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San Mateo Sustainable Streets Taste & Talk Series Public Places in Complete Streets Phil Erickson Community Design + Architecture Jessica Alba Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates San Francisco Better Streets Plan Near Term Implementation • Parklet Program – – Utilize parking spaces for public space – About 20 to date with another 40+ in planning stages • Pavement to Parks – – reclaim unused road area and quickly and inexpensively turn them into new public spaces – About 8 projects to date Photos: sfpavementtoparks.SFPlanning.org San Francisco Parklets Program • Administered by Public Works Department • May be constructed by: – Community Benefit Districts – Ground floor businesses, nonprofits, and community organizations – Fronting property owners – Others on case-by-case basis San Francisco Parklets Program • Fees: – Application - $215 – Approved plan permit fee - $400 – Annual renewal fee - $215 San Francisco Parklets Program • Fees: – Application - $215 – Approved plan permit fee - $400 – Annual renewal fee - $215 San Francisco Parklet Program • 24th Street – Neighborhood Café and Children’s Store Designer: RG Architecture San Francisco Parklet Program • Valencia Street – Café and Neighborhood ‘Hang Out’ Designer: Boor Bridges Architecture San Francisco Parklet Program • Powell Street – Downtown Retail & Cablecar Designer: Walter Hood Parklets • In addition to San Francisco – – – – – – – – Chicago “People Spots” Los Angeles Philadelphia New York Long Beach Ithaca Oakland – pilot program on PARK(ing) Day – Berkeley – Increasingly more cities… Photo: Chicago Tribune Clark Street, Chicago Photo: Living Streets LA York Street Porch, Los Angeles Photo: Oakland Tribune Farley’s East Café, Grand Ave, Oakland Photo: florica.files.wordpress.com Pavement to Parks • In addition to San Francisco – – New York City “Plaza Program” has several projects implemented – Tucson, AZ neighborhood scale – Chicago “People Streets” started summer 2012 – Oakland implemented a pilot downtown installation Madison Square, NY, NY Photo: NYC DOT DUMBO, Brooklyn, NY Telegraph & Broadway, Oakland, CA Source: CD+A Malvern Plaza, Tucson, AZ Philadelphia Philadelphia New York, NY New York, NY KASPER’S KORNER Telegraph & 51st, Oakland, CA Source: CD+A Source: Google Street View KASPER’S KORNER Sketch Up model of Pavement to Parks Concept with Paint and Planters Source: CD+A KASPER’S KORNER Concept sketch of Pavement to Parks Concept with permanent improvements Source: CD+A Paint and Planters Treatments • Park[d] Plaza, Long Beach, CA Source: LA Streets Blog Source: LA Streets Blog Opening Day, Designer: City Fabrick Source: Long Beach Post Seattle Portland, OR Telegraph Avenue Complete Streets Plan Paint and Planters & Parklet Concepts Telegraph Avenue Complete Streets Plan Paint and Planters & Parklet Concepts Telegraph Avenue Complete Streets Plan Paint and Planters Bike to Work Day Test Telegraph Avenue Complete Streets Plan Paint and Planters for Bike to Work Day Telegraph Avenue Complete Streets Plan Paint and Planters for Bike to Work Day Telegraph Avenue Complete Streets Plan Paint and Planters for Bike to Work Day Shared Space • The road and its surroundings tell the story! • No curbs, striping or traffic lights • Enhanced character and expression • Encouraged interaction and social behavior • Let the users negotiate • Treat each other with respect Shared Space (Europe) Shared Streets (U.S.) Integrated Street Design Naked Streets Living Streets Woonerven (the Netherlands) Home Zones (U.K.) Source: Hamilton-Baille Associates Shared Street Components Parking Spaces Homes Kids Playing Vegetation Seating Playground Bend in Travel Lane to create “Living Rooms” No Continuous Curb Clearly Marked Entry Rijsvijk, The Netherlands Source: Hamilton-Baille Associates Varying Paving Materials What is it? • Designing streets with no visual differentiation between car space and pedestrian space • Removing curbs, barriers, signs and road markings • All road users share the same surface Victoria, British Colombia, Canada Source: Curbless Streets/Shared Space in Urban Contexts, Background, Issues & Examples, July 2007 How does it work? • Removing traffic lights and road markings leads to the perception of danger • Increasing ambiguity encourages eye contact between road users, integrating cars into a “social zone”. de Brinkgood, Netherlands Odense, Denmark Benefits: Lower Vehicle Speeds • Norrköping, home to Sweden’s first Shared Space scheme – Average vehicle speed dropped to 10 mph – No severe crashes Benefits: Reduced Pedestrian Crashes • Kensington Street in London – Number of pedestrians injured dropped by nearly 60% – Traffic moves more freely Benefits: Reduced Pedestrian Crashes • Laweiplein Square, Drachten, the Netherlands – Vehicle-pedestrian crashes decreased from 4-10/yr to 2/yr Benefits – Increased Traffic Flow • Increased Traffic Flow – Rush hour traffic crosses the centre of Drachten 10 minutes faster than before the removal of 12 of the 15 traffic lights 46 Groningen, ND. Courtesy of pedbikeimages.org / Ryan Snyder 47 Groningen, ND. Courtesy of pedbikeimages.org / Ryan Snyder Concerns • Visually impaired require ‘cues’ like curbs, audible pedestrian crossings and tactile paving – If these cues are removed they can become disorientated • Paving treatments meant to slow vehicles can be unfriendly to wheelchairs • Shared streets do not provide a safe area, away from traffic for the disabled or elderly Solutions to Concerns • Drivers need to be made aware – Entered a new zone – Pedestrians have the clear right-ofway – Use cues such as paving treatments, bollards and plantings (signs not sufficient) • Clear visual distinction between areas where vehicles are permitted and “safe” pedestrian areas – Use contrasting surface treatments – Align street furniture to mimic the ”curb” Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA 50 Los Angeles 51 Portland, OR Swedish Projects: • Norrköping • Värnamo • Västervik Before implementation Värnamo, Sweden After implementation • Average speed: 13 mph • 94 % of motorists yield to pedestrians • 86 % of motorists yield to bicyclists Värnamo, Sweden Before implementation Västervik, Sweden After implementation • Average speed: 10 mph • 70 % of motorists stop/interact with pedestrian • 60 % av pedestrians stop/interact with motorist Västervik, Sweden Before implementation Norrköping, Sweden After implementation Norrköping, Sweden Before implementation Norrköping, Sweden After implementation Norrköping, Sweden After implementation Norrköping, Sweden Good and Bad with SHARED SPACE in Sweden + - • Fewer serious injuries • Difficult for visually impaired to orient themselves • Increases interaction between users • Cobble stones – bad treatment for mobility impaired • Beautiful, appreciated places are created • May reduce mobility for buses and other motorists • Low speeds • More vibrant places are created Hayes Valley, SF network of alleys Linden Alley, San Francisco Linden Alley, San Francisco Blue Bottle Coffee Linden Alley, San Francisco Goals • • • • • • Shared Space Community building Limit/calm traffic Create prototype “Green” Street Replicable Enable residents to propose living street improvements Linden Alley, San Francisco Linden Alley, San Francisco: Concepts Linden Alley, San Francisco: Concepts Linden Alley, San Francisco: Final Scheme Linden Alley, San Francisco Linden Alley, San Francisco Linden Alley, San Francisco Linden Alley, San Francisco Borderline, Santa Monica Goals • Neighborhood street – Prioritize residential uses – Mitigate commercial traffic – Retain parking Borderline, Santa Monica Goals • Living Street – Multi-purpose – Multi-modal – Open space • Calm Traffic – Gateway off Lincoln Blvd. Borderline, Santa Monica Goals • Sustainable design – Not just concrete and asphalt • Expand the plantings Borderline, Santa Monica Iterations & Issues 1. Traffic Calming 2. Pedestrian Circulation 3. Increase Urban Forest 4. Gathering Space 5. Park Connection 6. Parking Borderline, Santa Monica • Constraints – Fire – ADA Compliance – Vehicle circulation – Sanitation – Trucks – Cost • Undergrounding Utilities • Materials Concept A Pedestrian Way on the Lane Borderline, Santa Monica Concept B Shared Street through the Garden Borderline, Santa Monica Borderline, Santa Monica Materials & Lighting Intersections Pavers & Stepping Stones Borderline, Santa Monica Before implementation Existing View Borderline, Santa Monica: Before Concept Proposed View Borderline, Santa Monica: Concept Borderline, Santa Monica: After Borderline, Santa Monica: Before Borderline, Santa Monica: After Pennsylvania Storm Water Best Practices Borderline, Santa Monica: After San Mateo Sustainable Streets Taste & Talk Series Public Places in Complete Streets Phil Erickson Community Design + Architecture Jessica Alba Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates
