Bicycle and pedestrian level of service (LOS) are meant to assist in evaluating intersections from a multimodal perspective and ensure that intersection design reflects the city's goals of making travel safer and more convenient, particularly for people walking, cycling, and taking transit. Given that the design guidelines are considered a national model for expanding conventional street design with the US EPA's recognition, ITEJ's research team wondered whether these tools could be applicable outside of Charlotte. Through a research project funded by the University of California Transportation Center, they applied these tools to several streets in Santa Monica, CA, USA. This article examines how these tools work, describes the street segments they evaluated, and presents the resulting bicycle and pedestrian level of service scores. They conclude by thinking about the applicability of this tool outside of Charlotte and the implications for policy making. This exercise of applying the Charlotte tools outside of the original jurisdiction appeared fairly fruitful.
Moving Ahead for Multimodal Performance Measures: Applying the Charlotte, NC Bicycle and Pedestrian Level of Service Tool in Santa Monica, CA
ITE journal ; 85 , 4
2015
Article (Journal)
English
Santa Monica-Bergamont Station
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