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Institute of Urban and Regional Development (IURD)TRANSIT & CITIES CONFERENCE

UC BerkeleyMarch 20-21, 2014

Plenary Session 2: Transit and Urban Design

Transit and

Urban Design

March 20, 2014

Jeffrey Tumlin

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Image source: Dan Burden

Image source: Dan Burden

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Image source: Diabetes Daily

Mixed message?

Image source: Carbolic Smokeball

Image source: Diabetes Daily

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1. Measure What Matters

Level of Service A

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Level of Service F

Traffic engineer: F A

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Photo: John Welch, http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2010/05/boston-may-22-noon-very-bright.html

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Traffic engineer: F AA FEconomist:

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Photo: John Welch, http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2010/05/boston-may-22-noon-very-bright.html

Induced and Latent Demand

Congestion

WidenRoadway

Faster Driving

More PeopleDrive

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Source: Michael Sivaka & Brandon Schoettlea, “Update: Percentage of Young Persons With a Driver's License Continues to Drop.” Traffic Injury Prevention, Volume 13, Issue 4, 2012. Page 341.

US Licensed Drivers By Age Group

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2. Adopt the Right Street Design Manual

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3. Make Transit Fast, Frequent, Reliable

and Dignified

Transit is fast, frequent, reliable and dignified

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For More Information

Jeffrey Tumlin

Mobility Accessibility Sustainability

116 New Montgomery St, Ste 500San Francisco, CA 94103

Tel: 415-284-1544

jtumlin@nelsonnygaard.comwww.nelsonnygaard.com

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