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INCREASE WALKABILITY, SAFETY, EQUITY, LANDSCAPING ALONG THE
STREET
How can a streetscape become the public common room that all people can share?
What should be considered to create improved spaces for people, while reducing the role of single
occupancy, gas powered vehicle - that currently dominates so many city thoroughfares?
The reduction of car trips significantly lowers traffic-related emissions within an urban district.
Additionally, minimizing the number of car lanes reduces the need for replacing these portions with
high embodied carbon paving (asphalt, concrete, etc.). Incorporating green strips between bike and
car lanes not only reduces embodied carbon in the long term, but also provides habitat for plants
and animals.
1. Increase walkability of streetscape
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Add trees for shade in summer.
Have more than 35% green space along walkable roads within a quarter and half mile increases
recreational physical activity, walk-ability, and overall use of the public space.
Tree placement and park space selection need to be mindful of safety concerns for effective
implementation.
Wide sidewalks with street furniture.
Separation of street and sidewalks/bike-lanes (e.g. by strip of hedges or other vegetation).
Prevent cars from crossing pedestrian and cyclist infrastructure as much as possible by having
street parking instead of storefront parking.
Provide centralized parking hubs close to main cross streets and roads.
2. Increase bicycle friendliness
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Provide wide, protected bike lanes (biking increases on streets with protected bike lanes more
than streets with on-street bike lanes)
Provide enough locations for locking bikes
Include charging and maintenance stations for e-bikes
Biking cities have lower risk of fatal or severe crashes for all road users
3. Increase public transit options
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Minimize the distance between transit stops and wait times
Increase the number of routes that connect neighborhoods and public amenities to corridor
Connect the surrounding districts
Carbon benefit is directly connected to density: the more people per district, the more efficient
public transit gets
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