Raised Crosswalk

Usage: Limited

A marked pedestrian crosswalk at an intersection or a mid-block location constructed at a higher elevation than the adjacent roadway. A Raised Crosswalk is essentially a speed table that meets the adjacent curbs, and has a full-width crosswalk contained within the flat portion of the table, usually 10 feet wide. It combines the benefits of a raised speed reducer with increased accessibility and enhanced visibility for the pedestrians crossing. Review Raised Speed Reducer

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Grand Street and Humboldt Street, Brooklyn
Main Street and Maple Avenue, Queens

Benefits

  • Encourages slower vehicle speeds
  • Increases pedestrian visibility at intersections
  • Encourages motorist to yield to pedestrians, particularly when turning
  • Enhances access for people with mobility challenges by providing a level crossing
  • Can alert drivers that they are entering a slower-speed, pedestrian-oriented street environment
  • Allows convenient pedestrian circulation between high foot traffic destinations on opposite sides of a street

Considerations

  • Not appropriate for designated truck routes, MTA bus routes, streets with more than one moving lane per direction
  • May impact street drainage or require catch basin relocation
  • May impact utility manholes

Application

  • Any crosswalk location that also meets the criteria for raised speed reducers. Review Raised Speed Reducer
  • Locations with a history of pedestrian injuries or speeding issues
  • Areas of particularly high pedestrian crossing demand, such as locations with pedestrian generators, particularly for children and seniors (e.g., major commercial or cultural destinations, transit entrances, parks, schools) on opposite sides of the street
     

Design

  • Appropriate warning signs and roadway markings should accompany Raised Crosswalks
  • Detectable Warning Surface must be provided at crosswalk location. They should be red when adjoining light-colored sidewalks, such as unpigmented concrete, or bright white when adjoining dark-colored surfaces, such as pigmented concrete, asphalt pavers, or bluestone. Review Unpigmented Concrete, Pigmented Concrete, Hexagonal Asphalt Paver, and Bluestone Flag
  • Use signage or other methods to alert operators of snow- clearing vehicles to the presence of raised speed reducers  
  • Utilize recycled content in paving materials 
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