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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 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 • Funding: Bridging the Gap, state, federal grants
Seattle’s Complete Streets Ordinance • Implementation: Complete Streets checklist • Outreach: Community collaboration • Opportunities: Redesigning city streets
Why Have a Policy? Retrofitting is expensive! Get it right the first time.
Who Needs Complete Streets? • 16% of households do not have a car • Seniors • Youth • Safety • Transit riders
Green Bike Lanes NE 130th Street Eastlake Avenue E
Bike Boxes Howell Street N 34th Street
Planning: Pedestrian Master Plan NE 54th Street 15th Avenue S
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
Safe Routes to School Concord Elementary School Before After
Sand Point Way Before After
TOPS K-8 School Before After
Road Diets 32 successful road diets since 1972 21 projects between 1972-2006 11 projects in past 5 yrs
Nickerson Case Study Before After
Nickerson Case Study Before
Nickerson Case Study After
S Columbian Way Before After
NE 125th Street Before After
7th Avenue Before After 7
N 130th Street Before After 8
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
Questions? 26