Aloha Streets: Complete Streets and Complete Communities in Hawai`i

ALOHA STREETS: COMPLETE STREETS

AND COMPLETE COMMUNITIES IN

HAWAI`I

ProWalk/ProBike/ProPlace

September 10, 2014

Aloha Streets: Complete Streets and Complete

Communities in Hawai`i

Gary Toth

Senior Director of Transportation Initiatives

Mark Garrity

Deputy Director, Dept. of Transportation Services

Evan Corey

Senior Associate

Michael Moule

Chief Engineer, County of Kauai

Complete Streets in Honolulu

Pro Walk Pro Bike Pro Place

Mark Garrity

Department of Transportation Services City & County of Honolulu

September 10, 2014

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Complete Streets in Honolulu

ROH 12-15 Requires the City to: “Employ a multi-modal approach and incorporate complete streets features in the planning, design, construction, maintenance and operation of transportation facilities and projects…”

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Objectives Improve Safety Context sensitive solutions Accessibility and mobility for all Balance the needs and comfort of all

modes and users Use national best practices Provide non-motorized options Encourage physical activity Think: “long-term investment” Build partnerships statewide Incorporate trees and landscaping

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Factors Driving Complete Streets

in Honolulu ROH 12-15 Rail Project opens in 2019 Transit Oriented Development Improve Pedestrian Safety Bike Share in 2015

Retrofitting old infrastructure takes time and money

Priorities (e.g. bike vs. ped vs. bus vs. train)

Paradigm shift for an auto-centric society

Outdated Design Standards

Removing vehicle lanes is still controversial

Staff falls back onto old habits/practices

Challenges

Complete Streets

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Complete Streets Demonstration Projects

DTS working with City Council and private groups to design and install

Low-cost, simple materials

Improves safety and provide opportunities for walking, bicycling Moiliili

Kailua

Aiea

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Complete Streets Example Project Elements

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Aiea Ulune Street

Completed in March

Striping used to “narrow” street

“Stop for Pedestrians” signage

Received some initial negative feedback regarding the back-in angle parking

Recent site visits show the project performing as planned

Before

After

Wailua Street Repaving

Bike Corral Pilot Program

Parklet Pilot Program

Bike Share Program

Protected Cycle Tracks

Can be One-way or Two-way

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King Street Protected Bike Lane Pilot Project

Mauka side of South King

Street

Installed fall 2014

Designed and built in-house (DTS and DFM)

Built using low-cost materials – easy to modify

Connects Downtown to UH Manoa area

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Goals of the Pilot Project Consistency with Complete Streets

concepts and principles

Add multi-modal access to King Street

Provide bicyclists with protection from vehicle traffic

Encourage bicycling by all types of riders

Move bicyclists off sidewalk

Calm traffic and improve efficiency

Collect data (mode choice, traffic volumes, accidents, etc)

Experience Elsewhere

Numerous cities have installed protected lanes

All found that bicycle usage increased

Studies and Data Gathering

Gathering data now and throughout pilot period

Key Performance Indicators (KPI) and metrics for success: - Safety & Accidents - Mode share - Total # of people served by corridor - Effect on local businesses

Public Outreach

From May-2014 and throughout Pilot Project

Stakeholders (City Council, Fire, Police, etc)

Neighborhood Boards

Businesses on King Street

Design and Specifications

Use of low-cost materials

Provide protection to bicyclists with curbs and bollards

Use of green paint in conflict zones

Cyclist-oriented traffic signals (phase 2)

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Installation

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Installation

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Image

Complete Streets “Philosophy”

• But If you build and operate streets for people, you will get people.

• If you build and operate streets for cars and traffic, you will get cars and traffic.

In summary Complete Streets…

Improve safety for everyone

Provide access and mobility for all

Greater efficiency of overall system

It’s the law

It’s the right thing to do

Mahalo!

District-Level Complete Streets and Bike Share

in Honolulu

Evan Corey

Senior Associate

September 10, 2014

2014 ProWalk/ProBike/ProPlace | Pittsburgh

Streets, Districts, Access, and Mobility Tools

THE TAKEAWAY

The Takeaways

■ Think big picture and develop a strategic plan for

transit-supportive land use, complete streets,

demonstration projects, and modal investments

■ Look beyond the corridor…think complete networks

■ Establish a flexible typology that offers a range of

design elements

■ Integrate land use into complete streets and

understand its implication on street demands, safety,

mobility, access, and livability…DO NOT SILO

■ Establish TDM and parking policies that sync with

community vision and street design principles

A Complete Community and Streets in Kaka`ako

Full land use control (HCDA)

DTS control of street

standards

Center of gravity

3 rapid rail stations

Massive redevelopment

potential

Kaka`ako Today

GUIDING PRINCIPLES AND LAND USE FRAMEWORK

Delivering a Complete, Transit-Oriented Community

Rapid transit stations drive land use opportunities

Central

Kaka`ako

Civic Center

Sheridan

Puahi

Auahi

Thomas

Square District

Kapolani

Makai

Neighborhood

HECO Site Aloha

Tower District

Areas Eligible for Potential Land Use Changes

Civic Center

Station

Kaka`ako

Station

COMPLETE STREETS IN KAKA ` AKO

Transportation Supports Kaka`ako’s Vision

■ Design and invest with the pedestrian first

Hawaii Community Development Authority

Integrating Complete Streets and TOC Development

■ STEP 1: Determine growth (location and scale)

■ STEP 2: Determine access demand

– Worse case scenario for parking and street capacity

– Aggressive scenario where vehicle capacity is constrained

■ STEP 3: Relax vehicle demand

– Shared parking

– Future rail and TOD

– Parking management (supply cap, pricing, unbundling)

– Residential/Employment TDM


■ STEP 4: Understand where people move now and in

the future

■ STEP 5: Establish modal priorities

■ STEP 6: Establish Complete Streets Typology, Design

Principles and Guidance

■ STEP 7: Establish performance measures

■ STEP 8: Coding


■ STEP 4: Understand where people move now and in

the future

■ STEP 5: Establish modal priorities

■ STEP 6: Establish Complete Streets Typology,

Design Principles and Guidance

■ STEP 7: Establish performance measures

■ STEP 8: Coding

Modal Priority Networks


Streets that support – through mobility

Streets that support – access to homes and businesses

Streets that support – strolling, cruising, community building

Streets that support – parking and loading

Diverse District…. Diverse Street Types

Diverse district…. Diverse Street Types

STATION ACCESS & DESIGN

Access hierarchy

You came for the place… the train is just an amenity

Thank you, VIA Architecture

Arrive by train…hop a bike or a shared car


DecoBike kiosk and docking station Image from DecoBikes

Car share Image from Car2Go

BIKE SHARE IN HONOLULU

Great Urban Places


Initial Phase System Plan


Initial System Characteristics


Characteristics

Area 5.14 sq. mi.

Number of stations 141-183

Number of bicycles 1,340-1,676

Number of docks 2,520-3,149

Station density 27-36 stations per sq.

mi.

Average station spacing (based on network distance) 810-952ft

Dock-bike ratio 1.88

Rapid Implementation


Conceptual Future System Plan




“I am very anxious to move bike share forward.

Let’s stop talking about it and get it on the

ground.”

— Mayor Kirk Caldwell

“We need to work together just get it done

together. Our operating premise moving forward is

collaborative and cooperative.”

— Governor Neil Abercrombie

Aloha Streets: Complete Streets and Complete Communities in Hawai`i

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