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Conference on Performance Measures for Transportation and Livable Communities

SEPTEMBER 7-8, 2011 • AUSTIN, TEXAS


Sessions

Full Summary
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Opening Session

General Session

Luncheon Speaker

Closing Session

Breakout Session 1: Complete Streets Performance Measures

Breakout Session 2: Sustainability, Livability, Planning, and Policy Performance Measures

Breakout Session 3: Urban and Rural Livable Communities

Breakout Session 4: Transportation Performance Measures for Communities of all Sizes, Shapes, and Forms

Breakout Session 5: Land Use, Social Justice, and Environmental Performance Measures

Breakout Session 6: Livable Communities and Transit Performance Measures

Breakout Session 7: Access to Destinations Performance Measures

Breakout Session 8: Freight, Economic Development, and Return on Investment Livability Performance Measures

Breakout Session 9: FTA Livability Performance Measures Projects

Breakout Session 10: State, MPO, and Local Examples

Breakout Session 11: Bicycle and Pedestrian Performance Measures

BREAKOUT SESSION 11:
Bicycle and Pedestrian Performance Measures

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Presiding

JOAN HUDSON, Texas Transportation Institute

Pedestrian and Bicycle Data

SHAWN TURNER, Texas Transportation Institute

Roadway Bicycle Compatibility, Livability, and Environmental Justice Performance Measures

GREG GRIFFIN, Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization, Austin, Texas

Multimodal Arterial Level-of-Service Measures

BRUCE LANDIS, Sprinkle Consulting, Inc.


Pedestrian and Bicycle Data

SHAWN TURNER, Texas Transportation Institute

Slides [PDF PDF document - For best results, view PDF files with the most recent version of Adobe Reader , 615K]

Shawn Turner discussed pedestrian and bicycle data.  He described the importance and use of pedestrian and bicycle data and the data needed for planning and decision making.  He also highlighted national and international pedestrian and bicycle activities.  Shawn covered the following topics in his presentation.

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Roadway Bicycle Compatibility, Livability, and Environmental Justice Performance Measures

GREG GRIFFIN, Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization, Austin, Texas

Slides [PDF PDF document - For best results, view PDF files with the most recent version of Adobe Reader , 298K]

Greg Griffin discussed the application of a bicycle compatibility analysis in Austin to examine potential environmental justice (EJ) issues related to bicycling in the city.  He also described future activities associated with the analysis.  Greg covered the following topics in his presentation.

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Multimodal Arterial Level-of-Service Measures

BRUCE LANDIS, Sprinkle Consulting, Inc.

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Bruce Landis discussed the inclusion of a multimodal LOS, a transit LOS, a bicycle LOS, and a walking LOS in the updated Highway Capacity Manual.  He described the research activities undertaken to develop these measures and presented the formulas for calculating the bicycle LOS.  Bruce covered the following topics in his presentation.

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