. (New York State Vehicle and
Trac Law, Title 1, Article 1, § 113)
Divway
Every entrance or exit authorized
pursuant to applicable law and used
by vehicular trac to or rom lands or
buildings abutting a highway. (Rules o
the City o New York, Title 34,
Chapter 4, § 4–01(b))
FFla (sidwal)
A fat slab o stone used as a paving
material. ( American Heritage�
Dictionary o the English Language,
Fourth Edition)
Fanchis
A grant by an agency o a right to
occupy or use the inalienable propertyo the city (usually, streets or
sidewalks) to provide a public service.
(NYC Charter, Section 362(b))
Funishin Zon
A multi–purpose area o the roadside.
It serves as a buer between the
pedestrian travel way and the
vehicular area o the thoroughare
within the curbs, and it provides
space or roadside appurtenances
such as street trees, planting strips,street urniture, utility poles, sidewalk
caés, sign poles, signal and electrical
cabinets, phone booths, re hydrants,
bicycle racks, and bus stop shelters.
(Institute o Transportation Engineers
Context Sensitive Solutions in
Designing Major Urban
Thoroughares or Walkable
Communities: An ITE Proposed
Recommended Practice)
ggatway
A combination o trac–calming and
visual measures used at the entrance
to a low speed street to slow entering
vehicles and discourage through–
trac.
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gn Boo
See A Policy on Geometric Design o
Highways and Streets.
gn Inastuctu
An adaptable term used to describe
an array o products, technologies,
and practices that use naturalsystems — or engineered systems that
mimic natural processes — to enhance
overall environmental quality and
provide utility services. As a general
principal, green inrastructure
techniques use soils and vegetation
to inltrate, evapotranspirate, and/or
recycle stormwater runo. When
used as components o a stormwater
management system, green
inrastructure practices such as
green roos, porous pavement, raingardens, and vegetated swales can
produce a variety o environmental
benets. In addition to eectively
retaining and inltrating rainall,
these technologies can
simultaneously help lter air
pollutants, reduce energy demands,
mitigate urban heat islands, and
sequester carbon while also providing
communities with aesthetic and
natural resource benets.
cpub.epa.go/npdes/
greeninrastructure/inormation.
cm#glossary
gnstt
Paved trac islands and medians
converted into green spaces lled
with shade trees, fowering trees,
shrubs, and/or groundcover, pursuant
to a program established in 1996 and
as urther reerred to in a Master
Agreement between NYC DOT and
NYC DPR.
HHihway
The entire width between the
boundary lines o every way publicly
maintained when any part thereo is
open to the use o the public orpurposes o vehicular travel.
(New York State Vehicle and Trac
Law, Title 1, Article 1, § 118)
Hih Wat Tabl
The highest level o the groundwater
in a given area, taking into account
seasonal and periodic storm event
fuctuations.
Histoic Distict
Any area which (1) contains
improvements that have a specialcharacter or special historical or
aesthetic interest or value; and
represent one or more periods or
styles o architecture typical o one or
more eras in the history o they city;
and cause such area, by reason o
such actors, to constitute a distinct
section o the city; and (2) has not
been designated as a historic district
pursuant to Title 25 o the
Administration Code o the City o
New York. (Administrative Code o theCity o New York, Title 25, Chapter 3,
Section 25–302(h))
Hoizontal Dfction
The horizontal (sideways) movement
o moving vehicles compelled through
physical and/or visual changes to the
roadway alignment, or example a
bend in the road.
HPS (Hih Pssu Sodium)
A type o lamp which uses sodium gas
to produce light. It is one o the mostecient sources o light.
IIeSNA
The Illuminating Engineering Society
o North America is a proessional
organization o lighting engineers
with a commitment to sharing theirknowledge and expertise. IESNA has
established recommended guidelines
regarding levels o illumination or
street and pedestrian lighting.
Intsction
The area contained within the grid
created by extending the curblines o
two or more streets at the point at
which they cross each other.
(Rules o the City o New York, Title
34, Chapter 2, § 2–01)
LLeD
A light emitting diode converts
electricity to light through the
movement o electrons. It does not
have a lament and is more ecient
than incandescent bulbs. It consumes
less energy, is more compact, and
lasts longer than traditional lightsources.
Limitd Us Stt
A legally mapped street to be
temporarily closed to motor vehicles
by the Department o Transportation,
in accordance with lawully
authorized signs or other trac
control devices. (Rules o the City o
New York, Title 34, Chapter 4,
§4–12(r)(4))
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Local Stt
The local street system comprises all
acilities not on one o the higher
systems. It serves primarily to provide
direct access to abutting land and
access to the higher order systems. It
oers the lowest level o mobility and
usually contains no bus routes.
Service to through trac movement
usually is deliberately discouraged.
(FHWA: Functional Classication
Guidelines)
Local Tac
Vehicular trac whose trip origin
and/or destination are in the
immediate area o a given street.
LOS (Lvl o Svic)
A methodology or measuring trac
fow based on traveler delay and
congestion, dened in the Highway
Capacity Manual (HCM). Grades rom
A to F are used, rom ree fow to
trac jam conditions. Historically
used primarily or motor vehicle
trac, LOS methodologies have also
been devised or pedestrian, bicyclist,
and transit operations.
Low Impact Dvlopmnt (LID)
A comprehensive stormwater
management and site–designtechnique. Within the LID ramework,
the goal o any construction project is
to design a hydrologically unctional
site that mimics predevelopment
conditions. This is achieved by using
design techniques that inltrate,
lter, evaporate, and store runo
close to its source. Rather than rely
on costly large–scale conveyance and
treatment systems, LID addresses
stormwater through a variety o small,
cost–eective landscape eatures
located on–site. LID is a versatile
approach that can be applied to new
development, urban retrots, and
revitalization projects. This design
approach incorporates strategic
planning with micro–management
techniques to achieve environmental
protection goals while still allowing
or development or inrastructure
rehabilitation to occur.
cpub.epa.go/npdes/
greeninrastructure/inormation.
cm#glossary
MMoto Vhicl
Every vehicle operated or driven upon
a public highway which is propelled by
any power other than muscular power,
except as otherwise provided in §
125 o the Vehicle and Trac Law.
(Rules o the City o New York, Title
34, Chapter 4, § 4–01(b))
MUTCD
(Manual on Uniom Tac
Contol Dvics)Denes the standards used by road
managers nationwide to install and
maintain trac control devices on all
streets and highways. The MUTCD is
published by the Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA) under 23
Code o Federal Regulations (CFR),
Part 655, Subpart F.
mutcd.hwa.dot.go/
OOpatin Spd
The speed at which drivers are
observed operating their vehicles
during ree–fow conditions. The 85th
percentile o the distribution o
observed speeds is the most
requently used measure o the
operating speed associated with a
particular location or geometric
eature. (AASHTO: A Policy onGeometric Design o Highways and
Streets)
PPa
Pain
The standing o a vehicle, whether
occupied or not, otherwise than
temporarily or the purpose o andwhile actually engaged in loading or
unloading property or passengers.
(Rules o the City o New York, Title
34, Chapter 4, § 4–01(b))
Pa Hou(s)
The hour or hours o greatest
vehicular trac volumes on a given
street or intersection, usually dened
or weekday AM, MD (mid–day) and
PM, and Saturday MD, peak periods.
The peak hours, rather than entire
day, are typically analyzed in a trac
analysis.
Pdstian
Any person aoot or in a wheelchair.
(New York State Vehicle and Trac
Law, Title 1, Article 1, § 130)
Plaza
An area designated or use by
pedestrians, which may vary in size
and shape; which may abut a sidewalk
and is located ully within the bed o a
roadway; may be at the same level as
the roadway or raised above the level
o the roadway; may be physically
separated rom the roadway by
curbing, bollards, or other separators;
may be treated with special markings
and materials; and may contain
benches, tables, or other acilities or
pedestrian use.
A Policy on gomtic Dsin o
Hihways and Stts
Oten reerred to as the “Green Book,” this document is
published by AASHTO and contains
“design practices in universal use as
the standard or highway geometric
design.” boostore.transportation.
org/item_details.asp?ID=109
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Pivat road
Every way or place in private
ownership and used or vehicular
travel by the owner and those having
express or implied permission rom
the owner, but not by other persons.
(New York State Vehicle and Trac
Law, Title 1, Article 1, § 133)
Public Hihway
Any highway, road, street, avenue,
alley, public place, public driveway, or
any other public way. (New York State
Vehicle and Trac Law, Title 1, Article
1, § 134)
rrain gadnA planted depression that captures
and absorbs rainwater that would
otherwise fow into a storm drain.
(Florida Field Guide to Low Impact
Development: http://buildgreen.u.
edu/Fact_sheet_Bioretention_Basins_
Rain_Gardens.pd)
rstictd Us Stt
A legally mapped street to be
permanently closed to motor vehicles
by the Department o Transportation,and open to use by pedestrians.
(Rules o the City o New York, Title
34, Chapter 4, §4–12(r)(4))
rvocabl Consnt
A grant by the city o a right,
revocable at will…to an owner o real
property or, with the consent o the
owner, to a tenant o real property to
use adjacent inalienable property
(usually, streets or sidewalks) or such
purposes as may be permitted by
rules o NYC DOT or NYC DoITT.
(For ull denition see NYC Charter,
Section 362(c)(2); Rules o the City o
New York, Title 34, Chapter 7, Section
7–01)
riht o Way
The right o one vehicle or pedestrian
to proceed in a lawul manner in
preerence to another vehicle or
pedestrian approaching under such
circumstances o direction, speed,
and proximity as to give rise to danger
o collision unless one grantsprecedence to the other.
(New York State Vehicle and Trac
Law, Title 1, Article 1, § 139)
riht–o–Way
A general term denoting land,
property, or interest therein, usually in
a strip, acquired or or devoted to
transportation purposes.
(AASHTO: Guide or the Development
o Bicycle Facilities)
road
An open way or the passage o
vehicles, persons, or animals on land.
(FHWA)
roadbd
The graded portion o a highway
within top and side slopes, prepared
as a oundation or the pavement
structure and shoulder. (FHWA)
roadway
That portion o a street designed,
improved, or ordinarily used or
vehicular travel, exclusive o the
shoulder and slope. (Rules o the City
o New York, Title 34, Chapter 2,
§2–01)
SShad Us Path
A bikeway physically separated rom
motorized vehicular trac by an open
space or barrier and either within the
highway right–o–way or within an
independent right–o–way. Shared
use paths may also be used by
pedestrians, skaters, wheelchair
users, joggers, and other non–
motorized users. (AASHTO Guide or
the Development o Bicycle Facilities)
Scoin (conct)
Marking the surace o concrete or
visual or textural eect. “Tooled joint”
scoring reers to concrete sidewalk
fag joints nished with a hand-
trowelled border. “Simulated saw-cut
joint” scoring reers to concrete
sidewalk fag joints nished using a
spacer to simulate the appearance o
joints cut with a masonry saw.
Sidwal
That portion o a street, whether
paved or unpaved, between the curb
lines or the lateral lines o a roadway
and the adjacent property lines
intended or the use o pedestrians.
Where it is not clear which section is
intended or the use o pedestrians,
the sidewalk will be deemed to be thatportion o the street between the
building line and the curb.
(Rules o the City o New York,
Title 34, Chapter 4, § 4–01(b))
Simulatd Saw-Cut Joint
See scoring (concrete)
Sola rfctanc Ind (SrI)
SRI is a value that incorporates both
solar refectance and emittance in a
single value to represent a material’s
temperature in the sun. SRI quantieshow hot a surace would get relative
to standard black and standard white
suraces. It is calculated using
equations based on previously
measured values o solar refectance
and emittance as laid out in the
American Society or Testing and
Materials Standard E 1980. It is
expressed as a raction (0.0 to 1.0) or
percentage (0% to 100%). (United
States Environmental Protection
Agency: www.epa.go/heatisld/
resources/glossary.htm)
Souc Contol
Action to prevent pollution where it
originates.
www.stormwaterauthority.org/
glossary.asp
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Souc rduction
The technique o stopping and/or
reducing pollutants at their point o
generation so that they do not come
into contact with stormwater.
www.cabmphandboos.com/
Documents/Deelopment/Section_7.
pd
Stand
Standin
The stopping o a vehicle, whether
occupied or not, otherwise than
temporarily or the purpose o and
while actually engaged in receiving or
discharging passengers.
(New York State Vehicle and Trac
Law, Title 1, Article 1, § 145 and
Rules o the City o New York, Title 34,
Chapter 4, § 4–01(b))
Stop
Stoppin
Any halting even momentarily o a
vehicle, whether occupied or not.
(Rules o the City o New York, Title
34, Chapter 4, § 4–01(b))
Stt
A street, avenue, road, alley, lane,
highway, boulevard, concourse,
parkway, driveway, culvert, sidewalk,
crosswalk, boardwalk, and viaduct,and every class o public road, square
and place, except marginal streets.
(New York City Charter § 210.7)
Stt T
A tree growing in the public right–o–
way.
www.nycgopars.org/sub_your_
par/trees_greenstreets/aq.html
Supplmntay Cmntitious
Matials (SCM)
Industrial by–products such as coal
fy ash, granulated blast urnace slag,
and silica ume that are used as a
partial replacement or portland
cement in concrete. (Green In Practice
107 — Supplementary Cementitious
Materials, Portland Cement
Association). SCM’s are pre–
consumer recycled materials that
would otherwise have been disposed
o in landlls, providing cost savings
to concrete manuacturers and
reducing environmental impact
caused by averting disposal (High
Perormance Inrastructure
Guidelines).
SwalSee Bioswale
TTat Spd
The speed at which vehicles should
operate on a thoroughare in a
specic context, consistent with the
level o multimodal activity generated
by adjacent land uses, to provide bothmobility or motor vehicles and a sae
environment or pedestrians and
bicyclists. The target speed is usually
the posted speed limit. (ITE Context
Sensitive Solutions in Designing
Major Urban Thoroughares or
Walkable Communities)
Thouh Tac
Vehicular trac whose trip origin and
destination are not in the immediate
area o a given street.
Tac
Pedestrians, ridden or herded
animals, vehicles, bicycles, and other
conveyances either singly or together
while using any highway or purposes
o travel. (New York State Vehicle and
Trac Law, Title 1, Article 1, § 152)
Toold Joint
See scoring (concrete)
Tac Calmin
The combination o mainly physical
measures that reduce the negative
eects o motor vehicle use, alter
driver behavior and improve
conditions or non–motorized street
users. As opposed to trac control
devices that are regulatory and
require enorcement, trac calming
measures are intended to be sel–
enorcing. (ITE: Trac Calming: State
o the Practice, 1999)
Tac Contol Dvic
All signs, signals, markings, and
devices placed or erected by
authority o a public body or ocial
having jurisdiction or the purpose o
regulating, warning or guiding trac.
(New York State Vehicle and TracLaw, Title 1, Article 1, § 153)
Tansitway
Any roadway or series o roadways
designated or the exclusive use o
buses or taxis or such other
designated high occupancy vehicles
as may be permitted, during certain
hours o the day, with access to such
roadway(s) limited to one block
thereo to other vehicles or the
purpose o delivery o goods orservices or the picking up or dropping
o o passengers.
(Rules o the City o New York, Title
34, Chapter 4, § 4–01(b))
Tuc
Except as otherwise specied in the
Rules o the City o New York, Title 34
Chapter 4, § 4–01(b,) a truck is
dened as any vehicle or combination
o vehicles designed or the
transportation o property, which has
either o the ollowing characteristics
two axles, and six tires; or three or
more axles. (Rules o the City o New
York, Title 34, Chapter 4, § 4–13(a))
Tuc rout
See Rules o the City o New York,
Title 34, Chapter 4, § 4–13.
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UUnit Pav
Paving materials that are precast,
such as hexagonal asphalt pavers, or
individually hewn, such as granite
blocks, such that each paver is asingle unit that can be remove or
replaced.
Uban Hat Island
Many urban and suburban areas
experience elevated temperatures
compared to their outlying rural
surroundings; this dierence in
temperature is what constitutes an
urban heat island. The annual mean
air temperature o a city with one
million or more people can be 1.8 to
5.4 degrees F (1 to 3 degrees C)
warmer than its surroundings, and on
a clear, calm night, this temperature
dierence can be as much as 22
degrees F (12 degrees C). Even
smaller cities and towns will produce
heat islands, though the eect oten
decreases as city size decreases. (US
EPA: Reducing Urban Heat Islands:
Compendium o Strategies)
VVhicl
Every device in, upon, or by which any
person or property is or may be
transported or drawn upon a highway,
except devices moved by human
power or used exclusively upon
stationary rails or tracks. (New York
State Vehicle and Trac Law, Title 1,Article 1, § 159 and Rules o the City
o New York, Title 34, Chapter 4, §
4–01(b))
Vtical Dfction
The vertical (upward) displacement o
moving vehicles by way o a raising o
the roadbed surace, or example with
a hump, table, or other raised element.
Common Tms
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AppndicsA Dsin rviw Cov Sht . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
B Ancy rols on th City’s Stts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
C Lal & Dsin guidanc rncs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
D DOT Dsin rviw Pocss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
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APPeNDICeSA. Dsin rviw Cov Sht
Dsin rviwCov Sht
Intoduction
The ollowing cover sheet can be attached to all street designs submitted to
NYC DOT or review or approval*. The description o the history, scope, context,
overall project goals, and the major recommendations provided by the submitter
via this orm allows NYC DOT or other reviewing agencies to provide a more
expeditious evaluation, potentially reducing review time and minimizing
requests or revisions late in the project development process.
This version included as part o the Street Design Manual is provided or
reerence only — readers should use the digital version available or download on
NYC DOT’s website at: nyc.ov/sttdsinmanual.
*Not: DDC projects should be submitted to NYC DOT Oce o Capital Program
Management or review coordination. All other projects should be submitted to
the appropriate NYC DOT Borough Commissioner oce or review coordination.
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A. PrOJeCT INFO
1. Pojct Nam
2. Pojct/Budt ID(s) (i applicabl)
3. Dsin Compltion (%)
4. Lad Ancy/entity
5. Contact(s)
6. Patn Ancis/entitis
7. Pojct Location
Borough
Community District
Council District
Assembly District
Senate District
Congressional District
8. Pojct Aa (precise street limits and scope)
9. Pojct Histoy & Imptus
10. Pojct goals
11. Pojct Budt
12. Fundin Soucs
13. Pojct Scop
14. Dats Statd/Anticipatd to Stat:
Planning
Preliminary Design
Final Design
Construction
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b. context
1. Histoy & Chaact:Describe the history and character o the project area and how the proposed design responds to these.
2. Land Us:Describe the predominant land uses and densities within the project area, including any historic districts or specialzoning districts, and the compatibility o the proposed design with these.
3. Majo Sits:Major Sites: Describe any major sites, destinations, and trip generators within or proximate to the project area,including prominent landmarks, commercial, cultural and civic institutions, and public spaces, and how the proposeddesign can support these sites.
c. operations
1. Walin:Describe existing walking conditions within the project area, desired uture conditions, and how the proposed designaddresses walking conditions, including pedestrian saety, volumes, comort and convenience o movement, importantwalking connections, and quality o the walking environment.
2. Bicyclin:Describe existing bicycling conditions within the project area, desired uture conditions, and how the proposed designaddresses bicycling conditions, including bicyclist saety, volumes, comort and convenience o movement, existing orproposed bike routes and other important bicycling connections, and bicycle parking.
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c. operations
3. Moto Vhicls:Describe existing motor vehicle conditions within the project area, desired uture conditions, and how the proposeddesign addresses motor vehicle conditions, including motor vehicle saety, volumes, access, important motor vehicleconnections, appropriateness o motor vehicle trac to the particular street (e.g., local versus through trac) andreducing the negative impacts o motor vehicle trac.
4. Tansit:Describe existing transit conditions within the project area, desired anticipated uture conditions, and how theproposed design addresses transit conditions, including bus routes and operations, subway or other transit stationaccess, and supportiveness o transit usage and users.
5. Tucs/Fiht:Describe existing truck conditions within the project area, desired uture conditions, and how the proposed designaddresses truck conditions, including truck routes, saety, volumes, access, mobility and reducing the negative impactso truck trac.
6. Accss:Describe how the proposed design addresses the needs o those with increased access or mobility requirements suchas the disabled, elderly, and children, including ADA compliance and any school or senior saety zones within the projec
area, i applicable.
7. Cubsid Conditions:Describe existing curbside demand and usage patterns within the project area, desired uture conditions, and how theproposed design addresses curbside conditions, including allocation o space or parking, loading, and drop–o, andpedestrian space.
8. Public Spac:Describe existing public space conditions within the project area and how the proposed design aects public space,including any proposed new public space and any new pedestrian seating or other enhancements to the public realm.
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c. operations
9. Daina:Describe potential disturbance to existing stormwater fow patterns or existing catch basins, and/or the need or newsewer connections.
10. Stt Cuts:Describe observed requency o utility “cuts” into the roadway within the project area and how the proposed designaddresses street cut conditions, including improvement or consolidation o utility inrastructure.
d. greening
1. Stt Ts:Describe existing street tree coverage within the project area and how street trees are included in the proposed design.
2. gnstts & Plantins:
Describe any existing Greenstreets and Greenstreet opportunities within the project area and any Greenstreets orother planted areas that are included in the proposed design.
3. Stomwat Contol:Describe stormwater runo conditions including the inltration ability o underlying soil within the project area andwhat, i any, stormwater source controls are included in the proposed design.
4. Floodin:Describe any fooding conditions within the project area and how the proposed design addresses fooding.
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d. greening
5. Maintnanc Patn(s):Describe any potential and/or committed maintenance partners (e.g., DPR) and level o commitment (e.g., watering,weeding, pruning, litter removal, replacements).
6. Pmits:Describe whether any wetlands or coastline areas are within 100 eet o the project area and whether permits rom theNew York State Department o Environmental Conservation or the Army Corps o Engineers are necessary.
e. street design manual
1. Matials, Lihtin & Funitu:Describe existing and proposed street materials, lighting and urniture, including paving materials; lighting poles,xtures and levels; and street urniture.
2. Application:Describe how the proposed design ollows the guidelines o the New York City Street Design Manual in regards tooverall policies and principles, street geometry, materials, lighting, and street urniture.
3. Majo Dviations om guidlins:Where the design deviates rom the guidelines or policies and principles o the Manual, provide explanation.
4. Pilot Tatmnts:Describe any pilot treatments being proposed, whether geometric or material treatments.
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APPeNDICeSB. Ancy rols on th City’s Stts
This diagram summarizes the roles and responsibilities o city agencies and
other entities related to the most visible aspects o the City’s streets. It does
not include all agencies with street–related roles and is not intended to be a
literal representation o appropriate street urniture locations.
An expanded listing ollows.
Ancy rols on thCity’s Stts
Sidwal
Maintnanc &
rpai
Property Owners
Sidwal Pmits;
rvocabl Consnts;Vaults; Cub Cuts;
Clla Doos;
Nwsacs
Sidwal Shds
NYC DOB
NYC DOT
Utilitis
Variousroadway & SidwalHadwa
MTA
Utility Companies
NYC DEP
Daina, Sws &
Catch Basins
NYC DEP
Stt Funitu;
Supplmntay
Maintnanc & Svics
Various BIDs
(via NYC SBS)
Tac Contols;
roadway rpais
NYC DOT
Coodinatd Stt
Funitu Fanchis
NYC DOT
NYC DCA
Stt T Pmits
& Dsin Standads
NYC DPR
gnstts
NYC DPR
NYC DOT
Pmits o Constuction on
Sidwal o in roadway
NYC DOT
Stt Lihtin;
Liht Pols & Banns
NYC DOT
Facads; Maqus; Awnins;
Canopis & Sina
NYC DOB
NYC DOT
Sidwal Cas
NYC DCA
Bi rac
NYC DOT
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APPeNDICeS
Ancy rols on thCity’s Stts
The ollowing are agencies,
authorities, and other
organizations that are requently
inoled in the design o streets
in New Yor City. This list is
proided as a reerence tool, or
inormational purposes only and
is not an ehaustie list.
B. Ancy rols on th City’s Stts
Stt Plannin,
Dsin & Constuction
Stt Capital Pojcts
NYC DOT
(initiation, scoping, conceptual design)
www.nyc.go/dot
NYC DEP
(initiation, scoping) www.nyc.go/dep
NYC EDC
(initiation, scoping, conceptual design,
nal design, agency alignment &
construction)
www.nycedc.com
NYC DDC
(conceptual design, nal design,
agency alignment & construction)
www.nyc.go/ddcNYC DPR
(parks, Greenstreets)
www.nyc.go/pars
NYS DOT
(state highways within New York City)
www.nysdot.go
Other city, state, and ederal agencies
and authorities or individual, typically
site–specic projects
Comphnsiv Stt Plannin
NYC DOT
(or most public streets)
www.nyc.go/dot
NYC DCP
(zoning, private streets,
transportation studies)
www.nyc.go/dcp
NYS DOT
(or state and ederal routes)
www.nysdot.go
Dsin o StomwatBst Manamnt Pactics/
Souc Contols
NYC DEP www.nyc.go/dep
NYC DPR www.nyc.go/pars
NYC DOT www.nyc.go/dot
gnstts
NYC DPR www.nyc.go/pars
NYC DOT www.nyc.go/dot
Land Acquisition
NYC DCAS www.nyc.go/dcas
NYC DDC www.nyc.go/ddc
NYC SBS www.nyc.go/sbs
NYC Law Department
www.nyc.go/law
NYC DCP (ULURP) www.nyc.go/dcp
Non–Capital Stt Pojcts
NYC DOT (design and
implementation) www.nyc.go/dot
Popl with Disabilitis
Mayor’s Oce or People with
Disabilities www.nyc.go/html/mopd
Stt T &T Pit Dsin Standads
NYC DPR www.nyc.go/pars
rviws, Appovals & Pmits
Coastal eosion Pmits
NYS DEC www.dec.ny.go
Constuction on Sidwal o
in roadway, Pmits
NYC DOT www.nyc.go/dot
Cub Cut, eistin Clla Doo,Maqu & Awnin Pmits
NYC DOB www.nyc.go/html/dob
envionmntal rviw
(CeQr/SeQrA/NePA)
Lead agency and involved agencies
vary by project
emncy Vhicl Accss rviw
FDNY www.nyc.go/dny
Histoic Distict rviwNYC LPC www.nyc.go/landmars
Liht Pol Bann Pmits
NYC DOT www.nyc.go/dot
Nwsacs
NYC DOT www.nyc.go/dot
rviw o Wos o At and
Stuctus (as dnd in Chapt
37, § 854 o th NYC Chat)
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NYC DC www.nyc.go/html/artcom
rvocabl Consnts
NYC DOT www.nyc.go/dot
NYC DCA
(sidewalk caés)
www.nyc.go/consumersNYC DoITT
(telecommunications)
www.nyc.go/doitt
Sws, Catch Basins &
Daina Appoval
NYC DEP
www.nyc.go/dep
Sidwal Shd Pmits
NYC DOB
www.nyc.go/html/dobSidwal Wo Pmits
NYC DOB
(Builder’s Pavement Plan)
www.nyc.go/html/dob
NYC DOT
www.nyc.go/dot
Spcial evnt/Stt Fai Pmits
CECM www.nyc.go/html/cecm/
NYPD www.nyc.go/nypd
Stt T Pmits
(includin T guads)
NYC DPR
www.nyc.go/pars
Stt Vndo Pmits
NYC DCA
www.nyc.go/consumers
NYC DOHMH
www.nyc.go/health
Vaults & Canopis: PmitsNYC DOT
www.nyc.go/dot
Wat Quality Pmits/Appovals
NYS DEC
www.dec.ny.go
NYC DEP
www.nyc.go/dep
Wtlands Pmits
United States Army Corps o
Engineers www.usace.army.mil
NYS DEC
www.dec.ny.go
Opation & Maintnanc
Coodinatd Stt Funitu
Fanchis (bus stop shlts,
nwsstands, automatic public
toilts, bi shlts)
NYC DOT
www.nyc.go/dot
NYC DCA
www.nyc.go/consumers
gnstts Maintnanc
NYC DPRwww.nyc.go/pars
roadway Maintnanc and rpai
NYC DOT
www.nyc.go/dot
roadway & rtainin Wall
Inspction
NYC DOT
www.nyc.go/dot
NYC DDC
www.nyc.go/ddc
Sidwal Maintnanc and rpai
Property Owners
NYC DOT
(in certain zoning districts or through
prior notice) www.nyc.go/dot
Stt Clanin,
Snow rmoval & Litt rmoval
DSNY
www.nyc.go/sanitation
NYC DOT
www.nyc.go/dot
NYC DPR
www.nyc.go/pars
BIDs
(Business Improvement Districts)
www.nyc.go/html/sbs/html/
neighborhood/bid.shtml
Stt Opations (Stt Lihtin,
Tac Contols, tc.)
NYC DOT
www.nyc.go/dot
Supplmntay Maintnanc &
Svics, Stt Funitu
NYC SBS
www.nyc.go/html/sbs
BIDs
(Business Improvement Districts)
www.nyc.go/html/sbs/html/
neighborhood/bid.shtml
T Pit Maintnanc
NYC DPR
(rst two years rom planting)
www.nyc.go/pars
Property owners
(ater two years rom planting)
Tansit (Bus) Opations
MTA NYCT
www.mta.ino/nyct
Utilitis
NYC DEP
www.nyc.go/dep
Private Utilities
Empire City Subwaywww.empirecitysubway.com
enocmnt
enocmnt o Tac ruls
(includin pain ulations)
NYPD
www.nyc.go/nypd
Stoop Lin enocmnt
NYC DCA
www.nyc.go/consumers
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Lal & Dsinguidanc rncs
The ollowing are laws, rules,
regulations, and design guidance
documents that may be releant
to the design o streets. This list
is proided as a reerence tool,
or inormational purposes only,
and is not an ehaustie list. All
public and priate actions must
comply with all applicable laws,
rules, and regulations, not solely
those listed below.
Fdal Laws and rulations
Cod o Fdal rulations (CFr)
www.gpoaccess.go/cr/
Manual on Uniorm Trac Control
Devices (MUTCD)
www.mutcd.hwa.dot.go/
Unitd Stats Cod (USC)
uscode.house.go
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
www.ada.go/stdspd.htm
Clean Air Act (CAA)
www.epa.go/air/caa/
Clean Water Act (CWA)
www.epa.go/oecaagct/lcwa.html
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA)
www.epa.go/Compliance/nepa/
Stat Laws and rulations
Nw Yo Stat Cod o
ruls and rulations
www.dos.state.ny.us/ino/nycrr.htm
New York State Department o
Environmental Conservation (Title 6)
www.dos.state.ny.us/ino/nycrr.htm
New York State Environmental
Quality Review Act (SEQRA)
www.dec.ny.go/public/357.html
New York State Department o
Transportation (Title 17)
www.dos.state.ny.us/ino/nycrr.htm
Nw Yo Stat envionmntal
Consvation Law (eCL)
public.legino.state.ny.us/
Nw Yo Stat Hihway Law
public.legino.state.ny.us/
Nw Yo Stat Tanspotation Law
public.legino.state.ny.us/
Nw Yo Stat Vhicl and
Tac Law (VTL)
public.legino.state.ny.us/
Local Laws and rulations
Nw Yo City Chat (2004)
(www.nyc.ov/html/chat/)
City Planning (Chapter 8)
Department o Buildings (Chapter 26
Department o CitywideAdministrative Services (Chapter 35)
Department o Consumer Aairs
(Chapter 64)
Department o Design and
Construction (Chapter 55)
Department o Environmental
Protection (Chapter 57)
Department o Health (Chapter 22)
Department o Parks and Recreation
(Chapter 21)
Department o Sanitation
(Chapter 31)
Department o Small Business
Services (Chapter 56)
Department o Transportation
(Chapter 71)
Fire Department (Chapter 19)
Franchises, Revocable Consents and
Concessions (Chapter 14)
Landmarks Preservation Commission
(Chapter 74)
Police Department (Chapter 18)
Public Design Commission/Art
Commission (Chapter 37)
Administativ Cod o th City
o Nw Yo
24.97.137.100/nyc/AdCode/
entered.htm
Budget; Capital Projects (Title 5)
NYC Trac Rules
Construction and Maintenance
(Title 27)
Consumer Aairs (Title 20)
Contracts, Purchases and Franchises
(Title 6)
Environmental Protection and
Utilities (Title 24)
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Local Laws and rulations (cont.)
Fire Prevention and Control (Title 15)
Health (Title 17)
Housing and Buildings (Title 26)
Land Use (Title 25)
Parks (Title18)
Police (Title 14)
Sanitation (Title 16)
Transportation (Title 19)
ruls o th City o Nw Yo
24.97.137.100/nyc/rcny/entered.
htm
City Planning (Title 62)
Community Assistance Unit (Tile 50)
Department o Buildings (Title 1)
Department o Citywide
Administrative Services (Title 55)
Department o Environmental
Protection (Title 15)
Rules Governing the Construction o
Private Sewers
Rules Governing the Use o the Water
Supply
Department o Consumer Aairs
(Title 6)Department o Health (Title 24)
Department o Parks and Recreation
(Title 56)
Department o Sanitation (Title 16)
Department o Small Business
Services (Title 66)
Department o Transportation
(Title 34)
NYC Trac Rules (Chapter 4)
NYC Highway Rules (Chapter 2)Revocable Consents (Chapter 7)
Fire Department (Title 3)
Franchise and Concession Review
Committee (Title 12)
Landmarks Preservation Commission
(Title 63)
Police Department (Title 38)
Public Design Commission/Art
Commission (Title 57)
Zonin rsolution o th
City o Nw Yo
www.nyc.go/html/dcp/html/
subcats/zoning.shtml
City envionmntal Quality rviwwww.nyc.go/html/oec/html/ceqr/
ceqr.shtml
CEQR Technical Manual
www.nyc.go/html/oec/html/ceqr/
ceqrpub.shtml
New York City Charter (Chapter 8)
Rules o the City o New York
(Title 43 and 62)
National Dsin guidanc Soucs
AASHTO
www.transportation.org/
A Policy on Geometric Design o
Highways and Streets
(AASHTO: 2004; www.boostore.
transportation.org/item_details.
asp?ID=110)
A Guide or Achieving Flexibility in
Highway Design (AASHTO: 2004;
boostore.transportation.org/item_
details.asp?ID=103)
Guide or the Planning, Design, and
Operation o Pedestrian Facilities
(AASHTO: 2004; boostore.
transportation.org/item_details.
asp?id=119)
Guide or the Development o Bicycle
Facilities (AASHTO: 1999;
boostore.transportation.org/item_
details.asp?ID=104)
Note: A new version o this publication
is expected to be released in early
2009
Amican Plannin Association
(APA)
U.S. Trac Calming Manual
(American Planning Association &American Society o Civil Engineers:
2009)
FHWA
www.hwa.dot.go/
BIKESAFE: Bicycle Countermeasure
Selection System (FHWA: 2006;
www.bicyclingino.org/biesae/)
PEDSAFE: Pedestrian Saety Guide
and Countermeasure Selection
System (FHWA: 2004; www.
walingino.org/pedsae/)
Pedestrian Facilities Users Guide
(FHWA: 2002; www.trb.org/news/
blurb_detail.asp?id=1545)
Designing Sidewalks and Trails or
Access (FHWA: 2001; www.hwa.
dot.go/enironment/sidewals/)
Flexibility in Highway Design
(FHWA: 1997; www.hwa.dot.go/
enironment/e/)
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Public Involvement Techniques or
Transportation Decision–Making
(FHWA/FTA: 1996; www.hwa.dot.
go/reports/pittd/contents.htm)
ITe www.ite.org/
Urban Street Geometric Design
Handbook (ITE: 2008; www.ite.org/emodules/scriptcontent/Orders/
ProductDetail.cm?pc=TB–018)
Context Sensitive Solutions in
Designing Major Urban
Thoroughares or Walkable
Communities: An ITE Proposed
Recommended Practice
(ITE: 2006; www.ite.org/css/)
Trac Calming: State o the Practice
(ITE & FHWA: 1999; www.ite.org/
trafc/tcstate.asp#tcsop)
The Design and Saety o
Pedestrian Facilities
(ITE: 1998; www.ite.org/emodules/
scriptcontent/Orders/ProductDetail.
cm?pc=RP–026A)
MUTCD
mutcd.hwa.dot.go/
U.S. Accss Boad
www.access–board.go/
Accessible Public Rights–o–Way:Planning and Designing or
Alterations (U.S. Access Board:
2007; www.access–board.go/
prowac/alterations/guide.htm)
ADA and ABA Accessibility Guidelines
(U.S. Access Board: 2004; www.
access–board.go/ada–aba/)
The Americans with Disabilities Act
Accessibility Guidelines or Buildings
and Facilities
(U.S. Access Board: 2002; www.access–board.go/adaag/html/
adaag.htm)
Accessible Rights–o–Way: A Design
Guide (U.S. Access Board: 1999;
www.access–board.go/prowac/
guide/PROWGuide.htm)
Local Dsin guidanc Soucs
NYC DCP
www.nyc.go/planning
New York City Bicycle Master Plan
(NYC DCP & NYC DOT: 1997;
www.nyc.go/html/dcp/html/bie/
mp.shtml)
NYC DDC
www.nyc.go/ddc
Active Design Guidelines: Promoting
Physical Activity and Health in Design
(NYC DDC, DOHMH, DOT, DCP &
OMB: Estimated publication 2009)
High Perormance Inrastructure
Guidelines: Best Practices or the
Public Right–o–Way (NYC DDC &
Design Trust or Public Space: 2005)Sustainable Urban Sites Design
Manual (DDC: 2009; www.nyc.go/
html/ddc/html/desogm/reports.
shtml)
NYC DOT
www.nyc.go/dot
Standard Specications
(NYC DOT: 1986; www.nyc.go/html/
dot/html/about/dotlibrary.
shtml#spec)
Standard Details o Construction
(NYC DOT: 1999; www.nyc.go/html/
dot/html/about/dotlibrary.
shtml#spec)
Street Lighting Specications and
Standard Drawings
(NYC DOT: 1992; www.nyc.go/html/
dot/html/about/dotlibrary.
shtml#spec)
Instructions or Filing Plans and
Guidelines or the Design o
Sidewalks, Curbs, Roadways and
Other Inrastructure Components
www.nyc.go/html/dot/html/
permits/stpermit.shtml#instructions
Specications or Furnishing All
Labor and Material Necessary and
Required or the Installation, Remova
or Relocation o Street Lighting
Equipment in the City o New York
(NYC DOT: 1992; www.nyc.go/html/
dot/html/about/dotlibrary.
shtml#spec)
Specications or Furnishing All
Labor and Material Necessary and
Required or the Installation or
Removal o Electrical Trac Signal
Equipment to Control Trac in the
City o New York (NYC DOT: 1995;
www.nyc.go/html/dot/html/about/
dotlibrary.shtml#spec)
School Saety Engineering Project:
General Mitigation Measures Final
Report (NYC DOT: 2004; www.nyc.
go/html/dot/downloads/pd/
schoolsaetymitigation.pd)
NYC DPr
www.nyc.go/pars
Tree Planting Standards
(NYC DPR: 2008; www.nycgopars.
org/sub_permits_and_applications/
images_and_pds/TreePlanting
Standards.pd)
Park Design or the 21st Century:High Perormance Landscape
Guidelines (NYC DPR & the Design
Trust or Public Space: Estimated
publication July 2009)
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Stomwat Souc Contol /
Bst Manamnt Pactics (BMP)
Dsin guidanc Soucs
PlaNYC Sustainable Stormwater
Management Plan
(NYC: 2008; www.nyc.go/html/
planyc2030/html/stormwater/stormwater.shtml)
State o New York Stormwater
Management Design Manual
(New York State Department o
Environmental Conservation: 2008;
www.dec.ny.go/chemical/29072.
html)
City o Chicago Stormwater
Management Ordinance Manual
(Chicago Department o Water
Management: 2008)
City o Portland Stormwater
Management Manual
(Portland Bureau o Environmental
Services: 2008; www.portlandonline.
com/bes/inde.cm?c=47952)
City o Philadelphia Stormwater
Management Guidance Manual
(Philadelphia Water Department
Oce o Watersheds: 2008;
www.phillyrierino.org/Programs/
SubprogramMain.asp?Id=StormwaterManual)
Stt Plannin rsoucs
Downtown Brooklyn Trac Calming
Study (NYC DOT: 2004; www.nyc.
go/html/dot/html/motorist/
dntnblyntra.shtml)
Project Development & Design Guide
(Massachusetts Highway
Department: 2006; www.mhd.state.
ma.us/deault.asp?pgid=content/
designGuide&sid=about)
San Francisco Better Streets
Plan–Drat or Public Review (City
and County o San Francisco: June
2008; www.sbetterstreets.org)
Smart Transportation Guidebook:
Planning and Designing Highways
and Streets that Support Sustainable
and Livable Communities
(New Jersey DOT/Pennsylvania DOT:
2008; www.smart–transportation.
com/guideboo.html)
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APPeNDICeS D. DOT Dsin rviw Pocss
DOT Dsinrviw Pocss:DDC InastuctuCapital Pojcts
The ollowing two pages illustrate NYC DOT’s design review process or
internally generated street projects that fow through DDC and or externally
generated projects that are initiated by EDC or other entities. In both
conditions, one oce will coordinate DOT’s review and comments. In this way,
the review period or proposed designs will be expedited and responses
coordinated. The chart does not include review by the Oce o Management
and Budget, the Public Design Commission or the Landmarks Preservation
Commission.
DDC
Hihway Dsin
Sidwals and InspctionManamnt
roadway rpai andMaintnanc
Plannin and Sustainability
Boouh Commissions
Oc o ConstuctionMitiation and Coodination/
Pmits
Stt Lihtin & Sinals
Tac Plannin/CeQr
Bi/Pdstian/School Saty
Fanchiss andrvocabl Concns
DOT CPM Coodination
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APPeNDICeSD. DOT Dsin rviw Pocss
DOT Dsinrviw Pocss:eDC and PivatScto SttscapPojcts
DOT Boouh CommissionCoodination
eDC o PivatScto entitis
Hihway Dsin
Sidwals and InspctionManamnt
roadway rpai andMaintnanc
Plannin and Sustainability
Oc o ConstuctionMitiation and Coodination/
Pmits
Stt Lihtin & Sinals
Tac Plannin/CeQr
Bi/Pdstian/School Saty
Fanchiss andrvocabl Concns
Capital Poam Manamnt
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Ind
Ind AAccssibility, 22, 39
buses, 70
medians and, 73
in shared streets, 59, 60
on sidewalks, 62
Albdo. See Solar Refectance
Index values
Allianc luminais and pols, 160
Allianc tac sinal pol, 188
Asphalt
applications, 109, 110, 111, 127, 128,
136, 144
composition, 109, 111
high albedo, 110
imprinted, 109, 144
maintenance, 109, 110, 111, 127,
128, 136
mastic, 127
pavers, 115, 128, 136
pilot project applications, 110, 111
porous, 111
thermoplastic imprinting on, 118
Asphaltic conct, 108
Automatd public toilts, 195
Automobils. See Motor Vehicles
BBnchs, 197
Bicycl boulvads, 32
Bi lans/paths, 3, 16, 31, 50–55
buered, 50, 51, 52, 55
“dooring” and, 52
emergency vehicle access and, 52
geometric treatment and design, 50–55
grade-separated, 52intersections and, 53
markings or, 51
median-separated, 52, 53
one-way, 50
parking loss and, 54–55
parking-separated, 50, 52
protected with mixing zones, 54
right-o-way and, 52
saety issues, 52
shared use, 53, 55
signal protected, 54
signed route, 55
space requirements, 54–55
standard, 55
trac calming and, 51
visual emphasis or, 51
Bis and bicyclin
parking/racks, 38, 69, 191, 193
road suraces preerred, 108
shelters, 193
street design and, 22, 23, 38
Bioswals. See Street swales
Bishops Coo liht pols, 168
Bluston applications, 129
fags, 129
maintenance, 129
Bluston sidwal, 129
Bollads, 82, 84
Boulvads, 31, 59, 72, 90
Build’s Pavmnt Plan, 106
Bus lans/busways, 31, 56–58
boarding islands and, 56
bulbs, 70
curb-aligned, 56, 57, 58
delivery accommodations and, 56, 58
double, 57
geometric treatment and design, 56–58interior, 56
intersection design and, 56, 57
location, 56
marking designations, 57
median, 56, 58
minimization o vehicle intrusion in,
57, 58
o-board are collection, 32
parking loss and, 56
passenger shelters, 70
queue-jump, 56, 57
queuing areas, 32
red-colored, 56, 57
rights-o-way and, 56
separated, 58
Bus stop shlts, 192
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Ind
CChicans, 71, 85
City envionmntal Quality rviw,
26, 45, 104
City Liht liht pols, 170
Cla Con Policy, 62
Cobblston oadways, 113, 114
Cobblstons, 113, 133
applications, 114, 134, 135
concrete, 134
maintenance, 135
modular, 114, 135
Coba had luminais, 155, 174
Conct
applications, 108, 112, 115, 120, 121,122, 123, 134, 137, 145
cobble, 134
color, 108
composition, 108, 112, 122, 139
curbs, 141
with exposed aggregate, 122, 137
hexagonal pavers, 145
maintenance, 108, 115, 120, 121,
122, 123, 137
permeable, 115
porous, 125
sand-colored with exposed aggregate,124
sidewalks, 120–125
with silicon carbide treatment, 123
tinted, 121–123, 122, 123, 140
untinted, 120, 139
Coodinatd Stt Funitu Fanchis,
192, 195
Cosswals
materials, 116–118
street design, 116–118
thermoplastic imprinting, 118
Cul-d-sacs, 83, 84
Cub tnsions, 31, 32, 46, 65–71
“blockbuster,” 66
bus bulb, 70
chicane, 71
choker, 71
with community acilities, 69
corner, 23
curbside loading between, 66
design or, 67
emergency access and, 67
urnishings and, 69
with Greenstreet plantings, 68–71
landscaped, 68
locations, 66
maintenance and, 68, 69
mid-block narrowing, 23, 71
planted swales and, 68
stormwater management and,
67, 68
trac calming and, 69
width, 67
Cub(s)
concrete, 139, 140
extensions, 65–71
granite, 142
integral concrete with gutter, 141
materials or, 137–142
mountable, 82
radii, 46, 87
steel-aced, 139
Cut-o. See Lighting
DDavit liht pols, 156, 158, 162,
174, 175
Dcoativ avl, 146
Dsin and viw pocss, 17, 24, 26,
223–224
Dsin Commission, 17, 26, 106
Diaonal tac divts, 82
Daina, 39, 47, 67, 73
eemncy accss, 46
bus lanes/busways and, 56, 58
curb extensions and, 67
in ull closures, 84
medians and, 72
speed reducers and, 76–77
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Ind
FFlatbush Avnu liht pols, 158,
162, 163
Floodin, 39
Flushin Madows luminais and pols,
177
Focd tun divts, 81
Fiht. See Trucks
Full closu divts, 84
Full sidwal, 62, 63
Fulton luminais and pols, 159, 176
Funishin zons, 132
applications, 132
locations, 132
sidewalk, 63, 132–137
Funitu, 27, 32, 190–198
curb extensions and, 69
ggatways, 32, 33, 60, 78, 90
as transitions, 78
gnal stts, 31
gomtic tatmnt and dsin,
27, 43–99
accessibility and, 46
applicability, 45
design vehicles and, 46
emergency access and, 46
unction o, 45
guidance sources, 45
intersections and, 46
limited usage, 45, 52–53, 56–58, 78,
80, 81, 90, 98
mixed roadways, 49
pedestrian street, 33pilot project usage, 45, 58, 77, 82, 83,
84, 85, 86, 91, 99
plantings and, 47, 93–97
roundabouts and neighborhood
trac circles, 86–89
slow streets, 32
transit street, 32
wide usage, 45, 49, 50, 51, 62–74,
76, 93
goals
policy, 21–24
project, 40
ganit
applications, 113, 117, 130, 133, 142
maintenance, 113, 130, 133
ganit bloc oadbd, 113
ganit bloc sidwal, 133
ganit cubs, 142
ganit pavs, 117
ganit slab sidwal, 130
gavl
applications, 146, 147
decorative, 146
resin-bound, 147
gnstts, 31, 32, 33, 39, 47, 98
HHal closu divts, 83
Handicappd accss. See Accessibility
Hat island ct, 93, 98, 110
Hlm luminais, 161–162
Haonal asphalt pavs, 128
Haonal conct pavs, 145
Hih albdo asphalt, 110
Histoic disticts, 121
granite curbs, 142
roadways, 113
sidewalks, 62, 129
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Ind
IImpintd asphalt, 109, 144
Intal conct cub and utt, 141
Intlocin pmabl pavs, 115
Intsctions bike lanes/paths and, 53
complex, 46
“daylighting” o, 67
multi-leg, 46
raised, 32, 33, 91
redesign, 46
saety at, 81, 82, 83
skewed angle, 46
slip lanes, 46
stop-controlled, 91
LLand us, 29, 38
contexts, 31
shared streets and, 59–60
street design and, 38
LeD Post Top luminais, 182
LeD Typ A luminais, 171, 183
LeD Typ e luminais, 172, 184
Lihtin, 27, 150–188cuto optics, 157, 159, 160
fat glass optics, 161
historic usage, 163, 164, 165,
166, 167
medium semi-cuto, 157
non-cuto optics, 164
optional usage, 157, 160, 161–162,
175, 176
pedestrian, 174–184
pilot project usage, 181,
182, 183
semi-cuto optics, 165
standard usage, 155, 159, 174
street, 155–172
street design, 155–172
teardrop optics, 164
trac signal poles, 185–188
Lihtpol banns, 196
London pavs, 126
Luminais. See Lighting
MMaintnanc amnts
materials, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126,
128, 129, 130, 131, 133, 134, 135,
136, 137, 141, 144, 145, 146, 147
planting, 39
Mastic asphalt, 127
Matials, 27, 102–147
consistency o, 24
historic usage, 113, 129, 130, 142
land use contexts and, 31
maintenance, 24
optional usage, 114, 117, 118, 122,
124, 126, 128, 133, 134, 136, 142,
144, 146, 147
pilot project usage, 115, 125, 127, 131
standards or commercial districts, 104standard usage, 104, 108, 120, 121,
139, 140
Mdian bais, 80
Mdian saty islands, 56, 71, 72, 74,
78, 80
Mdians, 31, 72–74
bike lanes/paths and, 53
emergency access and, 72
handicapped access and, 73
Mid oadways, 49
Modula cobbl, 135
Moto vhicls. See Vehicles
NNcdowns. See Curb extensions
Nihbohood tac cicls, 86-87, 88
Nwsstands, 194
Nw Yo City Bicycl Mast Plan, 50
Nw Yo Stat Vhicl & Tac Laws,
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OOctaonal liht pols, 156, 158, 162,
174, 175
PPain
alternate side, 85
bicycle, 22, 38, 69, 191, 193
losses, 54, 55, 56
Pavs
applications, 117, 126, 128, 131,
136, 145
asphalt, 115, 136
concrete, 145
granite, 117
hexagonal asphalt, 128
historic, 121
London, 126
rubber, 131
Pdstian
access, 23
crossings, 46, 59, 65–69, 72, 74, 90,
91, 116–118
median saety islands and, 74
plazas, 23
saety, 38, 74, 83, 84
separation rom trac, 49shared streets, 59–60
volume, 49
Pdstian lihtin, 174–184
Pdstian stts, 33, 49, 109, 113
Pmits, 39, 99, 104, 106, 196, 197
wetland, 39
Plannin pocss, 28–37
land use and, 29
Plantins, 23, 93–97
with chicanes, 85curb extensions and, 68, 69
diverters, 80
geometric treatment and design, 47
Greenstreets, 98
habitat opportunities and, 93
maintenance and, 93
maximization o, 23
medians and, 72, 73, 74
mid-block narrowings, 71
pollution and, 98
roundabouts and neighborhood
trac circles, 86–89
sidewalk, 62, 64
stormwater management and, 93
street noise and, 93
strips, 64
tree pits, 93–97
Plazas, 23, 143, 144–147
Pols, lihtin. See also Lighting
davit, 155, 156, 158, 162,
174, 175
Flatbush Avenue, 162, 163
Flushing Meadows, 177
octagonal, 155, 156, 158, 162,
174, 175
round, 155, 156, 158, 162, 174, 175
TBTA, 164–165, 175, 180
trac signal, 186–188
WM, 162, 175
Pollution, 18
plantings and, 98
tree pits and, 93
Poous asphalt, 111
Poous conct, 125
Public spacs, 23, 46
expansion o, 23
seating in, 23
shared streets and, 59–60
street design and, 39
rraisd cossin, 90
raisd intsction, 91
raisd spd ducs, 76
rsin-bound avl, 147
rstipin, 46
rvocabl consnts, 59, 62, 69, 78,
197, 202
ribbon sidwal, 62, 64, 120
roadways and lans, 107.
See also Street(s)
cobblestone, 113, 114
curbless, 59–60
geometric treatment and design, 46, 47
grading, 49, 73
high albedo asphalt, 110
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materials or, 107–115
mixed trac, 31, 32, 49
permeable, 11, 115
serpentine, 85
shared, 31, 32, 44, 49, 53, 55, 59, 60,
62, 78, 89
width considerations, 46
roundabouts, 86, 88-89
round liht pols, 156, 158, 162,
174, 175
round top had liht pols, 181
rubb pavs, 131
SSaty, 21, 22, 46
bike lanes/paths and, 52
pedestrian, 38
or vulnerable groups, 22
Sand-colod conct, 124
Shad stts, 31, 32, 49, 59–60, 78
Shildd tadop luminais, 165, 180
Sidwals, 32, 36, 62–71, 119
accessibility, 62
Cla Con Policy and, 62
cross-slope, 62
curb extensions, 65–69
distinctive, 106
geometric treatment and design, 62–74
historic, 121, 129, 130
load-bearing requirements, 62
maintenance and, 62, 106
paving materials, 120–131
pedestrian ramps, 62, 63
plantings and, 62, 64, 93–99
ribbon, 62, 64
stormwater management and, 49, 62,68, 98, 99, 125
tinted concrete, 121–123
utility inrastructure and, 62
Sidwals, unishin zons,
63, 132–137
Slow stts, 32
Snow clain
bike lanes/paths and, 52
chicanes and, 85
curb extensions, 65
raised crossings and, 90
raised intersections, 91
raised speed reducers and, 76
Sola rfctanc Ind valus, 23, 110
Spd
bumps, 76cushions, 76–77, 77
humps, 76, 77
mid-block narrowing and, 71
raised speed reducers, 71, 76–77
reduction, 32, 60, 76–77, 78, 85,
88, 91
roundabouts and neighborhood
trac circles, 86–89
school zones, 76
tables, 76
target, 46, 91
Squa asphalt pavs, 136
Stad luminais, 157, 175
Stomwat manamnt, 18, 23, 27,
39, 46
with chicanes, 85
curb extensions and, 67, 68
drainage swales and, 64
geometric treatment and design, 47
materials and, 111
medians and, 73
plantings and, 93
roadway, 49
shared streets and, 59, 60
sidewalks and, 32, 62
street, 85
swales, 64
tree pits and, 93, 97
Stt dsin, 28, 29
access and mobility, 21, 22, 39
application, 39
balanced ideas o, 19
bicycling and, 38
context, 21, 23
cost-eectiveness, 21, 24
crosswalks, 116–118, 117–118
curbs, 139–142
curbside conditions and, 39
divergence, 39
drainage, 39
fooding, 39
urniture, 39, 133–137
goals, 20–24
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greening and, 23, 39
history, 18, 38
land use and, 29, 38
lighting, 39
livability, 21, 23
local streets, 36–37
maintenance partners and, 39
major sites, 38
materials and, 39, 104–147
network role, 38
operations, 38–39
pedestrian lighting, 174–184
permits (See Permits)
pilot treatments, 39
plantings, 93–97, 93–99
plazas, 144–147
policies, 20–24
principles, 22–24project development in, 40–42
property values and, 19
public space, 39
retail activity and, 19
roadway materials, 107–115
roadways and lanes, 49–59, 107–115
saety, 21, 22, 46
sidewalks, 62–64, 62–71, 106,
120–131
stormwater management and, 23, 39
street context, 38
street cuts, 39street lighting, 155–172
sustainability, 21, 23
target speed, 46
through streets, 34–35
trac calming, 76–91
trac signal poles, 185
transit, 38
trees, 39 (See also Tree Pits)
trucks/reight, 38
trucks/reight and, 38
vehicles, 38
visual excellence, 21, 24
walking, 38
width, 38
Stt(s)
bicycle boulevards, 32
boulevard, 31
cuts, 39
context, 38
history, 18
local, 23, 36–37
management, 28, 29
neighborhood character and, 23
operations, 38–39
pedestrian, 33, 49, 109, 113
planning, 28, 29
reconstruction, 24, 26
resuracing, 26
sample, 33–37
shared, 31, 32, 49, 59–60, 78
slow, 32
through, 23, 34–35
transit, 32
typologies, 30–33
visual quality o, 24
width, 38
Stt swals, 32, 64, 68, 99
Stt swpin
bike lanes/paths and, 52
chicanes and, 85
and curb extensions, 65
TTBTA liht pols, 158, 164, 165,
175, 180
Tadop luminais, 165, 180
Thmoplastic impintd asphalt, 118
Tintd conct, 121, 122, 123
Tintd conct cubs, 140
Toilts, automatic public, 195
Tac
circles (See Roundabouts and
Neighborhood trac circles)
engineering, 18
negative eects o, 18
truck, 22
Tac calmin, 32, 46, 75–91
bike lanes and, 51
chicane, 85
curb extensions and, 69
diagonal diverter, 82
orced turns, 81
ull closure, 84
gateways, 78
geometric treatment and design, 76–91
hal closure barriers, 83
medians and, 72, 80
mid-block narrowing and, 71
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raised crossings, 90
raised intersection, 91
raised speed reducers, 76–77
roundabouts and neighborhood
trac circles, 86–87
shared streets and, 59–60
speed cushions, 77
trac diverters, 79–84
Tac divts, 79–84
Tac sinal pols, 186–188.
See also Lighting
WWalin, 22, 23, 32, 38, 46, 59, 66,
72, 82
Wast cptacls, 198
WM liht pols, 158, 162, 175
Wold’s Fai luminais and pols, 179
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