THE POWER OF
COLLECTIVE IMPACT
Walk/Live St. Louis 2012
New Collaborations
Transformative Projects
Desired
Outcomes
Identify Opportunities
CONNECTING THE DOTS...
Need for a more walkable St. Louis
REALTORS –> New Partners for Smart Growth
EPA Grant – West End
Livability and the role
of Transportation
Now that we are here …
What can we do?
Dan Burden and Samantha Thomas ,Walkable and Livable Communities Institute
Walk/Live St Louis, 2012
Wellston Metrolink
Many people are poised to oppose change.
Perhaps they lack trust, feel left out or unable to communicate or be heard.
The net result -- it is essential to improve public process if good projects are to go forward.
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Design Dialogue
Vision Plan
Connections
More Small Roads
Less Travel
Bike Routes
Sidewalks, Trees
Great Streets
Great Neighborhoods
Traffic Calming
Partners
Business
Neighborhoods
Visitor Needs
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Our Process
PROCESS
Without a Vision there is no dream
Without a plan there is no hope
Without a team there is no achievement
.
Alexander von Humboldt
Early 1800’s
The Father of Geography, and the
last Master of Geography.
Darwin refers to Humboldt as the
most scientific traveller who ever
lived.”
Humboldt made order out of our
complex Universe
“I am more and more
convinced that our
happiness depends more
on the way we meet the
events of life than on the
nature of those events
themselves.”
Shade can come in many forms including architectural shade (determined by annual sun angles, attached
canopies, freestanding umbrellas and landscape. Balance of sun and shade are determinant in active and
passive activities. In warm climates like Florida, shade is a critical asset to the 12 month use of a space.
ArchitectureUmbrellaTree Canopy
Balancing: Types of Shade
Attached Canopy
Shade should be balanced with views to maintain a degree of perceptual control of the space, allowing
unfettered visual and physical access to all the passive and active choices of activity
COMPOSITION
Window ShoppingDiningReading and
People WatchingBalancing: Views and Experience
Shopping and
Strolling
Complete Streets
Chico, CA
Nord Avenue
Crossing
Island
Bike Lanes
ColorizedTurn Lane
(colorized)
Transit Stop
Walk/Talk Zone 15-25
feet (comfortable width)
Eyes on
street
Furniture
zone 4-8
feet
Shore
line
Attractive
lamps
Parking buffer
Great Street
Properly
scaled
signs
Great Street
Bike
parking
Shy zone 2
feet
Parking buffer
Attractive
coordinated
signs
Canopy 12
years old
Sidewalk
25+ Feet
Coordinated
street
furniture
Boise, Idaho
The Future “Pike”
Bethesda, Maryland helps us understand our potential
St Augustine, Florida Enclosure
Robson Street, Vancouver, B. C. Enclosure
Winter Park,
Florida
Imaageabilit
y
Coronado,
California
Imageability
Walnut Creek, California Human
Scale
• Sense of protection is strong
• Quality, uniform street furniture
• Presence of people
• Stores invite you in
Walnut Creek,
California
Human
Scale
Complexity
Which building looks most
like Southern Texas??
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Transportation
has always built
our cities.
Always.
And … it will
continue to
do so.
Vehicle miles traveled (VMT) around the U.S. have increased
by 70 percent over the last 20 years, compared with a two
percent increase in new highway construction. The U.S.
General Accounting Office predicts that road congestion in
the U.S. will triple in 15 years even if capacity is increased by
20 percent.
Traffic is growing about five times faster than the growth in
population.
(Data compiled for a report to the U.S. Department of Transportation in 2006
written by Stephen Polzin, (transportation researcher at the University of
South Florida in Tampa.)
Why we
cannot
build our
way out of
traffic
People once fled cities
… for their health …
Today people are
returning to cities …
Portland, Oregon
… for their health
Tennessee Avenue, Tallahassee, Florida
If it weren’t for the damn pedestrian there would be no traffic problem in Los Angeles…
… circa 1972, Los Angeles Traffic Engineer
Compact villages and a strong civilian presence is the only solution to our traffic problems…
… circa 1995, San Diego Traffic Engineer
Choosing a Preferred Alternative
Scenario A: Low Density Scenario B: Baseline
Scenario C: Walkable Neighborhoods Scenario D: High Infill
University City Area
NE Corridor Station Areas
Taking Charge of your neighborhood –
empowering your leaders to create success
"If we want a booming economy of
mom and pop stores, we'd better
Arrowood – Existing Conditions
Arrowood Bicycle Vision
ARROWOOD
URBAN DESIGN
VISION
Marina Transit Station / Town Center Design
Workshop
Single-Use Commercial Buildings
Building
Design
Building
Frontag
e
Setback
s
New Port Village, Port Moody
New Port Village, Port Moody
Well Designed Density
Urban-Advantage.com
What are the problems here?
Lack of Security
Lack of people
Lack of investment
Auto dependence
No place to buy a popsicle
Lack of diversity
Lack of activityLack of diversity
Dover Kohl & Partners
Dover Kohl & Partners
Dover Kohl & Partners
Dover Kohl & Partners
Housing Details:
• “A” Side faces primary street
• “B” Side provides eyes to court
• Both sides provide surveillance
• Parking is convenient
• Other uses blended in
• Place to assemble
• Low speed environment
“A” Side
Cleveland, Ohio.
Monterey, California
Monterey, California
4. Communications
and outreach
3. Input and
feedback
meetings
© 2002 David Strauss, How to Make Collaboration Work
2. Task
forces
1. Core
problem
solving
group
Walkability Audits
A Tool for Organizing Strong Communities
and Developing Complete Streets
The Cycle of Strip Development
Land Use
Planning
INPUTS
•Auto Oriented Business
•Single Use Zoning
•Single Family
Residential
GROWTH
OUTCOMES
•Isolated Neighborhoods
•Multiple Automobile Trips
•Poor Mobility
•Difficult Walking
Transportation
Planning
INPUTS
•Traffic Demand
Forecasting
•Congestion
GROWTH
OUTCOMES
•Wider Roads
•Induced
Traffic
•More Traffic
Land Use
Planning
GROWTH
OUTCOMES
•Increased Mobility
•More Walking & Bicycling
•Increased Access
OUTCOMES
•Healthy Neighborhoods
•Choices of Transportation
•More Open Space
•Sense of Place
•Sense of Community
INPUTS
•Diversity of Business
•Mixed Use Zoning
•Diversity of Residential Units
•Context Sensitive Solutions
•Community Involvement
Transportation
Planning
Community
Planning
For further information contact:
Dan Burden and Kelly Morphy
Walkable and Livable Communities Institute,
www.walklive.org