Brad Strader - downtown transportation
- 1. Complete Streets and Connectivity Applications in Tiffin Tiffin Downtown Summit May 6, 2015 Brad Strader, AICP, PTP – strader@lslplanning.com
- 2. Outline 1. Complete Streets - A New Way of Looking at Transportation 2. Best Practices 3. Tiffin Goals and Opportunities 4. Transportation Options to Consider
- 3. Complete Streets – A new way of looking at transportation View the entire Right of Way as important public space Design for safe and convenient use by all types of travelers Transportation designed to complement the intended character of different districts Processing cars through a downtown is not the top priority Go beyond the street Use all of the public right-of-way
- 4. Why Complete Streets? Increased Safety Improved Public Health Cleaner Environment Right of Way Design to Support a Vibrant Downtown … installing pedestrian and bicycle facilities can reduce the risk of crashes by 28%. -National Complete Streets
- 6. Best Practices – Bicycle Planning SHARROWS Shared use lane marking to signal drivers that bicyclists have legal authority to use the roadway BIKE LANES Designated lane for bicyclists SEPARATED BIKEWAYS Separated on-road two- way path for bicyclists
- 7. • Replace parking space with bike parking area • Variants of the inverted “U” with a cross bar are considered the best designs • Design can be customized to brand community • Bike “share” = bike borrowed and returned Uncovered Inverted “U” racks Bike Parking as Art Bike Rooms and Cages Bike Share Best Practices – Bicycle Parking
- 8. Best Practices – Pedestrian Planning MID-BLOCK CROSSWALKS Crosswalk away from intersections PEDESTRIAN COUNTDOWN SIGNAL Timer showing how much time remains for pedestrians to cross UNIQUE CROSSWALK DESIGN Crosswalk that uses a variety of materials, graphics and colors to signify crossing
- 9. TIFFIN GOALS AND OPPORTUNITIES
- 10. Goals of the Strategic Plan Connect universities with downtown Integrated Streetscape Design and Development Walkability Bike Access Consolidated Parking
- 11. Connectivity Between University Campuses
- 12. Existing Transportation Network Downtown system is network of one-way streets and one two- way street Auto Oriented #### = Existing ADT
- 13. TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS TO CONSIDER
- 14. 5 Minute Walk Radius of Public Surface Parking Lots Current public parking lots are within 5 minute walk of the majority of downtown
- 15. Parking Strategies Incentivize employees to park outside prime parking spots to ensure higher turnover by those visiting downtown Make parking lots easy to find (wayfinding signs) Provide attractive routes from parking lots to businesses Provide adequate lighting
- 16. One-way vs. Two-way Streets One-Way Fewer crashes More capacity for vehicles Easier pedestrian crossings (look one way) Higher vehicle speeds Complicates wayfinding Two-Way More crashes Less capacity for vehicles Lower speed Easier wayfinding Expense of conversion May require removal of on-street parking
- 17. 2 One-way travel lanes Repurpose parking lane into a 2-way bikeway Conceptual Perry Street Re-design – Option A
- 18. Conceptual Perry Street Re-design – Option B Two-way (1 each way) Reduction to one parking lane Bike lanes in both directions
- 19. Conceptual Perry Street Re-design – Option C Two-way Two parking lanes Sharrows in both directions