Here Are The Village And Hudson Square Streets With Most Crashes

WEST VILLAGE, NY — A major transportation study of the Hudson Square and West Village area recently published shows the neighborhood's most dangerous intersections, along with a plethora of findings, statistics, and recommendations to improve the community's streets.

The New York City Department of Transportation started the Hudson Square/West Village Transportation Study in 2017 at the request of Council Speaker Corey Johnson and Manhattan Community Board 2.

The primary study area was bounded by Christopher Street to the north, 6th Avenue and Green Street/Church Street to the east, Canal Street to the south, and West Street to the west.

Among the study's findings were the Village and Hudson Square intersections that had the greatest severity of crashes from 2014 to 2018.

Here's the breakdown:

KSI stands for "Killed and Severely Injured" and counts the number of fatalities and severe injuries.

The intersections at Varick Street and West Houston Street, and West Street and West Houston Street had the most severe crashes during the four-year period, with the former intersection also having the most pedestrian injuries during the time.

However, it was intersections at Varick Street and Canal Street, and Hudson Street and Canal Street that had the most motor vehicle injuries, with 41 and 46, respectively.

The most bicycle injuries in the area from 2014 to 2018 took place at the intersection of Varick Street and Canal Street — a total of seven.

The study provides a variety of solutions to make the Village and Huson Square intersections less dangerous, such as adding curb extensions, pavement markings, vertical delineators, and more signs.

You can look at the details surrounding these improvements in Section 4 of the study, which starts on page 62.

Community partners that aided the study included:

• Community Board 2
• Hudson River Park Trust
• Hudson Square Connection
• Office of the Manhattan Borough President
• Office of New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson
• Office of New York State Senator Brad Hoylman

This is the first article West Village Patch will publish in a series of pieces about the Hudson Square/West Village Transporation Study.