Q&A
Addressing adverse traffic impacts identified in environmental impact statement
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7 min
Council Member Marmorato inquires about plans to address significant adverse traffic impacts identified in the environmental impact statement. DOT representatives discuss their approach to examining and mitigating traffic issues in the rezoning area.
- Environmental impact statement identified significant adverse traffic impacts at 40 study area intersections
- DOT working on mitigation measures for affected intersections
- Discussion on DOT's process for examining areas when significant projects are proposed
- Plans for street improvements to accommodate increased traffic and enhance safety
- Specific concerns raised about Baker Avenue near White Plains Road intersection
- DOT commits to ongoing reevaluation and community engagement in developing traffic solutions
Kristy Marmorato
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Okay.
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Alright.
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DOT Europe.
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Alright.
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The final environmental impact statement finds that there should be significant adverse traffic impacts at 40 study area intersections during 1 or more analyzed peak hours.
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Can you explain how the administration and DOT plan to address these adverse impacts?
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Anyone.
Paul Philps
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So thank you for the question.
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So I think we've identified those impacts.
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I think we are working collectively with our partners at DOT Okay.
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For mitigation for all of those.
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And, also, just to point out, and you're aware of this, also improvements at many of those intersections.
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So those conversations are ongoing, and we'll be happy to talk in more detail about, like, what those will look like as we look through the process.
Kristy Marmorato
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Okay.
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1 of the projected sites is Baker Avenue, near White Plains Road And Intersection And Neighborhood Street that is already dangerous due to the awkward design and 1 way traffic.
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Can you briefly describe DOT's examination when significant projects are proposed in each area?
Anthony Perez
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Sorry.
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Can you repeat the last part of your question?
Kristy Marmorato
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Can you briefly describe DOT's examination?
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WHEN SIGNIFICANT PROJECTS ARE PROPOSED IN THESE AREAS.
Anthony Perez
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SO WE WORK WITH our communities are like to official community boards to hear what's going on the ground.
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We obviously also look at traffic data as it is collected.
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We take a look at how many vehicles are coming in peak hours, where there are particular areas of congestion, and it's our streets are almost a living thing.
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We are constantly improving them as we can.
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Every single year, we have street improvement projects that take into account, improving safety as the neighborhoods change and as they are dynamic, and we'll continue to have that commitment around these stations as well.
Kristy Marmorato
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Okay.
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And while the Mars Park Station is welcomed, it is an increased congestion in the streets as direct significant repairs.
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How will the administration plan to redesign and repair Echester Road, Stilwell Avenue and Bassett Avenue just to name a few critical stations?
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8 adjacent streets already in glaring need of repair.
UNKNOWN
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Yeah.
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Just to piggyback on what Mister Perez just said, we're going to be consistently reevaluating as those treatments are made and those strategies for improvement are amade, and we promise that we will be in conversation with both of you, the community boards and the community writ large to make sure that we're getting it right.
Kristy Marmorato
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Okay.
Anthony Perez
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I'll just add that as part of the presentation.
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No, there are also improvements that are planned on Eastchester, on Tremont, on Bassett, but our reconstruct row beds increased a sidewalk space and other amenities to make it easier to transverse via feed by car, by scooter, or hybrid.
Kristy Marmorato
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And I would like to do a walk through with you by Baker Avenue in the future at some point just so you guys can kinda, like I'm sure you've been over there and surveyed the air area, but just to really get a good feel as to what's happening.
Anthony Perez
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We'd be happy to do that, counsel.
Kristy Marmorato
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Thank you.
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Alright.
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The Community Board Neighborhood Association is my office in several Several other elected have consistently raised the issue of sewer capacity concerns and flooding in the Mars Park area, especially near the incoming station.
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Will DEP commit to transparent study of our sewers capacity and flood risk ahead of the station's completion?
Dylan Meagher
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Thank you for that question, Castle Mover.
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We'll Well, we our experts can get back to you on that.
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We are we did analysis of the the rezoning and the impact of the the added dwelling units to the sewer.
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And for at least for the sewer, there should there's capacity under our analysis.
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And as the development expands and and and builds out, we will monitor that to see if the flows where the flows are going in terms of capacity and that will help direct our our capital planning.
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And for storm water, we're currently making a large amount of investments to the west of that area I believe that you're talking about with in the range of, you know, many, many, 1, 000, 000 of dollars.
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And we can speak to some more details on the actual numbers there for those investments,
Brandon Mohammed
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some of
Dylan Meagher
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them are going to come online.
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So that's going to make an important impact to Morris Park, but towards the east, we're going to have to study the stormwater impacts to that area in an ongoing basis.
Kristy Marmorato
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How long does your monitoring last?
Dylan Meagher
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Well, for the monitoring for the sewer or for for the sewers.
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Mhmm.
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So that's from the household water, waste water.
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The modeling takes into account the current capacity of the sewers and the current population of the area and then projects forward the number of housing units and to then predict the amount of wastewater coming through the sewers.
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And then we will we're expanding the use of in sewer sensors to sense the actual levels of the of the sewer systems.
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So that would be the intent that that would be continuous when they're installed, and that's being rolled out, let's say,
Kristy Marmorato
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in So this will always be monitored.
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You'll
Dylan Meagher
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yeah.
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We will we will continue to monitor it when we get the sensors in there.
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Yes.
Kristy Marmorato
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What about for a storm water?
Dylan Meagher
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For a storm water.
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So We have our large investments for the Cloudburst area and for the flooding hotspot in Morris Park.
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And for other areas, their the street investments will help.
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And then also, we have a model of the whole City, which includes this area of storm water impacts and flooding impacts that look forward that look at current conditions and conditions in 20502080, so that consider the increase in intensity and storm water.
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And that's really important for helping direct our further storm water investments along with 311 complaints that we do continually monitor and we also have our staff also monitors kind of social media complaints too because sometimes people complain on social media, but they didn't complain on 3011.
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So it is especially for large storms, we do monitor that and map that on a dynamic map.
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That we continue to analyze.
Kristy Marmorato
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So has DEEP police decide any capital funds for completing the improvements needed for any kind of repairs with the already existing infrastructure.
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Because I know at 1 point, the sewer along Eastchester Road was repaired.
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I mean, that was only 25, 30 years in the making.
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You know?
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So have you guys set aside any other capital?
Dylan Meagher
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For the sewer investments, we'll have to get back to you on that with the details.
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So if there are specific areas that are of concern to your constituents, and we can we'll definitely look into that.
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But I don't have those numbers the top of my head.
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For the storm water, yes, we're making we have capital commitments and we're in the planning phase for these summer investments.
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Along with the over 200 Main Gardens that are in New York District too.
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So we're focusing on that too.
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Expanding that capacity for storm water.