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STREET DESIGN MANUAL
Letter from the Commissioner 7
Preface 8
Acknowledgments 9
Agency Acronyms 10
Introduction
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Purpose 15
Background 16
Street Design Policy 18
Goals & Principles 19
Design Considerations 22
The Planning Framework 23
Using This Manual 24
Applicability 25
Organization 26
Page Structure 27
Process 29
1.0 Introduction 32
Table 1a: Operational & Capital
Project Characteristics 34
1.1 Operational Projects 37
1.1.1 Origination 37
1.1.2 Planning & Design 38
1.1.3 Implementation 38
1.2 Capital Projects 39
1.2.1 Origination 39
1.2.2 Planning & Design 39
1.2.3 Construction 40
Design Development and Review Diagram 41
1.3 Case Studies 43
1.3.1 Grand Concourse 44
1.3.2 Bx6 Select Bus Service Route 46
1.3.3 Diversity Plaza 48
1.3.4 Fifth Avenue Street Seat 50
Geometry 53
2.0 Introduction 56
Table 2a: Geometry Reference Guide 58
2.0.1 General Guidelines 59
2.1 Roadways & Lanes 63
2.1.1a Conventional Bike Lane 64
2.1.1b Protected Bike Lane 65
2.1.1c Two-Way Bike Lane 67
2.1.1d Grade-Separated Bike Lane 69
Table 2b: Bike Lanes 70
2.1.2 Bus Lane 72
Table 2c: Bus Lanes 74
2.1.3 Shared Street 76
2.1.4 Pedestrian Plaza 78
2.2 Sidewalks & Raised Medians 80
2.2.1a Full Sidewalk 81
2.2.1b Ribbon Sidewalk 83
2.2.2 Pedestrian Ramp 84
2.2.3a Curb Extension 85
2.2.3b Mid-Block Narrowing 87
2.2.3c Bus Bulb 88
2.2.4 Bus Boarding Island 90
2.2.5 Raised Median 91
2.2.6 Pedestrian Safety Island 93
2.2.7 Median Barrier 94
2.3 Traffic Calming 96
2.3.1 Lane Narrowing & Lane Removal 97
2.3.2 Raised Speed Reducer 98
2.3.3 Gateway 99
2.3.4 Raised Crosswalk 101
2.3.5 Raised Intersection 102
2.3.6 Chicane 103
2.3.7 Neighborhood Traffic Circle 104
2.3.8 Roundabout 106
Materials 109
3.0 Introduction 112
Sidewalk Review Process Diagrams 114
3.1 Sidewalks 118
3.1.1 Unpigmented Concrete 119
3.1.2a Pigmented Concrete (Dark) 120
3.1.2b Pigmented Concrete (Historic Materials) 121
3.1.3 Concrete with Exposed Aggregate 122
3.1.4 Concrete with London Paver Scoring 123
3.1.5 Hexagonal Asphalt Paver 124
3.1.6 Bluestone Flag 125
3.1.7 Granite Slab 126
3.1.8 Granite Block 127
3.1.9 Precast Square Paver 128
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