City Hopes to Improve Eight Inwood Intersections Over Summer
Department of Transportation's Inwood/Sherman Creek Traffic Study.
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City Hopes to Improve Eight Inwood Intersections Over Summer
Department of Transportation's Inwood/Sherman Creek Traffic Study.
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City Hopes to Improve Eight Inwood Intersections Over Summer
Eight intersections will be receive changes over the summer if the DOT's proposal is approved by CB12.
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City Hopes to Improve Eight Inwood Intersections Over Summer
Nearly 500 crashes were reported between March 2008 and March 2011 at eight intersections in Inwood.
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City Hopes to Improve Eight Inwood Intersections Over Summer
The intersection at Nagle Avenue and Dyckman Street reported 98 total crashes over three years.
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City Hopes to Improve Eight Inwood Intersections Over Summer
The DOT hopes to improve the intersection at Dyckman and Nagle avenues, where unpredictable vehicle movement and challenging pedestrian access to the subway have made the area dangerous.
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City Hopes to Improve Eight Inwood Intersections Over Summer
The DOT proposes banning eastbound left hand turns, improving crosswalk delineations and adding concrete median spaces with trees at the Nagle and Dyckman avenues intersection.
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City Hopes to Improve Eight Inwood Intersections Over Summer
Reported crashes at Tenth Avenue between 201th and 202nd streets totaled 24 between March 2008 and March 2011.
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City Hopes to Improve Eight Inwood Intersections Over Summer
One lane of traffic will be removed to improve pedestrian safety at Tenth Avenue, between 201st and 202nd streets, according to a DOT proposal.
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City Hopes to Improve Eight Inwood Intersections Over Summer
The intersection at Tenth and Nagle avenues have seen 66 accidents between March 2008 and March 2011.
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City Hopes to Improve Eight Inwood Intersections Over Summer
According to the DOT, a chaotic merge and traffic blocked by double parked vehicles cause most accidents at the intersection.
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City Hopes to Improve Eight Inwood Intersections Over Summer
The DOT has proposed adding new markings to clarify the merge to Nagle Avenue, a new left turn bay and New hi-visibility column markings to improve the intersection at Tenth Avenue and Nagle Avenue.
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City Hopes to Improve Eight Inwood Intersections Over Summer
The intersection at Tenth Avenue and West 207th Street has had 88 reported accidents between March 2008 and March 2011, due to heavy pedestrian volume, visibility blocked by elevated subway columns and a wide and confusing intersection, according to the DOT.
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City Hopes to Improve Eight Inwood Intersections Over Summer
The DOT proposes banning southbound and eastbound left-hand turns as well as improving roadway striping to clarify traffic flow. Cars wishing to go east from Tenth Avenue southbound lane would be rerouted to Post Avenue.
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City Hopes to Improve Eight Inwood Intersections Over Summer
A large gap in the sidewalk at 207th Street and Ninth Avenue makes it dangerous to cross, according to the DOT.
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City Hopes to Improve Eight Inwood Intersections Over Summer
The DOT plans to improve crosswalks and access to the Fordham Road Bridge in order to improve the intersection.
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City Hopes to Improve Eight Inwood Intersections Over Summer
Broadway and 207th Street has seen 22 reported accidents at the intersection between March 2008 and March 2011. The DOT proposed adding a left-turn bay to clarify vehicle movements going west on 207th Street and adding better marked pedestrian crosswalks.
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City Hopes to Improve Eight Inwood Intersections Over Summer
Broadway and Tenth Avenue and 215th Street has seen 33 reported accidents at the intersection between March 2008 and March 2011. The DOT proposed adding a left-turn bay to clarify vehicle movements going west on 215th Street and adding better marked pedestrian crosswalks and marking around columns under the elevated 1 train.
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City Hopes to Improve Eight Inwood Intersections Over Summer
Nearly 50 accidents have been reported at the intersection of Broadway, Tenth Avenue and 218th Street, between March 2008 and March 2011.
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City Hopes to Improve Eight Inwood Intersections Over Summer
The DOT proposed adding signage to the Tenth Avenue portion of the intersection, installing pedestrian signals for crossing from Tenth Avenue to the bus stop island, and adding markings around the columns at Tenth Avenue. Residents said they would meet with DOT representatives to add more safety measures to the Broadway portion of the intersection before the CB12 general meeting.
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City Hopes to Improve Eight Inwood Intersections Over Summer
Six intersections are still being studied for more substantial changes to be proposed in September by the DOT.
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