{"id":7599,"date":"2024-06-18T09:00:31","date_gmt":"2024-06-18T13:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tooledesign.com\/?p=7599"},"modified":"2024-06-26T12:20:04","modified_gmt":"2024-06-26T16:20:04","slug":"no-more-five-lane-roadways-notes-from-an-engineer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tooledesign.com\/insights\/2024\/06\/no-more-five-lane-roadways-notes-from-an-engineer\/","title":{"rendered":"No More Five-Lane Roads: An Engineer&#8217;s Perspective"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7599\" class=\"elementor elementor-7599\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fe9cde0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fe9cde0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-685c299\" data-id=\"685c299\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0adaf1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0adaf1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.7.8 - 02-10-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>June is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.cdc.gov\/niosh-science-blog\/2024\/06\/05\/safety-month-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Safety Month<\/a>, and the \u201croadway safety\u201d and \u201crisk reduction\u201d themes really hit home with all the work we are doing on Safety Action Plans around the country. Time and again we see four- and five-lane undivided roadways dominate the high injury networks and the list of risk factors we are tasked to address.<\/p><p>So this was a good time to ask one of our engineers some fundamental questions about multi-lane undivided highways in urban and suburban areas, and how roadway designers can change their approach to help reduce risks for the traveling public.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tooledesign.com\/people\/mariel-colman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mariel Colman<\/a>, a senior engineer in our Columbus office, gave us some answers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e14c4b9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e14c4b9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a660dec\" data-id=\"a660dec\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7a73a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f7a73a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Mariel, Five-Lane Roads Are All Over U.S. Cities and Suburbs. Are They Necessary?<\/h4><p><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW200338959 BCX0\">No, many of them are not necessary. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW200338959 BCX0\">Much of the roadway infrastructure throughout the United <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW200338959 BCX0\">States<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW200338959 BCX0\">has<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW200338959 BCX0\"> been built (or overbuilt) to carry vastly more traffic than it actually does.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">According to the FHWA, \u201cTypically, a Road Diet is implemented on a roadway with a current and future average daily traffic of 25,000 or less.\u201d In Ohio, where I live and work, of the 44,000 miles of roadways with more than three lanes, 95% have an annual average daily volume of fewer than 25,000 vehicles, and 80% are under 15,000 vehicles per day. So even by today&#8217;s engineering standards, there is no reason these roadways need so many lanes, and certainly no excuse to further widen them.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-34c6969 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"34c6969\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5142230\" data-id=\"5142230\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-112dbed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"112dbed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Why are WIde Roads and Excess Capacity a Problem?<\/h4><p><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW233383034 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW233383034 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW233383034 BCX0\">For starters, they\u2019re<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW233383034 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW233383034 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW233383034 BCX0\"> a proble<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW233383034 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW233383034 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW233383034 BCX0\">m because <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW233383034 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW233383034 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW233383034 BCX0\">they\u2019re<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW233383034 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW233383034 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW233383034 BCX0\"> not safe. Wide, fast <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW233383034 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW233383034 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW233383034 BCX0\">roads <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW233383034 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW233383034 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW233383034 BCX0\">in <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW233383034 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW233383034 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW233383034 BCX0\">populated <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW233383034 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW233383034 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW233383034 BCX0\">areas <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW233383034 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW233383034 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW233383034 BCX0\">are <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW233383034 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW233383034 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW233383034 BCX0\">at the <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW233383034 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW233383034 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW233383034 BCX0\">center <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW233383034 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW233383034 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW233383034 BCX0\">of <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW233383034 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW233383034 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW233383034 BCX0\">the roadway safety crisis. <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW233383034 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW233383034 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW233383034 BCX0\">Yet many cities and states continue to push forward with \u201csafety improvement\u201d projects that involve road widening. I&#8217;m not singling out any area of the country here; nearly every jurisdiction in the U.S.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW233383034 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW233383034 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW233383034 BCX0\">historically used the same playbook and principles that prioritized speed over safety. Today, many of those same cities and states are now striving for a safer, multimodal transportation network.<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP TrackedChange SCXW233383034 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"EOP TrackedChange SCXW233383034 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW223394058 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW223394058 BCX0\">There is a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nacto.org\/publication\/city-limits\/the-need\/speed-kills\/\">body of evidence<\/a>\u00a0that shows wider lanes and excess\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW223394058 BCX0\">roadway\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW223394058 BCX0\">capacity<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW223394058 BCX0\">lead to higher speeds. And speed kills.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW223394058 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW223394058 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW223394058 BCX0\">Adding travel lanes on roadways with intersections and access points means left-turning drivers have more lanes to cross. That exposes them to more potential left-hook crashes. And, since wider roads lead to higher speeds, it means those crashes are often deadlier.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP TrackedChange SCXW223394058 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c6c3e6e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c6c3e6e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f2a120d\" data-id=\"f2a120d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82c1fa9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"82c1fa9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.7.8 - 02-10-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nacto.org\/publication\/city-limits\/the-need\/speed-kills\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"373\" src=\"https:\/\/tooledesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/NACTO_Speed_Kills_speed-fatality.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tooledesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/NACTO_Speed_Kills_speed-fatality.png 960w, https:\/\/tooledesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/NACTO_Speed_Kills_speed-fatality-300x175.png 300w, https:\/\/tooledesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/NACTO_Speed_Kills_speed-fatality-768x447.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Credit: NACTO City Limits.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8999d77 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8999d77\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c67f7cf\" data-id=\"c67f7cf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c298066 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c298066\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\">Adding lanes also leads to greater exposure for people walking, biking, or rolling at intersections and crossings. This is because they have a wider roadway to cross but also because drivers need to pay\u00a0attention to multiple lanes of oncoming traffic and therefore are more likely to overlook a person crossing.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\">If we want to get serious about systemic safety, we need to design roads that invite slower speeds and are less likely to lead to fatal or serious injuries when collisions do occur.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-29aab80 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"29aab80\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-318b821\" data-id=\"318b821\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0f4855 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b0f4855\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Who are these Roads Harming?<\/h4><p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">Multi-lane roadways with excess capacity\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/smartgrowthamerica.org\/dangerous-by-design\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">perpetuate inequities<\/a>\u00a0in the United States. Their safety risks disproportionately harm Native American people, Black people, young people, older people, people with disabilities, unhoused people, and people from low-income households.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">These wide roadways with fast-moving traffic (and often minimal or no sidewalks) are more likely to occur in areas of poverty and low-wage employment. And people living and working there often lack political capital to successfully stop the construction or expansion of these dangerous corridors.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dae9efe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dae9efe\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ff78c0\" data-id=\"1ff78c0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4290126 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4290126\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/smartgrowthamerica.org\/dangerous-by-design\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/tooledesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/2024_Dangerous-by-Design_ped-deaths-by-race-1000x650.png\" class=\"attachment-projectthumb size-projectthumb\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Credit: Smart Growth America Dangerous by Design 2024 report.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f4eace3\" data-id=\"f4eace3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e12ad6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e12ad6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/smartgrowthamerica.org\/dangerous-by-design\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/tooledesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/2024_Dangerous-by-Design_ped-deaths-by-census-tract-income-1000x650.png\" class=\"attachment-projectthumb size-projectthumb\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Credit: Smart Growth America Dangerous by Design 2024 report.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2eb1636 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2eb1636\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-33eabd7\" data-id=\"33eabd7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ba1552 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ba1552\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">People in these areas are also less likely to benefit from a roadway designed to move cars faster, as rates of vehicle ownership are lower. Those who depend on walking, biking, or taking transit face longer crossing distances and wait times, and a high risk of exposure.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\" data-contrast=\"none\">These areas have effectively been deemed \u201cflyover\u201d zones for those with motor vehicles to pass through. And the deaths and injuries of people living and working there are the collateral damage.<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7da3a28 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7da3a28\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d62fc3\" data-id=\"2d62fc3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb10e13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb10e13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Are Unsafe, Inequitable Roadways the Price We Pay for Efficiency?<\/h4><p>Fast-moving, multi-lane roads aren\u2019t actually efficient.\u00a0<span class=\"TextRun SCXW74172135 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW74172135 BCX0\">Mo<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW74172135 BCX0\">st <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW74172135 BCX0\">traffic studies focus on<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW74172135 BCX0\">capacity, meaning <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW74172135 BCX0\">how to move the most people in the least amount of time. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW74172135 BCX0\">But i<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW74172135 BCX0\">f <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW74172135 BCX0\">capacity<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW74172135 BCX0\"> is the goal, then why are we <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW74172135 BCX0\">prioritizing<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW74172135 BCX0\"> the least effic<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW74172135 BCX0\">ient mode<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW74172135 BCX0\"> to <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW74172135 BCX0\">accomplish<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW74172135 BCX0\"> that goal<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW74172135 BCX0\">?<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW74172135 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW74172135 BCX0\" style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"EOP SCXW74172135 BCX0\" style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\"><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW238727972 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW238727972 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW238727972 BCX0\">Looking at the big picture, m<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW238727972 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW238727972 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW238727972 BCX0\">otor vehicles <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW238727972 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW238727972 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW238727972 BCX0\">simply <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW238727972 BCX0\">don\u2019t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW238727972 BCX0\"> move<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW238727972 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW238727972 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW238727972 BCX0\"> people <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW238727972 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW238727972 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW238727972 BCX0\">as efficiently as<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW238727972 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW238727972 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW238727972 BCX0\"> other modes.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">We&#8217;ve all seen some version of the graphic showing how many more person-trips we can accomplish by walking, biking, or transit than by single-occupancy vehicles. Even when optimistically maxed out with 4-5 people, private vehicles can\u2019t match the carrying capacity of shared, active, or mixed modes.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun TrackChangeHoverSelectHighlightRed SCXW109618558 BCX0\" style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">If we want to build roadways that move people efficiently,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun TrackChangeHoverSelectHighlightRed SCXW109618558 BCX0\" style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">let\u2019s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun TrackChangeHoverSelectHighlightRed SCXW109618558 BCX0\" style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">\u00a0design them to support the most efficient modes.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-42d65c8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"42d65c8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a32f36b\" data-id=\"a32f36b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2d0f64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f2d0f64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nacto.org\/publication\/transit-street-design-guide\/introduction\/why\/designing-move-people\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/tooledesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/NACTO_Design-to-Move-People_all-e1461361807936-768x499.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tooledesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/NACTO_Design-to-Move-People_all-e1461361807936-768x499.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tooledesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/NACTO_Design-to-Move-People_all-e1461361807936-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tooledesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/NACTO_Design-to-Move-People_all-e1461361807936-1024x665.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tooledesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/NACTO_Design-to-Move-People_all-e1461361807936-1536x998.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tooledesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/NACTO_Design-to-Move-People_all-e1461361807936-2048x1330.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/tooledesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/NACTO_Design-to-Move-People_all-e1461361807936-1000x650.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/tooledesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/NACTO_Design-to-Move-People_all-e1461361807936-1400x910.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Capacity of a single 10-foot lane by mode at peak conditions with normal operations. Credit: NACTO Transit Street Design Guide.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6d66393 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6d66393\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6396216\" data-id=\"6396216\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da4511b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da4511b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">I\u2019ll also note that wide streets that prioritize motor vehicles are not an efficient use of land or of public funds. Check out Strong Towns\u2019 article\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.strongtowns.org\/journal\/2018\/2\/5\/the-true-cost-of-a-stroad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The True Cost of a Stroad<\/a><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">\u00a0for a good summary of this point.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-43b338c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"43b338c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e5883ad\" data-id=\"e5883ad\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1de98c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c1de98c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>How can Engineers be part of the solution?<\/h4>\n<p>In some ways, engineers are the gatekeepers of roadway design, with our codes and equations and traffic forecasting models. We have a \u201ccertified\u201d way of predicting future traffic volumes. At the same time, I know many engineers feel trapped by these tools. I often hear things like, \u201cWe want to change what we\u2019re doing but don\u2019t know how.\u201d Or \u201cOur standards just don\u2019t allow us to do this differently.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Traffic forecasting is a self-fulfilling prophecy: by designing for more cars, we end up encouraging more driving. It\u2019s a cycle based on a false assumption. More cars do not necessarily warrant more roadway space. And, crucially, more people does not necessarily mean more cars.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange TrackChangeHoverSelectColorRed SCXW220613300 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW220613300 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun TrackChangeHoverSelectHighlightRed SCXW220613300 BCX0\">There is another way. What if we repurposed the extra space in the roadway for transit and bikeways? What if, instead of perpetuating inequities, we designed for modal equity, safety, and community and economic vitality?<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP TrackedChange SCXW220613300 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b14ea67 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b14ea67\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e49c8e\" data-id=\"3e49c8e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f59933c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f59933c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tooledesign.com\/project\/prince-avenue-pilot-project\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/tooledesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/PrincePilot_before-after.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tooledesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/PrincePilot_before-after.png 1500w, https:\/\/tooledesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/PrincePilot_before-after-300x74.png 300w, https:\/\/tooledesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/PrincePilot_before-after-1024x253.png 1024w, https:\/\/tooledesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/PrincePilot_before-after-768x190.png 768w, https:\/\/tooledesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/PrincePilot_before-after-1400x346.png 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">In 2022, Athens-Clarke County, Georgia, installed a road diet pilot along Prince Avenue to improve safety and repurpose the extra space for bike lanes. Credit: Athens-Clarke County Police Department.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-69f564a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"69f564a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8590515\" data-id=\"8590515\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e272b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e272b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Sounds Great&#8230; How Do We Do That? How Do We Break The CYcle?<\/h4><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\">We need to c<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\">hange our assumptions.<\/span> <span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">We&#8217;ve already proven for decades that the assumptions we feed the model <\/span><a style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/ncst.ucdavis.edu\/research-product\/induced-vehicle-travel-environmental-review-process\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">will yield results in line with those assumptions<\/a><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">. Let&#8217;s stop clinging to outdated models that assume growth equals more cars and wider roadways. Instead, we should pledge to accommodate growth with a maximum of, say, three vehicular lanes AND high-quality pedestrian, bicycle, and transit infrastructure. We can change the equation, <\/span><a style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/05\/31\/headway\/highways-colorado-transportation.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">like Colorado is doing<\/a><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">, and change the outcomes.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\">We also need to consider movement <em>and<\/em> place.<\/span> <span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">Instead of starting with site selection and considering transportation needs later, we can help integrate transportation and land use decisions. I look to FHWA&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/international.fhwa.dot.gov\/programs\/mrp\/docs\/FHWA-PL-23-006.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Improving Pedestrian Safety on Urban Arterials: Learning from Australasia<\/a>, which outlines the Movement and Place framework used in Australasian countries and emphasizes the need for teams \u2014 including engineers \u2014 to work together to coordinate a community\u2019s vision for transportation (movement) and land use (place), whether on a narrow city street or a higher-speed arterial.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-045c9b5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"045c9b5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-55931a6\" data-id=\"55931a6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa80f98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fa80f98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/international.fhwa.dot.gov\/programs\/mrp\/docs\/FHWA-PL-23-006.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/tooledesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/FHWA-Movement-Place-Framework-1024x829.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tooledesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/FHWA-Movement-Place-Framework-1024x829.png 1024w, https:\/\/tooledesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/FHWA-Movement-Place-Framework-300x243.png 300w, https:\/\/tooledesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/FHWA-Movement-Place-Framework-768x622.png 768w, https:\/\/tooledesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/FHWA-Movement-Place-Framework-1536x1243.png 1536w, https:\/\/tooledesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/FHWA-Movement-Place-Framework-2048x1658.png 2048w, https:\/\/tooledesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/FHWA-Movement-Place-Framework-1400x1133.png 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">New South Wales, Australia charts road and street types according to their transportation and land use functions. Credit: FHWA Improving Pedestrian Safety on Urban Arterials.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c0079bf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c0079bf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7015c74\" data-id=\"7015c74\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4aa4cdf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4aa4cdf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Do You See these Changes Starting to Happen?<\/h4><p>Thankfully, yes. Some states and communities are already taking these steps in heartening ways. For instance, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lucascountyengineer.org\/uploads\/1\/4\/2\/4\/142420704\/nw_ohio_tsp_final_043024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Northwest Ohio SS4A Plan<\/a>\u00a0features engineering and land use policies that prioritize safe access and mobility for all.\u00a0<\/p><p><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW119814027 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW119814027 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW119814027 BCX0\">I&#8217;m<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW119814027 BCX0\">really proud<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW119814027 BCX0\"> to work with many <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW119814027 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW119814027 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW119814027 BCX0\">safety-first<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW119814027 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW119814027 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW119814027 BCX0\"> and people-focused engineers, both at Toole Design and in communities across the United States. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW119814027 BCX0\">We have the opportunity<\/span><\/span><\/span> <span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW119814027 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW119814027 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW119814027 BCX0\">to rethink the standards and assumptions we have inherited to engineer a safer, more efficient, more equitable transportation future.<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP TrackedChange SCXW119814027 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>June is\u00a0National Safety Month, and the \u201croadway safety\u201d and \u201crisk reduction\u201d themes really hit home with all the work we&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":7646,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[85,3103,2396],"class_list":["post-7599","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-research","tag-engineering","tag-ohio","tag-safety"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v14.7 - 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