#Livability is Trending (Andy Boenau)
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#LIVABILITY IS TRENDING, EVEN AT TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENTS A remix of a presentation given during the Transportation Research Board Access Management Committee 2012 Conference 1
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In 2007, the Virginia General Assembly made news throughout the transportation industry when it approved legislation granting authority to the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) to develop access management regulations and standards. Information about the shift in Virginia’s statewide policy was presented during the biannual Transportation Research Board (TRB) Access Management Conferences in 2008 and 2010. In 2011, VDOT led a series of public information meetings soliciting opinions from the general public and consultant community in order to further refine the statewide access management program. Regulatory changes to Virginia’s Land Use & Transportation program became effective January 1, 2012. The purpose of this presentation was to update access management practitioners on Virginia’s program and provide insight on our successes and lessons learned with regard to the linkage of transportation and land use.
Transcript of #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
16 VDOT Access Management Design Standards
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
