PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE FRIENDLY STREETS ARE VERY GOOD FOR BUSINESSES
[It is] in the best interest of merchants to favour reallocating space toward their more frequent and higher spending patrons in this case, pedestrians and cyclists.
Source: A Study of Bloor Street, Toronto, February 2009
Common Concerns:
01 Reduced access to businesses? 02 Disruption to downtown traffic flow? 03 Pedestrian safety and conflicts? 04 Loss of customer parking? 05 Diverted traffic overloading intersections?
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Understand concerns Public Participation Identifying Alternatives Data-Driven Route Analysis Sophisticated Signal Coordination Network Visualisations Detailed Geometry and Design Testing Report Findings/Testimony
CASE STUDY: TRAFFIC IMPACTS OF CHANGING STREET ACCESS 2013/09/20
Field observations build understanding of flows Multiple routing alternatives are considered to give decision-makers options Data collection focuses on analysis needs Peak periods are identified to build credible analysis scenarios
NETWORK VISUALISATIONS
Successfully explaining complex traffic ideas with static and dynamic graphic media Traffic flows along streets and at intersections Volumes and detailed turning movements in vivid figures Signal timing, phasing options communicated via diagrams
Balancing vehicle and pedestrian traffic flows Strengthening the human feel of city streets by avoiding conflicts Programming waves to improve vehicle flow through city centres