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Complete Streets: From Policy to Implementation (Completely) How can you make your complete streets policy a success? How do you translate complete streets into real benefits for the people who are walking, biking and taking public transportation? How do you promote accessibility and connectivity for all -- including people with disabilities -- through design and planning? Hear regional, city and international perspectives from policy to implementation during this complete complete streets workshop. Moderator: Richard Weaver, AICP, Director of Planning, Policy and Sustainability, American Public Transportation Association; Chair, National Complete Streets Coalition, Washington, DC Joseph Iacobucci, Sam Schwartz Engineering, DPC, Chicago, Illinois Stefanie Seskin, Deputy Director, National Complete Streets Coalition, Smart Growth America, Washington, DC Dan Gallagher, AICP, Transportation Planning Manager, Charlotte Department of Transportation, Charlotte, North Carolina James Cromar, Director of Planning, Broward Metropolitan Planning Organization, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida Tony Hull, Independent Transportation Consultant, Minneapolis, Minnesota Gregory Thompson, Chair, Light Rail Transit Committee of TRB, Tallahassee, Florida Roxana Ene, Project Manager, Broward Metropolitan Planning Organization, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
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Implementing Complete Streets in Charlotte, NC
Rail~Volution
September 22, 2014
Dan Gallagher, AICP Charlotte DOT
A Few Things to Know About Charlotte
A Few Things to Know About Charlotte
300 Sq. Miles
Why Complete Streets?
Do you believe roads should be designed to accommodate all users including motorists, pedestrians, bicyclists, and transit users?
82%
16%
2%
Yes No Don't Know
40 years of incomplete streets!
10% congested
28% congested
The “Market” Wants Livable, Walkable Communities
Great Cities Have Great Streets!
• The way you organize/design land uses and streets matters – you have to get both right
• ~13% of all land in Charlotte is streets… – How “memorable” are your streets and land uses? – What is the “value” of memorable streets and land uses?
How did we do it?
Charlotte has constructed ~ $450m of road and intersection
projects – all are “complete streets”.
Built complete streets – lots of
them!
Policies + $ = Projects
South/Woodlawn
East Blvd
Raintree Ln
Connected
Re-connected
70 feet wide
Looked for Opportunities
East Blvd Before
East Blvd After
For Everyone (Details Matter)
Hidden Gems
Commonwealth Before
Created visions…implemented!
Commonwealth After
Encouraged “grass roots”
Tuesday Night Bike Ride
Allowed things to be organic
Create places - you would linger
New development as a “new canvas”
Selwyn Avenue Road Diet
Great streets & great places create value
Inspirational
Dan Gallagher [email protected]