NACTO’s(Urban(Design(Guidelines(Changing(the(DNA(of(California(Streets(!

Edward(Reiskin(Director,!SFMTA!

President,!NACTO!!

SPUR!July!9,!2014!

What(Is(NACTO?((•  Founded!1996!!•  Peer!Network!of!Large!Central!

CiHes!(35)!

•  Advancing!Sustainable!TransportaHon!and!Street!Design!!

•  Focus!on!Local!InnovaHon!and!ExperHse!

•  City!Counterpart!to!AASHTO!(American!AssociaHon!of!State!Highway!and!TransportaHon!Officials)!

!

Current!street!design!guidance!

Prevailing(design(guidelines(define(every(street(as(a(highway(

Speed!Mobility!!Safety!

What(do(we(expect(of(our(streets?(

MulHWModal!OpHons!Public!Health/Safety!Economic!Development!Environmental!Quality!Community!Building/Livability!Equity!

THEN!!

NOW!!

Credit:!Tom!Maguire,!NYC!DOT!

People(are(Driving(Less,(Biking,(Walking,(and(Taking(Transit(More(

We(must(align(our(Policy(Goals(With(our(Engineering(Specs(

New!York!City!Street!Design!Manual,!2nd!Ed.!2013!

Boston!Complete!Streets!Guidelines,!2012!

San!Francisco!Beaer!Streets!

Plan,!2010!

Published(September(2013(

Published(March(2011(Second(EdiRon(Fall(2012(

National Association of City Transportation Officials

Second Edition

Urban BikewayDesignGuide

Urban(Bikeway(Design(Guide((2011T12(

CharloUe(Salt(Lake(City(

Atlanta( AusRn(

Cycle(Tracks(2009(PreTNACTO(Guide( *NACTO!Members!only!

Cycle(Tracks(2014(PostTNACTO(Guide( *NACTO!Members!only!

The(Urban(Street(Design(Guide(

NACTO!Urban!Street!Design!Guide!

Six!principles!of!the!USDG!

Streets!Are!Public!Spaces!

Great!Streets!are!Great!for!Businesses!

Streets!Can!Be!Changed!

Design!for!Safety!

Streets!are!Ecosystems!

Act!Now!!

Streets(Are(Public(Spaces!

University!City!District!

Great(Streets(are(Great(for(Business!

NYC!DOT!

Streets(can(be(Changed!

Atlanta(

Design(for(Safety!

Nelson\Nygaard!

Streets(are(Ecosystems!

Act(Now!!

NACTO.ORG/USDG(

ExisRng(

Interim(

ReconstrucRon(

ImplemenRng(the(Guide:(The(Next(Steps(

Caltrans(Backs(InnovaRve(Street(Design(Guides(to(Promote(Biking(and(Walking(

“California’s!transportaHon!system!must!be!mulHmodal!and!support!bicycles!and!pedestrians!as!well!as!automobiles.!Caltrans’!endorsement!of!these!innovaHve!street!design!opHons!is!an!important!part!of!modernizing!our!approach!to!improving!transportaHon!for!all!Californians.”!!

! !–!CalTrans!Director!Malcolm!Dougherty!

April&11,&2014&

Urban(Street(Design(Guide(Endorsements(

States(California!Massachuseas!Minnesota!Tennessee!Utah!Washington!

CiRes(Arlington,!VA!Atlanta!AusHn!BalHmore!Bellevue,!WA!Boston!Boulder!Brownsville,!TX!Charloae!Chaaanooga!Chicago!Davis!!

!Denver!El!Paso!Fort!Lauderdale!Hoboken!Indianapolis!Louisville!Minneapolis!New!York!Oakland!Philadelphia!Piasburgh!Phoenix!!

!Portland,!OR!Portsmouth,!NH!Providence!Rochester,!NY!Saint!Paul!Salt!Lake!City!San!Diego!San!Francisco!Seaale!Somerville,!MA!Tacoma,!WA!Washington,!DC!!!!

ImplemenRng(NACTO(Principles(in(San(Francisco(

A(MulRmodal(TransportaRon(Agency(Who(We(Are( 35!

Transit!Complete!Streets!!!

Improved!Transit!Reliability!

Bicycle!Network!Safety!Upgrades!

Walkable!Streets!&!Spaces!

Vision!Zero!Traffic!Safety!!

Designing(CiRes(Conference(San(Francisco(October(22T25,(2014(

NACTO’s(Urban(Design(Guidelines(Changing(the(DNA(of(California(Streets(!

Edward(Reiskin(Director,!SFMTA!

President,!NACTO!!

SPUR!July!9,!2014!