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Livable Omaha An Initiative of the Greater Omaha Young Professionals Transportation Committee

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Livable Omaha

An Initiative of the Greater Omaha Young Professionals Transportation Committee

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Livable Omaha

OverviewThink of the cities you like to visit – Minneapolis, Denver, Portland,

San Francisco, Chicago

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Planning ConcernsTransportation planning in the

U.S. has focused on moving cars rather than moving people

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COMPONENTS OF AN URBAN STREETSCAPE

Vehicle Zone

Multiple Modes and Local Access

Land Use Context and Zoning

Place-making and Pedestrian Facilities

“Vehicle Mobility Priority”

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Access vs. Mobility

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Planning Concerns27% of all trips taken by

automobile in the U.S. are less than one mile in distance

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Sparse Hierarchy System

Dense Grid Network

Network Design

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4-lane arterial @ 45mph = 2400 vphTwo 2-lane streets @ 30mph = 3600 vph

Network Capacity

Sparse Hierarchy System Dense Grid Network

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High Connectivity Travel Lanes Required

Moderate Connectivity

Low Connectivity

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Manage Capacity Through Continual

Widening of Arterials

Sparse Hierarchy System

Dense Grid Network

Manage Capacity by Providing Multiple Routes

and Modes

Network Capacity

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Induced traffic and perpetual widening

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Safety vs. Livability

E. Dumbaugh, The Design of Safe Urban Roadsides: An Empirical Analysis, 2007

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E. Dumbaugh, The Design of Safe Urban Roadsides: An Empirical Analysis, 2007

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E. Dumbaugh, The Design of Safe Urban Roadsides: An Empirical Analysis, 2007

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E. Dumbaugh, The Design of Safe Urban Roadsides: An Empirical Analysis, 2007

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E. Dumbaugh, The Design of Safe Urban Roadsides: An Empirical Analysis, 2007

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Health ConcernsThe National Morbidity,

Mortality, and Air Pollution Study estimates as many as 52,000

deaths are caused by air pollution each year – Omaha’s share would be 353 deaths per

year

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Health Concerns More people in the U.S. die each year from air pollution than from

firearms, STDs, and illegal drug use combined

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Health Concerns Per capita vehicle miles traveled

(VMT) in the U.S. is almost 10 times larger than in 1950

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Vehicular Mobility Priority

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Health Concerns Living in car-dependent

neighborhoods reduces life expectancy by 4 years

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Health Concerns Each hour spent driving each day

corresponds to a 6% increased risk for obesity

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Social Concerns The disabled, poor, and elderly have difficulty participating in

society because of the requirement to drive, and preference given to drivers

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Vehicular Mobility Priority

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Financial ConcernsCar-dependent neighborhoods

are expensive to build and maintain

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Financial ConcernsCar-dependent neighborhoods on average cost cities $1.16 for

every $1 in tax revenue they generate

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Financial ConcernsOf the 180 street and highway

improvements identified by MAPA that need to occur by

2030, less than 10 are in Omaha, east of 72nd Street

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Financial ConcernsIn 2002, Omaha spent $179 per

person on road construction and maintenance – compared to $29.52 per person on public

transit

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144th and W. Center 156th and Maple

76th and Cass 84th and W. Center

8 lanes = 100 ft of pavement

Vehicular Mobility Priority

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Financial Concerns“Free” parking costs $5 per day,

per driver – costs that are passed down to everyone

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The Solution:Livable Streets

Livable NeighborhoodsLivable Omaha

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Maximum number of cars on a street = capacity

Distribution of people served by these cars

Same number of people on a bus Same number of people on a pedestrian and bicycle friendly

street

1 2

3 4

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Financial SolutionsFor every $1 invested in public

transportation, $5 is generated in economic returns

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Financial SolutionsSpending on transit generates more jobs than spending on

highways

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Financial SolutionsHouseholds can save as much as

$8,000 per year by living with one less car

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Health SolutionsAmericans who ride mass transit

walk an average of 19 minutes per day (compared to 6 minutes

per day by car drivers)

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Health SolutionsResidents of “transit intensive” neighborhoods exercise more

often, have longer life expectancies, and are healthier than residents of car-dependent

neighborhoods

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Social Solutions 83% of the elderly say public

transit provides easy access to things needed for everyday life

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Social SolutionsA 2009 survey showed that 92% of Young Professionals in Omaha

want improved public transportation options

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The Solution:Make streets “public” space

once again

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Which would you prefer?

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Images from www.completestreets.org

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Images from www.completestreets.org

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E14th Corridor - San Leandro, CA Source: Community, Design + Architecture

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E14th Corridor - San Leandro, CA Source: Community, Design + Architecture

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E14th Corridor - San Leandro, CA Source: Community, Design + Architecture

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Dover Kohl and PartnersJohnson City, Tennessee

COMPONENTS OF AN URBAN STREETSCAPE

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Dover Kohl and Partners

COMPONENTS OF AN URBAN STREETSCAPE

Johnson City, Tennessee

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Dover Kohl and Partners

COMPONENTS OF AN URBAN STREETSCAPE

Johnson City, Tennessee

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Dover Kohl and Partners

COMPONENTS OF AN URBAN STREETSCAPE

Johnson City, Tennessee

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What’s going on in Omaha?Feedback stage for MAPA’s 5-

year plan

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What’s going on in Omaha?Metro (MAT) improvements – 32 new buses, WiFi (soon) at transit centers, bike racks on ALL buses

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What’s going on in Omaha?Newly hired Bicycle/Pedestrian

Coordinator for the City of Omaha

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What’s going on in Omaha?New 20-mile Midtown bike loop, connecting Benson, Dundee, &

UNO with Keystone, Downtown, & Midtown

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What’s going on in Omaha?Upcoming 30-year transportation

plan by the City Planning Department

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What’s going on in Omaha?Active efforts by Omaha By

Design, Activate Omaha, Young Professionals Council, and others rethink transportation in the city

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An Initiative of the Greater Omaha Young Professionals Transportation Committee