How Walkable and Bike-able Is UCLA ? Multi-Modal Level Of Service Analysis in the UCLA CampusHYERAN LEE

CLASS OF 2014

MASTER OF URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING AT UCLA

What is Multi-Modal Level Of Service?• Conventional Level Of Service (LOS)

◦ Traffic volume on the road◦ A to F Letter Grade◦ No consideration to other modes

• Multi-Modal Level Of Service (MMLOS)◦ Includes other modes in formula◦ Observational Survey (PEQI & BEQI, Fort Collins, Charlotte)◦ Mathematical Modeling (Highway Capacity Manual, Florida DOT)

Study Area:UCLA Campus & Westwood Village

PEQI Pedestrian Environmental Quality Index BEQI Bicycle Environmental Quality Index • Developed by San Francisco Department of Public Health in 2008

• Peer-reviewed formula – domains and indicators selected and weighted based on surveys by city planners, planning consultants, and pedestrian advocates

• Microsoft Access Database + GIS Mapping

• Relatively less labor and capital intensive than other methodologies

PEQI Domains and IndicatorsIntersection

SafetySegments

Traffic Volume Street Design Land Use Safety

§ Crosswalks§ High visibility crosswalk§ Intersection lighting§ Traffic control§ Pedestrian/ Countdown signal§ Wait time§ Crossing speed§ Pedestrian refuge island§ Curb ramps§ Intersection traffic calming features§ Pedestrian engineering countermeasures

§ Number of vehicle lanes§ Posted speed limit§ Traffic volume§ Street traffic calming features

§ Continuous sidewalk§ Width of sidewalk§ Width of throughway§ Large sidewalk obstructions§ Sidewalk impediments§ Trees§ Driveway cuts§ Presence of a buffer§ Planters/ gardens

§Public seating§ Public art/ historic sites§ Retail use and public places

§ Pedestrian scale lighting§ Illegal graffiti§ Litter§ Empty spaces

Bicycle Domains and Indicators

Intersection SafetySegments

Vehicle Traffic Street Design Safety/Other Land Use

•Dashed Intersection Bicycle Lane•Bicycle Pavement Treatment and Amenities•No Turn on Red Signs

•Number of vehicle lanes•Vehicle Speed•Traffic calming features•Parallel Parking Adjacent to Bicycle Lane/Route •Traffic Volume•Percentage of Heavy Vehicles

•Presence of a Marked Area for Bicycle Traffic•Width of bicycle lane•Trees•Connectivity of Bicycle Network•Pavement Condition•Driveway cuts•Street grade

•Presence of Street Lighting•Presence of Bicycle Lane or Share Roadway Signs

•Line of site•Bicycle Parking•Retail Use

PEQI and BEQI Formula

(unadjusted score*) – (minimum score) (maximum score) – (minimum score)

* Unadjusted Score = sum of weighted scores of all indices

x 100Total score =

Results: PEQI

Results: PEQI

Results: PEQI

Results: PEQI

Results: BEQI

Results: BEQI

Results: BEQI

Results: BEQI

Application of BEQI and PEQI• Select priority areas based on PEQI and BEQI scores

• Analyze each location to determine the appropriate mix of the 3E’s process

• Incorporate with existing transportation database

• Post-improvement assessment