Download - #Livability is Trending (Andy Boenau)
#LIVABILITY IS TRENDING,
EVEN AT TRANSPORTATION
DEPARTMENTS
A remix of a presentation given during the
Transportation Research Board
Access Management Committee 2012 Conference
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Market Trends: Development
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Market Trends: Development
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Market Trends: Development Walkable
Bikeable
Compact / Density
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Market Trends: Development
Walkable
Bikeable
Compact / Density
“…exciting, people-
friendly towns”
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Market Trends: Streets
Communities reclaiming their streets 6
Market Trends: Streets
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Communities reclaiming their streets
Access Management Trends: Context
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© Ian Lockwood
Access Management Trends: Context
Human-scale
design
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DOT/Public Works Trends: Streets
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Contributing Factors
Health + Safety
(seen by engineers)
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Contributing Factors
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Health + Safety
(seen by non-engineers)
Response to Market & Social Change
Case Study:
Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT)
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Response to Market & Social Change
VDOT Access Management Design Standards, App F 14
Illustration #1
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VDOT increasing
support for flexible
design
Traditional Neighborhood
Development defined
very broadly in Virginia
Existing business corridors
given special
consideration
Response to Market & Social Change
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Illustration #2
VDOT increasing
support for
roundabouts
Replacing signals with
roundabouts reduces
intersection spacing
(counts as RIRO);
e.g. 305’ vs. 1320’
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Opportunity for
Continued Improvement
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“We keep Virginia moving”
Functional classification update
Bicycle & pedestrian accommodations
Roundabouts
Opportunity for
Continued Improvement
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“We keep Virginia moving”
Functional classification update
Bicycle & pedestrian accommodations
Roundabouts
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Andy Boenau, AICP Plangineer
Urbanism Raconteur
Promoter of Livable Transportation & Human-Scale Design
