Aecom - Streets for people workshop
- 1. Streets for People Workshop Simon Richardson AECOM 27 July 2018
- 14. From Play Street to plaza? The 78th Street Play Street in Queens has become a summer-long closure. Is street de-mapping next? Images via Flickr: Dudleystewart Catalyst for Complete Streets
- 16. Citywide, 45% of car owning voters don’t consider themselves drivers 55% of Queens voters drive less than twice a month 31% of Queens voters never drive (41% citywide) MYTH BUSTING 72 55 27 45 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 Queens Voter Car Ownership Queens Voter Transportation Choice Car Transit, Walking, Bikes
- 23. 1. Offer a discount to customers who arrive by bike 2. Request Bike Infrastructure 3. Distribute Biking Rules
- 27. How do we make bicycling an integral part of our transportation system?
- 34. Aims of this workshop • Analyse four locations to reimagine the street corridors using three different scenarios • Create ideas to make these streets more friendly, vibrant places to be and shift the focus from just mobility to activity by degrees • Harness the power of collaborative knowledge – get creative and make a difference! • Generate new ideas for ‘Streets for People’ that may become reality…
- 35. Presentation Title The challenge – Travel modes across Australian capital cities Source: Bureau of Infrastructure Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE, 2014); Glazebrook (2018). 1950’s.. car becomes dominating paradigm for planning
- 36. Why Streets for People? Source: Ghel Architects • Improve relationships between human health and transportation choices • Fresh air, exercise and meeting people • Knowledge economy needs the “face-to-face” interactions • Active transport and equity • Move to planning urban form • Health and productivity costs • Providing healthy everyday environments
- 37. AECOM London
- 38. On-carriageway cycle facility by street hierarchy / type Transport for London (TfL) Source: Streetscape Guidance 2016
- 39. TfL – “Healthy Streets / Liveable Neighbourhoods” Improvements to the street environment encourage walking and cycling and allow for a focus toward a Healthy Streets Approach
- 40. TfL Cycle Superhighways & Street Improvements Source: TfL North-South Cycle Superhighway on Farringdon Street • The use of ‘light touch’ cycle delineation measures - cyclists feel safer using the road. • The result can be a reduction in vehicle speeds and an increase in cycle numbers • Cycle Superhighways are cycle routes running from outer London into and across central London. • They provide safer, faster and more direct journeys into the city and aim to provide a fast and effective way to get to work.
- 41. AECOM Perth
- 42. Safe Active Streets (SAS) Perth Source: AECOM; Vauban (GIZ) Local connector to amenities and higher order cycle facilities Family oriented routes catering for short/medium local trips Minimises stops or delays for active travel modes Quiet, low traffic, low speed local street
- 43. Bayview Terrace, Claremont Quarter - Shared Space
- 45. Workshop Running Order Time Task 9:30 - 9:45 Individual Street introduction 9:45 - 10:30 Scenario 1 - We want change, but we want it to stay the same! 10:30 - 10:45 Comfort Break - Tea/Coffee 10:45 - 11:30 Scenario 2 - We want change, but car is still king! 11:30 - 12:15 Scenario 3 - No really, we want change: anything goes! 12:20 - 13:00 Lunch 13:00 - 13:20 Common and stand out ideas for each scenario presented by AECOM 13:20 - 14:00 Panel discussion around implementation of Streets for People - chaired by Paul Steely White 14:00 - 14:05 Close of workshop