an initiative of the Palmetto Cycling Coalition
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This is the first in a series, detailing the upcoming policy change at SCDOT.
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SCDOT Highway Design
will get 5 Context Zones!
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There's a heirarchy in motor vehicle movement that will soon include 5 context zones
from urban to rural
in SC,
so
non-motorized mobility needs
are met, and flexibility is honored.
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Rural
Contexts: undeveloped land, farms, few houses or structures, widely dispersed or no residential, commercial or industrial.
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Rural Town
Contexts: lower speed, small towns, rural communities, sidewalks in some locations, commercial main streets with street parking, residential and school areas and some commercial.
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Suburban
Contexts: outer rim of urban areas, more people biking & walking, low to medium development density, higher speed expectation, off street parking and large building setbacks.
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Urban Town
Contexts: high density development, even more people biking and walking, mixed land uses, prominent destinations, meets needs of through travelers and residents. Light and sometimes heavy industrial. Lower speed expectations and on street parking availability.
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Contexts: Central business districts, high density, small building setbacks, parking decks, continuous pedestrian accommodations due to largest number of people biking & walking.
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One size does not fit all.
Meetings between SCDOT Design staff and SCLCA Advisory committee members discussed expanding the SCDOT Highway Design Manual
from 2 context zones to 5
. SCDOT will soon officially incorporate the 2018 AASHTO Green Book into their Highway Design Manual, which recognizes more than the functional classes (local, arterial), but ALSO recognizes FIVE context classes:
Rural, Rural Town, Suburban, Urban,
and
Urban Core.
This is a big shift in street & road design, accommodating land uses and non-motorized safety needs, while integrating local needs with state owned street design. Changes don't come easy at SCDOT, so we appreciate all involved, in making our roads safer for all.
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SCDOT is presently updating their Highway Design Manual, though now with pandemic interruptions to progress. 2020 is the anticipated year of the HDM update.
Questions? Email PCC's Amy
here
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Thank you to the SCLCA Steering Committee, the Coalition, SCDOT Bike/Ped Advisory Committee, SCLCA Policy Review Team, and SCDOT's staff in Design and Safety for engagement, discussion, and progress towards safer streets for all in South Carolina.
T
he SC Livable Communities Alliance is a coalition-based, multimodal streets policy campaign led by the
Palmetto Cycling Coalition
.
View everyone signed on so far by clicking
here
.
You can sign the policy letter of support as an elected official, business owner, or organization leader by clicking
here
!
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Learn more about the Palmetto Cycling Coalition's (PCC) other work
by visiting our website
here
. The PCC facilitates the larger coalition that is the SC Livable Communities Alliance, as we advance the state Multimodal, or Complete Streets, policy.
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