The Complete Streets movement fundamentally redefines what a street is intended to do. It challenges car-centric design and argues that streets have to be designed for all road users, all ages, and on all modes. As we saw in #98, car dependency is a key issue facing the cities urban policy.
A Complete Streets policy can enforce minimum performance for:
-Total miles of bike lanes
-Linear feet of new pedestrian accommodation
-Number of new curb ramps installed along city streets
-Crosswalk and intersection improvements
-Percentage of transit stops accessible via sidewalks and curb ramps
-Rate of crashes, injuries, and fatalities by mode
-Rate of children walking or bicycling to school
-Linear feet of new pedestrian accommodation
-Number of new curb ramps installed along city streets
-Crosswalk and intersection improvements
-Percentage of transit stops accessible via sidewalks and curb ramps
-Rate of crashes, injuries, and fatalities by mode
-Rate of children walking or bicycling to school
The Gold Coast can begin by identifying areas where streets can be retroactively connected and comprehensively integrated, and longer term bury sections of the Gold Coast Highway to create pedestrian precinct (pictured).
- Between Hooker Boulevard (Pacific Fair) and Queensland Avenue (GCCEC) to Broadbeach Mall Prioritise pedestrians; create ‘pedestrian zones’ along Gold Coast Highway and surrounding a 3-4 block radius.
- Burleigh Heads - James and Connor Streets. Prioritise pedestrian areas.
- Coolangatta - Marine Parade
- Currumbin - Tomewin Street and Pacific Parade
- Main Beach - Tedder Avenue
Supsliringry well-written and informative for a free online article.
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