Subject: Roundabouts and economic development

There have been some listserv discussions on and off about how to goabout a roundabout economic analysis.  While not specific to roundabouts (alas, not even mentioned!), Janett Sadik-Kahn at NYC DOT has just published a set of related metrics that might be helpful.

NYC DOT Publishes First-Ever Metric for Measuring Economic Benefits of Safer, More Sustainable Streets, Providing Innovative Planning and Outreach Toolkit for Cities Worldwide http://a841-tfpweb.nyc.gov/dotpress/2013/12/measuring-economic-benefits-of-sustainable-streets/

The report itself is at:

http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/dot-economic-benefits-of-sustainable-streets.pdf

For more on Ms. Sadik-Kahn, who broughtabout a lot of interesting change to fruition in a short time:

ULI honors:

http://www.rew-online.com/2013/12/16/uli-honors-janette-sadik-khan/

Her TED talk will inspire those who aspire to improve streets and want to try out ideas (recommended viewing!):

http://www.ted.com/talks/janette_sadik_khan_new_york_s_streets_not_so_mean_any_more.html

-Ken

Ken Sides, PE