complete streets and complete networks in charlotte
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Complete Streets and Complete Networks
in Charlotte
February 3, 2011 New Partners for Smart Growth
Danny Pleasant, AICP CDOT Director
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Topics to Discuss
• Creating “Great Network”
• Great Network and the Fire Department
• Creating “Great Streets”
“Charlotte will be the premier city in the nation for integrating land
use and transportation choices.”
- Charlotte Focus Area Plan
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NASCAR and the Grid
"Nobody remembers who finished second but the guy who finished second." - Bobby Unser
Photo courtesy of mccrackenlopez.com
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Charlotte’s Fire Station/Connectivity Study
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• 8 fire stations
• Areas all generally
built-out
• Land generally developed
• Street network generally complete
• Distance from Center City generally correlates negatively with connectivity
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Fire Station Comparison
Fire Station 2
Fire Station 31
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Service Area as a Function of Connectivity Ratio
R = 0.69
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Connectivity Ratio
Station 2
Station 9
Station 14
Station 15
Station 19
Station 22
Station 24
Station 31
Station 31 w/ Shelley Ave. Connection
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Households per Fire Station
15,3
45
13,6
04
7,3
06
Station 2
Station 15
Station 14
Station 24
Station 22
Station 19
Station 9
Station 31
Station 31 w/ Shelley
Greater connectivity
Less connectivity
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Annualized Per-Household Life Cycle Costs (based on 2-apparatus station)
$659
Station 2
Station 15
Station 14
Station 24
Station 22
Station 19
Station 9
Station 31
Station 31 w/ Shelley
Greater connectivity
Less connectivity
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Importance of Great Streets
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More streets like this… (Queens Road West)
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Fewer streets like this… (South Boulevard)
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More streets like this…
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Fewer streets like this…
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Charlotte’s USDG
1. Context-based streets – reflect a variety of urban contexts
2. “Complete” streets
– safety and functionality for all modes – expanded choices
3. “Complete” street
network – variety of ways to create and maintain capacity
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USDG: Implementation/ Experience-to-Date
Completed Anticipated/Underway
9 Thoroughfares rebuilt/extended 17
19 Streetscapes and road-conversions 8
11 Intersections 8
37 Sidewalks 66
9 Area Plans 6
Rozzelle’s Ferry Road Clanton Road
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USDG Projects
City projects built with bike lanes: – Rozzelles Ferry Rd.
– Central Avenue
– Charlottetowne Ave.
– Cindy Ln.
– Dewitt Ln.
– East Blvd.
– Hickory Grove Rd.
– Old Pineville Road
– Prosperity Church Rd.
– Stonewall Ave.
– W. Morehead St.
– Archdale Dr.
– Arrowood Rd.
– Clanton Rd.
– Morris Field Dr.
Great Streets are Complete Streets!
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Trying new things…
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As a City, we still have much work to do…
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New Partners for Smart GrowthFebruary 3, 2010