enhancing the value of streets for pedestrians, bicyclists, and motorists
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Presented during the 2013 American Planning Association national conference in Chicago. Part of an ongoing series describing the evolution of Virginia policy related to transportation and land use.TRANSCRIPT
Session Function Code: S508 Session Title: Street Access Management Presenter Name: Andy Boenau, AICP
APA’s 2013 National Planning Conference
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Key Learning Objectives 1. Demonstrate how managing vehicular access to
streets enhances non-motorized safety.
2. Demonstrate how Virginia policy promotes pro-walking and pro-biking design.
3. Demonstrate the application of Virginia’s policy on streets operated by the state DOT.
1. You are a stakeholder in access
management discussions.
2. Planners & traffic engineers are trying to solve the same problems.
3. Departments of transportation are shifting to pro-walk/pro-bike environments.
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Because traffic engineering should not dictate land use and development planning.
1 You are a stakeholder in access management discussions.
Better accommodations Better network
#driveways
#capacity
#crashreduction #medians
Better accommodations Better network
#mixeduse
#bikelane
#healthy #sidewalk
Impossible dream or proven reality?
“We connect land use and transportation.” -every DOT everywhere
“We connect land use and transportation.” -every DOT everywhere
Land Use.
Transportation.
Land Use.
Walk (run) the
length of a
football field
from one corner to
another.
2 Planners and traffic engineers are trying to solve the same problems.
Government agency trends
Complete street
Professional organization trends
Tactical urbanism Modern roundabouts
Arts district
Crosswalks
Bus shelters
Traffic calming
Livable street Economic development
Bike to school Less parking
Separated bike paths
Road diet
Placemaking
28
466 Regional and local jurisdictions
States and District of Columbia
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“…[roundabout] should be considered the Department’s
preferred alternative…”
30 States and District of Columbia
3 Depts. of transportation are shifting to pro-walk/pro-bike environments.
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with you.
“…will accommodate bicyclists and pedestrians…in the
of Virginia’s transportation network”
planning, funding,
design, construction,
operation, and maintenance
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with you.
- Virginia DOT Transportation & Land Use Publications
“fundamental modes”
“enhance quality”
Auto-centric corridor Add sidewalks, street trees
New uses drawn in Existing uses adapted
Collect all ideas from unlikely sources.
Document existing conditions.
Remove barriers to holistic approach.
Fund only projects benefitting all users.
1 2 3
Depts. of transportation are shifting to pro-walk/pro-bike environments.
Planners and traffic engineers are trying to solve the same problems.
You are a stakeholder in access management discussions.
APA’s 2013 National Planning Conference
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