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Making Connectivity A Part of Your Smart Growth

Making Connectivity A Part of Your Smart Growth. APA Washington October 6, 2010. Why is Connectivity Important?. Street network characteristics influence safety 24 California cities: safer and less safe Safer cities have reduced rates of severe and fatal crashes

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Making Connectivity A Part of Your Smart Growth

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  1. Making Connectivity A Part of Your Smart Growth APA Washington October 6, 2010

  2. Why is Connectivity Important? Street network characteristics influence safety • 24 California cities: safer and less safe • Safer cities have reduced rates of severe and fatal crashes • Safer cities have greater street and intersection density per sq mile • Underlying factor may be lower vehicle speeds Source: Street network types and road safety: A study of 24 California cities Wesley Marshall and Norman Garrick, April 2010

  3. Marshall and Garrick California Cities Comparison

  4. Why Connectivity is Important Street network patterns influence mode choice • Street network patterns: connectivity and density • Connected dense street networks have higher walk, bike and transit mode-share • Intersection density associated with greatest increases rates of walking and biking • Model indicated: Increased intersections from 81 to 324 per sq mile would lead Walk/Bike combined mode share increases from 3.2% to 7.8% Source: The Effect of Street Network Design on Walking and Biking Wesley Marshall and Norman Garrick, November 2009

  5. Why Connectivity is Important Associated with less driving CMHC study of Seattle neighborhoods: • Fused grid increases walking trips by 11.3% • A 10% increase in network density for pedestrians can be associated with 23% decrease in local vehicle miles travelled Sources: Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation

  6. Olympia’s Policies • Where no street connection, build connector paths • Block sizing good, 1800 feet max • Street connections = moderate success • Need to make case; data and analysis will help • 100 non-motorized connectors inventoried • Need to formalize existing connectors

  7. ViaCity RDI Applied to Olympia • Via City Route Directness Index (RDI) Measurement tool • Transpo Group tests on Olympia • RDI = tax parcel to all other parcels in specific radius • Good RDI is 100, “as-the-crow-flies” direct • Enhance network = RDI improves • Case for street connections and connector path construction

  8. ViaCity RDI Applied to Olympia Olympia Test: • Baseline street centerlines • Add existing trails • Add planned connectors • See RDI improve • Sub area demonstrations

  9. ViaCity RDI Applied to Olympia Subarea Connectivity Analysis Connectors 1 4 Shared-Use Paths 2 3

  10. Olympia Citywide RDI

  11. Pedestrian Connectors & Pathways Connectors Shared-Use Paths

  12. Area 1: Baseline Connectivity

  13. Area 1: Plan Impact Connectors

  14. Area 1: RDI Statistics Connectors

  15. Area 2 : Baseline Connectivity

  16. Area 2 : Plan Impact Connectors

  17. Area 2 : RDI Statistics Connectors

  18. Area 3 : Baseline Connectivity

  19. Area 3 : Plan Impact Connectors

  20. Area 3 : RDI Statistics Connectors

  21. Area 4 : Baseline Connectivity

  22. Area 4 : Plan Impact Connectors Shared-Use Paths

  23. Area 4 : RDI Statistics Connectors Shared-Use Paths

  24. Subarea Improved Connectivity Connectors Shared-Use Paths

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