Complete Streets: From Policy to Implementation (Completely) 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. Implementing Complete Streets
in Charlotte, NC
Rail~Volution
September 22, 2014
Dan Gallagher, AICP
Charlotte DOT

2. A Few Things to Know
About Charlotte

3. A Few Things to Know
About Charlotte
300 Sq. Miles

4. Why Complete Streets?
Do you believe roads should be designed to accommodate all
users including motorists, pedestrians, bicyclists, and transit
users?
82%
16%
2%
Yes
No
Don't Know

5. 40 years of incomplete
streets!

6. 10% congested
28% congested

7. The “Market” Wants Livable,
Walkable Communities

8. Great Cities Have Great Streets!
• The way you organize/design land uses and streets
matters – you have to get both right
• ~13% of all land in Charlotte is streets…
– How “memorable” are your streets and land uses?
– What is the “value” of memorable streets and land uses?

9. How did we do it?

10. Built complete
streets – lots of
them!
Charlotte has
constructed ~ $450m
of road and intersection
projects – all are
“complete streets”.

11. Policies + $ = Projects
South/Woodlawn
East Blvd
Raintree Ln

12. Connected

13. Re-connected

14. Looked for Opportunities
70 feet wide
East Blvd Before

15. For Everyone (Details Matter)
East Blvd After

16. Hidden Gems
Commonwealth Before

17. Created visions…implemented!
Commonwealth After

18. Encouraged “grass roots”
Tuesday Night
Bike Ride

19. Allowed things to be organic

20. Create places - you would linger

21. New development as a
“new canvas”

22. Selwyn Avenue Road Diet
Great streets & great places
create value

23. Inspirational
Dan Gallagher
dgallagher@charlottenc.gov