LIGHTNING ROUND: Connecting Urban Villages through Neighborhood Greenways: A Case Study about Infrastructure for Walking and Biking
(Room 613-614)
09 Sep 19
9:45 AM
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11:00 AM
Utilizing the recently completed North Seattle Neighborhood Greenway as a case study, this Lightning Round will highlight the data-driven approach and policy foundation that has made the Neighborhood Greenway program a model for building more walkable and bikeable communities. Low Cost Sidewalks: Dedicated pedestrian walkways are a proven safety countermeasure for reducing pedestrian collisions and an essential tool for improving neighborhood walkability. The City has employed new cost-effective strategies for expanding the pedestrian network around schools and transit. Safe Routes to School: The Safe Routes to School program is a national movement to increase safe walking and biking to school. Seattle’s SRTS program has created a series of policies that have laid the groundwork to streamline project approvals for arterial and residential traffic calming and crossing improvements. Route Selection and Arterial Crossings Keys to Success: Seattle’s Neighborhood Greenways (known elsewhere as bike boulevards or neighborhways) are non-arterial streets that build a safe, comfortable walking and biking network to a community’s favorite destinations.