A presentation made in 2009 by Nicholas de Wolff, Chair of the subcommittee on Transportation and Urban Design, City of Burbank, California. (an abridged version (only 39 slides) has since been uploaded)
A presentation made by Nicholas de Wolff to Burbank City Council and fellow Sustainability Commissioners, outlining the benefits of Complete Streets, and new ways to consider the role of the streetscape in urban areas.
Improving Walkability, And Pedestrian Safety And ConvenienceArefeh Nasri
This is a presentation I prepared during my internship at Newark Housing Authority (NHA) for the research team of their project for making Newark neighborhoods more pedestrian-friendly.
This presentation on Walkability is for a upcoming seminar/charrette hosted by the Town of Collierville, Tn. There is a particular focus on block design as one of the key components of a wlakable neighborhood.
Complete Streets means creating streets that are designed and operated to enable safe access for all users. People of all ages and abilities are able to safely move along and across streets in a community, regardless of how they are traveling. Nationally 625 communities and 27 states have adopted complete streets policies including the following cities in Oklahoma: Tulsa, Edmond, Guthrie, Lawton, Sand Springs, and Collinsville.
These policies vary among jurisdictions from a global application to all street projects (public and private) to policies that focus on specific areas or applications. Transpiration staff is currently working with a citizen committee to develop a Complete Streets policy recommendation for Stillwater.
This presentation provides an overview of Complete Streets. Please visit www.completestreets.org for more information.
This presentation is free for for non-commercial use. For-profit entities wishing to use our presentations and materials in working with clients should contact us at sseskin [at] completestreets [dot] org.
A presentation made by Nicholas de Wolff to Burbank City Council and fellow Sustainability Commissioners, outlining the benefits of Complete Streets, and new ways to consider the role of the streetscape in urban areas.
Improving Walkability, And Pedestrian Safety And ConvenienceArefeh Nasri
This is a presentation I prepared during my internship at Newark Housing Authority (NHA) for the research team of their project for making Newark neighborhoods more pedestrian-friendly.
This presentation on Walkability is for a upcoming seminar/charrette hosted by the Town of Collierville, Tn. There is a particular focus on block design as one of the key components of a wlakable neighborhood.
Complete Streets means creating streets that are designed and operated to enable safe access for all users. People of all ages and abilities are able to safely move along and across streets in a community, regardless of how they are traveling. Nationally 625 communities and 27 states have adopted complete streets policies including the following cities in Oklahoma: Tulsa, Edmond, Guthrie, Lawton, Sand Springs, and Collinsville.
These policies vary among jurisdictions from a global application to all street projects (public and private) to policies that focus on specific areas or applications. Transpiration staff is currently working with a citizen committee to develop a Complete Streets policy recommendation for Stillwater.
This presentation provides an overview of Complete Streets. Please visit www.completestreets.org for more information.
This presentation is free for for non-commercial use. For-profit entities wishing to use our presentations and materials in working with clients should contact us at sseskin [at] completestreets [dot] org.
The poor quality of our streets causes over 160 deaths every year. There is a dire need for street design guidelines that ensure high quality streets through standardization of essential street elements
By Geetam Tiwari, Transportation Research and Injury Prevention Program (TRIPP), Chair and Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (New Delhi, India)
Bike Facility Design and Creating an All Ages and Abilites Networkbikeed
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The poor quality of our streets causes over 160 deaths every year. There is a dire need for street design guidelines that ensure high quality streets through standardization of essential street elements
By Geetam Tiwari, Transportation Research and Injury Prevention Program (TRIPP), Chair and Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (New Delhi, India)
Bike Facility Design and Creating an All Ages and Abilites Networkbikeed
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I have many skills that would make me a great employee for your company. Some of them include being bilingual in Spanish, B.A. degree, computer skills, internet knowledgeable, management skills, behavioral modification, therapeutic behavioral services and crisis response experience and training.
I have earned awards that I feel would make an employer happy to have me. These include Eagle Scout and 4 years of Perfect Attendance awards. I feel that I am qualified for any position you have open within your company. I am also a hard worker that has experience working with people from many different backgrounds. I have 51/50 training, Multi-Cultural Training, and other trainings that make me a valuable employee.
Please find enclosed my resume, which provides my experience and achievements. Also, at your request, I would be able to give you letters of recommendation from my past employers. I would appreciate the opportunity to meet with you to discuss about my further qualifications. Thank you for your time in considering my application.
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Traffic crashes kill more than 1.2 million people every year. While most traffic safety initiatives tend to focus on behavioral approaches -- such as helmet- and seatbelt-wearing campaigns -- there’s an undervalued approach to making the world’s roads safer: good urban design.
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2. The challengesThe challenges
For Local Cars
◦ Gas prices
◦ Traffic Flow
◦ Safety
◦ [what else?]
For Bicycles
◦ Cars
◦ Parking
◦ Safety
◦ [what else?]
For Public Transportation
◦ Community adoption at large scale
◦ Cost overruns
◦ Connectivity
◦ [what else?]
For Pedestrians
◦ Cars, bicycles, scooters, public transportation
◦ Narrow or non-existent pavement
◦ [what else?]
For everyone
◦ Air quality
◦ Congestion
◦ Livable streets
◦ [what else?]
3. The SolutionsThe Solutions
For Cars
◦ Incentives for alternative fuel vehicles (Electric, Hydrogen, etc)
◦ [what else?]
For Bicycles
◦ Protection from moving automotive traffic
◦ Usability
◦ [what else?]
For Public Transportation
◦ Community adoption at large scale
◦ [what else?]
For Pedestrians
◦ Increase Safety
◦ Increase Point-2-point Connectivity
◦ [what else?]
For everyone
◦ Reduce Emissions
◦ Increase Mobility
◦ Traffic Calming
◦ Complete Streets
◦ [what else?]
4. Traffic Calming – Some DefinitionsTraffic Calming – Some Definitions
Definitions of traffic calming vary, but they all share the goal of reducing vehicle
speeds, improving safety, and enhancing quality of life. Most definitions focus on
engineering measures to change driver behavior. Some focus on engineering
measures that compel drivers to slow down, excluding those that use barriers to
divert traffic. The following are some example definitions.
◦ INSTITUTE OF TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERS
Traffic calming involves changes in street alignment, installation of barriers, and other
physical measures to reduce traffic speeds and/or cut-through volumes, in the interest
of street safety, livability, and other public purposes.
◦ TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION OF CANADA
Traffic calming involves altering of motorist behaviour on a street or on a street
network. It also includes traffic management, which involves changing traffic routes or
flows within a neighbourhood.
◦ MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MARYLAND
Traffic calming consists of operational measures such as enhanced police enforcement,
speed displays, and a community speed watch program, as well as such physical
measures as edgelines, chokers, chicanes, traffic circles, and (for the past years) speed
humps and raised crosswalks.
I believe that Traffic Calming is the topic on which Sharon Springer is leading the discussion,
so I leave further comment and presentation to her, save to make the final point that Traffic
Calming and Complete Streets are, in my opinion, two halves of a whole
solution, the one addressing arterials (Complete Streets), and the other focusing more on
tributaries (Traffic Calming), with obvious overlap in some cases.
5. What is a Complete Street?What is a Complete Street?**
A Complete Street is safe, comfortable and convenient for
travel via automobile, foot, bicycle, and transit.
11. Why do we need to complete the streets?Why do we need to complete the streets?
12. Americans want to walk and bike moreAmericans want to walk and bike more
52% want to
bike more than
they do now.
“America Bikes” Poll
13. Americans want to walk and bike moreAmericans want to walk and bike more
55% would rather
drive less and
walk more
STPP Poll
14. About a third of Americans don’t drive:About a third of Americans don’t drive:
21% of Americans
over 65
15. About a third of Americans don’t drive:About a third of Americans don’t drive:
21% of Americans
over 65
All children under 16
16. About a third of Americans don’t drive:About a third of Americans don’t drive:
21% of Americans
over 65
All children under 16
Many low income
Americans cannot
afford automobiles
22. Streets are inadequate:Streets are inadequate:
25% of walking trips
take place on roads
w/o sidewalks or
shoulders
Natl. Survey of Ped &
Bicyclist Attitudes &
Behaviors, 2003 BTS
23. Streets are inadequate:Streets are inadequate:
Bike lanes are
available for only
about 5% of bike
trips
Natl. Survey of Ped &
Bicyclist Attitudes &
Behaviors, 2003 BTS
24. Top pedestrian complaints areTop pedestrian complaints are
incomplete streetsincomplete streets
2002 Natl. Transportation
Availability & Use Survey
25. Top bicyclist complaints areTop bicyclist complaints are
incomplete streetsincomplete streets
2002 Natl. Transportation
Availability & Use Survey
26. Incomplete streets are unsafe.Incomplete streets are unsafe.
FMIS, NHTS, FARS
federal databases
27. Completing the Streets: Local ActionCompleting the Streets: Local Action
What % of arterial
streets in Burbank
(CA)have bike
lanes?
28. Completing the Streets: One ExampleCompleting the Streets: One Example
Boulder, Colorado has built all arterials as multi-modal
corridors for auto, pedestrian, bicycle, and transit use.
29. Boulder, Colorado has built all arterials as multi-modal corridors
for auto, pedestrian, bicycle, and transit use.
Completing the Streets: One ExampleCompleting the Streets: One Example
31. Complete Street - AfterComplete Street - After
Click here to visit the 21st
Century Street Design Competition Web Site
32. Pro: A street cyclists can ride comfortably
Con: Single-stripe separation has been proven to work only on side streets with no auto parking lane,
or widened for commercial arterials (see next slide).
The many types of Complete StreetsThe many types of Complete Streets
33. A commercial arterial with bike lanes & sidewalks
The many types of Complete StreetsThe many types of Complete Streets
34. Pro: Grass verge allows for soft “fall zone” if bicyclist is forced off road
Pro: Differentiating color scheme of lane clearly identifies zones
Con: Cobbled lane makes for unnecessary discomfort for bicyclist
The many types of Complete StreetsThe many types of Complete Streets
35. Pro: Exclusive lane
Pro: Buffered from all other traffic
Con: Only really works on one-way streets or wide boulevards
The many types of Complete StreetsThe many types of Complete Streets
36. A street school children can safely cross
The many types of Complete StreetsThe many types of Complete Streets
37. A commercial street with lots of activity
The many types of Complete StreetsThe many types of Complete Streets
38. Kids going to school or
the ice cream shop on
their own
Seniors comfortably
strolling and safely
crossing the street
More bikes used for
utility and recreational
trips
Fewer accidents and less
serious injuries
A more smoothly
functioning road network
Higher values for
adjoining properties
What you'll see when streets are completeWhat you'll see when streets are complete
39. Benefits: for safetyBenefits: for safety
(King/Ewing Report)
Designing intersections for
pedestrian travel can reduce
pedestrian risk by 28%
40. Europe has more bike-ped travelEurope has more bike-ped travel
Pucher, AJPH Sept
2003
41. ……And far fewer deathsAnd far fewer deaths
Pucher, AJPH Sept
2003
42. Benefits: for older AmericansBenefits: for older Americans
50% of Americans
will be over 55 in
2030
More than half of
older Americans
walk regularly.
43. Benefits: for older AmericansBenefits: for older Americans
21% of Americans
over 65 do not drive
More than 50% of
non-drivers stay at
home on a given
day because they
lack transportation
options.
44. Benefits: for encouraging healthy activityBenefits: for encouraging healthy activity
Walking &
bicycling help
prevent obesity,
diabetes, high
blood pressure &
colon cancer.
Residents are
65% more likely
to walk in a
neighborhood
with sidewalks.
45. 20% of Americans
have a disability
that limits their
daily activities.
Complete Streets
have curb cuts and
other features for
disabled travelers.
Complete Streets
reduce isolation
and dependence.
Benefits: for people with disabilitiesBenefits: for people with disabilities
46. Benefits: for reducing trafficBenefits: for reducing traffic
Of all trips taken in metro areas:
50% are three miles or less
28% are one mile or less
65% of trips under one mile
are now taken by automobile
Since this 2001 NHTS report, the number has grown dramatically…
47. Isn’t it expensive?Isn’t it expensive?
“The cost is incremental or minimal in terms of the overall construction
costs for a new facility.”
Whit Clement, Virginia Secretary of Transportation
“By fully considering the needs of all non-motorized travelers (pedestrians,
bicyclists, & persons with disabilities) early in the life of a project, the costs
associated with including facilities for these travelers are minimized.”
Jeff Morales, Former Director, CalTrans
48. Is this supported in design manuals?Is this supported in design manuals?
The AASHTO “Green Book”
“Because of the demands of
vehicular traffic in congested
areas, it is often extremely
difficult to make adequate
provisions for pedestrians.
Yet this should be done,
because pedestrians are the
lifeblood of our urban
areas..."
49. Most transportation experts agree this road is poorly designed
Is this supported in design manuals?Is this supported in design manuals?
50. Won’t this mean wider streets?
Many overly wide roads could use a “road diet”
51. What’s a road diet?
Classic road diet shrinks 4 lanes to 3 + bike lanes
52. What else does a road diet do?
Creates room for wider sidewalks
53. What else does a road diet do?
An inexpensive tool for retrofitting existing streets
54. Are street design standards enough?
This road meets minimum standards, but is sterile
55. Start with a stark, plain street
Putting All The Pieces TogetherPutting All The Pieces Together
56. Narrow travel lanes, add a bike lane
Putting All The Pieces TogetherPutting All The Pieces Together
57. Add a median, trees and some texture
Putting All The Pieces TogetherPutting All The Pieces Together
58. Bring the buildings in closer
Putting All The Pieces TogetherPutting All The Pieces Together
59. Make sure the buildings face the street
Putting All The Pieces TogetherPutting All The Pieces Together
60. Bring in more buildings (infill)
Putting All The Pieces TogetherPutting All The Pieces Together
61. The street now has a life!
Putting All The Pieces TogetherPutting All The Pieces Together
62. The Case For Buffered LanesThe Case For Buffered Lanes
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63. Bike Share ProgramsBike Share Programs
CLICK HERE TO PLAY VIDEO
CLICK HERE TO PLAY 1st
ANNIVERSARY VIDEO
CLICK HERE TO PLAY LAUNCH VIDEO
64. Further resourcesFurther resources
Article about Complete Streets (who coined the term; cities
developing successful programs, etc)
The Livable Streets Initiative Web Site
GOOD Magazine Livable Street Web Site
* - In the interest of transparency, it bears noting that some of the slides in this presentation are direct copies of, or based upon, other presentations I have found on the internet.
Editor's Notes
State Street, Santa Barbara
1. Street vendors - help make streets into destinations. 2. Pedestrian street lamps - people need lighting at least as much as cars. 3. Curb extensions or bulb-outs - narrows the street at crosswalks. 4. Dedicated bus lanes - allows buses to be as efficient as light rail. 5. Dedicated bike lanes - allows bikes to be as efficient as well. 6. Raised, textured sidewalks - huge aesthetic difference, and clear distinction as a pedestrian-first zone. 7. Traffic lights with a leading pedestrian interval - gives pedestrians a headstart before cars start turning into their lane. 8. Bollards - Non-obtrusive pedestrian protectors. 9. Street trees and plantings - arguably the biggest aesthetic enhancer for any street. 10. Speed bump - classic traffic calming.