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How to make your community complete with Complete Streets
Oklahoma Turning Point CouncilOctober 18, 2012
James Wagner, AICP
Who is INCOG?
A Council of Governments (COG) is a voluntary
regional association of local governments, led by local
elected officials, formed to promote intergovernmental
communication and cooperation.
COGs in Oklahoma
OEDA
NODA
SODA
KEDDO
ASCOG
SWODA
EODDCOEDD
INCOG
ACOG
GGEDA
Texas
Osage
Ellis
BeaverKay
Cimarron
Le Flore
Caddo
McCurtain
Woods
Grady
Grant
Atoka
Major
Kiowa
Bryan
Creek
Pittsburg
Custer
Harper
Blaine
Dewey
CraigAlfalfa
Lincoln
Garfield
Carter
Noble
Washita
Tillman
Garvin
Logan
Woodward
Pushmataha
Coal
Greer
Adair
Love
PayneTulsa
Hughes
Mayes
Roger Mills
Comanche
Rogers
Jackson
Latimer
Cotton
Beckham
Stephens
Canadian
Choctaw
Kingfisher
Haskell
Jefferson
Delaware
Pontotoc
Muskogee
Cherokee
McIntosh
Nowata
Pawnee
Johnston
McClain
SequoyahOklahoma
Okmulgee
Seminole
Ottawa
Harmon
Okfuskee
Wagoner
Murray
Cleveland
Marshall
Pottawatomie
Washington
Introduction to Complete Streets
Safe access for all users: pedestrians, bicyclists, motorists, and transit users
Routine Design of these elements
Context Sensitive design means different approaches for different land use types
A “complete street” accommodates many uses and provides for all purposes of a street: Mobility (pedestrians, bicyclists, motorists, transit users) Access to destinations Thriving businesses Aesthetics
Incomplete Streets are Unsafe
More than 40% of pedestrian deaths in 2007 and 2008 occurred where no crosswalk was available.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Fatality Reporting System
Current Conditions
One quarter of walking trips take on place on roads without sidewalks or shoulders.
Bike lanes are available for only about 5% of of bicycle trips.
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No sidewalks…
Current Conditions
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Current Conditions
No sidewalks…
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Current Conditions
Sidewalk Squeezed in (40mph speed limit)
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Streets Are Inadequate
Too dangerous to cross on foot..
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Current Conditions
Inaccessible for wheelchair users…
Streets Are Inadequate
There’s no room for people
Connectivity creates a walkable street system by: Reducing walking distances; Offering more route choices on quiet local streets; Dispersing traffic – reducing reliance on arterials for all trips
Connected Streets – Pre WWII Lollipop pattern (1960s- Today
<- 1 mile square -> <- 1 mile square ->
3 left turns!
High Connectivity Travel Lanes Required
Moderate Connectivity
Low Connectivity
Designing for Pedestrian Safety - Introduction
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Designing for Pedestrian Safety - Introduction
1-17
Drainage ditch separate
apartments from Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart
Narrow lanes; add bike lanes, median, trees, texture
Bring in buildings that face the street
More buildings: Infill
The street now has life and is safer for pedestrians
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Benefits: Capacity
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Benefits: Capacity
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Benefits: Capacity
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Benefits: Capacity
2. Which road produces the higher speed?• With a 4-lane road a fast driver can pass others• With a 2-lane road the slower driver sets the speed
3. Which road produces the higher crash rate?
4. Which is better for bicyclists, pedestrians, businesses?
1. Which road carries more traffic?
San Antonio TX
Road Diet
Designing for Pedestrian Safety – Road Diets
Orlando FL
Before
Reclaiming road space creates room for ped islandsCharlotte NC
BeforeAfter
Reclaiming road space creates room for ped islands
This 5-lane Main Street was converted to…
Pottstown PA
Name 4 things that changed
Fewer travel lanes; added bike lanes; parallel to back-in diagonal parking on one side; new pavement
Pottstown PA
There’s potential on one-way streets too:Is this street operating at capacity?
Sacramento CA
Example of one way street converted from 3 lanes to 2 lanes (plus 2 bike lanes)
Bike Lanes
Conventional Bike Lane
Buffered Bike Lanes
12th Street and 7th StreetMuskogee, OK
On street parking (8’)
On street parking (8’)
Travel Lane (11’)
Travel Lane (11’)
Bike Lane(6’)Bike Lane
(6’)
4th Place Yale to SheridanTulsa, OK
4th Place – Yale to Sheridan, Tulsa, OK
Current conditions New design
Bike Lanes
Cycle Tracks
Better Visibility – Curb Extensions
Pedestrians wait where they can see, in front of parked cars
Curb ext. places pedestrian where he can see and be seen
Before: high speed right-turns
After: slow speed right-turns
Curb extension and new corner radius must be designed together
Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon (HAWK)
Designing for Pedestrian Safety – Crossing Countermeasures
Hybrid Beacon Sequence1
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4
5
Returnto 1
Flashing yellow
Blank fordrivers
Steady yellow
Steady red
Wig-Wag
2009 MUTCD Section 4F.3
In-street pedestrian crossing signs
R1-6aR1-6MUTCD signs
Yield or Stop depends on state
law
Federal PolicyUSDOT Policy Statement on Bicycle & Pedestrian Accommodation (Announced March 15, 2010)• Every transportation agency, including DOT, has
the responsibility to improve conditions and opportunities for walking and bicycling and to integrate walking and bicycling into their transportation systems.
Regional Partners – Regional Solutions
Transportation Alternatives (TA)
50% 50%
By Population
>200K5K – 200K
<5K
Regional Competitive GrantsACOG & INCOG
State Competitive GrantsODOT
State DOT may transfer this half to highway projects (opt-out provision)
Any area of the state
$14M/year
Population
What can Turning Point do?
• Add physical infrastructure to Okla. Certified Healthy Communities criteria
• Participate in design of local public works department’s street projects
• Start a Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) in your community
• Create a community Bicycle/Pedestrian Master Plan
What else can Turning Point do?
• Help setup training on Complete Streets principles & design guidance
• Advocate for Complete Streets Policy & Ordinances
• Understand state & federal transportation funding policy & programs
James Wagner, AICPTransportation Projects
Coordinator
Indian Nations Council of Governments (INCOG)
2 W. 2nd Street, Suite 800 Tulsa, OK 74103
(918) 579-9447jwagner@incog.org
Tulsa Metro
James Wagner, AICPPrincipal
Skyline Planning+Design(918) 640-8923
skylineplanning@outlook.com
Outside Tulsa Metro
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