APWA

Management & Public Administration Committee

Creating Complete Streets to Accommodate All Users

May 23, 2012

Seattle’s Complete Streets Ordinance

• Vision: Streets that are safe, convenient and accessible for everyone

• Plans: Bicycle, Pedestrian, Transit, Freight

• Funding: Bridging the Gap, state, federal grants

Seattle’s Complete Streets Ordinance

• Implementation: Complete Streets checklist

• Outreach: Community collaboration

• Opportunities: Redesigning city streets

Why Have a Policy?

Retrofitting is expensive! Get it right the first time.

Who Needs Complete Streets?

• 16% of households do not have a car

• Seniors

• Youth

• Safety

• Transit riders

Economic Benefits

Planning: Bicycle Master Plan

Green Bike Lanes

NE 130th Street

Eastlake Avenue E

Bike Boxes

Howell Street N 34th Street

On-Street Bike Parking

Planning: Pedestrian Master Plan

15th Avenue SNE 54th Street

Pedestrian Safety

A modest decrease in motor vehicle speed can dramatically increase survival in pedestrian crashes

Speed reduction from 40 to 30 increases survival rate by 5 x

Safe Routes to School

Before After

Concord Elementary School

Before After

Sand Point Way

TOPS K-8 School

Before After

Road Diets

• 32 successful road diets since 1972

• 21 projects between 1972-2006

• 11 projects in past 5 yrs

Nickerson Case Study

Before After

Nickerson Case Study

Before

Nickerson Case Study

After

S Columbian Way

Before After

NE 125th Street

Before After

7th Avenue

Before After

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N 130th Street

Before After

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Neighborhood Greenways

Coming Soon: Broadway

Coming Soon: Linden Avenue N

Coming Soon: S Othello Street

Complete Streets Work for Everyone

Additional Resources• Nickerson Street Before and After Study

– http://www.seattle.gov/transportation/nickerson.htm

• FHWA: Proven Safety Countermeasures– http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/provencountermeasures/index.htm

• NACTO Guides– http://nacto.org/

• National Complete Streets Coalition– http://www.completestreets.org/

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