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- 1. Car-Free OmahaMetropolitan Community College Green Living Workshop Series
- 2. Car-Free OmahaOverviewThink of the cities you like to visit – Minneapolis, Denver, Portland, San Francisco, Chicago
- 7. Car-Free OmahaPlanning ConcernsTransportation planning in the U.S. has focused on moving cars rather than moving people
- 8. Land Use Context and ZoningPlace-making and Pedestrian FacilitiesMultiple Modes and Local AccessVehicle Zone“Vehicle Mobility Priority”COMPONENTS OF AN URBAN STREETSCAPE
- 10. Car-Free OmahaPlanning Concerns27% of all trips taken by automobile in the U.S. are less than one mile in distance
- 11. Network DesignSparse Hierarchy SystemDense Grid Network
- 14. Network CapacitySparse Hierarchy SystemDense Grid Network4-lane arterial @ 45mph = 2400 vphTwo 2-lane streets @ 30mph = 3600 vph
- 15. High ConnectivityTravel Lanes RequiredModerate ConnectivityLow Connectivity
- 16. Network CapacitySparse Hierarchy SystemManage Capacity Through Continual Widening of ArterialsManage Capacity by Providing Multiple Routes and ModesDense Grid Network
- 17. Induced traffic and perpetual widening
- 18. Safety vs. LivabilityE. Dumbaugh, The Design of Safe Urban Roadsides: An Empirical Analysis, 2007
- 19. E. Dumbaugh, The Design of Safe Urban Roadsides: An Empirical Analysis, 2007
- 20. Car-Free OmahaHealth ConcernsThe National Morbidity, Mortality, and Air Pollution Study estimates as many as 52,000 deaths are caused by air pollution each year – Omaha’s share would be 353 deaths per year
- 21. Car-Free OmahaHealth Concerns More people in the U.S. die each year from air pollution than from firearms, STDs, and illegal drug use combined
- 22. Health Concerns Per capita vehicle miles traveled (VMT) in the U.S. is almost 10 times larger than in 1950Car-Free Omaha
- 24. Car-Free OmahaHealth Concerns Living in car-dependent neighborhoods reduces life expectancy by 4 years
- 25. Car-Free OmahaHealth Concerns Each hour spent driving each day corresponds to a 6% increased risk for obesity
- 26. Car-Free OmahaHealth Concerns Statistically speaking, the most dangerous activity a parent can do with their child is drive them someplace
- 27. Car-Free OmahaSocial Concerns The disabled, poor, and elderly have difficulty participating in society because of the requirement to drive, and preference given to drivers
- 29. Car-Free OmahaFinancial ConcernsCar-dependent neighborhoods are expensive to build and maintain
- 30. Car-Free OmahaFinancial ConcernsCar-dependent neighborhoods on average cost cities $1.16 for every $1 in tax revenue they generate
- 31. Car-Free OmahaFinancial ConcernsOf the 180 street and highway improvements identified by MAPA that need to occur by 2030, less than 10 are in Omaha, east of 72nd Street
- 32. Car-Free OmahaFinancial ConcernsIn 2002, Omaha spent $179 per person on road construction and maintenance – compared to $29.52 per person on public transit
- 33. Vehicular Mobility Priority8 lanes = 100 ft of pavement 144th and W. Center156th and Maple76th and Cass84th and W. Center
- 34. Car-Free OmahaFinancial Concerns“Free” parking costs $5 per day, per driver – costs that are passed down to everyone
- 35. Car-Free OmahaThe Solution:Livable StreetsLivable NeighborhoodsLivable OmahaCar-Free Omaha
- 36. 12Maximum number of cars on a street = capacityDistribution of people served by these cars43Same number of people on a busSame number of people on a pedestrian and bicycle friendly street
- 37. Car-Free OmahaFinancial SolutionsFor every $1 invested in public transportation, $5 is generated in economic returns
- 38. Financial SolutionsSpending on transit generates more jobs than spending on highwaysCar-Free Omaha
- 39. Financial SolutionsHouseholds can save as much as $8,000 per year by living with one less carCar-Free Omaha
- 40. Health SolutionsAmericans who ride mass transit walk an average of 19 minutes per day (compared to 6 minutes per day by car drivers)Car-Free Omaha
- 41. Health SolutionsResidents of “transit intensive” neighborhoods exercise more often, have longer life expectancies, and are healthier than residents of car-dependent neighborhoodsCar-Free Omaha
- 42. Social Solutions 83% of the elderly say public transit provides easy access to things needed for everyday lifeCar-Free Omaha
- 43. Social SolutionsA 2009 survey showed that 92% of Young Professionals in Omaha want improved public transportation optionsCar-Free Omaha
- 44. The Solution:Make streets “public” space once againCar-Free Omaha
- 45. Which would you prefer?Car-Free Omaha
- 46. E14th Corridor - San Leandro, CA Source: Community, Design + Architecture
- 47. E14th Corridor - San Leandro, CA Source: Community, Design + Architecture
- 48. E14th Corridor - San Leandro, CA Source: Community, Design + Architecture
- 49. Dover Kohl and PartnersJohnson City, TennesseeCOMPONENTS OF AN URBAN STREETSCAPE
- 50. Dover Kohl and PartnersJohnson City, TennesseeCOMPONENTS OF AN URBAN STREETSCAPE
- 51. Dover Kohl and PartnersJohnson City, TennesseeCOMPONENTS OF AN URBAN STREETSCAPE
- 52. Dover Kohl and PartnersJohnson City, TennesseeCOMPONENTS OF AN URBAN STREETSCAPE
- 59. What’s going on nationally?Young adults, ages 21-30 now only account for 14% of all miles driven, down from 21% in 1995Car-Free Omaha
- 60. What’s going on in Omaha?Feedback stage for MAPA’s 5-year planCar-Free Omaha
- 61. What’s going on in Omaha?Metro (MAT) improvements – 32 new buses, WiFi (soon) at transit centers, bike racks on ALL busesCar-Free Omaha
- 63. What’s going on in Omaha?Newly hired Bicycle/Pedestrian Coordinator for the City of OmahaCar-Free Omaha
- 64. What’s going on in Omaha?New 20-mile Midtown bike loop, connecting Benson, Dundee, & UNO with Keystone, Downtown, & MidtownCar-Free Omaha
- 66. What’s going on in Omaha?Upcoming 30-year transportation plan by the City Planning DepartmentCar-Free Omaha
- 67. What’s going on in Omaha?Active efforts by Omaha By Design, Activate Omaha, Young Professionals Council, and others to rethink transportation in the cityCar-Free Omaha
- 68. Car-Free OmahaMetropolitan Community College Green Living Workshop Series
Editor's Notes
- #3: Imagine visiting cities that are fun, vibrant, easy to get around without a car. Think of our growing awareness of the financial and environmental costs of oil
- #11: 2/3 of all trips in the U.S. taken by car are less than 5 miles in distance
- #22: Pre-natal exposure to air pollution is correlated with fetal demise, pre-term delivery, and low birth weight
- #23: Individuals in the Omaha area drive 22.7 miles per day
- #26: Residents of sprawling neighborhoods in Atlanta were 35% more likely to be obese than in compact neighborhoods, even when controlling for race, age, sex, and income
- #30: One mile of urban freeway costs 2,500 times more per mile than a shared-use bike route like the Keystone Trail. Houses that are farther apart require longer roads, sewer and water lines, and this increases mileage on city-owned vehicles, emergency vehicles, school-buses, garbage trucks, etc.
- #31: Omaha is losing money on car dependent neighborhoods…and we’re all paying for it!
- #38: Every $10 million invested in public transportation returns up to $30 million in business sales alone
- #39: Simply shifting 50% of highway funds to transit would result in a net gain of 180,150 MORE jobs – without a single dollar of new spending
- #60: GenYers own fewer cars and drive less. They’re more likely to see autos as a source of pollution, not as a sex or status symbol.