WILLIAMSBURG BRIDGE PLAZA TRANSPORTATION STUDY

The Washington Plaza, usually called the Williamsburg Bridge Plaza, is located at the base of the Williamsburg Bridge at the junction of the bridge and the Brooklyn/Queens Expressway in Brooklyn, New York. The Plaza area is troubled with such problems as conflicting and dangerous vehicular and pedestrian movements, disorganized bus terminal operations, double parking, and deteriorating and unsafe parks and playgrounds. The objectives of this study are: to design schemes for efficient and safer bus terminal operations; to use transportation systems management measures to improve bus movements and accessibility to parks and bus terminal; to eliminate conflicting vehicular and pedestrian movements; and to redesign public amenities to improve the environment and image of the Plaza. This report analyzes the area's problems, summarizes the study's findings, and recommends alternatives that will improve the efficiency of traffic, transit and pedestrian flows in the Plaza. Since the recommended improvements for the Plaza involve multijurisdictional and multi-use projects, the study callls for the Mayor's Office of Construction Coordination's involvement to assure proper timing and implementation of these efforts.

• Corporate Authors:

  New York City Department of City Planning

  2 Lafayette Street
  New York, NY  United States  10007

  Urban Mass Transportation Administration

  400 7th Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Sturz, H
• Publication Date: 1986-10

Media Info

• Pagination: 58 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alternatives analysis; Bus terminals; Highway traffic; Parking; Parks; Pedestrian flow; Playgrounds; Public transit; Safety; Traffic congestion; Transit vehicle operations; Transportation planning; Urban transportation
• Identifier Terms: Urban Mass Transportation Act
• Uncontrolled Terms: Amenities
• Old TRIS Terms: Umta section 9; Vehicular traffic
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00462807
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Urban Mass Transportation Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: UMTA-NY-09-0095-86-4
• Contract Numbers: UMTA-NY-09-0095
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 28 2004 4:20AM