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1 THE PHILADELPHIA COMPLETE STREETS DESIGN HANDBOOK an overview

2 WHAT ARE COMPLETE STREETS? Complete Streets are streets designed to accommodate all users, from pedestrians to drivers Complete Streets provide safe and efficient mobility however you travel Complete Streets emphasize the safety of the most vulnerable travelers and pedestrians Enhance streetscape and improve neighborhood Enhance streetscape and improve neighborhood vitality

3 WHAT IS THE COMPLETE STREETS HANDBOOK? The Handbook provides design guidance to architects, engineers and planners The Handbook helps communities understand the City s tool box for creating great streets The Handbook is a mechanism for improving city The Handbook is a mechanism for improving city streets

4 WHY ARE COMPLETE STREETS GOOD FOR PHILLY? PEDESTRIAN SAFETY Every four hours a pedestrian is hit by a car in Philadelphia. Every 13 days a pedestrian is killed by a car. Complete Streets help make Philly safer.

in 2015 those 65 or older will make up 13.5%.

2% The elderly walk more and more slowly.

5 WHY ARE COMPLETE STREETS GOOD FOR PHILLY? WE RE GROWING OLDER Our population is aging: in 2015 those 65 or older will make up 13.5%. From or older will grow 14.8% 75 or older will grow 12.2% 85 or older will grow 8.2% The elderly walk more and more slowly. Complete Streets help make Philadelphia a great place to live for our older residents.

percentage of workers who bike to work counted by the

In Center City and South Philly, bike commuting rates

rank among the Top 25 of 2,100 census neighborhoods

6 WHY ARE COMPLETE STREETS GOOD FOR PHILLY? WE RE BIKING MORE Between 2000 and 2009, the percentage of workers who bike to work counted by the US Census grew by 151 percent. In Center City and South Philly, bike commuting rates are among the highest anywhere in the country, and rank among the Top 25 of 2,100 census neighborhoods across America. Complete Streets help Philadelphians travel safely no matter how they choose to get around.

7 WHY ARE COMPLETE STREETS GOOD FOR PHILLY? WE RE CHANGING Philadelphia s population is growing and its neighborhoods are changing. Complete Streets help Philadelphia adapt to changing needs of our constituents including more pedestrians, more seniors and more cyclists.

8 WHAT IS THE COMPLETE STREETS DESIGN HANDBOOK AND WHAT IS IN IT? an overview

9 WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE COMPLETE STREETS? Provide design guidance to implement Complete Streets Guidance, NOT strict standards Both advance and operationalize Philadelphia s sustainability iii initiativesi Build upon existing plans

10 WHAT THE HANDBOOK MEANS FOR Agency Staff can use the handbook in two ways When planning to improve a specific street, whether its for economic development or safety reasons, they can use the handbook to get ideas When reviewing internal and external projects, the handbook clarifies City priorities

11 WHAT THE HANDBOOK MEANS FOR Developers and engineers should use the handbook as a way to understand City standards before they design projects. By stating our standards up front, the handbook will actually make development easier. It helps the development community to know what to expect during a review and helps us move the needle in better street design with minimal cost implications.

it comes to street design and maintenance, but also to

12 WHAT THE HANDBOOK MEANS FOR Community groups can use this, both to better understand who is responsible for what, when it comes to street design and maintenance, but also to generate ideas for how they can improve streets in their neighborhood

13 HANDBOOK CONTENTS Section 1 Introduction Overview of Handbook, CS principles, and related documents Section 2 - Philadelphia s Street Planning and Design Process Overview v ew of City s Cys see street desg design process and agency responsibilities s Section 3 - Philadelphia Street Types Description and map of street types and summary of appropriate design treatments for each type Section 4 - Complete Streets Components and Design Guidance Introduction to complete street components, design fundamentals, and a toolbox of design treatments Section 5 Implementation Complete streets project review checklists

14 COMPLETE STREETS COMPONENTS When we look at a Complete Street, we look at it from building line to building line, and then divide it into relevant components. Not every street has every component, but it s a good way for us to figure out what sort of options are available for a given street

15 EXAMPLE COMPONENT OVERVIEW Components have to work across street types, and some of the over-arching rules and regulations concerning these components

STREET TYPES High-Volume Pedestrian (Walnut

Walkable Commercial Corridor (Germantown Ave)

Commercial/Industrial (American) Park Road

16 STREET TYPES High-Volume Pedestrian (Walnut Street) Civic/Ceremonial Street (the Parkway) Walkable Commercial Corridor (Germantown Ave) Urban Arterial (Spring Garden) Auto-Oriented Commercial/Industrial (American) Park Road (Sedgley Drive) Scenic Drive (Wissahickon Ave) City Neighborhood (N. 5 th Street) Low-Density Residential (E. Durham St) Shared Narrow (Naudain) Local (Clifton)

17 EXAMPLE STREET PROFILE Street profiles help us understand what the expectations for a given street are and what are appropriate interventions for that street for when there is development along a street

18 EXAMPLE STREET PROFILE CONT.

19 DESIGN TREATMENT SUITABILITY MATRIX EXCERPT Required, High priority, Priority, Appropriate in limited circumstances, or Not recommended Separate matrices for street segment and Separate matrices for street segment and intersection treatments

20 EXAMPLE DESIGN TREATMENT SUMMARY

21 HOW DO I USE THE COMPLETE STREETS DESIGN HANDBOOK an overview

22 THE MANY USES OF THE COMPLETE STREETS HANDBOOK LEARN HOW TO MAKE YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD TRAVEL NETWORK SAFER (THE HANDBOOK) Learn about best practices Understand who is responsible for what component of the travel network SUBMIT A PROJECT FOR CITY APPROVAL (THE CHECKLIST) Submitting Building, Zoning or Right of Way Permits Request a City Plan Action

23 MAKING STREETS SAFER Community Groups, planners and officials may often be interested in making neighborhood commercial corridors safer and more attractive.

24 MAKING STREETS SAFER First you must identify your street type Washington Ave, at 4 th Street is an Urban Arterial

25 MAKING STREETS SAFER

26 MAKING STREETS SAFER You should also look up each street type as it is described in detail in section. Here we can see what is appropriate, or required, for Urban Arterials.

27 MAKING STREETS SAFER

28 MAKING STREETS SAFER

29 COMPLETE STREETS CHECKLIST 1 APPROVAL BY? City Planning Commission Staff RELEVANT PERMITS? Zoning Permits Building Permits APPROVAL FOR? Any project subject to Civic Design Review Any project subject to Plan of Development

30 COMPLETE STREETS CHECKLIST 2 APPROVAL BY? Streets Department RELEVANT PERMITS / REQUESTS? Building Permits City Plan Action Right of Way Permit APPROVAL FOR? All Department of Streets capital projects that alter or maintain the public right-of-way prior to the issuance of any permit or approval

31 COMPLETE STREETS CHECKLIST 2 APPROVAL FOR? Requests in the change of the curbline such that o A lay by lane is added o Requires a traffic study o Affects a signalized intersection Encroachments upon the public right of way if The resulting clear width of the sidewalk is less than provided for by the Complete Streets Handbook, There a drive way is widened to or beyond 24 feet

Project Kickoff Meeting February 15, 2018

Project Kickoff Meeting February 15, 2018 Scope of Work: Study Area Project Goals Develop traffic calming alternatives to the Vine Street local right of way, to mitigate speeding. Develop concept plans