CONNECT COLUMBUSBuilding Columbus’ Transportation Future
2016 Planning Conference
July 26, 2016
What Is Connect Columbus?
OUR PROCESSProject Process
COMPLETE ONGOING
Discovery + Desire
Project Goals
Columbus in Context
Columbus remains the largest city in the U.S. without any
form of rail transportation.
Ongoing Outreach
Week-Long Public Workshops
Week-Long Public Workshops
Week-Long Public Workshops
Plan Van
Plan Van
Plan Van – John Burroughs Elementary
John Burroughs Elem. – Student Suggestions
Boy Scouts Visit Workshop
Yay Bikes! Ride
Tactical Urbanism Event
Household Trips
Source: NHTSA
60%OF HOUSE-
HOLD TRIPS
ARE 5 MILES OR LESS IN LENGTH.
Source: NHTSA
85% OF THESE
ARE DRIVEN
A DISTANCE THAT IS EASILY VIABLE BY
BICYCLE, TRANSIT OR WALK.
Source: AASHTO
1IN 6HOUSEHOLD
TRIPS ARE
COMMUTE
TRIPS
Comfortable Travel Distances
Auto – 5 to 50 miles
Local Bus – 1 to 8 miles
Bike – 1 to 5 miles
Walk
0 to 1
12.3
miles5
miles
1 mile
Prerequisites for Viable Options
Protected Crossing – Broad StreetProtected Crossing on Broad Street
Walking in Columbus
HilltopGerman
Village
HilltopGerman
Village
Walking in Columbus
POTENTIAL
REDEVELOPMENT
Design
What Decisions Must We Make?
Should We Have Policies and
Incentives That Discourage
Driving?
Do We Need More Money To
Reach Our Goals?
Should We Be Spending The
Money We Already Have
Differently?
How Important Are Bike
Facilities? Premium Transit
Projects?
TREND SCENARIO INFILL SCENARIO
The Connect Columbus Scenarios
• Growth and investment continues as
usual
• Emphasis on roadway widening
projects
• Strain on existing resources
• Growth and investment is concentrated
in compact regional centers
• Emphasis on premium transit, bicycle
facilities, and creating walkable cores
• More efficient use of existing resources
Rethinking Growth
What Can We Learn?
Where Does Transit
Perform Best?
Are Congestion +
Air Quality
Better or Worse?
Are Compact Land
Use Policies
Worth the
Sacrifice?
Document
City Plans
City Plans
Urban Form
in Columbus
Urban Core /
Downtown
General
Urban
Suburban
City Plans
Transportation Functional Emphasis
CHARACTERISTIC Mobility Street Transition Street Access Street
DESCRIPTIONPriority is facilitating
traffic flow
Serves combination of
traffic flow and providing
access
Focus on providing
access and connections
DRIVEWAYS DiscouragedAllowed;
must be approvedExpected
MINIMUM TRANSIT
STOP SPACING- 750 feet
750 feet
(if applicable)
Transit Priority Street 1250 feet - -
Non-Priority Street 750 feet - -
VERTICAL
STREETSCAPE ELEMENTS
Allowed, depending on
frontage contextRequired
Allowed, depending on
frontage context
LOADING AND DELIVERIESDiscouraged;
must be managed
Allowed;
must be managed
Allowed;
must be managed
Transportation Functional Emphasis
Street Function vs. Access
Mobility
Access
Transition
Mobility
Access
Driveways on Mobility Street
Threshold LOW
Analysis/Mitigation HIGH
Transportation Functional Emphasis
Street Function vs. Access
Mobility
Access
Transition
Mobility
Access
Driveways on Access Street
Threshold HIGH
Analysis/Mitigation LOW
TIS Standards/Access Management
Mitigation Required
If vehicle LOS DMay require road widening - May not be feasible
Transportation Benefits
Bicycle Improvements
Parking Management
Network Connections
Roadway Capacity
Improvements
Transit projects
Traffic Calming
Transportation Demand
Management
Multimodal Thoroughfare Plan
Where information comes
together for implementation
Map of Columbus networks
Update to the previous plan
Includes:
Right of Way widths
Functional classification
Modal priority
THANK YOU