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Complete Streets in the Southeast: A Toolkit Improved access for all modes Complete Streets are streets for everyone, no matter who they are or how they travel. 2 Improved access for all modes Complete Streets are streets for everyone, no

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Complete Streets in the Southeast: A Toolkit

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Improved access for all modes

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Complete Streets are streets for everyone, no matter who they are or how they travel.

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Improved access for all modes

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Complete Streets are streets for everyone, no matter who they are or how they travel.

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Improved access for all modes

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Complete Streets are streets for everyone, no matter who they are or how they travel.

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Incomplete Streets

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No sidewalks Too dangerous to cross

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Incomplete Streets

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Unsafe for bicyclists

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Incomplete Streets

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Traffic jams on arterials Too many crashes

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Incomplete Streets

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Uninviting for transit riders

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Incomplete Streets

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Inaccessible for people with limited mobility

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Incomplete Streets

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No room for people!

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We know how to build right

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We know how to build right

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We know how to build right

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We know how to build right

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Yet many roads are built like this

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And this

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Complete Streets policies

Ensure that the entire right-of-way is planned, designed, constructed, operated and maintained to provide safe access for all users.

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Complete Streets Policies in the Southeast

  • 116 Complete Streets

policies in 9 Southeastern states— almost 20% of US total policies

  • 7.5 million people in

the region covered by municipal Complete Streets policies

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Complete Streets Policies in the Southeast

  • State-level policies in:

– Florida – Georgia – Louisiana – Mississippi – North Carolina – South Carolina – Tennessee

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Complete Streets Policies in the Southeast

  • Exemplary policies:

– Fort Lauderdale, FL – Birmingham, AL – Hillsborough County FL MPO (Tampa area)

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Complete Streets is NOT

  • One “special” street project
  • A design prescription
  • A mandate for immediate retrofit
  • Only accomplished with special funding source
  • A silver bullet; other initiatives must be

addressed:

– Land use (proximity, mixed-use) – Environmental concerns – Transportation Demand Management

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No magic formula for design

  • One size doesn’t fit all
  • Doesn’t mean that every street has sidewalks,

bike lanes, and transit

  • Fits context of community: land use and

transportation needs

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Complete Streets: Low-speed shared streets

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Complete Streets: Rural roads with paved shoulders

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Complete Streets: Rural roads with paved shoulders

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Complete Streets: Traffic calming measures

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Complete Streets: Wide sidewalks connecting to transit stops

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Complete Streets: Bike lanes and center turn lanes

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Complete Streets: Curb extensions and on-street parking

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Complete Streets: Transit routes

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Complete Streets: Transit routes

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Complete Streets: Busy multi-modal thoroughfares

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Complete Streets: Modern roundabouts

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Complete Streets: Signalized crossings

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Complete Streets: Accessible crosswalks and sidewalks

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Complete Streets: Landscaping between sidewalk and curb

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Complete Streets enhance safety

There were 32,367 traffic fatalities in the United States in

  • 2011. Of these,

22,448 were people in cars 4,432 were people on foot 677 were people on bicycles

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2014

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Incomplete Streets are unsafe

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Of more than 40,000 pedestrian fatalities between 2000-2009 nationally: 40% occurred where no crosswalks were available

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Incomplete Streets are unsafe

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More than 50% of injuries nationally are along high-speed arterials More than 60% of urban deaths were along arterials

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Complete Streets reduce pedestrian crashes

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39% with medians 29% with street conversions

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Complete Streets reduce pedestrian crashes

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 88% with sidewalks 69% with hybrid beacons

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Slower travel speeds are safer

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 20mph 30mph 40mph

Probability of pedestrian fatality Speed

5% 40% 80%

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Benefits: Older adults

  • By 2025, nearly 1 in

5 Americans will be 65 or older.

  • About ½ of all non-

drivers over the age

  • f 65 would like to

get out more often.

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Benefits: Older adults

  • Complete Streets =

better design for older folks driving and walking.

  • Complete Streets =

staying active, independent, and involved in communities.

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Broward County, FL

  • High concentration
  • f older adults
  • Complete Streets

key to creating age- friendly communities

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Benefits: Children

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17% of kids and teens are obese Limited physical activity contributes to the obesity epidemic

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Benefits: Children

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Dedicated, safe space for bicycling and walking helps kids stay active and gain independence

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Birmingham, AL

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Safe Routes to School was the first step in building support for Complete Streets

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Complete Streets and public health

  • Southeastern states rank high in obesity,

childhood obesity, Type II diabetes, and

  • ther chronic conditions
  • Sedentary lifestyles are a key culprit

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Chronic disease

Lowest levels

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walking  highest rates

  • f diabetes,

high blood pressure, &

  • besity

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North Carolina

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Complete Streets and public health

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Complete Streets reduce environmental barriers to active lifestyles Health departments have started Complete Streets discussions in many communities

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Complete Streets enhance community character

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Decatur, Georgia

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  • Supports downtown

“feel”

  • Wide sidewalks,

narrow streets make areas near transit more walkable.

  • Doubled retail and

restaurant business, decreased auto trips.

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West Jefferson, NC

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  • Adapting to changing

conditions

  • Embraced decrease

in commercial traffic by reclaiming right-of- way for pedestrians

  • Boosted main street

foot traffic, local commerce

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Charleston, SC

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  • Walkability central to

city’s character and appeal

  • Narrow streets,

generous sidewalks, low vehicle speeds

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New Orleans, LA

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  • High rate of walking

and biking

  • Complete Streets

increasing safety and equity

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Complete Streets and trails

  • Complete Streets +

trails = comprehensive network

  • Streets provide

access

  • Connect destinations
  • Transportation and

recreational use

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Sanibel and Captiva, Florida

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25 miles of trails connect visitors and residents to beaches, shopping, and restaurants Relieves pressure on small islands’ road network

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Greenville, SC

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Swamp Rabbit Tram Trail:

  • Recreation and access

to destinations

  • 400K users in 2012,

highest usage around schools

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Complete Streets are good for local economies

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West Jefferson, NC

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  • Replaced signals with

4-way stops

  • Streetscape shortened

crossings, expanded pedestrian area

  • Result: $500K in new

private investment, 10 new businesses, fewer vacancies

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Memphis, Tennessee

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  • Broad Ave. district

calmed traffic, added bike lane and pedestrian improvements

  • Result: 30 properties

renovated, 25 new businesses, $20m in reinvestment

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Greenville, SC

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Converted 4-lane highway to a pedestrian bridge, jumpstarting downtown revival

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Complete Streets support tourism

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New Orleans, Louisiana

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Complete Streets provide greater safety in the French Quarter, where large volumes of foot, bike and car traffic mix on congested streets

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Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia

  • Improvements

underway on US 27, 5-lane arterial, gateway to Chickamauga Battlefield N.M.P.

  • Adding sidewalks,

bike lanes, crosswalks/medians, landscaping, lighting, turn lanes, burying utilities

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Orlando, Florida

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Complete Streets are essential to moving more people safely and cost-effectively