York Roundabout Street Observation:

Location:

York Roundabout

Time of observation:

1:55 PM

Street width (number of car lanes)

4

Bike lanes or signage:

Bike lane on one side of road

Street median landscaping:

Roundabout is landscaped but leads onto large main street, all other areas are privately landscaped by shops or restaurants.

Sidewalk amenities (protected bus stops, benches, street trees etc):

There's a tree line but not much else- no bus stops observed.

Pedestrian safety infrastructure (crosswalks, lights, stop signs etc) posted speed limit:

Speed Limit: 35mph

Other Observations: Wide sidewalks not much crosswalks, not very many streetlights, busy transit roads but not a place people stop on their own

Traffic Count (cars/ trucks passing in both directions per minute)

Raw Data:

Observation Number	Pedestrians	Cars	Buses	Bikes
1	0	21	0	1
2	0	30	1	0
3	1	32	0	1

Average:

Cars/minute: 9.22

Bikes/minute: .22

Pedestrians/minute:

Pedestrian behavior observation (people crossing not at crosswalks/ lights; lingering on sidewalks:

Most pedestrians were heading towards Starbucks and CVS, not generally walking around the area. Crosswalks were only accessible on the very ends of the block, problematic because of the length of the block. There were no visible stop signs for the road.

Car behavior observation noise and "feel" of being pedestrian:

The sidewalk is wide and mostly empty, and cars are a safe distance away.

With the exception of the business attracted by the CVS and Starbucks, the area seems to be primarily traversed as a go-between. Traffic was either heading towards the residential area nearby or towards the next main junction, not stopping in the general area.

Other observations:

The area is likely utilized as more of a destination during the weekends for individuals visiting the CVS, Starbucks, or L&L Hawaiian Restaurant. However, the roads and parking lots set the character for the area as one to be driven to.

Most of the area in the region is parking space that could be used as some kind of community gathering space during the weekends. Holding a farmers’ market in the area may attract the local residents while stimulating the local economy. Building more community in the area could benefit local residents, and help to stem the emphasis on car usage.

Suggestions to improve streets:

1. The area can be turned into a street market with food and shops if cordoned off on Sundays due to large parking lots and open space available.

2. Bike lanes can be expanded because currently it’s being used as a turning lane.

3. Instead of having fences around establishments (which were mostly small businesses) greenery can be introduced to make it more community based.

4. The streets behind the area need to have more trees/ shade

5. Change accessibility to CVS and Starbucks to be more pedestrian-friendly

6. Minimize parking spaces because there isn’t much patronage for the restaurants

7. Starbucks can have another entry from the street itself instead of only through the parking lot to encourage more street traffic.

Marisha and Dimitri