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Road Diets: Improving Safety for All Road Users
Tamara Redmon, Federal Highway Administration
Brian Chandler, Leidos
Keith Knapp, Iowa Local Technical Assistance Program
March 3, 2015
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Today’s Presentation
Introduction and housekeeping
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PBIC Trainings and Webinars www.pedbikeinfo.org/training
Registration and Archives at pedbikeinfo.org/webinars
PBIC News and updates on Facebook www.facebook.com/pedbike
Questions at the end
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Efficiency through technology and collaboration
Keith Knapp, Ph.D., P.E. – Iowa LTAP
Brian Chandler, P.E., PTOE – Leidos
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Pedestrian and Bike Safety are priorities for the US
Department of Transportation:
• Secretary’s New Initiative on Ped/Bike Safety: – http://www.dot.gov/briefing-room/us-transportation-
secretary-foxx-announces-new-initiative-enhance-pedestrian-and
– Mayor’s Challenge for Safer People, Safer Streets: http://www.dot.gov/mayors-challenge
• Bikesafe: Bicycle Safety Guide and Countermeasure Selection System http://www.pedbikesafe.org/BIKESAFE/.
• Resident’s Guide for Creating Safer Communities for Walking and Biking: http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/ped_bike/ped_cmnity/ped_walkguide/residents_guide2014_final.pdf
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Road Diets – A Proven Safety Countermeasure
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What is a Road Diet?
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What is a Road Diet?
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Photo Source: Virginia DOT
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Other Roadway Reconfigurations
4-Lane to 5-Lane 2-Lane to 3-Lane
3-Lane to 3-Lane 5-Lane to 3-Lane
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What a Road Diet is NOT
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• No cross section reduction
• No lane width reduction required
– Though not disallowed
• Think about it like this:
– Lane Reallocation
– Lane Rebalancing
– Conversion
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Benefits: Safety
4-Lane 3-Lane
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19 - 47%
overall
crash
reduction
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Benefits: Reduced Conflict Points
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Benefits: Non-motorized Safety & Accessibility
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Photo Source: City of Seattle
Photo Source: Stacy Meekins
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Benefits: Livability
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Photo Source: Jennifer Atkinson
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Benefits: Low-cost Installation
Most Road Diets are
installed on existing
pavement within the
right-of-way.
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Reston, Virginia
Soapstone Road 11
Lawyers Road
Objective: Improve Safety
Photo Credit: VDOT
Photo Credit: VDOT
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Grand Rapids, Michigan
Division Street 12
Objective: Improve Livability
Photo Credit: City of Grand Rapids
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Grand Rapids, Michigan
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Burton Street
Objective: Accommodate Transit
Photo Credit: City of Grand Rapids
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Los Angeles, California
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Objective: Increase Bicycle Use
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Los Angeles, California
7th Street
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Bicycle
use
TRIPLED
Photo Credit: LADOT
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New York City
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Objective: Improve
Pedestrian Safety
Photo Credit: NYCDOT
Photo Credit: NYCDOT
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Pasadena, California
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Objectives: Increase Ped Safety, Enhance Curb Parking
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Pasadena, California
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Cordova Street Photo Credit: City of Pasadena
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Determining Road Diet Feasibility:
Identify the Objective(s)
One or More of the Following:
• Improve safety
• Reduce “high-end” speeders/differential
• Reduce queues caused with left-turners
• Improve pedestrian environment
• Improve bicyclist accessibility
• Enhance transit stops
Is a Road Diet Alternative something to Consider Further?
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Determining Road Diet Feasibility:
Evaluate/Compare Factors & Considerations
• Chapter 3 of the Guide
– Safety Factors
– Context Sensitive Solutions & Complete Streets (CSS/CS) Considerations
– Operational Factors
– Bicycle, Pedestrian, Transit, & Freight Considerations
– Others
• Appendix B: Example Feasibility Determination Factors, Characteristics, and Sample Evaluative Questions
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Determining Road Diet Feasibility: Safety
Factors and CSS/CS Considerations
• Safety Factors
– Crash locations, types, and patterns
– Safety concerns of all road users
– Can the crashes occurring be reduced
with the conversion?
• CSS/CS Considerations
– Roadway function/environment (context)
– Policy/plan/guide exist?
– What is the current, expected, and
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Determining Road Diet Feasibility:
Identify the Objective(s)
One or More of the Following:
• Improve safety
• Reduce “high-end” speeders/differential
• Reduce queues caused with left-turners
• Improve pedestrian environment
• Improve bicyclist accessibility
• Enhance transit stops
Is a Road Diet Alternative something to Consider Further?
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Determining Road Diet Feasibility:
Evaluate/Compare Factors & Considerations
• Chapter 3 of the Guide
– Safety Factors
– Context Sensitive Solutions & Complete Streets (CSS/CS) Considerations
– Operational Factors
– Bicycle, Pedestrian, Transit, & Freight Considerations
– Others
• Appendix B: Example Feasibility Determination Factors, Characteristics, and Sample Evaluative Questions
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Determining Road Diet Feasibility: Safety
Factors and CSS/CS Considerations
• Safety Factors
– Crash locations, types, and patterns
– Safety concerns of all road users
– Can the crashes occurring be reduced
with the conversion?
• CSS/CS Considerations
– Roadway function/environment (context)
– Policy/plan/guide exist?
– What is the current, expected, and
desired roadway function? 3
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Determining Road Diet Feasibility: CSS/CS
Considerations (continued)
The street network should be planned, designed,
maintained, and operated in a way that
accommodates all road users and those who use the
surrounding environment.
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Determining Road Diet Feasibility: Operational
Factors
• Does the current roadway primarily operate
as a “defacto” three-lane roadway?
• Case-by-case intersection/arterial analysis
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Determining Road Diet Feasibility: Operational
Factors (continued)
• Average daily traffic (ADT) and peak hour volumes
• Access point location, design, and use
• Speed – variability, “high end” speeders, & overall
• Delays, queuing, diversion, and level of service
• Frequent stop or slow-moving vehicles
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Determining Road Diet Feasibility: Average
Daily Traffic Maximum Examples
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Determining Road Diet Feasibility: Seattle Example
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Determining Road Diet Feasibility: Bicyclist,
Pedestrian, Transit & Freight Considerations
• Number, location, type, and interrelationship
– Pedestrians
– Bicyclists
– Transit/Transit stops
– Freight/Trucks/Deliveries
• Roadway in network?
• Typical successful case study characteristics: improved walkability, increased pedestrian/bicycle use, and terms like “more comfortable” used
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Determining Road Diet Feasibility:
Other Factors
• Right-of-Way availability & cost
• Parallel roadways – diversion issues
• Parallel parking
• At-grade railroad crossings
• Possibly public outreach, public relations,
and political considerations
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Road Diet Design
• Existing documents apply – roadway geometrics, bicycle facilities, pedestrian facilities, transit facilities, traffic control, etc.
• Cross section allocation decisions
• Pavement Marking & Signing
• Signal timing, design, and setup
• Driveway and intersection design (e.g., radii, parking, etc.)
• Others
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Road Diet Effectiveness:
Before/After Evaluations
• Safety Analysis
– Crash reduction?
– Certain crash types reduced?
– Speed related impacts (if any)?
• Operational Analysis
– Volumes, speeds, queues, etc.
– Level of service? For all users?
• How were these road users affected?
– Bicyclists
– Pedestrians
– Transit
– Others
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Conclusions
• Conversions are feasible over a wide range of corridor characteristics
• Consideration/evaluation of this alternative is case-by-case for all roadway users
• Roadway upgrade/maintenance periods can be a good low-cost time to consider feasibility
• Are the expected operations/impacts of the conversion acceptable?
• “New” ideas require education, outreach and involvement
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Resources
Road Diet Informational Guide
http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/road_diets/info_guide/
Road Diet Brochure
http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/road_diets/brochure/
Road Diet Case Studies & Desk Reference
Coming Soon
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http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/road_diets
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For Additional Information
Keith Knapp, Ph.D., P.E.
Iowa LTAP
(515) 294-8817| [email protected]
Brian Chandler, P.E., PTOE
Leidos
(206) 850-3480 | [email protected]
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