Livable Omaha

Livable Omaha An Initiative of the Greater Omaha Young Professionals Transportation Committee

Livable Omaha OverviewThink of the cities you like to visit – Minneapolis, Denver, Portland, San Francisco, Chicago

Livable Omaha Planning ConcernsTransportation planning in the U.S. has focused on moving cars rather than moving people

Land Use Context and Zoning Place-making and Pedestrian Facilities Multiple Modes and Local Access Vehicle Zone “Vehicle Mobility Priority” COMPONENTS OF AN URBAN STREETSCAPE

Livable Omaha Planning Concerns27% of all trips taken by automobile in the U.S. are less than one mile in distance

Network Design Sparse Hierarchy System Dense Grid Network

Network Capacity Sparse Hierarchy System Dense Grid Network 4-lane arterial @ 45mph = 2400 vph Two 2-lane streets @ 30mph = 3600 vph

High Connectivity Travel Lanes Required Moderate Connectivity Low Connectivity

Network Capacity Sparse Hierarchy System Manage Capacity Through Continual Widening of Arterials Manage Capacity by Providing Multiple Routes and Modes Dense Grid Network

Induced traffic and perpetual widening

Safety vs. Livability E. Dumbaugh, The Design of Safe Urban Roadsides: An Empirical Analysis, 2007

E. Dumbaugh, The Design of Safe Urban Roadsides: An Empirical Analysis, 2007

Livable Omaha Health ConcernsThe National Morbidity, Mortality, and Air Pollution Study estimates as many as 52,000 deaths are caused by air pollution each year – Omaha’s share would be 353 deaths per year

Livable Omaha Health Concerns More people in the U.S. die each year from air pollution than from firearms, STDs, and illegal drug use combined

Livable Omaha Health Concerns Per capita vehicle miles traveled (VMT) in the U.S. is almost 10 times larger than in 1950

Livable Omaha Health Concerns Living in car-dependent neighborhoods reduces life expectancy by 4 years

Livable Omaha Health Concerns Each hour spent driving each day corresponds to a 6% increased risk for obesity

Livable Omaha Social Concerns The disabled, poor, and elderly have difficulty participating in society because of the requirement to drive, and preference given to drivers

Livable Omaha Financial ConcernsCar-dependent neighborhoods are expensive to build and maintain

Livable Omaha Financial ConcernsCar-dependent neighborhoods on average cost cities $1.16 for every $1 in tax revenue they generate

Livable Omaha Financial ConcernsOf the 180 street and highway improvements identified by MAPA that need to occur by 2030, less than 10 are in Omaha, east of 72nd Street

Livable Omaha Financial ConcernsIn 2002, Omaha spent $179 per person on road construction and maintenance – compared to $29.52 per person on public transit

Vehicular Mobility Priority 8 lanes = 100 ft of pavement 144th and W. Center 156th and Maple 76th and Cass 84th and W. Center

Livable Omaha Financial Concerns“Free” parking costs $5 per day, per driver – costs that are passed down to everyone

Livable Omaha The Solution:Livable StreetsLivable NeighborhoodsLivable Omaha

1 2 Maximum number of cars on a street = capacity Distribution of people served by these cars 4 3 Same number of people on a bus Same number of people on a pedestrian and bicycle friendly street

Livable Omaha Financial SolutionsFor every $1 invested in public transportation, $5 is generated in economic returns

Livable Omaha Financial SolutionsSpending on transit generates more jobs than spending on highways

Livable Omaha Financial SolutionsHouseholds can save as much as $8,000 per year by living with one less car

Livable Omaha Health SolutionsAmericans who ride mass transit walk an average of 19 minutes per day (compared to 6 minutes per day by car drivers)

Livable Omaha Health SolutionsResidents of “transit intensive” neighborhoods exercise more often, have longer life expectancies, and are healthier than residents of car-dependent neighborhoods

Livable Omaha Social Solutions 83% of the elderly say public transit provides easy access to things needed for everyday life

Livable Omaha Social SolutionsA 2009 survey showed that 92% of Young Professionals in Omaha want improved public transportation options

Livable Omaha The Solution:Make streets “public” space once again

Livable Omaha Which would you prefer?

Images from www.completestreets.org

E14th Corridor - San Leandro, CA Source: Community, Design + Architecture

Dover Kohl and Partners Johnson City, Tennessee COMPONENTS OF AN URBAN STREETSCAPE

Livable Omaha What’s going on in Omaha?Feedback stage for MAPA’s 5-year plan

Livable Omaha What’s going on in Omaha?Metro (MAT) improvements – 32 new buses, WiFi (soon) at transit centers, bike racks on ALL buses

Livable Omaha What’s going on in Omaha?Newly hired Bicycle/Pedestrian Coordinator for the City of Omaha

Livable Omaha What’s going on in Omaha?New 20-mile Midtown bike loop, connecting Benson, Dundee, & UNO with Keystone, Downtown, & Midtown

Livable Omaha What’s going on in Omaha?Upcoming 30-year transportation plan by the City Planning Department

Livable Omaha What’s going on in Omaha?Active efforts by Omaha By Design, Activate Omaha, Young Professionals Council, and others rethink transportation in the city

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