Citation

Brozen M. ITE J. 2015; 85(4): 36-40.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Institute of Transportation Engineers)

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Abstract

The urban street design guidelines in Charlotte, NC, US are an implementation tool for planning and designing "complete streets" in the region. Following their release and adoption in 2007, these guidelines have received a fair deal of praise, including the 2009 US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Award for Smart Growth Achievement.1 They have additionally been lauded for use of context sensitive design and for including a clear institutional process for applying the guidelines to all stages of project delivery. Given that the design guidelines are considered a national model for expanding conventional street design with the US EPA's recognition, our research team wondered whether these tools could be applicable outside of Charlotte. To complete the level of service calculations, some data must be collected in the field and some information can be collected remotely from observing aerial photographs or online services such as Google Earth.

Language: en