Integrating the Concept of Complete Streets into Pavement Preservation
Year: 2023
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: A large share of projects funded by state departments of transportation (DOTs) are for pavement preservation, which intends to maintain roadway pavement condition above a minimum acceptable level. Complete Streets is typically considered as opportunities to accommodate all road users and has been perceived as having conflicts with pavement preservation. To improve Complete Streets’ implementation, this paper reviews how state DOTs in the US integrate the Complete Streets concept into their pavement preservation programs in practice. Based on the review, the overall strategies for concept integration include low-cost safety improvements, road diets, and project upgrades. Major documents with policy implementation inputs and activities that support concept integration to achieve intended results were analyzed (i.e., cooperation, funding, staff training, and performance measure development). This review provides valuable insights regarding the critical challenges preventing effective concept integration in practice and introduces practical solutions implemented by some state DOTs.
Institutions: Louisiana State University, LSU New Orleans
Language: English
Subfield: Transportation
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W4380484666