enhancing the value of streets for pedestrians, bicyclists, and motorists

Session Function Code: S508 Session Title: Street Access Management Presenter Name: Andy Boenau, AICP

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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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with you

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

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466 Regional and local jurisdictions

States and District of Columbia

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with you.

“…[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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