A Tool for Building Safer, More Complete Streets Becky Crowe, FHWA Office of Safety Roadway Safety Data Dashboard
Pedestrian/Pedalcyclist Fatalities in Florida 900 778 800 727 700 616 601 632 600
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• Florida DOT’s Complete Streets Policy
• Culture change
• Context sensitive design
• Safety for all users Before
Photo Credit: Virginia Department of TransportationBefore After
Photo Credit: Virginia Department of TransportationAfter Soapstone Dr., Reston, VA Complete Streets - Safety for all Users A 4-lane roadway may already operate like a 3-lane roadway Empire Boulevard New York City, New York
Road Diet Results
. 19% decrease in pedestrian injuries
. 27% in overall crashes injuries
. Improved both bicycle and pedestrian accessibility and comfort Photo: NYCDOT Intersections May Determine True Capacity
Before Road Diet After Road Diet No turn lanes Left and right turn lanes Roundabouts at intersections La Jolla Blvd San Diego, CA .Road Diet with 5 roundabouts
. Slowed traffic speeds Before
. Improve pedestrian safety
. Revitalized businesses
Photo: Brian Chandler After General Guidelines for Traffic Volumes
LESS THAN 10,000 – 15,000 – 10,000 ADT 15,000 ADT 20,000 ADT > 20,000 ADT Great Very good Good Potential candidate candidate candidate candidate for Road for Road for Road for Road Diet Diet Diet Diet
There are examples across the country where Road Diets have been successful with ADTs as high as 26,000. Edgewater Drive Orlando, Florida . Crash rate reduced . Speeding reduced BEFORE Before . Pedestrian & bicyclist activity and on-street parking utilization increased . Property values grew
After Photo: Brian Chandler AFTER Images: FDOT Road Diets - great for schools • Slower Speeds • Narrower cross sections • Safer crossing facilities • Increased buffer space between vehicles and pedestrians • Sidewalks and Bike Lanes Luten Avenue Staten Island, NY
Photo: NYCDOT
Photo: NYCDOT Photo: NYCDOT 15 Stolley Park Rd, Grand Island, NE
Source: City of Grand Island
Before After Franklin Boulevard Chicago, Illinois
Road Diet Results . Improved both safety and the ability of children to bicycle to school.
“Thanks to these new facilities, Chicago’s streets have never been safer for people on bicycles.” ~Active Transportation Alliance Franklin Blvd. Tallahassee, Florida . 4 lane divided to 2 lane divided Before . High school and park . Bike lanes in each direction . Multi-use path
After Photo: Brian Chandler Images: FDOT Incorporate Road Diets into Resurfacing
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http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/bicycle_pedestrian/ publications/resurfacing/resurfacing_workbook.pdf Nebraska Avenue Tampa, Florida . 59% reduction in overall
crashes Before Condition . 57% reduction in pedestrian crashes . Reduced speeding . Access management After Photo: Brian Chandler Images: FDOT Nebraska Avenue - Tampa, Florida
After Images:Photo: BrianFDOT Chandler Indianapolis Cultural Trail 22 Indianapolis, Indiana “Road diets work. West Palm Beach owes much of its downtown revitalization to successful road diets on Clematis Street and Dixie through downtown, and a successful rightsizing of Olive Avenue…”
Jesse Bailey Walkable West Palm Beach
(https://walkablewpb.com/2015/10/06/fdot- statewide-lane-elimination-guidance/#comments) 24 Davenport Road, Toronto, Ontario Nickerson Street Seattle, Washington Road Diet Results
. 94% reduction in drivers exceeding speed limit
. 23% decrease in crashes
. No significant diversion of traffic
Photo: Brian Chandler Trial-basis Road Diets?
“If it doesn’t work, we can go back.”
“It’s just paint.”
“You could almost hear a collective sigh of relief at the public meeting.”
“Temporary Road Diet Becomes Permanent” Ingersoll Avenue Des Moines, Iowa
“We were critical of the Des Moines City Council for its decision to approve the restriping of Ingersoll Avenue to change it from four lanes to three lanes…On all accounts, we were wrong. Our concerns proved to be unwarranted.”
Cityview, Central Iowa’s Independent Weekly 28
• Save Lives • Provide Flexible Solutions to Unique challenges • Accommodate all modes • Increase Livability • Low Cost Photo: PeopleForBikes • Lower Speeds FHWA Road Diet Resources STEP Safe Transportation for EVERY Pedestrian
Cost-effective countermeasures with known safety benefits can help reduce pedestrian fatalities at uncontrolled crossing locations and un- signalized intersections.
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Becky Crowe Contact FHWA, Office of Safety Information (804) 775-3381 [email protected]
http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/road_diets