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Complete Streets: Enhancing Mobility, Health, and Environment

Discover the concept of Complete Streets and how they benefit communities by ensuring safe, comfortable, and convenient travel for all - whether by car, foot, bicycle, or transit. Learn about the impact on health, environment, and economic activity, with examples of successful transformations. Explore the push for Complete Streets and their relevance in addressing societal issues like inactivity, chronic diseases, emissions, and urban revitalization. Join the movement towards more accessible, sustainable, and people-centric streets.

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Complete Streets: Enhancing Mobility, Health, and Environment

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  1. Complete Streets Dom Nozzi, AICP dom@walkablestreets.com www.walkablestreets.com http://domz60.wordpress.com/

  2. On many roads…“Barrier Effect”Zero Sum

  3. What is a Complete Street? Safe, comfortable & convenient for travel by car, foot, bicycle, & transit

  4. Who wants Complete Streets? Majority of Americans would rather drive less & walk more Transit is growing faster than population or driving About one-third of Americans don’t drive: 21% of Americans over 65. All children under 16. Many low income Americans cannot afford automobiles.

  5. Older Americans More than 50% of non-drivers stay at home on a given day because they lack transportation options.

  6. People with disabilities Complete Streets improve mobility for disabled people and reduce the need for expensive para-transit service

  7. Health • Americans move… without moving • 60% of adults are at risk for diseases associated with inactivity: • Obesity • Diabetes • High blood pressure • Other chronic diseases

  8. The environment • Fewer emissions • Less noise pollution • Less wear & tear on our roads • Less need to widen roads

  9. Economic activity • Complete streets increase home values and help revitalize commercial areas

  10. Re-allocating $ and Space

  11. Streets work better Before Edgewater Drive – Orlando, FL

  12. Streets work better After Edgewater Drive – Orlando, FL

  13. Streets people will want

  14. Streets people will want

  15. Context-Sensitive SolutionsOne Size Does Not Fit All Complete Streets doesn’t mean every street has sidewalks, bike lanes and transit

  16. Permission

  17. Default

  18. Inducing Bicycling & Walking Scarce & Priced Car Parking (cash-out) Proximity (MU, density) Relatively high gas prices (gas tax) Slower Speeds (attentive, not forgiving) Full-time staff One-Way to Two-Way Keep streets & intersections small (rd diet those that are now too big)

  19. Transformative Moment • Faltering national economy. • Increasing gas prices (Plan B). • Obesity epidemic. • Growing awareness that quality of life is an engine. • Global warming & sustainability.

  20. Status Nationally • In 2008, 20 communities adopted CS policies. • So far in 2009, 12 more have done so. • Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) & Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D, CA-5) introduced the Complete Streets Act of 2009 in March. • Lrg % of CS workshops are sponsored by health organizations

  21. Dom Nozzi, AICP dom@walkablestreets.com www.walkablestreets.com

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