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Placemaking and Landscape Maintenance Seminar Pedestrian and Bike Infrastructure Improvements
Mike Amsden, AICP Assistant Director of Transportation Planning
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The safety and convenience of all users of the transportation system, including pedestrians, bicyclists, transit users, freight, and motor vehicle
drivers shall be accommodated and balanced in all types of transportation and development projects and through all phases of a
project so that even the most vulnerable – children, elderly, and persons with disabilities – can travel safely within the public right of way.
Complete Streets Policy (2006)
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Complete Streets – Where We Were
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• Over 80,000 crashes per year involving autos • 1,200 – 1,500 crashes involving bicyclists each year • More than 3,000 crashes involving pedestrians each year • Speeding is a major concern • Traffic safety is key to attracting families, businesses, etc.
Traffic Safety Problem
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Where We’re at Today Mayor Emanuel’s Transition Report – May 2011 • Improve street safety by reducing fatalities and crashes • Complete the City’s first Pedestrian Plan • Build 100 miles of protected bike lanes and bikeways that are comfortable for all ages and abilities • Introduce a citywide bike share system
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• Eliminate pedestrian crash fatalities in ten years • Reduce pedestrian and bike crash injuries 50% in five years • Reach 50% of commute trips made by walking, biking, transit,
and working from home by 2030 (currently 38%) • Reduce speeding and speed-related crashes
CDOT Goals
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Complete Streets Design Guidance Baseline Mode Hierarchy
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55th Street – Existing Conditions
20’ Travel Lane + Parking Lane
11’ Travel Lane
• 13,500 motorists/day • 26% of motorists speeding • Popular bus route
• Poorly marked crosswalks • No bike accommodations • No left turn lanes at several
intersections
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55th Street – Road Diet
6’ Bike Lane 3’ Buffer + 8’ Parking Lane
11’ Travel Lane
10’ Turn Lane
Continental Crosswalks
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“As business owners on Milwaukee Avenue, we fully support the city’s proposal to install protected bike lanes – overall it will make our street a more comfortable place to hang out, helping us to attract more customers and greater investment
into our neighborhood.” – Big Shoulders Café, 694 Wine and Spirits, Windy City Café (Chicago Sun Times, 5/5/13)
Support in the Press
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“The loss of the parking spaces was concerning, but we said, 'What can we do to make this an idyllic situation for us?’ We took lemons and turned them into lemonade.”… "Part of the vision is that it'll be a win-win for everyone. I want to do more
of a 'bike-friendly business' thing.” - Jon Young, Paramount Room (Paramount Room Offers Bike ‘Pit Stop’ on Milwaukee Avenue (DNA Info, 9/11/13)
Funding
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Request Bike Parking & Corrals
Visit http://bikeparking.chicagocompletestreets.org
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Install Branded Bike Parking & Corrals
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Support Divvy Bike Share
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Work with New Developments
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Maintenance Agreements
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Support / Request Improvements
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