Ashland's Comprehensive Plan - Transportation Element (extract):

"Ashland has a vision - to retain our small-town character even while we grow. To achieve this vision, we must proactively plan for a transportation system that is integrated into the community and enhances Ashland's livability, character and natural environment...The focus must be on people being able to move easily through the city in all modes of travel, Modal equity...ensures that we will have the opportunity to conveniently and safely use the transportation mode of our choice, and allow us to move toward a less auto-dependent community."

Thursday, February 19, 2009

Shared-Use Streets

An Application of “Shared Space” to an American Small Town
by Celeste Gilman and Robert Gilman

[excerpted from a paper presented to 3rd Urban Street Symposium,June 24-27, 2007 Seattle, Washington]

Langley, Washington, a semi-rural town of 1,050 people, is expected to grow by 40 to 100 percent over the next 20 years. One of the town’s biggest assets is its pedestrian friendly character, which is currently supported by low traffic volumes.
Anticipating this growth, the City is developing new street design standards to support all users and modes. One of the new street types is “shared-use,” which mixes pedestrians, bicyclists, and drivers in a low-speed environment that emphasizes the community function of the street... [more]
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