CENTRAL MARKET DISTRICT
Pedestrian and Traffic Study

York’s Central Market is located between N. Beaver Street, W. Philadelphia Street, N. Cherry Lane, and W. Clarke Avenue.  The Market has at least 3 entrance/exit points on each of its 4 sides along these corridors.  The most prominent entrance locations to the building are along W. Philadelphia Street and N. Beaver Street.

 

The information presented below is raw data from a pedestrian and traffic study completed in October 2009 by Buchart-Horn for the City of York. 

 

W. Philadelphia Street (next to Market)
Avg daily traffic volume 10,450 vehicles
Avg daily pedestrian volumes 2,200 pedestrians

 

N. Beaver Street (next to Market)
Avg daily traffic volume 3,300 vehicles
Avg daily pedestrian volume 990 pedestrians

 

N. Cherry Lane (next to Market)
Avg daily traffic volume 280 vehicles
Avg daily pedestrian volume 666 pedestrians

 

W. Clarke Avenue
Avg daily traffic volume 290 vehicles
Avg daily pedestrian volume 230 pedestrians between N. Pershing Avenue and N. Beaver Street (South of Market)
Avg. daily pedestrian volume 825 pedestrians between N. Beaver Street and N. George Street (next to Market)

 

N. Pershing Avenue (1 block south of Market, parallel to Beaver Street)
Avg daily traffic volume 2,700 vehicles
Avg daily pedestrian volume  270 pedestrians

 

N. George Street (1 block east of Market, parallel to Beaver Street)
Avg daily traffic volume 9,600 vehicles
Avg daily pedestrian volume 1,460 pedestrians

 

Study data collected on a sufficient number of weekday and weekend dates and during peak and non-peak hours to determine or result in a statisically significant average.