Using what we've got: Creating Community in the Street

Creating a park is awesome! But, streets are a much larger canvas.

There are more than 4,000,000 miles of roads in America. What we have: It's Big and Expensive!

Portland : 4,000 miles of road More than 20% land mass = ROW 22,000 intersections $10 Billion in transportation assets $250,000 per residential block $250,000 per traffic signal $60,000,000 per mile of freeway (ODOT) 26,000,000 miles traveled each day 100s of millions of human interactions What we have: It's Big and Expensive!

Every day: 100s of Millions! Shared Experiences Happen in the Street.

Neighborhood Greenways

Function. Local Service Traffic Streets provide local circulation for traffic, pedestrians, and bicyclists and (except in special circumstances) should provide on-street parking. In some instances where vehicle speeds and volumes are very low (for example, woonerfs and accessways), Local Service Traffic Streets may accommodate both vehicles and pedestrians and bicyclists in a shared space. 68.6%17%

Dutch Residential Example

World-Class Residential Networks Comfortable Quiet Convenient Low-crash Clean air Solving problems Multiple Objective Affordable and simple

It’s a Transportation System! There are no silver bullets People need to get from A to B It takes a mix of facility types We should strive for a “complete transportation system” that serves the widest spectrum of our communities

Transportation Bike Plan, Pedestrian Plan, Safe Routes to School, Transit Plan, Freight Plan Urban Forestry Parks Stormwater-Green Streets Health / Health Equity Climate Action Plan Using Our Streets to Implement Multiple Policy Goals

Collaboration Transforms the City Holman Pocket Park Providing safe, active transportation Managing stormwater Creating sustainable public spaces Multi-jurisdiction and community partnership Environmental Services Transportation Water Bureau Parks & Recreation Environmental Protection Agency Community members Before: After:

Tactical Urbanism: Better Block

Building Community with Intersection Repair Projects