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Pedestrian and Bicycle Concerns About Highway Design and Operation

Pedestrian and Bicycle Concerns About Highway Design and Operation. Barb Mee, AICP City of Asheville Transportation Department 10-31-11. Complete Streets.

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Pedestrian and Bicycle Concerns About Highway Design and Operation

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  1. Pedestrian and Bicycle ConcernsAbout Highway Design and Operation Barb Mee, AICP City of Asheville Transportation Department 10-31-11

  2. Complete Streets Complete Streets are safe, comfortable, and convenient for travel for everyone, regardless of age or ability – motorists, pedestrians, bicyclists, and public transportation riders. Pedestrian and Bicycle Concerns

  3. Why It Matters Nearly 1/3 of Americans don’t drive • 21% of those over 65 • under 16 • no access to a car • want to live car-free Pedestrian and Bicycle Concerns

  4. Why It Matters Of all trips: • 50% are under 3 miles • 28% are 1 mile or less • 72% of trips 1 mile or less are driven Pedestrian and Bicycle Concerns

  5. Why It Matters Pedestrian and Bicycle Concerns

  6. What They Are Thoughtfully designed and appropriate to the surroundings. It’s a continuum. It is not just building sidewalks and bike lanes everywhere Pedestrian and Bicycle Concerns

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  8. Pedestrian Facilities Work Walking along the road accounts for 10-15% of pedestrian crashes. • Paved shoulders reduce these crashes 70% • Sidewalks by 88% Pedestrian and Bicycle Concerns

  9. Crossing the Street Pedestrians cross the street because there are things they want to get to…a bus stop, a store, a neighbor…but how we design makes all the difference. Pedestrian and Bicycle Concerns

  10. Speed and Crash Severity As a pedestrian, if I am to be hit, I want to be hit slowly. 20 mph = 15% fatal 40 mph = 85% fatal Pedestrian and Bicycle Concerns

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  12. Sidewalk Width 5’ is minimum width necessary for two people to walk side by side or to pass one another 6’ is better 8-12’ in urban core Pedestrian and Bicycle Concerns

  13. Sidewalk Zones • The sidewalk corridor extends from the edge of the roadway to the end of the right of way. It is divided into four zones: • curb zone • furniture zone • pedestrian zone • frontage zone Pedestrian and Bicycle Concerns

  14. Zone System on a Residential Street Pedestrian and Bicycle Concerns

  15. Zone System on a Commercial Street Pedestrian and Bicycle Concerns

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  17. Bicycle Facilities Still developing • NCDOT Design Guidelines, 1994 • AASHTO guide, 1999 • Wisconsin, Chicago, Portland • NACTO Urban Bikeway Design Guide Pedestrian and Bicycle Concerns

  18. Basic Facilities Bike Lanes, Climbing Lanes Assign space Makes people more willing to try Min 4’, wider depending on location, speed, ADT Pedestrian and Bicycle Concerns

  19. Basic Facilities Sharrows Paved shoulder Greenways & other separated bikeways Striped shoulders Pedestrian and Bicycle Concerns

  20. Questions? Pedestrian and Bicycle Concerns

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