CSTI 2018: Karina Ricks City of Pittsburgh Presentation

PGH MOBILITY Department of Mobility and Infrastructure Karina Ricks, Director Karina.ricks@pittsburghpa.gov | @walk_left

March 2018

FORMING DOMI • Dispersed transportation planning, design + operations responsibility • City Planning • Public Works • Mayor’s Office

• 2016 Smart Cities Challenge • New and old mobility • Information + Communications Technologies (ICT)

• NACTO review – create a consolidated department for mobility and infrastructure 2

MO·BIL·I·TY MŌˈBILƏDĒ (NOUN)

THE ABILITY TO MOVE FREELY AND EASILY. THE ABILITY TO MOVE BETWEEN DIFFERENT LEVELS IN SOCIETY OR EMPLOYMENT. 3

COMMUTING TIME IS THE SINGLE STRONGEST FACTOR IN THE ODDS OF ESCAPING POVERTY. THE LONGER AN AVERAGE COMMUTE, THE WORSE THE CHANCES OF MOVING UP THE LADDER. “THE IMPACTS OF NEIGHBORHOODS ON INTERGENERATIONAL MOBILITY” RAJ CHETTY AND NATHANIEL HENDREN, HARVARD UNIVERSITY, APRIL 2015.

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MISSION PROVIDE THE PHYSICAL MOBILITY NECESSARY TO SUPPORT THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC MOBILITY OF THE PEOPLE OF PITTSBURGH THROUGH THE MANAGEMENT, DESIGN, IMPROVEMENT OF AND OPERATIONS ON THE PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY.

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ORGANIZATION + FUNCTIONS Key Collaborators • • • • • •

City Planning Public Works Public Safety Port Authority Local partners Many others!!

Planning, Policy + Permits Planning + Policy ROW management (utilities) Prioritization + programming Measurement + evaluation

Traffic + Transportation Operations Signs, markings + signals Street operations Livable streets

Project Design + Delivery Paving program Street design Structures Construction 6

GOALS + MEASURES 1. No one dies or is seriously injured traveling our city streets.

2. Every household can access fresh fruits and vegetables within 20 minutes of home, even without a private vehicle.

3. All trips less than 1 mile are easily and enjoyably achieved by non-vehicle travel.

4. Streets and intersections are intuitive to use, even by an adolescent.

5. Housing, transportation and energy costs consume less than 45% of household income for any quintile.

CORE PRINCIPLES/NEEDS 1.

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Safety: Protecting and providing for all users.

Access: Connecting people to opportunity.

Reliability: Providing an efficient, dependable system.

Preservation: Maintaining what we have Adaptability: Providing for a sustainable future.

SAFETY •

Vision Zero • • • •

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Complete Streets • • •

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Collaborative, cross-cutting Education, Awareness, Enforcement Redesign – high crash corridors/intersections Data/video analytics

Bicycle master plan Pedestrian Bill of Rights Complete Street Design Guidelines

Managing speed • •

Neighborhood traffic calming program Self-enforcing, self-regulating design

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ACCESS •

Inclusive interventions • • •

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Connecting communities • • •

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Age-friendly communities Access for all Sidewalks!

Hazelwood-Oakland connector North hills connections Smart, connected corridors

Expanding options and choices • • • •

Pedal assist / electric bicycles Transportation demand management Microtransit and other new mobility Higher occupancy ride sharing (UberPool, Lyft Line)

RELIABILITY •

Downtown traffic operations • • •

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Transit prioritization • •

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Signal optimization Street modal hierarchy Traffic management center Bus rapid transit Bus bulbs and stop improvements

Smart spines • •

Adaptive traffic signals Enhanced detection systems

PRESERVATION •

Street resurfacing + rehabilitation • Stormwater + green infrastructure • Utility coordination • ROW permit management + enforcement • Slope stabilization, stream restoration • Bridge enhancements • Steps and jumper stairs

ADAPTATION •

Smart streetlights • Smart signals • Electrification • Curbside management • Lane management • Information and communication technology

KARINA RICKS, DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF MOBILITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE KARINA.RICKS@PITTSBURGHPA.GOV @WALK_LEFT

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