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Travel Built Environment Demand Built Environments & Travel Behavior

Transportation street networks have a huge influence on urban form and travel. Downtown Bellevue Downtown Seattle Downtown Portland (21% used for right-of-way) ( 38 % used for right-of-way) ( 42 % used for right-of-way) 600-foot blocks 300 -foot blocks 250 -foot blocks 2

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Neighborhood Retail

Seattle Pedestrian Master Plan Vision: Make Seattle the Most Walkable City in the Nation Identify actions, projects, and programs to achieve the following goals: • Safety: Reduce the number and severity of crashes involving pedestrians • Equity: Make Seattle a more walkable city for all through equity in public engagement, service delivery, and capital investments • Vibrancy: Develop a pedestrian environment that sustains healthy communities and supports a vibrant economy • Health: Raise awareness of the important role of walking in promoting health and preventing disease

Pedestrian Master Plan: Objectives • Complete and maintain the pedestrian system • Improve walkability • Increase safety • Plan, design, and build complete streets • Create vibrant public spaces • Get more people walking �

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Pedestrian Potential Demand Generators High generator • – University or college – Major destination – Light rail – Major bus stop Medium generator • – School – Major retail / grocery – Hospital – Community center – Park Low generator • – Minor retail – Minor bus stop

2011 PMP Infrastructure Deliverables • 50 crossing improvements • 25 pedestrian countdown signals • 300 crosswalks remarked • 10 school zone improvements • 5 school walking route improvements • 10 blocks of new sidewalk • 22 blocks of sidewalk repair • 280 curb ramps 10

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Summary: Walkable Communities Important to Consider Several Aspects: • Land Use: A major part of “proximity”. Land use proximity influences ability to walk • Facilities along corridors: Sidewalks, adequate sidewalk widths, buffers from cars, opportunities for place-making • Safe crossings: Pay attention to conflict points at intersections • “Orange Juice” test Kevin O’Neill, AICP (kevin.oneill2@seattle.gov )