MARC SCHLOSSBERG, PHDJOHN ROWELL, AIA

KELLY SANFORDDAVE AMOS

Rethinking Streets: An evidence-based guide to 25 complete street transformations

Social & Economic Shifts

Investing in Place: Two Generations' View on the Future of CommunitiesAmerican Planning Association (2014): https://www.planning.org/policy/polls/investing/

Societal Shifts

Investing in Place: Two Generations' View on the Future of CommunitiesAmerican Planning Association (2014): https://www.planning.org/policy/polls/investing/

Environmental Demands

350.org

Public Health

2013 Prevalence of Self-Reported ObesityCenters for Disease Control; http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/prevalence-maps.html

Infrastructure Costs

Efficiency of Public Space

What is the purpose of our streets?

• Mobility• Throughput• ADT• Journey to Work• Peak hour• AASHTO / MUTCD• Congestion reduction

• Accessibility• Throughput & Place• ADT for all modes• All trips• Majority hours• NACTO• Congestion alternatives

Old Framing New Framing

Three Sections• Front matter

– Street definitions– Design ideas– How to use book

• 25 Examples– Variety of street projects from across country– Collection tells a story

• Resources

Visualizing ADT

FRONT MATTER

Speed LimitVs.

Design Speed

FRONT MATTER

Speed LimitVs.

Design Speed

FRONT MATTER

FRONT MATTER

Project Components

• Engineering bar• Street cross section• Spatial context• Brief summary• Bulleted outcomes• Other helpful context

CASE STUDIES

Some Examples

FOR MORE INFORMATION:MARC SCHLOSSBERG, PHDSCHLOSSB@UOREGON.EDU