The Transit Street Design Guide would not have been possible without the support and guidance of TransitCenter and the Summit Foundation. Many thanks to Darryl Young of the Summit Foundation and David Bragdon, Shin-pei Tsay and Stephanie Lotshaw of TransitCenter. The project team would like to thank all of the members of the steering committee, as well as contributors and representatives of partner organizations, who contributed their expertise to the development of this guide, including the Institute of Transportation Engineers and the American Public Transportation Association.
Special thanks to Heather Boyer, Rachel Miller, Sharis Simonian, and all the staff at Island Press for bringing this publication into print. Finally, thanks to Laurie Alemian-Derian, Kate Fillin-Yeh, and Ted Graves of NACTO, for their tireless support and contributions to the project.
Credits
Contributors
David Bragdon, TransitCenter
Alan Danaher, PE, PTOE, AICP, Parsons Brinckerhoff
Andy Kosinski, PE, Fehr & Peers
Stephanie Lotshaw, TransitCenter
Megan Mittman, AICP, Fehr & Peers
Andres Ramirez, OmniTrans
Zach Smith, APTA
Matt Tingstrom, APTA
Shin-pei Tsay, TransitCenter
Rich Weaver, APTA
Technical Review Team
Steve Durrant, Alta Planning + Design
Nick Falbo, Alta Planning + Design
Joe Gilpin, Alta Planning + Design
Paul Ryus, PE, Kittlelson & Associates, Inc.
Contributing Organizations
American Public Transportation Association
Institute of Transportation Engineers
Island Press
Summit Foundation
TransitCenter
Project Steering Committee
Arlington, VA
Larry Marcus, Arlington County
Atlanta, GA
Normal Lopez, Jr., City of Atlanta
Becky Katz, City of Atlanta
Austin, TX
Jim Dale, PE, City of Austin
Robert Spillar, PE, City of Austin
Baltimore, MD
Caitlin Doolin, City of Baltimore
William Johnson, City of Baltimore
Boston, MA
Vineet Gupta, City of Boston
Boulder, CO
BIll Cowern, PE, City of Boulder
Joe Paulson, PE, PTOE, City of Boulder
Natalie Stiffler, AICP, City of Boulder
Burlington, VT
Chapin Spencer, City of Burlington
Cambridge, MA
Tegin Bennett, City of Cambridge
Cara Seiderman, City of Cambridge
Charlotte, NC
Judy Dellert-O’Keef, City of Charlotte
Krystel Green, City of Charlotte
Tom Sorrentino, City of Charlotte
Chicago, IL
Kevin O’Malley, City of Chicago
Keith Privett, City of Chicago
Nathan Roseberry, PE, T.Y. Lin
Malihe Samadi, City of Chicago
Dave Seglin, City of Chicago
Denver, CO
Ryan Billings, City and County of Denver
Emily Snyder, City and County of Denver
Brian Welch, AICP, Regional Transportation District
El Paso, TX
Fred Lopez, AICP, City of El Paso
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Karen Mendrala, City of Fort Lauderdale
Hoboken, NJ
Susan Poliwka, City of Hoboken
Houston, TX
Christof Spieler, Houston Metro
Jeffrey Weatherford, City of Houston
Indianapolis, IN
Justin Stuehrenberg, Indygo
Los Angeles, CA
Martha Butler, LA Metro
Zaki Mustafa, LADOT
Seleta Reynolds, LADOT
Louisville, KY
Aida Copic, AICP, Transit Authority of River City
Rolf Eisenger, City of Louisville
Madison, WI
David Dryer, City of Madison
Minneapolis, MN
Lucy Galbraith, AICP, Metro Transit
Jennifer Hager, City of Minneapolis
John Pierce, Metro Transit
Montréal, QC
Luc Couillard, Ville de Montréal
New York, NY
Eric Beaton, NYC Dot
Taylor Reiss Gouge, PE, NYC Dot
Chris Pangilinan, MTA
Aaron Sugiura, NYC Dot
Buckley Yung, MTA
Oakland, CA
Christine Calabrese, City of Oakland
Stephen Newhouse, AC Transit
Philadelphia, PA
Logan Axelson, DVRPC
Jennifer Barr, AICP, SEPTA
Mike Carroll, City of Philadelphia
Patricia Ellis, City of Philadelphia
Tanya Flint, SEPTA
Erik Johanson, SETPA
Betsy Mastaglio, DVRPC
Andrew Stober, City of Philadelphia
Ema Yamamoto, City of Philadelphia
Phoenix, AZ
Jenny Grote, PE, PTOE, City of Phoenix
Mark Melnychenko, City of Phoenix
Eileen Yazzie, City of Phoenix
Pittsburgh, PA
Andrew Dash, City of Pittsburgh
Patrick Roberts, City of Pittsburgh
Portland, OR
Ben Baldwin, TriMet
Teresa Boyle, Portland Bureau of Transportation
Peter Koonce, Portland Bureau of Transportation
Ken Zatarain, TriMet
Puebla, PU
Ari Fernando Valerdi Moroni, IMPLAN City of Peubla
San Diego, CA
Linda Marabian, City of San Diego
San Francisco, CA
Peter Albert, SFMTA
Jamie Parks, SFMTA
Britt Tanner, SFMTA
Dustin White, SFMTA
Salt Lake City, UT
Becka Roolf, Salt Lake City
Julianne Sabula, Salt Lake City
San José, CA
Zahi Kattab, City of San José
Lauren Ledbetter, Valley Transportation Authority
Seattle, WA
Bill Bryant, City of Seattle
Scott Kubly, City of Seattle
Paulo Nuñes-Euno, City of Seattle
Somerville, MA
Jennifer Molina, City of Somerville
Toronto, ON
Justin Bak, City of Toronto
David Kuperman, City of Toronto
Vancouver, BC
Dale Bracewell, City of Vancouver
Neal Peacocke, City of Vancouver
Ventura, CA
Derek Towers, City of Ventura
Washington, DC
Jamie Carrington, AICP, WMATA
Jim Hamre, WMATA
Sam Zimabwe, DDOT
About NACTO
NACTO’s mission is to build cities as places for people, with safe, sustainable, accessible and equitable transportation choices that support a strong economy and vibrant quality of life. The National Association of City Transportation Officials is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit association that represents large cities on transportation issues of local, regional, and national significance. The organization facilitates the exchange of transportation ideas, insights, and best practices among large cities, while fostering a cooperative approach to key issues facing cities and metropolitan areas. As a coalition of city transportation departments, NACTO is committed to raising the state of practice for street design and transportation by building a common vision, sharing data, peer-to-peer exchange in workshops and conferences, and regular communication among member cities.
National Association of City Transportation Officials
120 Park Avenue, 23rd Floor New York, NY 10017
www.nacto.org
© Copyright 2016 National Association of City
Transportation Officials
ISBN: 978-1-61091-747-6
Library of Congress Catalog Control Number:
2016933373
NACTO Executive Board
Seleta Reynolds, President
General Manager, Los Angeles
Department of Transportation
Scott Kubly, Vice President
Director, Seattle Department
of Transportation
Crissy Fanganello, Secretary
Director of Transportation for Public Works, City and County of Denver
Danny Pleasant, Treasurer
Director of Transportation, City of Charlotte
Robin Hutcheson,
Affiliate Member Representative
Director of Transportation, Salt Lake City
Janette Sadik-Khan, Chair
NACTO Member Cities
Atlanta
Austin
Baltimore
Boston
Charlotte
Chicago
Denver
Detroit
Houston
Los Angeles
Minneapolis
New York
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Pittsburgh
Portland
San Antonio
San Diego
San Francisco
San José
Seattle
Washington, DC
International Members
Montréal, QC
Puebla, Mexico
Toronto, ON
Vancouver, BC
Affiliate Members
Arlington, VA
Boulder, CO
Burlington, CT
Cambridge, MA
Chattanooga, TN
El Paso, TX
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Hoboken, NJ
Indianapolis, IN
Louisville, KY
Madison, WI
Memphis, TN
Miami Beach, FL
Oakland, CA
Palo Alto, CA
Salt Lake City, UT
Santa Monica, CA
Somerville, MA
Vancouver, WA
Ventura, CA
NACTO Project Team
Linda Bailey,
Executive Director
Matthew Roe,
Director, Designing Cities Initiative
Corinne Kisner,
Director of Policy and Special Projects
Craig Toocheck,
Program Analyst/Designer,
Designing Cities Initiative
Aaron Villere,
Designing Cities Fellow
About Island Press
Since 1984, the nonprofit Island Press has been stimulating, shaping, and communicating the ideas that are essential for solving environmental problems worldwide. With more than 800 titles in print and some 40 new releases each year, we are the nation’s leading publisher on environmental issues. We identify innovative thinkers and emerging trends in the environmental field. We work with world-renowned experts and authors to develop cross-disciplinary solutions to environmental challenges. Island Press designs and implements coordinated book publication campaigns in order to communicate our critical messages in print, in person, and online using the latest technologies, programs, and the media. Our goal: to reach targeted audiences—scientists, policymakers, environmental advocates, the media, and concerned citizens—that can and will take action to protect the plants and animals that enrich our world, the ecosystems we need to survive, the water we drink, and the air we breathe. Island Press gratefully acknowledges the support of its work by the Agua Fund, Inc., The Margaret A. Cargill Foundation, Betsy and Jesse Fink Foundation, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, The Kresge Foundation, The Forrest and Frances Lattner Foundation, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, The Curtis and Edith Munson Foundation, The Overbrook Foundation, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, The Summit Foundation, Trust for Architectural Easements, The Winslow Foundation, and other generous donors. The opinions expressed in this book are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of our donors.