thinkbike san francisco: market street
DESCRIPTION
San Francisco ThinkBike (September 2011) brought together Dutch and local experts to quickly brainstorm ideas over the course of two days for improving Market Street in downtown San Francisco.TRANSCRIPT
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ThinkBike Workshop
Team Market Street
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First impressions
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First impressions
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No quality: cars, less space, unpredictable
First impressions
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No space left
Share the lane?
No breathing
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Framing the Recommendations
Discussions about requirements, networks, qualities, design, and policies
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• Land use (functions, but also resting places)• Meeting places (outdoor seating, water, green space)• Space for pedestrians• Space for bicycles |• Public transport |• Heavy cargo | parking• Private vehicles |
Functional Requirements
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Source: Botma & Papendrecht, TU Delft 1991
More people in the future
Road capacity(people per hour on 3.5 m width in a city)
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Market Street in the Network
• Parallel routes are also part of the network (very important)• Market Street is the central and main bicycle route• Public transport on a central axis for tram, buses and
underground train will stay• Better and cleaner stations
• Concentrate private vehicles on a few main routes, resulting in fewer conflicts with bikes, pedestrians and transit
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Concentrate Cross-Traffic to a Few Key Streets
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Key Principles of Design Recommendations• Market Street is central and direct• Green Carpet for bikes!! Continuous, safe, attractive• No conflicts – separate bicyclists and motor vehicles• Reduce speed and volume of private vehicles• Concentrate transit where possible (west of 7th St)• New solutions for loading and transit stops• Accommodate paratransit
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Ideal Design Profile
• Pedestrians will keep their quality (> 20 feet)• Bikes get a separate, exclusive track (8-10 feet)• Central axis public transport for tram and bus (exclusive
lane)• (Minimum) lane for non-transit vehicles• P – B – V – PT – V – B – P• Accommodate trees, portals (BART), seating, bike parking
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Typical Section with Boarding Island, East of 7th St
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Typical Mid-block Section East of 7th Street
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Plan View at 8th Street
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Plan View at McAllister/Jones Street
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Design Solutions
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Market Street is the
of San Francisco
Communications
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encouragement education
Infrastructure
policy
enforcement
Goal: at least 20% increase in cyclists
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encouragement• cheapest• most convenient• enjoyable• safe and secure• work with major merchants to get the tie-ins"shop on your bikes and we'll get your purchases home"• bike sharing• bike parking
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education• bike rider's test • robust program• start young!• get the right equipment• field trips to market street• bus driver education for safe
interaction with cyclists
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•regular presence of cops on bikes•outdoor seating/24 hour public space•bike ambassador program•bike related businesses•shared liability•smooth confluence of cyclists / pedestrians/motorists/public transportation
policy/legal/enforcement/infrastructure
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sample near term projects (components):
[pedals]
• program for middle school children to get certificates as "proficient riders"• field trip to Market Street• increased presence of cops on bikes • bike ambassador program
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components
[bike seat]• bike touring program• robust bike sharing and parking pods• cyclist-centric merchants/destinations for cyclists
along Market• bike related businesses (bike food carts)
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components
[fenders]
• bike education for bus drivers and other motorists• "bike traffic school"/bike court/diversion program• managed delivery hours for increased flow of cycling traffic• additional motor vehicle restrictions to increase flow of cycling traffic
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