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Paul Lippens, AICP Senior Planner phone 312.427.3325x300 paul@activetrans

Paul Lippens, AICP Senior Planner phone 312.427.3325x300 paul@activetrans.org. 10 Themes for Complete Streets November 13, 2012. ATpolicy.org/design. 1. DESIGN GRAMMER. simplify & relate to land use codes. Complete Streets, Complete Networks. street typology. Boulevard. Avenue.

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Paul Lippens, AICP Senior Planner phone 312.427.3325x300 paul@activetrans

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  1. Paul Lippens, AICP Senior Planner phone 312.427.3325x300 paul@activetrans.org 10 Themes for Complete StreetsNovember 13, 2012

  2. ATpolicy.org/design

  3. 1. DESIGN GRAMMER

  4. simplify & relate to land use codes Complete Streets, Complete Networks

  5. street typology Boulevard Avenue Street Complete Streets, Complete Networks

  6. Safe Streets Manual: Chicago

  7. 2. MODE HIERARCHY

  8. Safe Streets Manual: Chicago

  9. Complete Streets, Complete Networks

  10. 3. PROCESS/PROCEDURE/PLANS

  11. process Safe Streets Manual: Chicago

  12. procedure Safe Streets Manual: Chicago

  13. plan Applying Guidelines Street Typology

  14. 4. NETWORK DESIGN

  15. network network complete networks arterials collectors locals trails

  16. network network connect places

  17. network network complete networks use all streets to connect places

  18. 5. TARGET SPEED/VEHICLE

  19. target speed Safe Streets Manual: Chicago

  20. target speed target speed design speed posted speed mean median mode Safe Streets Manual: Chicago

  21. target speed Safe Streets Manual: Chicago

  22. target vehicle Complete Streets, Complete Networks

  23. target vehicle Safe Streets Manual: Chicago

  24. 6. PROTECTED BIKEWAYS

  25. bike lane Complete Streets, Complete Networks

  26. protected bikeway Complete Streets, Complete Networks

  27. Teschke, et al, “Route Infrastructure and the Risk of Injuries to Bicyclists” AJPH. 2012.

  28. 7. COMPACT INTERSECTIONS

  29. Safe Streets Manual: Chicago

  30. Safe Streets Manual: Chicago

  31. 8. PLAN TRAFFIC

  32. Safe Streets Manual: Chicago

  33. A 2010 study by the Victoria Transport PolicyInstitute estimated that the cumulative benefit of shifting 1VMT from motorized to non-motorized transportation (Bicycle, Pedestrian, or Transit) at approximately$2.00(Source: http://www.vtpi.org/nmt-tdm.pdf). 1990 to 2011 VMT decreased by 14.5% in Chicago– 900 million fewer miles travelled each year $1.8 Billion benefit

  34. 9. PLACE/LEAVE NO TRACE

  35. place work work. live. play. meet mingle travel live shop play hang visit

  36. green leave no trace recycling businesses bioswales parking urban farms infiltration Life cycle costs hang raingardens

  37. 10. LEADERSHIP

  38. Institutional Challenges

  39. Result of LeadershipAgencies working together for better roads

  40. Paul Lippens, AICP Senior Planner phone 312.427.3325x300 paul@activetrans.org

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