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APWA Management & Public Administration Committee

APWA Management & Public Administration Committee Creating Complete Streets to Accommodate All Users . May 23, 2012. Seattle’s Complete Streets Ordinance. Vision: Streets that are safe, convenient and accessible for everyone Plans : Bicycle, Pedestrian, Transit, Freight

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APWA Management & Public Administration Committee

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  1. APWA Management & Public Administration Committee Creating Complete Streets to Accommodate All Users May 23, 2012

  2. Seattle’s Complete Streets Ordinance • Vision: Streets that are safe, convenient and accessible for everyone • Plans: Bicycle, Pedestrian, Transit, Freight • Funding: Bridging the Gap, state, federal grants

  3. Seattle’s Complete Streets Ordinance • Implementation: Complete Streets checklist • Outreach: Community collaboration • Opportunities: Redesigning city streets

  4. Why Have a Policy? Retrofitting is expensive! Get it right the first time.

  5. Who Needs Complete Streets? • 16% of households do not have a car • Seniors • Youth • Safety • Transit riders

  6. Economic Benefits

  7. Planning: Bicycle Master Plan

  8. Green Bike Lanes NE 130th Street Eastlake Avenue E

  9. Bike Boxes Howell Street N 34th Street

  10. On-Street Bike Parking

  11. Planning: Pedestrian Master Plan NE 54th Street 15th Avenue S

  12. Pedestrian Safety A modest decrease in motor vehicle speed can dramatically increase survival in pedestrian crashes Speed reduction from 40 to 30 increases survival rate by 5 x

  13. Safe Routes to School Concord Elementary School Before After

  14. Sand Point Way Before After

  15. TOPS K-8 School Before After

  16. Road Diets 32 successful road diets since 1972 21 projects between 1972-2006 11 projects in past 5 yrs

  17. Nickerson Case Study Before After

  18. Nickerson Case Study Before

  19. Nickerson Case Study After

  20. S Columbian Way Before After

  21. NE 125th Street Before After

  22. 7th Avenue Before After 7

  23. N 130th Street Before After 8

  24. Neighborhood Greenways

  25. Coming Soon: Broadway

  26. Coming Soon: Linden Avenue N

  27. Coming Soon: S Othello Street

  28. Complete Streets Work for Everyone

  29. Additional Resources • Nickerson Street Before and After Study • http://www.seattle.gov/transportation/nickerson.htm • FHWA: Proven Safety Countermeasures • http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/provencountermeasures/index.htm • NACTO Guides • http://nacto.org/ • National Complete Streets Coalition • http://www.completestreets.org/ 26

  30. Questions? 26

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