STEERING AWAY FROM CAR DEPENDENCY
Straightforward Planning Tools to Serve Nondrivers
Make nondrivers visible.
Place nondrivers on mobility
advisory boards, make sure surveys include them, hire nondrivers for transit
and transportation planning positions.
Reduce traffic speeds.
Planners know it's not just lowering speed limits.
Road diets, bulb outs, traffic circles, and raised
sidewalks can slow traffic and make it pedestrian-friendly.
Allow for longer crossing times at crosswalks.
Know that
30 seconds to cross is not enough time for a person using an assistive mobility
device or younger or older citizens.
Take public ownership of sidewalk repair and maintenance.
If a nondriver must walk six blocks to a transit stop, clear it of barriers and make it accessible to all.
Treat sidewalks as any other infrastructure — plan,
fund, and maintain them.
Make transit at least as reliable as driving.
Approach
transit as an equal part of the mobility ecosystem, making it safer and more
connective for citizens.
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