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APWA Management & Public Administration Committee Creating Complete Streets to Accommodate All Users May 23, 2012 Seattle’s Complete Streets Ordinance • Vision: Streets that are safe, convenient and accessible for everyone • Plans: Bicycle, Pedestrian, Transit, Freight • Funding: Bridging the Gap, state, federal grants Seattle’s Complete Streets Ordinance • Implementation: Complete Streets checklist • Outreach: Community collaboration • Opportunities: Redesigning city streets Why Have a Policy? Retrofitting is expensive! Get it right the first time. Who Needs Complete Streets? • 16% of households do not have a car • Seniors • Youth • Safety • Transit riders Economic Benefits Planning: Bicycle Master Plan Green Bike Lanes NE 130th Street Eastlake Avenue E Bike Boxes Howell Street N 34th Street On-Street Bike Parking Planning: Pedestrian Master Plan NE 54th Street 15th Avenue S Pedestrian Safety A modest decrease in motor vehicle speed can dramatically increase survival in pedestrian crashes Speed reduction from 40 to 30 increases survival rate by 5x Safe Routes to School Concord Elementary School Before After Sand Point Way Before After TOPS K-8 School Before After Road Diets • 32 successful road diets since 1972 • 21 projects between 1972-2006 • 11 projects in past 5 yrs Nickerson Case Study Before After Nickerson Case Study Before Nickerson Case Study After S Columbian Way Before After NE 125th Street Before After 7th Avenue Before After 7 N 130th Street Before After 8 Neighborhood Greenways Coming Soon: Broadway Coming Soon: Linden Avenue N Coming Soon: S Othello Street Complete Streets Work for Everyone Additional Resources • Nickerson Street Before and After Study – http://www.seattle.gov/transportation/nickerson.htm • FHWA: Proven Safety Countermeasures – http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/provencountermeasures/index.htm • NACTO Guides – http://nacto.org/ • National Complete Streets Coalition – http://www.completestreets.org/ • 26 Questions? 26