Stamford Looks To Address Dangerous Broad Street Corridor
STAMFORD, CT — The city of Stamford Transportation, Traffic & Parking Department held an informational meeting last week on three projects that aim to increase roadway safety and enhance multi-modal options for residents.
Patch will detail the three projects this week — up next is the Broad Street Roadway Safety Reconstruction project.
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This project involves the reconstruction of Broad Street between Atlantic Street and Greyrock Place to add bump outs, on-street parking and protected bike lanes in an effort to calm traffic and eliminate fatal and serious injury crashes.
Stephen Frycz, traffic signal operations manager for Stamford, said during the presentation that the corridor experienced 172 crashes between 2017 and 2021, and that the Atlantic Street and Broad Street intersection was identified as a top five busiest intersections for pedestrians in the city.
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Frycz noted there’s a lot of new growth and development along the corridor, and there is a “big lack” of bicycle infrastructure in the area.
Work would include removing the median from the roadway; adding pedestrian refuge islands and bump outs; adding on-street parking on the north side of the road; upgrading traffic signals; and adding green infrastructure, Frycz said.
The current estimate for the project, which is in the design phase, is $3-4 million, which would be state funded, according to Frycz. Construction could begin in 2026.
There was a brief question and answer session after the project presentations, and residents praised the Transportation, Traffic & Parking Department for their work, especially Stamford Downtown President Michael Moore.
“Our organization is absolutely committed to a multi-modal, pedestrian-friendly, very walkable and safe downtown. These are three crucial projects to meet that aim,” Moore said.
The other initiatives discussed during the meeting were the Bedford and Forest Intersection and Plaza Project and the Atlantic Street Roadway Safety Reconstruction project.
All three are located in “tier 1” of the high-injury network map, which is based on actual crash data in the city as part of the Vision Zero initiative.
The projects have been named in numerous plans, such as the Stamford Master Plan and the Stamford Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan.
Stay tuned for coverage of the Atlantic Street project.
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