Moving Ahead for Multimodal Performance Measures: Applying the Charlotte, NC Bicycle and Pedestrian Level of Service Tool in Santa Monica, CA
The urban street design guidelines in Charlotte, NC, USA are an implementation tool for planning and designing “complete streets” in the region. Following their release and adoption in 2007, these guidelines have received a fair deal of praise, including the 2009 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Award for Smart Growth Achievement. They have additionally been lauded for use of context sensitive design and for including a clear institutional process for applying the guidelines to all stages of project delivery. However, with all of these awards and attention, there was relatively little commentary on the bicycle and pedestrian level of service tools created in part with the guidelines.