1 Is there “enough room” for Complete Streets?

There’s room; it needs to be recaptured 2

Are our streets wide enough? 150’? 3

150’? 4 Make optimal use of the right-of-way

Don’t ask “How much ROW do we need?” but “What’s the highest and best use of this valuable space?” 5

Streets don’t have to be wide to be great 6

7 Conventional design – from the inside out16’12’16’16’12’ Add up (wide) travel lane, run out of ROW Result: one narrow curbside sidewalk

Proposed design – from the outside in11’6’6’6’11’8’6’8’ Add up desirable elements, fit in ROW; result: nice sidewalks, bike lanes, adequate travel lanes 8

How much of the ROW should be dedicated to cars? No more that 40% 9

How much of the ROW should be dedicated to cars? 10 About 30%

How much of the ROW should be dedicated to cars? 11 About 90%

12 Always start with the edges

Same principle for sidewalks: the Zone System The sidewalk corridor extends from the edge of roadway to the right-of-way and is divided into 4 zones:  Curb zone  Furniture zone  Pedestrian zone  Frontage zone 13

Curb Zone 14

Why the curb zone matters: It’s where pedestrians transition from/to the street 15

Furniture Zone 16

All the “stuff” goes in the furniture zone All these things go here! 17

Sidewalk with furniture zone is pleasant to walk on 18

Furniture zone can be used for bus pads and shelters 2-19 Designing Streets for Pedestrians – Sidewalk Design

Pedestrian Zone 20

It’s where people walk 21

Frontage Zone 22

Pedestrians don’t like blank walls 23

An interesting façade makes people feel better 24

StreetParking Curb Zone FurnitureZone PedestrianZone Frontage Zone Washington DC 3 rd example: commercial street The Zone System - Summary 2-25 Desi gnin g Stre ets for Pede stria ns – Side walk Desi gn

Street furniture arranged in zones leaves sidewalk clear Washington DC With Zone System 2-26 Desi gnin g Stre ets for Pede stria ns – Side walk Desi gn

Randomly placed street furniture clutters sidewalk Silverton OR Without Zone System 2-27 Desi gnin g Stre ets for Pede stria ns – Side walk Desi gn

Textured Surfaces Bricks, cobblestones, textured pavement create:  Increased rolling resistance  Tripping hazards  Maintenance hassles  Painful vibrations to people with brittle bones or spinal cord injuries in wheelchairs 2-28 Designing Streets for Pedestrians – Sidewalk Design

Concrete in the pedestrian zone, textured surface in furniture and frontage zones Philadelphia PA 2-29

"Before the American city could be physically reconstructed to accommodate automobiles, its streets had to be socially reconstructed as places where cars belong. Until then, streets were regarded as public spaces, where practices that endangered or obstructed others (including pedestrians) were disreputable..." -- Peter D. Norton, PhD, professor of Science, Technology, & Society, Univ. of Virginia from "Street Rivals: Jaywalking and the Invention of the Motor Age Street" Let’s establish the Green hierarchy: 1.People on foot 2.People on bikes 3.People on transit 4.People delivering goods 5.People driving cars