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Street Connectivity: Implications for Small Town Transportation Performance. Jen Duthie. A Look at San Marcos. Ref: San Marcos Bike Map, 2012. Easy. Difficult. Future. Trail. Intermediate. Shared Use Path. Why Connectivity Matters.
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Street Connectivity: Implications for Small Town Transportation Performance Jen Duthie
Ref: San Marcos Bike Map, 2012 Easy Difficult Future Trail Intermediate Shared Use Path
Ref: McNeil, N. (2010) Bikeability and the Twenty-Minute Neighborhood, Portland State University Master’s Thesis.
Quality of routes to/from Ferry building (SF) Ref: Zorn et al. “Completing the Cycle: Incorporating CycleTracks into SF-CHAMP,” presented at ITM 2012
Change in route quality to Ferry Building due to infrastructure improvement Ref: Zorn et al. “Completing the Cycle: Incorporating CycleTracks into SF-CHAMP,” to be presented at ITM 2012
Craddock Ave RM 12 Average block length: 347 feet 176 intersections per square mile 100 four-way intersections per square mile Connected node ratio: 0.97
Sessom Dr. Aquarena Springs Dr. Average block length: 487 feet 92 intersections per square mile 8 four-way intersections per square mile Connected node ratio: 0.56
Low-stress routes without intersection effects Low-stress routes with intersection effects Lowest Stress Most Stress Ref: Mekuria et al. (2012) Low-Stress Bicycling and Network Connectivity, Mineta Transportation Institute
Comments? Questions? Jen Duthie jduthie@mail.utexas.edu (512) 232-3088