In: Civil Engineering
Please write 5-10 examples for each;
Negatives of Complete Streets
Positives of Complete Streets
Positives of complete street are :-
1) Improved safety and encouragement to walking and cycling : Raising of medians and redesigning of sidewalks and intersections reduce crashes by about 30% and also more safety encourages travellers traveling short distances to prefer cycling or walking.
2) Help in reducing air pollution: Interlinking of various road networks reduce the transit time and preference of cycling or walking over short distances result in less usage of fuel and in turn help in reducing air pollution.
3) Complete streets make more fiscal sense : Integration of side walks , bike Lanes , transit amenities and safe crossings into the initial design itself saves cost of retrofits that may be required later.
4) Complete streets also provide more choices to travellers thereby enabling them to avoid traffic jams and thus ensure smooth traffic flow.
5) Complete streets make more economic sense by providing accessible and efficient connections between residences , schools, parks, public transportation, offices and retail destinations.
6) More jobs will be created by adopting complete streets
Negatives of complete streets :-
1) High initial capital cost.
2) Reduced travel speeds from mode shifts will restrict speed of motorist who want to drive faster.
3) Separate lane for bicycle users can create social stigma and also reduction in speeds of motorist might compel them to use cycle lanes thereby putting cyclist into danger of crashes.
4) Urban fringe reresidents and property owners will incur more cost due to new development.
5) Reduced parking conveniences will adversely affect local merchants who rely on street parking.