Complete Streets: From Policy to Implementation (Completely) AICP CM 2 2 HOUR SESSION How can you make your complete streets policy a success? How do you translate complete streets into real benefits for the people who are walking, biking and taking public transportation? How do you promote accessibility and connectivity for all -- including people with disabilities -- through design and planning? Hear regional, city and international perspectives from policy to implementation during this complete complete streets workshop. Moderator: Richard Weaver, AICP, Director of Planning, Policy and Sustainability, American Public Transportation Association; Chair, National Complete Streets Coalition, Washington, DC Joseph Iacobucci, Sam Schwartz Engineering, DPC, Chicago, Illinois Stefanie Seskin, Deputy Director, National Complete Streets Coalition, Smart Growth America, Washington, DC Dan Gallagher, AICP, Transportation Planning Manager, Charlotte Department of Transportation, Charlotte, North Carolina James Cromar, Director of Planning, Broward Metropolitan Planning Organization, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida Tony Hull, Independent Transportation Consultant, Minneapolis, Minnesota Gregory Thompson, Chair, Light Rail Transit Committee of TRB, Tallahassee, Florida Roxana Ene, Project Manager, Broward Metropolitan Planning Organization, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

1. RAIL-­‐VOLUTION
Building
Livable
Communi8es
with
Transit
Complete Streets: From Policy
to Implementation
(Completely)
Ms.
Roxana
Ene
&
Mr.
James
Cromar
September 22nd, 2014

2. REGIONAL
Context
Broward
County,
FL
Popula:on:
1,748,800
• 2nd-­‐most
populous
county
in
Florida
• 18th-­‐most
populous
in
the
United
States
• Part
of
the
Miami-­‐
Urbanized
Area
comprised
of
Miami-­‐
Dade,
Broward
and
Palm
Beach
Coun8es

3. High
Capacity
Rapid
Bus
MOBILITY HUBS
Gateway
Hubs
$8.2M
Anchor
Hubs
$1.9M
Community
Hubs
$57K
PREMIUM
TRANSIT
www.browardMPO.org
“MOBILITY
HUBS have
been identified
as the places
where a
majority of
people would
interact with
the proposed
multi-modal
transportation
system, a
transit access
point with
frequent
transit service,
high
development
potential and a
critical point
for trip
generation.”
Source: 2035 LRTP

4. MPO
Complete
Streets
Ini8a8ve
For
more
informa8on
please
visit:
hTp://www.browardmpo.org/projects-­‐studies/complete-­‐streets

5. Complete
Streets
www.browardMPO.org

6. Complete
Streets
www.browardMPO.org

7. Complete
Streets
www.browardMPO.org

9. Premium
Transit
System
Plan
U
DRIVE
MOVE PEOPLE Ř CREATE JOBS
STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES
• Experienced
steady
growth
over
last
20+
years
• 23-­‐mile
corridor
• 8,000
daily
transit
riders
• Received
a
Transit
Study
Grant
from
the
FTA
in
2011
• Iden8fied
as
Premium
Transit
Corridor
in
LRTP
• Part
of
the
regional
system

10. Current
Seng

11. DIVERSITY
of
Users
www.browardMPO.org

12. Evalua:on
Process
• Tiered
System
• Directly
linked
to
Needs
and
Goals
&
Objec8ves
• Based
on
data
and
analysis

13. Mul:modal
Solu8ons

14. Evalua:on
Process
www.browardMPO.org

15. BEFORE
AFTER

16. BEFORE

17. AFTER

18. BEFORE
www.browardMPO.org

19. AFTER
www.browardMPO.org

20. Curb
Ramps
Improvements

21. Curb
Ramps
Improvements
–
cont.

22. Bus
Islands/Pedestrian
refuge

23. Bicycle
Users
Improvements

24. Bicycle
Users
Improvements
–
cont.

25. PARTNERS
at
Work
31
MUNICIPALITIES
AND
THE
GENERAL
PUBLIC
www.browardMPO.org

26. RAIL-­‐VOLUTION
Building
Livable
Communi8es
with
Transit
EneR@BrowardMPO.org
CromarJ@BrowardMPO.org
September
22nd,
2014