Alyssa Reynolds Rodriguez May 20, 2016 COMPLETE STREETS QUESTIONS

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1 Alyssa Reynolds Rodriguez May 20, 2016 COMPLETE STREETS QUESTIONS

2 A FEW QUESTIONS Where do we put these treatments? How do we sell this to the public and business owners? How do we incorporate Complete Streets into our codes and standards? What training, resources, guidelines do our professionals need? Are we morally bound to make Complete Streets changes? Are Complete Streets just a fad?

3 WHERE DO WE PUT THESE TREATMENTS?

4 RANKING SYSTEMS How do we identify areas for Complete Streets improvements? Socio/Economic factors Right of Way Cost Connectivity Existing versus future conditions

5 MASTER PLANS Standard designs Contextual designs Blended transit, bike, pedestrian and vehicular plans Travel demand models

6 ARE THESE JUST TREATMENTS?

7 HOW DO WE SELL THIS TO THE PUBLIC AND BUSINESS OWNERS?

8 PUBLIC PERCEPTION When I joined, this was the traffic commission... biking wasn t even in the vocabulary, Hutchinson said. He added that the commission now has this emphasis on biking, which is opposed to what we re supposed to be doing in trying to get traffic to flow through this community. I have a real problem with that. - Commissioner David Hutchinson, Encinitas Traffic and Public Safety Commission

9 PUBLIC PERCEPTION This will reduce traffic on the street and negatively impact my business. I don t want those people on my street No one rides their bikes here Why don t you take lanes away in the wealthy neighborhoods?

10 STRATEGIES Renderings Aerials Public Meetings Advisory Groups Walking and biking tours Economic statistics Drawbacks?

11 DOES THE PUBLIC REALLY WANT THIS?

12 HOW DO WE INCORPORATE COMPLETE STREETS INTO OUR CODES AND STANDARDS?

13 CODES CHANGES Does each entity need a separate policy or does a regional policy suffice? How much effort is required to update the codes? Do we have the support from the planning departments to go through the change process?

14 STANDARD DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS What changes are required in our standard drawings and specifications? Do we need a standard roundabout design? How does PROWAG fit in?

15 THE NEW, THE MATURE, AND CONSITENCY How do we handle saw-tooth development? How do we handle in-fill development? How do we make this fair for developers? Do we need to take a lane?

16 TRAFFIC IMPACT STUDIES Traffic counts Walking distance to transit Access to bike routes Pedestrian connectivity beyond school zones

17 DO THE POLITICIANS REALLY BUY-IN?

18 WHAT TRAINING, RESOURCES, GUIDELINES DO OUR PROFESSIONALS NEED?

19 RESOURCES Smart Growth America and the Complete Streets Coalition ( -streets) NACTO ITE APA

20 TRAINING Webinars Courses Conferences Tours

21 ARE WE READY?

22 ARE WE MORALLY BOUND TO MAKE COMPLETE STREETS CHANGES?

23 COMMUNITY HEALTH Step It Up! The Surgeon General s Call to Action to Promote Walking and Walkable Communities rticles/life/walking/201 2/04/why_don_t_ameri cans_walk_more_the_c risis_of_pedestrianism_.html

24 LANE WIDTHS Until conflicting evidence can be mustered, the burden of proof now rests with the DOTs. Until they can document otherwise, every urban 12-foot lane that is not narrowed to 10 feet represents a form of criminal negligence; every injury and death, perhaps avoidable, not avoided by choice. Jeff Speck

25 WE ALL WALK 7. Nevada > Pedestrian fatalities per 100,000 people: 1.96 > Total pedestrian fatalities: 54 (24th lowest) > Total traffic fatalities: 258 (16th lowest) Commuting patterns may be one explanation for the increased risk of traffic accidents among Nevada s pedestrians. While 36.4% of the national workforce spent between 15 minutes to 30 minutes commuting to work, 45% of Nevadan working-age adults did so, the most nationwide. And the vast majority of commuters 88.9% drove to work in 2012, versus 86% of Americans. Major cities in Nevada are car-dependent, according to Walk Score. This means that those without cars need to walk long distances to reach basic amenities, which may also explain the state s high pedestrian fatality rate. The pedestrian fatality rate increased by 47.4% between 2010 and 2012, among the largest two-year increase and considerably higher than the national increase. Read more: The 10 Most Dangerous States for Pedestrians - 24/7 Wall St.

26 ARE COMPLETE STREETS A FAD?

27 THE MILLENNIAL GENERATION Access to Public Transportation a Top Criterion for Millennials When Deciding Where to Live, New Survey Shows (

28 CONNECTED AND AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES

29 YOUR THOUGHTS?