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Appendix A: Review of Existing Pedestrian and Bicycle Planning Studies APPENDIX A: REVIEW OF EXISTING PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE PLANNING STUDIES This appendix provides an overview of previous planning efforts undertaken in and around Philadelphia that are relevant to the Plan. These include city initiatives, plans, studies, internal memos, and other relevant documents. This appendix briefly summarizes each previous plan or study, discusses its relevance to pedestrian and bicycle planning in Philadelphia, and lists specific recommendations when applicable. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA PEDESTRIAN & BICYCLE PLAN APRIL 2012 CONTENTS WALKING REPORTS AND STUDIES .......................................................................................................................... 1 Walking in Philadelphia ............................................................................................................................................ 1 South of South Walkabilty Plan................................................................................................................................. 1 North Broad Street Pedestrian Crash Study .............................................................................................................. 2 North Broad Street Pedestrian Safety Audit ............................................................................................................. 3 Pedestrian Safety and Mobility: Status and Initiatives ............................................................................................ 3 Neighborhood/Area Plans and Studies .................................................................................................................. 4 New Kensington Riverfront Plan ............................................................................................................................... 4 Parkwood Community Plan ....................................................................................................................................... 5 Urban Design Study for Logan Triangle .................................................................................................................... 5 Improvements to the Bustleton & Cottman Shopping Area ...................................................................................... 6 Ideas for Making the Connection around 30th Street ................................................................................................ 7 Station Square Planning Study .................................................................................................................................. 7 UPENN Campus Circulation A Study of Multi-Modal Access ..................................................................................... 8 Powelton Village Directions .................................................................................................................................... 10 West Powelton and Saunders Park Neighborhood Plan ......................................................................................... 11 Walnut Hill Transit Oriented Development ............................................................................................................. 12 Walnut Hill Neighborhood Plan .............................................................................................................................. 13 The Centennial District Master Plan ....................................................................................................................... 14 Overbrook Farms Neighborhood Traffic Study ....................................................................................................... 15 Open Space & Greening Plan for the South Philadelphia Target Area .................................................................... 16 Lower Italian Market Revitalization Project Recommendations ............................................................................. 16 Northern Liberties Neighborhood Plan ................................................................................................................... 17 Mt. Airy Neighborhood Plan ................................................................................................................................... 17 Mt. Airy Placemaking & Streetscape Improvement Plan (for Germantown Ave.) .................................................. 18 Logan Square Neighborhood – Parkway Plan ......................................................................................................... 20 Mobilize to Thrive – Chestnut Hill Regional Area Study .......................................................................................... 21 Germantown and Nicetown Transit-Oriented Plan – Executive Summary ............................................................. 22 Managing Success in Center City: Reducing Congestion, Enhancing Public Spaces ................................................ 23 Passyunk Square Village Center Design Recommendations ................................................................................... 23 Center City Parking Policy Evaluation ..................................................................................................................... 24 Bicycling Reports and Studies .............................................................................................................................. 25 Mode Shift: Philadelphia’s Two-Wheeled Revolution in Progress ........................................................................... 25 Greater Philadelphia Bicycle Facts 2008 ................................................................................................................. 25 Bicycling in the Delaware Valley in 2005: Use, Safety, and Demographics ............................................................ 27 City of Philadelphia Bicycle Network Plan, Task 3 – Assessment of Existing Bicycling Conditions ......................... 29 Feedback on Philadelphia’s Application for a Bicycle-Friendly Community Designation ........................................ 29 Adopt-a-Rack Program ........................................................................................................................................... 30 Bicycle Parking: Key to a Green Philadelphia ......................................................................................................... 31 Bicycling Advisory Task Force Report ...................................................................................................................... 32 Shared-Use Trail Plans and Studies ...................................................................................................................... 33 North Delaware Riverfront Greenway Design Guidelines ....................................................................................... 33 North Delaware Greenway Gaps Feasibility Study ................................................................................................. 34 Tacony Creek Park Trail ........................................................................................................................................... 36 Frankford Greenway Master Plan ........................................................................................................................... 38 Port Richmond Trail ................................................................................................................................................ 39 Lardner’s Point Park ................................................................................................................................................ 40 Poquessing Creek Park Trail Improvements ............................................................................................................ 40 East Coast Greenway Alignment Alternatives Study ............................................................................................... 41 Improving Pedestrian and Bicycle Access to the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge Clean Air Council (October, 2007) .................................................................................................................................................. 42 The Cobbs Creek Connector Trail from 70th St to the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge ................................... 43 Trail Development Study for the Tinicum-Fort Mifflin Trail .................................................................................... 44 58th Street Greenway ............................................................................................................................................. 44 Schuylkill River Trail planning efforts ...................................................................................................................... 45 East Coast Greenway East/West Connectivity Study .............................................................................................. 49 Cresheim Trail Feasibility Study .............................................................................................................................. 49 Corridor Plans and Studies ................................................................................................................................... 50 Frankford Avenue Corridor TOD .............................................................................................................................. 50 North Delaware Riverfront Rail Stations Urban Design Study ...............................................................................
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