Complete and Green Streets

16 Pages·2013·1.33 MB·English

Complete and Green Streets
DANNIELLE GLAROS
CHIEF OF STAFF, COUNCILMAN ERIC OLSON

JIM WILSON
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND
TRANSPORTATION, PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY
What is a complete street?
 Complete streets are streets
designed and operated to enable
safe access for all users
 Entire right-of-way is designed,
constructed, operated, and
maintained
 For more information: National
Complete Streets Coalition,
http://www.smartgrowthamerica.
org/complete-streets
What is a green street?
Green streets manage
stormwater runoff as a resource
rather than a waste
Green streets are landscaped
streetside planters or swales
that capture stormwater runoff
and allow it to soak into the
ground so soil and vegetation
filter pollutants
Why?
Create more livable communities and places
Manage stormwater in an environmentally-friendly
way
Address TMDL and WIP
Increase tree canopy
Make it easier for people to walk, bike, and use
public transportation
Ager Road
Green and Complete Street Project
Existing Conditions
Sidewalk and Pedestrian Facilities
Narrow Sidewalk
/Obstructions
Not ADA Compliant
Lack of Connectivity to Other
Trails
Existing Conditions
Transit Use
Metro Bus
Prince George’s
County TheBus
Metro Station
Access
Bus Shelters
Existing Conditions
Storm Drainage
To Sligo Creek and Northwest
Branch with no Controls

Numerous Inlets along Ager
Road

Areas with Surface Water
Ponding
Green/Complete Street
Design Concept
Green/Complete Street Design
EXISTING ROADWAY
SERVICE DRIVE
TWO-LANE ROAD DIET ALTERNATIVE
SERVICE DRIVE