1. Car-Free Omaha Metropolitan Community College Green Living Workshop Series

2. Car-Free Omaha OverviewThink of the cities you like to visit – Minneapolis, Denver, Portland, San Francisco, Chicago

7. Car-Free Omaha Planning ConcernsTransportation planning in the U.S. has focused on moving cars rather than moving people

8. Land Use Context and Zoning Place-making and Pedestrian Facilities Multiple Modes and Local Access Vehicle Zone “Vehicle Mobility Priority” COMPONENTS OF AN URBAN STREETSCAPE

9. Access vs. Mobility

10. Car-Free Omaha Planning Concerns27% of all trips taken by automobile in the U.S. are less than one mile in distance

11. Network Design Sparse Hierarchy System Dense Grid Network

14. Network Capacity Sparse Hierarchy System Dense Grid Network 4-lane arterial @ 45mph = 2400 vph Two 2-lane streets @ 30mph = 3600 vph

15. High Connectivity Travel Lanes Required Moderate Connectivity Low Connectivity

16. Network Capacity Sparse Hierarchy System Manage Capacity Through Continual Widening of Arterials Manage Capacity by Providing Multiple Routes and Modes Dense Grid Network

17. Induced traffic and perpetual widening

18. Safety vs. Livability E. Dumbaugh, The Design of Safe Urban Roadsides: An Empirical Analysis, 2007

19. E. Dumbaugh, The Design of Safe Urban Roadsides: An Empirical Analysis, 2007

20. Car-Free Omaha Health ConcernsThe National Morbidity, Mortality, and Air Pollution Study estimates as many as 52,000 deaths are caused by air pollution each year – Omaha’s share would be 353 deaths per year

21. Car-Free Omaha Health Concerns More people in the U.S. die each year from air pollution than from firearms, STDs, and illegal drug use combined

22. Health Concerns Per capita vehicle miles traveled (VMT) in the U.S. is almost 10 times larger than in 1950 Car-Free Omaha

23. Vehicular Mobility Priority

24. Car-Free Omaha Health Concerns Living in car-dependent neighborhoods reduces life expectancy by 4 years

25. Car-Free Omaha Health Concerns Each hour spent driving each day corresponds to a 6% increased risk for obesity

26. Car-Free Omaha Health Concerns Statistically speaking, the most dangerous activity a parent can do with their child is drive them someplace

27. Car-Free Omaha Social Concerns The disabled, poor, and elderly have difficulty participating in society because of the requirement to drive, and preference given to drivers

28. Vehicular Mobility Priority

29. Car-Free Omaha Financial ConcernsCar-dependent neighborhoods are expensive to build and maintain

30. Car-Free Omaha Financial ConcernsCar-dependent neighborhoods on average cost cities $1.16 for every $1 in tax revenue they generate

31. Car-Free Omaha Financial ConcernsOf the 180 street and highway improvements identified by MAPA that need to occur by 2030, less than 10 are in Omaha, east of 72nd Street

32. Car-Free Omaha Financial ConcernsIn 2002, Omaha spent $179 per person on road construction and maintenance – compared to $29.52 per person on public transit

33. Vehicular Mobility Priority 8 lanes = 100 ft of pavement 144th and W. Center 156th and Maple 76th and Cass 84th and W. Center

34. Car-Free Omaha Financial Concerns“Free” parking costs $5 per day, per driver – costs that are passed down to everyone

35. Car-Free Omaha The Solution:Livable StreetsLivable NeighborhoodsLivable OmahaCar-Free Omaha

36. 1 2 Maximum number of cars on a street = capacity Distribution of people served by these cars 4 3 Same number of people on a bus Same number of people on a pedestrian and bicycle friendly street

37. Car-Free Omaha Financial SolutionsFor every $1 invested in public transportation, $5 is generated in economic returns

38. Financial SolutionsSpending on transit generates more jobs than spending on highways Car-Free Omaha

39. Financial SolutionsHouseholds can save as much as $8,000 per year by living with one less car Car-Free Omaha

40. Health SolutionsAmericans who ride mass transit walk an average of 19 minutes per day (compared to 6 minutes per day by car drivers) Car-Free Omaha

41. Health SolutionsResidents of “transit intensive” neighborhoods exercise more often, have longer life expectancies, and are healthier than residents of car-dependent neighborhoods Car-Free Omaha

42. Social Solutions 83% of the elderly say public transit provides easy access to things needed for everyday life Car-Free Omaha

43. Social SolutionsA 2009 survey showed that 92% of Young Professionals in Omaha want improved public transportation options Car-Free Omaha

44. The Solution:Make streets “public” space once again Car-Free Omaha

45. Which would you prefer? Car-Free Omaha

46. E14th Corridor - San Leandro, CA Source: Community, Design + Architecture

47. E14th Corridor - San Leandro, CA Source: Community, Design + Architecture

48. E14th Corridor - San Leandro, CA Source: Community, Design + Architecture

49. Dover Kohl and Partners Johnson City, Tennessee COMPONENTS OF AN URBAN STREETSCAPE

50. Dover Kohl and Partners Johnson City, Tennessee COMPONENTS OF AN URBAN STREETSCAPE

51. Dover Kohl and Partners Johnson City, Tennessee COMPONENTS OF AN URBAN STREETSCAPE

52. Dover Kohl and Partners Johnson City, Tennessee COMPONENTS OF AN URBAN STREETSCAPE

59. What’s going on nationally?Young adults, ages 21-30 now only account for 14% of all miles driven, down from 21% in 1995 Car-Free Omaha

60. What’s going on in Omaha?Feedback stage for MAPA’s 5-year plan Car-Free Omaha

61. What’s going on in Omaha?Metro (MAT) improvements – 32 new buses, WiFi (soon) at transit centers, bike racks on ALL buses Car-Free Omaha

63. What’s going on in Omaha?Newly hired Bicycle/Pedestrian Coordinator for the City of Omaha Car-Free Omaha

64. What’s going on in Omaha?New 20-mile Midtown bike loop, connecting Benson, Dundee, & UNO with Keystone, Downtown, & Midtown Car-Free Omaha

66. What’s going on in Omaha?Upcoming 30-year transportation plan by the City Planning Department Car-Free Omaha

67. What’s going on in Omaha?Active efforts by Omaha By Design, Activate Omaha, Young Professionals Council, and others to rethink transportation in the city Car-Free Omaha

68. Car-Free Omaha Metropolitan Community College Green Living Workshop Series