Presented during the 2013 American Planning Association national conference in Chicago. Part of an ongoing series describing the evolution of Virginia policy related to transportation and land use.

1. Session Function Code:
Session Title:
Presenter Name:
S508
Street Access Management
Andy Boenau, AICP
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2. Earn AICP credit in this session!
 Attend APA’s 2013 National Conference
 Key Learning Objectives
1. Demonstrate how managing vehicular access to
streets enhances non-motorized safety.
2. Demonstrate how Virginia policy promotes
pro-walking and pro-biking design.
3. Demonstrate the application of Virginia’s policy
on streets operated by the state DOT.

4. Take this
with you
1.
You are a stakeholder in access
management discussions.
2.
Planners & traffic engineers are trying to
solve the same problems.
3.
Departments of transportation are shifting
to pro-walk/pro-bike environments.

5. Because traffic engineering
should not dictate land use
and development planning.

6. 1
You are a stakeholder
in access management
discussions.

7. Better accommodations
#driveways
#capacity
#medians
Better network
#crashreduction

8. Better accommodations
#mixeduse
#bikelane
#sidewalk
Better network
#healthy

9. Impossible dream or proven reality?

17. “We connect land use and transportation.”
-every DOT everywhere

18. “We connect land use and transportation.”
-every DOT everywhere

19. Land Use.
Land Use.
Transportation.

22. Walk (run) the
length of a
football field
from one corner to
another.

25. 2
Planners and
traffic engineers are
trying to solve the
same problems.

26. Government
agency
trends
Traffic calming
Professional
organization
trends
Road diet
Arts district
Complete street
Economic development Livable street
Crosswalks
Modern roundabouts
Tactical urbanism
Less parking
Bike to school
Separated bike paths
Bus shelters
Placemaking

27. 466
28
Regional and
local jurisdictions
States and
District of Columbia

28. Take this
with you.
“…[roundabout] should be considered
the Department’s
preferred alternative…”

29. 30
States and
District of Columbia

30. 3
Depts. of transportation
are shifting to
pro-walk/pro-bike
environments.

31. Take this
with you.
“…will accommodate bicyclists and pedestrians…in the
funding,
planning,
design,
construction,
operation,
and maintenance
of Virginia’s transportation network”

34. Take this
with you.
“enhance quality”
“fundamental modes”
- Virginia DOT Transportation & Land Use Publications

37. Auto-centric corridor
Add sidewalks, street trees
Existing uses adapted
New uses drawn in

39. Document
existing
conditions.
Collect all
ideas from
unlikely
sources.
Remove
barriers to
holistic
approach.
Fund only
projects
benefitting
all users.

40. 1
2
3
You are a stakeholder in
access management
discussions.
Planners and
traffic engineers are
trying to solve the same
problems.
Depts. of transportation
are shifting to
pro-walk/pro-bike
environments.

41. Using mobile Twitter apps?
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