THE POWER OF

COLLECTIVE IMPACT

Walk/Live St. Louis 2012

New Collaborations

Transformative Projects

Desired

Outcomes

Identify Opportunities

CONNECTING THE DOTS...

Need for a more walkable St. Louis

REALTORS –> New Partners for Smart Growth

EPA Grant – West End

Livability and the role

of Transportation

Now that we are here …

What can we do?

Dan Burden and Samantha Thomas ,Walkable and Livable Communities Institute

Walk/Live St Louis, 2012

Wellston Metrolink

Vehicle miles traveled (VMT) around the U.S. have increased

by 70 percent over the last 20 years, compared with a two

percent increase in new highway construction. The U.S.

General Accounting Office predicts that road congestion in

the U.S. will triple in 15 years even if capacity is increased by

20 percent.

Traffic is growing about five times faster than the growth in

population.

(Data compiled for a report to the U.S. Department of Transportation in 2006

written by Stephen Polzin, (transportation researcher at the University of

South Florida in Tampa.)

Why we

cannot

build our

way out of

traffic

Taking Charge of your neighborhood –

empowering your leaders to create success

"If we want a booming economy of

mom and pop stores, we'd better

Arrowood – Existing Conditions

Arrowood Bicycle Vision

ARROWOOD

URBAN DESIGN

VISION

Single-Use Commercial Buildings

New Port Village, Port Moody

New Port Village, Port Moody

1910 2000

Corner of Division Avenue and Fulton Street Grand Rapids, Michigan

Loss of Security

11-12 du/a net8-10 du/a net

Victoria, B.C.

Dover Kohl & Partners

Dover Kohl & Partners

Dover Kohl & Partners

Dover Kohl & Partners

Well Designed Density

Urban-Advantage.com

What are the problems here?

Lack of Security

Lack of people

Lack of investment

Auto dependence

No place to buy a popsicle

Lack of diversity

Lack of activityLack of diversity

Housing Details:

• “A” Side faces primary street

• “B” Side provides eyes to court

• Both sides provide surveillance

• Parking is convenient

• Other uses blended in

• Place to assemble

• Low speed environment

“A” Side

HUMAN FACTORS

Principle II:

Interaction & Socialization

To enhance overall public safety, the public realm must provide opportunities for people to interact comfortably and build community.

HUMAN FACTORS

Principle I:

Information & Orientation

To feel safe and enhance our safety, we need to know where we are, where we are going, and what the rules are

HUMAN FACTORS

Principle IV:

Seeing & Being Seen

To feel safe, we need to know

that others are aware of our

presence. Likewise, it is

important that we are aware of

the people and activities going

on around us.

HUMAN FACTORS

Principle III:

Ownership & Stewardship

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Private property and public space that is well maintained and allows individual expression, contributes to a positive image, a feeling of safety and a sense of community

IMPLEMENTATION

Principle V:

Land Use & Design

Land use mixes that are compatible, combined with human-centered design, create environments that are safer for people

IMPLEMENTATION

Principle VII:

Management & Maintenance

Spaces that are maintained and managed for their intended purpose and condition reinforce a feeling of safety and encourage people to use those spaces for productive reasons

IMPLEMENTATION

Principle VI:

Activity & Programming

We feel safer in the public realm – and are safer – when there is activity around us and that activity is orderly

Our People Come First

The Birdhouses

Cleveland, Ohio.

Monterey, California

Monterey, California

4. Communications

and outreach

3. Input and

feedback

meetings

© 2002 David Strauss, How to Make Collaboration Work

2. Task

forces

1. Core

problem

solving

group

Walkability Audits

A Tool for Organizing Strong Communities

and Developing Complete Streets

For further information contact:

Dan Burden and Kelly Morphy

Walkable and Livable Communities Institute,

www.walklive.org