Planning & Designing Walkable Communities
Maximizing Opportunity & Investment
Prepared by:
Edward W. Erfurt IVSenior Urban DesignerTown Planning and Design
September 21, 2008
Conventional Development Cycle
Land UsePlanning
INPUTS •Auto Oriented Business•Single Use Zoning•Single Family Residential
GROWTH
OUTCOMES•Isolated Neighborhoods•Multiple Automobile Trips•Poor Mobility•Difficult Walking
TransportationPlanning
INPUTS •Traffic Demand Forecasting•Congestion•LOS
GROWTH
OUTCOMES•Wider Roads•Induced Traffic•More Traffic
Healthy Development Cycle
Land UsePlanning
SMARTGROWTH
OUTCOMES•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 Design•Community Involvement
TransportationPlanning
CommunityPlanning
CharretteUnderstanding
Walking Audits
Community Outreach
Drawing
White FlintCase Study
Proposed Development
Increased Network
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4 24
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42
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424
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42
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26 Lanes 36 Lanes
Existing Network Additional Network
4 4 2 6 22
4
46 2 82
2 22
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Existing Network Additional Network
26 Lanes 32 Lanes
Illustrative Transportation Model
Illustrative Transportation Model
5 Minute Walk
5 and 10 Minute Walk
