Safety & Convenience for All Users, in All Modes. Barbara McCann NCSL December 3, 2013

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1 Safety & Convenience for All Users, in All Modes Barbara McCann NCSL December 3, 2013

2 Safety & Convenience for All Users?

3 Who was left out when this road was planned?

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5 Takaaki Iwabu for Raleigh News Observer

6 A system out of balance Gaps in the travel network Too few options Too much traffic congestion

7 33,561 deaths in 2012 Traffic crashes leading cause of accidental death for ages older adults overrepresented Peds/bikes overrepresented

8 An Equity Issue 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 49% low income 89% high income Neighborhoods with Sidewalks Gibbs, RWJF BTG Brief

9 Transit station not reaching its potential

10 The tremendous potential Of all trips: 39% are less than 3 miles 17% are less than 1 mile 47% are driven of these trips National Household Travel Survey (2009) 10

11 Who wants Options? 55% of Americans would rather drive less & walk more. Nearly one-third of Americans don t drive: 21% of Americans over 65. Children under 16. Many low income Americans do not have access to automobiles Transit use is growing faster than population or highway travel. 11

12 What are Complete Streets? Complete Streets are streets for everyone, no matter who they are or how they travel. 12

13 Projects Systems Policy

14 Projects Systems Policy

15 What is a Complete Streets policy? A complete streets policy ensures that the entire right of way is planned, designed & operated to provide safe access for all users.

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17 Total number of Complete Streets policies Complete Streets Policy Adoption As of September 1,

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20 From policy to practice Creating multi-modal streets means: 1. Change Decision-Making 2. Address Design 3. Offer Training to all 4. Measure Success in New Ways 20

21 Make Decisions Inclusive Close the human gap

22 Understand the needs of all users

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25 Shift Spending

26 Shift Spending

27 City of Nashville 62% of Capital Budget: $12.5 million for sidewalks $3 million for bikeways $10 million for public transportation

28 Normal Construction Cost Annual Variation 28 Shapard & Cole, TRB 2013 paper

29 Cost Variation: Active Transportation Bike Lanes Sidewalks Lanes 29 Shapard & Cole, TRB 2013 paper

30 Spending Priorities? 18% 16% 14% 12% 10% 8% 6% 4% 2% 0% Portion of ped/bike deaths compared to spending 16.0% bike/ped deaths 0.4% HSIP spending on bike/ped safety

31 Sewer line replacement Residents wanted to reduce highway traffic & link to a trail network New configuration cost $2 million less than straight replacement Neighbors now want the same

32 Shift Space

33 Shift Space

34 Before After

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37 Louisville Kentucky Bill Deatherage walks along Brownsboro Rd. before and after new sidewalk was installed.

38 Measure Results Measure outcomes to build support and learn what is working 38

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40 Proven Counter Measures high-crash intersections/corridors Roundabouts Medians & Ped Crossing Islands (in urban & suburban areas) Ped Hybrid Beacons Road Diets Source: Federal Highway Administration Safety.fhwa.dot.gov/provencountermeasures 41

41 Measures: Indianapolis The City shall measure the success of this Complete Streets policy using, but not limited to, the following performance measures: Percentage of transit stops accessible via sidewalks and curb ramps (beginning in June 2014) Total miles of bike lanes Linear feet of new pedestrian accommodation Number of new curb ramps installed along city streets Crosswalk and intersection improvements Rate of crashes, injuries and fatalities by mode Rate of children walking or bicycling to school (beginning in June 2014) 42 42

42 Customer satisfaction surveys - DelDOT

43 The many types of Complete Streets 44

44 Busy multi-modal thoroughfares 45

45 Low traffic shared streets 46

46 Modern Roundabouts

47 Crossings at every bus stop

48 Rural roadways

49 Retail Main Streets

50 Safer access to stores

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52 Completing Our Streets: The Transition to Safe and Inclusive Transportation Networks by Barbara Facebook Use discount code 4STREETS to save 25%!