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Urban transportation challenges call for balanced, sustainable, multi-modal transportation solutions.
Urban areas typically are served by a connected network of arterial, collector, and local streets, sidewalks, bicycle lanes, and public transportation.
In most cases, it is not possible (or desirable) to widen existing streets, particularly in Central Business Districts. Auto-oriented solutions are appropriately limited to:
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Enhanced street network connectivity |
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Better coordination of traffic signals within a connected network of signals |
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Optimization of individual signal phasing and timing |
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Changes in lane use designations |
Sustainable transportation includes:
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Enhanced street, pedestrian, and public transportation network connectivity |
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Travel Demand Management (TDM) measures and programs |
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Shared parking |
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Improved public transportation facilities and services |
Compact, mixed-use, transit-oriented, walkable development in urban areas reduces the need for vehicular travel, shortens vehicle trips, and helps sustain a community’s built and natural environments and investments in public infrastructure. |
