The Built Environment, Traffic Safety and Travel Choice

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Dr. Norman Garrick, of the University of Connecticut's Center for Transportation and Urban Planning, on street connectivity and public safety.

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Davis, CA14 % of people ride to work

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Davis, CA

Road Fatality Rate: 1 per 100,000

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Road Fatality Rate for All 157 California Cities Over 40,000

number per 100,000 population

0.0

17.3

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Road Fatality Rate for All 157 California Cities Over 40,000

number per 100,000 population

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Risk of Fatality

(Fatalities as % of Injuries) California Cities of 40,000 to 120,000

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Adapted from Stephen Marshall

Pre-1950’s Post-1950’s

Evolution of the Street Network

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FHA Technical Bulletin No. 7 (1938)Planning Profitable Neighborhoods

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According to the FHA the grid layout was

MonotonousHad Little CharacterUneconomicalPosed Safety Concerns

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Street network, safety and sustainability in 24 medium sized California cities

Cities selected to represent a range of traffic safety level

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Shape and Configuration

Network Scale

Network Connectivity

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Adapted from Stephen Marshall, Streets & Patterns

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550 Intersections per Square Mile

Network Scale

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110 Intersections per Square Mile

Network Scale

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45 Intersections per Square Mile

Network Scale

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Link-to-Node Ratio = 1.61

Link-to-Node Ratio = 1.13

Link-to-Node Ratio = 1.16

Network Connectivity

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Street Network Properties

Street Design PropertiesAverage Total Number of LanesAverage Outside Shoulder WidthRaised MedianPainted MedianOn-Street ParkingBike LanesRaised Curbs

Travel and Activity Level

Distance from City Center

Income

Mix of Land Use

Variables included in Our Safety and Travel Choice Models

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Safety Analysis Based on Geo-coding 230,000 Accident Recordsin 24 California Cities

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Safety and Travel Choice Analysis done for 1040 Census Block Groups 24 California Cities

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Travel Choice Based on Census Data1040 Census Block Groups, 24 California Cities

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versus

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versus

SafetyRisk of Severe Injury or Fatality

Chance of being Severely Injured

30% Higher

Chance of being Killed

50% Higher

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Odds of Dying in a Road Accident based on Intersection Density

1 in 200

1 in 500

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Percentage of People Walking, Biking or Taking Transit

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Percentage of People Walking, Biking or Taking TransitEffect of Intersection Density for Cul-de-sac Network

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Percentage of People Walking, Biking or Taking TransitEffect of Intersection Density for Gridded Network

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Evolution of Network in California Cities

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Sustainability Gap

USA

Norway

Daily Miles TraveledFor every man, woman and child

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28,000

14,000

8,000

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15,000

11,000

14,000

11,000