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Component

https://doi.org/10.3141/2393-15

http://scholar.google.com...Cole&publication_year=2013

For more than 5 years, the City of Charlotte, North Carolina, has been applying the award-winning Urban Street Design Guidelines to plan, design, and build context-based complete streets that consider the needs of all transportation modes. This study intends to answer the most common question the city receives about building complete streets: Does building a complete street cost more than building a traditional street and, if so, how much more? Staff from the Charlotte Department of Transportation (Charlotte DOT) compiled information from past projects to determine the cost range of typical complete streets projects. In addition, Charlotte DOT staff used the database of the North Carolina DOT to analyze actual line-item bid costs for complete streets project elements, such as bike lanes and sidewalks. Charlotte DOT staff also examined fluctuations in transportation project construction costs over a 5-year period. The analysis shows that incorporating complete streets elements slightly increases the cost of a project. However, Charlotte DOT staff also determined that overall market fluctuations in construction costs played a more significant role in the costs of a project than did the costs for incorporating complete streets elements. Costs for typical complete streets elements make up a very small percentage of the overall project cost. After consideration of the small percentage of project budgets required to include complete streets elements and the significant fluctuation in project construction costs, the authors make the argument for continuing to include complete street items in project scopes and budgets.

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13-4283

English

pp 134–138

2013

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board

9780309287173

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Figures (2) ; References (7) ; Tables (3)

Accessibility; Bicycle lanes; City planning; Complete streets; Costs; Cyclists; Motor vehicles; Pedestrians; Public transit; Sidewalks; Smart growth; Streets; Streetscape; Urban design

Charlotte (North Carolina)

Finance; Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; I10: Economics and Administration; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

PRP, TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Feb 5 2013 12:50PM

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• Analysis of Pedestrian–Vehicle Traffic Conflicts in Street Designs with Elements of Shared Space
• Application of Computer Vision to Diagnosis of Pedestrian Safety Issues
• Considerations for Integrating Bicycling and Walking Facilities into Urban Infrastructure
• Development of Canadian National Pedestrian Crossing Control Guide
• Do All Roadway Users Want the Same Things? Results from Roadway Design Survey of San Francisco Bay Area Pedestrians, Drivers, Bicyclists, and Transit Users
• Effect of Advance Yield Markings and Symbolic Signs on Vehicle–Pedestrian Conflicts: Field Evaluation
• Effect of Left-Turn Operational Mode on Pedestrian Safety: Development of Models and Guidelines
• Effectiveness of Audible and Tactile Heading Cues at Complex Intersections for Pedestrians Who Are Blind
• Effects of High-Visibility Enforcement on Driver Compliance with Pedestrian Yield Right-of-Way Laws
• Evaluation of Pedestrian Safety: Pedestrian Crash Hot Spots and Risk Factors for Injury Severity
• Feature Analysis and Operation Evaluation of Pedestrian Weaving Zone
• Improving Cyclist and Pedestrian Environment While Maintaining Vehicle Throughput: Before- and After-Construction Analysis
• Missing Links: How Social Paths Can Improve Pedestrian Accessibility to Light Rail
• Pedestrian Crash Risk on Boundary Roadways: University Campus Case Study
• Sight Distance for Disabled Pedestrians at Crossings: Methodology Comparison with Other Modes
• Study on Pedestrian Red-Time Crossing Behavior: Integrated Field Observation and Questionnaire Data
• Use of Spatiotemporal Parameters of Gait for Automated Classification of Pedestrian Gender and Age
• Using a Smartphone Application to Support Visually Impaired Pedestrians at Signalized Intersection Crossings