Lesson 17 for Grad Course on CSS (from UTCM Report #08-14-03 "Making Mobility Improvements a Community Asset: Transportation Improvements Using Context-Sensitive Solutions")

1. Context Sensitive Solutions in Transportation
Class 17 Planning, Environmental Analysis and Design
Multimodal Options
for CSS
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2. Context Sensitive Solutions in Transportation
Basic movement Planning, Environmental Analysis and Design
Origin
Walk
Transit Walk
Destination
Trips often use combination of modes,
but almost all trips include walk segment
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3. Context Sensitive Solutions in Transportation
What is multimodal? Planning, Environmental Analysis and Design
Person travel Goods movement
• Walk • Truck
• Bike • Railroad
• Transit • Air
• Personal motor vehicle • Water
• (Water)
• (Air)
http://www.livablestreets.com/projects/sustainable-west-palm-beach/blog/category/multi-modal-transportation/
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4. Context Sensitive Solutions in Transportation
Why multimodal? Planning, Environmental Analysis and Design
• Expands range of travel choices
• Can increase total capacity
• Can decrease adverse impacts
• Increases mobility, accessibility
• Permits different development styles
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5. Context Sensitive Solutions in Transportation
What places do we seek? Planning, Environmental Analysis and Design
• Social places
• People walking around
• Evening life
• Activity of interest
• Attractive scenery
• Variety
• Excitement
• More…?
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6. Context Sensitive Solutions in Transportation
Can streets make these? Planning, Environmental Analysis and Design
• Ingredients
– Places of interest
– Attractive areas
– Variety
– Connections to off-street activity
– High level of accessibility
– Activity facing street or in right of way
– Choice of modes
• Walk
• Bike
• Transit
• Drive
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7. Context Sensitive Solutions in Transportation
Multimodal and networks Planning, Environmental Analysis and Design
Modal facilities
• Part of modal networks
• Part of multimodal system plans
• Most modes on each facility (per type)
– Pedestrian
– Bicycle*
– Transit (bus, rail*)
– Personal vehicle
– Heavy truck
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8. Context Sensitive Solutions in Transportation
Multimodal attractiveness Planning, Environmental Analysis and Design
• Attributes
• Convenience
• Comfort
• Travel time
• Reliability
• Ease of use
• User cost
• Safety, security
• Aesthetics
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9. Context Sensitive Solutions in Transportation
Making modes convenient Planning, Environmental Analysis and Design
• Directly accessible
• Convenient connections to buildings
• Easy walk access
• Intermodal integration
• Well maintained
• Proper design for intended use
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10. Context Sensitive Solutions in Transportation
Making modes safer Planning, Environmental Analysis and Design
• Open architecture (CPTED)
• Separation from motor vehicle
• Few movement conflicts
• Adequate alignments, visibility
• Effective lighting
• Well maintained
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11. Context Sensitive Solutions in Transportation
Aesthetic attractiveness Planning, Environmental Analysis and Design
• Attractive materials
• Compatible scale
• Landscaping
• Design compatible with surroundings
• Well maintained
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12. Context Sensitive Solutions in Transportation
Creating communities Planning, Environmental Analysis and Design
• Using transportation to create sustainable
communities
– Sense of place
– Walkability
– Modal choice
– Compatibility
– Support for local objectives
– Supported by adjacent improvements
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13. Context Sensitive Solutions in Transportation
Improve attractiveness Planning, Environmental Analysis and Design
• Walking
– Most flexible mode
– Distances < ¼ - ½ mile
– Peds are sensitive to attractiveness, weather
– Need sidewalks every urban block face
– Prefer paved surfaces
– Direct access to buildings
– Direct links between places
– Separate from motor vehicles
– Sensitive to modal priorities
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14. Context Sensitive Solutions in Transportation
Improve attractiveness Planning, Environmental Analysis and Design
• Bicycling
– Wide range
• skills and abilities
• Trip types and lengths
– Weather sensitive
– Unpredictable behavior
• Including obeying of traffic rules
– Can function in street
– Provide for on almost all streets
• Varying treatments based on road type
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15. Context Sensitive Solutions in Transportation
Improve attractiveness Planning, Environmental Analysis and Design
• Transit
– Provides mobility for those unable to drive
– Very sensitive to
• Convenience
• Travel time
• Image
– Success requires corridor density or major nodes
– Needs good walk access
– Priority vs. traffic is important
– Can increase capacity in high travel corridors
– Different services for different contexts, streets
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16. Context Sensitive Solutions in Transportation
Improve attractiveness Planning, Environmental Analysis and Design
• Motor vehicles
– Flexible
– Weather insensitive
– Often impacted by capacity limits
– Adverse environmental impacts
– Provides personal security
– Can accommodate
• Several passengers
• Big loads
– Requires extensive destination storage space
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17. Context Sensitive Solutions in Transportation
Integration Planning, Environmental Analysis and Design
With buildings, activity
• Modes should support adjacent activity
– Service
– Compatibility
• Space
• Operating features
• Appearance
• Safety
– Provide choices
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18. Context Sensitive Solutions in Transportation
Guidelines Planning, Environmental Analysis and Design
Achieving a multimodal system
• Try to accommodate all modes
• Omit those with no applicability
• Provide “equal” priority
• Provide intermodal connectivity
• Consider adjacent activity needs as primary
• Design for safety for all users
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19. Context Sensitive Solutions in Transportation
Discussion Planning, Environmental Analysis and Design
1. What mode of travel should be on:
– Joe Rout – Kimbrough?
– College Main?
2. What transportation design features would
you use to make taking a bus to campus
more appealing?
– To you?
– To others?
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20. Context Sensitive Solutions in Transportation
Reading assignment Planning, Environmental Analysis and Design
Context Sensitive Solutions for Designing Major Urban
Thoroughfares in Walkable Communities
– p. 21 text box
– Chapter 3.
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