Jenita McGowan

Chief of Sustainability

Introduction & Background

Complete and Green Streets Taskforce

•Office of Sustainability •Office of Capital Projects •Traffic Engineering •Division of Streets •Water Pollution Control •Parks, Recreation and Properties •City Planning •Bike Cleveland •YMCA •Advisory: RTA, NOACA, NEORSD

Vision

The City of Cleveland is committed to the creation of a network of Complete and Green Streets that will improve the economic, environmental and social well-being of its citizens. Cleveland’s network of Complete and Green Streets will provide safe and desirable travel for users of all ages and abilities and accommodate pedestrians, cyclists, motorists and transit while also incorporating best management practices in green infrastructure.

Taskforce Goals

1. Safety: Provide transportation system with maximum safety

2. Maximize Mobility for All Users

3. Environmental, Economic & Social Benefit

4. Train Personnel in Complete and Green Streets Principles

2012 Projects • Complete and Green Streets Roundtable with Dan Austin from 88 Bikes

and • 2 day training on Complete and Green Streets Typology with Gary Toth

from The Project for Public Spaces. • Request for Proposals to create a Complete and Green Streets Typology

for City Streets • Lake to Lake Bike Trail • Lorain Carnegie Bridge multi-purpose path • Bicycle lanes on Abbey Avenue • Recycled pavement on Martin Luther King Blvd. • Groundbreaking for Downtown extension of theTowpath Trail, • LED street light project led by Cleveland Public Power • Related:

– City Council Bicycle Safety Ordinance – Bike Share Feasibility Study

2012 Metrics

• 3 pedestrian refuge islands installed • 42 intersection countdown signals installed • 1.3 Miles of multi-purpose paths installed • 752 ADA compliant ramps installed • .3 Miles of bicycle lanes added • 1.3 Miles of multi-purpose paths installed • 4 Traffic Calming Measures Installed • 1,000 sq ft of Treelawns Unpaved • Amount of Recycled Pavement Used:

– Asphalt = 18,102 tons – Concrete = 17,491 tons

• 3,448 tons of Pervious Pavement Used • 300 LED Streetlights Installed • 155 tons of iron from castings recycled

Upcoming Projects

• West 41st and West 44th bike lanes

• Fleet Avenue Complete & Green Street

• Cedar Avenue Complete & Green Street

• Detroit Avenue bike lanes

Tools for Effective Implementation

• Typology

• Next Steps

– Design Manual

– Updated Bikeway Plan

Future of Transportation National Survey (2010)

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