Complete Streets Analysis

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Complete Streets Analysis
Transportation For A Livable City
Urban Studies Senior Seminar San Francisco State
University May 3, 2005
Rob Bregoff Matt Lee Laurel Muñiz Jaclyn Gault
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Client
Transportation For A Livable City
The grassroots arm of the alternative
transportation movement
Source Transportation for a Livable City
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Outline

• Problem Statement
• Research Methods
• Background
• Findings
• Recommendations

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Problem Statement

• How could San Francisco adopt a complete streets
  policy?

Source America Bikes, 2000
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Complete Streets Concept

• Safe and convenient for all travelers
• Multi-modal accommodation
• Constructing or reconstructing streets

Photos Courtesy of Matt Lee
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Problem Statement
Elements to Analyze

• Barriers to Implementation
• Unaccepted Streets
• Multi-Modal Standards

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Outline

• Problem Statement
• Research Methods
• Background
• Findings
• Recommendations

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Research Methods

• Literature Review
• Research of Legislation
• Interviews With Key Informants
• Best Practices Research
• Public Hearings

Source Georgia Department of Transportation
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Outline

• Problem Statement
• Research Methods
• Background
• Findings
• Recommendations

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Background

• Historical Overview

• Road Design
• Post WWII
• Advocates

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Background

• National Level USA
• Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act
  of 1991 (ISTEA)
• Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century of
  1998 (TEA 21)

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Background

• State Level California

• Department of Transportations Deputy Directive
  DD-64 (2001)
• Blueprint for Bicycling and Walking (2002)

Source Photos.com
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Background
Local Level San Francisco

• Transit First Policy (1973)
• General Plan Elements
• Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plans

Photo Courtesy of Mary Brown
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Outline

• Problem Statement
• Research Methods
• Background
• Findings
• Recommendations

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Findings

• States With Complete Streets Policies

States Working towards Complete Streets

• Oregon
• Kentucky
• Florida
• Tennessee
• Virginia
• South Carolina
• Georgia

• Vermont
• New Jersey
• Pennsylvania

Source Georgia Department of Transportation
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Findings
San Francisco

• No overall plan
• No central control/schedule
• Vehicular movement still a priority

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Inappropriate Sidewalk Widths
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Inappropriate Lighting
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Little or No Maintenance
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Findings
Barriers

• Lack of Inter-Agency Cooperation
• Level Of Service
• Funding
• Unaccepted Streets
• No set standards

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Outline

• Problem Statement
• Research Methods
• Background
• Findings
• Recommendations

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Recommendations
Overcoming Barriers

• Quality Of Service
• Funding
• Unaccepted Streets

Source Portland Office of Transportation
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Recommendations

• Adopt a policy
• Create Standards
• Create a Lead Agency
• Needs Assessment Study
• Use Transition Plan(s)
• Identify Funding Sources

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Recommendations

• Checklist

• Amenities
• Street Types
• Recommendations

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Recommendations

• Pattern Book

• Illustrations
• Application
• Best practices

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Resources
Books

• Alexander, Christopher, et al. 1977. A Pattern
  Language Towns, Buildings, Construction. New
  York, NY Oxford University Press.
• Anderson, Stanford. 1978. On Streets. Cambridge,
  MA MIT Press.
• Appleyard, Donald. 1981. Livable Streets.
  Berkeley, CA University of California Press.
• Barnett, Jonathan. 2003. Redesigning Cities
  Principle, Practice, Implementation. Chicago, IL
  Planners Press-American Planning Association.
• Chiara, Joseph De, et al. 1984. Time-Saver
  Standards For Site Planning. New York, NY
  McGraw-Hill Companies.
• Jacobs, Alan. 1995. Great Streets. Cambridge, MA
  MIT Press.

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Resources
Websites

• www.solesandspokes.com
• www.thunderheadalliance.org
• www.portlandonline.com
• www.americabikes.org
• www.bikelib.org/completestreets
• www.bikeleague.org
• www.baypeds.org/state
• www.pps.org
• www.sfgov.org

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• Thank You!

Source Project for Public Spaces