New Traffic Light: Waverly Avenue & Myrtle

Posted At : September 24, 2007 11:39 AM | Posted By : vaidila
Related Categories: Community Announcements, Urban Planning & Streetscape

You may have noticed a crew tearing up and moving the existing street lights at Myrtle and Waverly. Some questions recently surfaced on the Clinton Hill Blog: Is a traffic signal needed at this intersection?

Brief background: Several years ago a warrant study was conducted at the intersection and it did not find sufficient data to support a traffic signal.

In January 2007, we asked NYC DOT to conduct a new warrant study. This issue was brought to our attention as a result of one our public planning workshops; participants emphasized the intersection was dangerous and difficult to cross.

The most recent warrant study found that the intersection supports enough pedestrian and vehicular traffic to warrant a signalized intersection. In particular, the intersection satisfied Warrant #4 - Pedestrian Volume. The pedestrian volumes crossing Myrtle Avenue were over 100 each hour, during four separate hours of the day. In addition, there were fewer than 60 gaps per hour in the traffic stream, which means that so many cars are consistently passing the intersection that, without a signal, there is little time for pedestrians to cross the street.

For these reasons, the new traffic signals are being installed and should be working very soon.

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Park(ing) Day on Myrtle Drives Business Activity (September 25, 2007)
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As someone who lives near this intersection and has to cross it numerous times to get to Bank of America, the laundrymat, and the dry cleaner - praise the lord! It has become nearly impossible to cross Myrtle Avenue these days. In addition to installing the signal at Waverly and Myrtle they need to properly synch the lights all along Myrtle. As it is, even without the signal at Myrtle and Waverly traffic continually bunches because the lights are all out of synch.

# Posted By Frank | 9/25/07 9:14 AM

Not only are the lights on Myrtle Ave out of sync, but the Vanderbilt Ave and Myrtle Ave intersectio light allows very little time for cars to cross on Vanderbilt building up long lines on Vanderbilt with much horn blowing and gax exhaust on a residential block with many young children.
Also not police enforcement of speeding on Vanderbilt Ave between Myrlte and Park Ave. Also too much truck traffic on Vanderbilt.Ave. No police enforcement of double parking on Myrtle which is a two way street.

# Posted By david Polazzo | 9/26/07 10:40 AM

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