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ThinkBike Austin (Texas)Team City Center
25 - 26 October 2012
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Content
> Who are we?
> Qualities and problems
> Analysis: short car trips (Mobility scan)
> Impressions from our tour
> Networks for an accessible city
> Ideal cross sections for complete streets
> Intersections: non-stop routes!
> Conclusions
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Who are we?
Cortney Mild
Gwen Jewiss
Rashed Islam
Jeb Boyt
Shawn Cooper
Richard ter Avest
Victor Vargas
Anthony Alvarado
Matt Hollon
Shannon Halley
Zach Vanderkooy
Tom Godefrooij
Lewis Leff
Neil Kopper
Jana McCann
Tom Wald
Nathan Wilkes
Fili Bonilla
Jack Sanford
KC Willis
Jeb Boyt
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Qualities city center
> Diversity and concentration
> Lake and Creeks
> Congress Avenue: central axis to Capital building
> Amtrak and Austin Metro- station/lines
> University with 50.000 students!
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Problems in city center
> Unsafe, wide roads (mix cars and bikes)
> Land Uses are incomplete (shops, playgrounds)
> Long commuter trips from suburbs
> Highways disrupt connections/coherence of cycle-network
> No lighting on trails along creeks
> No end-of-trip facilities in offices (e.g., showers)
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Volume/capacity ratios
Concept results MOVE Meter Austin /// 23 Oktober 2012 /// page 3 of 12
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Percentage of short trips
Concept results MOVE Meter Austin /// 23 Oktober 2012 /// page 4 of 12
< 7,5 mile < 20 mile
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Short trips in the city center
Concept results MOVE Meter Austin /// 23 Oktober 2012 /// page 6 of 12
< 5 km as the crow
flies
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Spider short car-trips (0-3 mile)
Concept results MOVE Meter Austin /// 23 Oktober 2012 /// page 7 of 12
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Spider car-trips 3-7 mile
Concept results MOVE Meter Austin /// 23 Oktober 2012 /// page 8 of 12
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V/C ratio with 15% trips < 7 miles on bike
Concept results MOVE Meter Austin /// 23 Oktober 2012 /// page 10 of 15
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Catchment area of cycle highways and
e-bikes
0
10
20
30
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60
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tot 2.5 km 2.5-3.7 km 3.7-5 km 5-7.5 km 7.5-10 km 10 km >
fiets auto
Use of cars (red) and bikes (green)
per distance in the NL, 2010
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Once a Ghost-town (1975, 1st Street)
Old 2nd Street
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2nd Street of
Today
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Impressions of Cycling in Austin
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Attractive cycling environment
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Great bridges…
and bridges that could be better
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Existing on-street facilities
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High auto traffic volumes, integrated auto/bike traffic
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Many stops
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And then we buckled down to work!
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21-23 September 2011
ThinkBike Workshop, San Jose
22
More people in the streets
Road capacity
(people per hour on 3.5 m width in the city)
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Networks for an accessible city
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Network Concept: Ladder System
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Network Concept: Ladder System
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Policy: Network Guidelines
1. Coherence
2. Directness
3. Attractiveness
4. Safety
5. Convenience
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Policy: Network Density
Dutch Urban Networks:
Every 1/3 mile
Austin Conceptual Network: 1/2 - 3/4 mile
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Bike network
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Car network
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Car + transitnetwork
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Car + Transit + Bike Network
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Butler Trail as Backbone
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Ideal cross sections for complete streets
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Types of Bike Facilities
Speed Volume DestinationsIntersection
Density
Separated
Facility
High
>30mphHigh
Long
ConnectionsLow
Colored
Bicycle Lane
Medium
20-30mphMedium Local Access
Medium or
High
No Specific
Bicycle
Facility
Low
<20mphLow Local Access
Medium or
High
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One-Way vs Two-Way Bicycle Facilities
One-Way Travel
→
Two-Way Travel
↔
Destinations
(e.g. shops, cafes, etc.)
High Traffic Volume
(e.g. 4 or more car lanes)
High Speed/High Volume
with Short Detour
(convenient parallel route)
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Lady Bird Lake Corridor: Existing
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Lady Bird Lake Corridor: Parallel off-street Trail
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Lady Bird Lake Corridor: Parallel off-street Trail
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Guadalupe & Lavaca: Existing
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Guadalupe & Lavaca: 2-way Cycle Track
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Congress Avenue: Existing
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Congress Avenue: The Main Street of TX
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Congress Avenue: The Main Street of TX
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Intersections: non-stop routes!
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N. Mopac at Lake Austin Blvd/5th/C. Chavez
N. Mopac at Lake Austin Blvd/5th/C. Chavez
Westbound
Route
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Connection to
Existing Trail
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Improved Paths,
Lighting, etc.
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Trail near road
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Trail approaching underpass
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Trail across ped. bridge
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Existing Trail
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Eastbound
Route
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Existing Bike Lane
Two lanes
auto traffic:
no provision
of bike access
Install
Green Lane
for bicycles
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Future Bike/
Pedestrian
Tunnel
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E. 4th Street
E. 4th Street
E. 4th Street
E. 4th StreetN. IH-35
N. IH-35
Waller Creek
Waller Creek
E. 4th Street at IH-35E. 4th Street at IH-35
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BicyclesBicycles
Cars
Cars
Cars
Cars
Existing traffic flows
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West of highway
looking east
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East of highway
looking west
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East of highway at
intersection
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STOP
Pedestrian
Hybrid
Beacon
STOP
Pedestrian
Hybrid
Beacon
Proposed near-term
solution
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Future Bike/
Pedestrian
Tunnel
Cap Metro Rail
Realignment
(Future)
Proposed long-term
solution
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Alternative solution: bike-bridge, parallel to
(double Metro-rails) and underpass for cars
(example Amersfoort, the Netherlands)
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First Street Bridge at City Hall
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Close-up of existing conditions - First
Street Bridge at City Hall
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Interim Bicycle Lane - First Street Bridge at
City Hall
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New Tunnel & Ramp
Access from Trail
to ramp
Access from Bridge
to ramp
Access to
Lavaca
bicycle lane
Access to
ramp
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Pfluger Bridge Ramp
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New Tunnel & Ramp
(incl example The Hague, NL)
Entry from Trail
Entry from
Bridge
Tunnel entry
(beyond)
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New Ramp to Lavaca
Lavaca Green
Lane
Ramp down to
Tunnel
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Conclusions
> Austin is a starting bike-city
> Austin has a ladder-system for cars and a cross
for bicycles
> A real heart in downtown is good for everybody
(residents, offices, visitors, shopkeepers,
restaurants)
> Short car trips -> bike trips; better for all traffic
> We designed some solutions for short and long
term.
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Austin: Golden city in the future?