Using what we've got:Creating Community in the Street

BEFORE: Harbor Drive FreewayCARS BEFORE PEOPLE

AFTER: TOM MCCALL WATERFRONT PARK

CITIES ARE FOR PEOPLE!

Creating a park is awesome! But, streets

are a much larger canvas.

There are more than 4,000,000 miles of roads in America.

What we have:It's Big and Expensive!

Portland:

• 4,000 miles of road• More than 20% land mass = ROW• 22,000 intersections• $10 Billion in transportation assets

• $250,000 per residential block• $250,000 per traffic signal• $60,000,000 per mile of freeway (ODOT)

• 26,000,000 miles traveled each day• 100s of millions of human interactions

What we have:It's Big and Expensive!

Every day:

100s of Millions!

Shared Experiences Happen in the Street.

Neighborhood Greenways

68.6%17%

Dutch Residential Example

World-Class Residential Networks

• Comfortable• Quiet• Convenient• Low-crash• Clean air• Solving problems• Multiple Objective• Affordable and simple

It’s a Transportation System!

• There are no silver bullets

• People need to get from A to B

• It takes a mix of facility types

• We should strive for a “complete transportation system” that serves the widest spectrum of our communities

TransportationBike Plan, Pedestrian Plan, Safe Routes

to School, Transit Plan, Freight Plan

Urban ForestryParksStormwater-Green Streets Health / Health EquityClimate Action Plan

Using Our Streets to ImplementMultiple Policy Goals

Collaboration Transforms the City• Holman Pocket Park

• Providing safe, active transportation

• Managing stormwater• Creating sustainable public

spaces

• Multi-jurisdiction and community partnership• Environmental Services• Transportation• Water Bureau• Parks & Recreation• Environmental Protection Agency• Community members

Before:

After:

Tactical Urbanism:Better Block

Building Community withIntersection Repair Projects