STOP! Town Hall Mee/ng Sarasota, The Vue, and You September 22, 2016 How Sarasota can have wide sidewalks.

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1 STOP! Town Hall Mee/ng Sarasota, The Vue, and You September 22, 2016 How Sarasota can have wide sidewalks. By Mike Lasché, MPPM Bicycle/Pedestrian Advocates Florida Walks and Bikes

2 A few words about me 1985, New College thesis on bicycle policy , Spokespeople, brought bicyclefriendly policies to Sarasota, first FL bicycle lobbyist 2005, Bicycle/Pedestrian Advocates 2011, Florida Walks and Bikes, lobbyist for pedestrians and cyclists, 5 changes in FL Statute in 2012

3 This is about: How Sarasota has gone wrong with sidewalks and walkability. How Sarasota has gone right before and could do well again.

4 Pedestrians and Cyclists get no respect. We are the Rodney Dangerfields of the road.

5 Tamiami Trail/14 th St., west side, looking north

6 Same place, looking south

7 Tamiami Trail/14 th St, east side, looking south

8 Tamiami Trail/15 th St., east side, looking north

9 Was this Walkable? That all depends on your defini/on of Walkable. Does it mean possible to walk if you are fit enough and determined enough?

10 Narrow, dangerous to share with cyclists noise and windrush of each passing motor vehicle, ugly, u/lity poles, no shade from Florida sun

13 635 S. Orange

18 Sarasota Circle of Walkability A`rac/ve walkable spaces connec/ng: Downtown, Marina Jack, Golden Gate, Ringling, Bridge, Bird Key,.with Ritz/Carlton, future Quay, Van Wezel, future Cultural Park, condos east of Trail and back to downtown Missed by the City

20 Is this Walkable? That all depends on your defini/on. If Walkable means possible to walk through, Yes.

21 Walkability Bicycle/Pedestrian Perspec/ve, based on transporta/on research since, at least, the 1970 s. Walking is a form of transporta/on. Walkability is a state where walking is a viable, convenient, safe, and a`rac/ve form of transporta/on. Every street should be walkable., forming a connected network. All streets and developments should be designed around walkability, just like they are designed around roads, or sewers, or electric lines.

22 Walkability Dr. Rodney Tolley, Walk21, Interna/onal Walking Charter, 2014: Walking is not just about point A and point B. It is about what you experience between those points. Walkability means well designed and managed spaces for people that are the 5 C s. Connected Comfortable Convenient Convivial Conspicuous

23 Walkability It is not the approach of the City of Sarasota.. Build to the lot line, fit a sidewalk in whatever space remains..if it looks wide, throw in a grass strip or trees. Walkability means allowing enough setback so that there is space for pedestrians and a policy of building these spaces on developments and streets.

24 Walkability Not Utopian ideal of everyone living in a dense urban environment or sustainable village where everyone can walk to work, school, shopping, everything. Fine vision but not prac/cal for much of Sarasota, Bird Key, Lido Key, Longboat Key. Suburbs, less-dense, everywhere, can be walkable

25 Standards to Use Designing Walkable Urban Thoroughfares: A Context-Sensi/ve Approach 2010, The Congress for the New Urbanism, The Ins/tute of Transporta/on Engineers A manual of standards for each project and thoroughfare.

26 4 areas of a streetside: General Urban and Urban Center/Core Frontage Zone: Space between walls and pedestrian throughway, allows window shopping, space for doors Pedestrian Throughway; Furnishings Zone: Space for trees, benches, trash cans, fire hydrants, etc 7-8. Edge Zone: Angled parking overhang, parallel parking doorswing, bus door swing

30 The Vue Latest City Modifica/on ]... Sidewalk Pltr Strip Original City ] Sidewalk, No trees or furnishings 8 through most, as per exis/ng code, (quickly necked down from 12 at north end) DWUT Recommenda/ons ] 17.5 of paved streetside with spaced trees, street furnishings, no edge zone (no parking)

31 Embassy Suites

32 As built Embassy Suites ] 9 6 space, walls to curb probable sdwlk, maybe grass strip DWUT Recommenda/ons ] 17.5 of paved streetside with spaced trees, street furnishings, no edge zone

33 NW Corner, Cocoanut/Boulevard of the Arts

34 NW Corner, Cocoanut/Boulevard of the Arts

35 As built NW Corner, Cocoanut/Boulevard of the Arts ] 9 of paved space Spaced trees and light poles near center of walkway Where tree wells are, pedestrian throughway is 4-5. As per DWUT ] 14.5 of paved streetside with spaced trees, street furnishings

36 635 S. Orange Avenue

37 As built ] of sidewalk of grass strip As per DWUT 635 S. Orange Avenue ] 14.5 of paved streetside with spaced trees, street furnishings

38 Next Step Revise City Zoning Code to allow wider setbacks and require wider sidewalks as per: Designing Walkable Urban Thoroughfares: A Context Sensi/ve Approach, 2010

39 Not So Hard. Other Ci/es in Florida require wide sidewalks.orlando, West Palm Beach. Sarasota used to do it.

40 Pastry Arts, Main Street

41 Lemon Street

42 Two Senoritas, Main Street

43 Palm Avenue

44 Palm Avenue

Presentation Outline. Project/Study Purpose. Existing Conditions. Future Conditions. Understanding the Streetside. Similar Walkable Environments

Presentation Outline. Project/Study Purpose. Existing Conditions. Future Conditions. Understanding the Streetside. Similar Walkable Environments Presentation Outline Project/Study Purpose Study Area Map Existing Conditions Future Conditions Understanding the Streetside Similar Walkable Environments Conceptual Alternatives Magnolia/NE 1st Ave Block