Federal Highway Administration University Course on Bicycle and
Federal Highway Administration University Course on Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation Publication No. FHWA-HRT-05 -098 Adapting Suburban Communities for Bicycle and Pedestrian Travel Lesson 7
Federal Highway Administration University Course on Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation Lesson Outline • Historical development of urban and suburban land use. • Costs of sprawl. • Retrofitting suburban roads to accommodate bicycles and pedestrians. • Safe Routes to School planning. • Retrofitting commercial/office developments. 2
Federal Highway Administration University Course on Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation Suburban Development • • • Streetcar suburbs. Leapfrogging. Auto orientation. Infilling. Street hierarchy. 3
Federal Highway Administration University Course on Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation Present Land Use Forms • Individual tract subdivisions. • Linear arterial streets. • Bypassed vacant land. 4
Federal Highway Administration University Course on Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation Suburban Street Scenes 5
Federal Highway Administration University Course on Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation Suburban Street Scenes 6
Federal Highway Administration University Course on Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation Suburban Street Scenes 7
Federal Highway Administration University Course on Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation Costs of Sprawl • Infrastructure: streets, utilities, parks and schools. • Environment. • Health and physical activity. 8
Federal Highway Administration University Course on Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation Retrofitting Suburban Arterials • • Independent retrofit projects. Evaluation of road widening projects. Road diets. Form-based codes. 9
Federal Highway Administration University Course on Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation Restriping to Create Bike Lanes 2 m (7 ft) parking lane 1. 5 m (5 ft) bike lane 10 3 m (10 ft) travel lane
Federal Highway Administration University Course on Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation Road Retrofit—Before 11
Federal Highway Administration University Course on Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation Road Retrofit—After 12
Federal Highway Administration University Course on Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation Road Diet—Before 13
Federal Highway Administration University Course on Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation Road Diet—After 14
Federal Highway Administration University Course on Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation Safe Routes to Schools (SR 2 S) 15
Federal Highway Administration University Course on Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation Health Issues 35% of youth do not participate in regular physical activity. 16
Federal Highway Administration University Course on Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation Origins of the SR 2 S Concept • Denmark – early 1980 s. – Worst child pedestrian crash rates in Europe. – In Odense, an 80% reduction in child crash rates in 10 years. • United Kingdom – Sustrans. – Demonstration program in 1995 (10 schools). – Traffic decrease of 12% to 17%. 17
Federal Highway Administration University Course on Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation Marin County, CA • One of two TEA-21 national models. • Combination of funding: – County transportation funds, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, several private foundations, Bicycle Coalition. • 21% of morning commute is school dropoff. • 9 pilot schools and 1, 600 students in 2000. • 23 schools and 12, 000 students participating in 2004. 18
Federal Highway Administration University Course on Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation Results • 57% increase in children walking and biking. • 29% decrease in children arriving by car. 19
Federal Highway Administration University Course on Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation Lesson Summary • Suburban development patterns have made it difficult to use nonmotorized transportation. • There are many ways to change this condition: – Retrofits to existing facilities. – New developments. 20
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