The City of Hilliard Sustainability Plan

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Hilliard Sustainability Planthere are high-quality facilities for walking that are safe and direct to reducethe distance to destinations. 9 If there are quality sidewalks or multiusepaths available, and if there are pedestrian features such as signalizedintersections and striped sidewalk crossings, individuals will be more likelyto walk to work or retail that is within a close distance. Hilliard should strivefor sidewalks on 100% of their streets to improve walkability throughout theCity.MeasureThis indicator measures how well Hilliard provides pedestrian infrastructureto encourage walking. This indicator specifically uses GISdata for sidewalks and multi-use paths to calculate the percent ofstreets with pedestrian infrastructure. For this measure, it is simplestto use a pure percentage of the streets with sidewalks, either on oneor both sides of the street, since that data is already tracked by theCity and can be calculated easily by the GIS Coordinator.DescriptionAccording to analysis of existing conditions, the City of Hilliard has21.13 miles of multi-use paths and 162.20 miles of sidewalk. Usingthe City’s current GIS data for streets with sidewalks or adjacentmulti-use paths, the City of Hilliard currently has 62.5% of its streetswith pedestrian infrastructure (107.96 miles of streets with sidewalksout of 172.81 total miles). 10 This analysis can be seen in Map 3.2. Itdoes not include I-270 because it is a federally-maintained Interstatehighway and pedestrians and bicyclists are prohibited from usingthe highway. The City GIS Coordinator can conduct this analysis inconjunction with community plan updates to monitor the progresstowards achieving the goal of improving pedestrian connectivityand walkability throughout the City.Access to Parks and Public SpacesBackgroundThe value of parks and other public spaces like libraries and schoolsto community health and sustainability has been established bynumerous case studies. Research indicates that people who live inECON. EXECUTIVELAND DEV. USESOCIAL SUMMARY& URBAN EQ.ECOLOGY» Map 3.2: Streets with Sidewalks in HilliardData Source: City of Hilliard, 201151
Hilliard Sustainability PlanECON. EXECUTIVELAND USE DEV.SOCIAL SUMMARY& URBAN EQ.ECOLOGYclose proximity to a park are healthier than those who do not. 11Walking and cycling to a school is correlated with increased physicallevels of activity in school children. 12 There is also a correlationbetween the size of the park and physical health: those who livenear large parks engage in more recreational activity than thosewho live near comparatively small parks. 13 Park access is especiallyimportant given that people in the United States have becomeless physically active. A national study conducted in 2000 foundthat only slightly more than a quarter of Americans get the recommendedlevel of weekly physical activity. 14 Though many factorsinfluence levels of physical activity, those who live in areas theyconsider attractive are more likely to engage in physical activitythan those who do not, and proximity to open space increases attractiveness.15Green spaces like parks also contribute to environmental sustainability.Recreational land uses like parks and open space helpmitigate the urban heat island effect. 16 While the urban heat islandeffect is most commonly associated with dense urban areas, it isalso linked with the increased vehicle usage that occurs with lowdensitydevelopment patterns. 17 The type of green space makes adifference: increased tree cover in developed areas captures pollutants,provides habitats, and mitigates the urban heat island effecteven further.MeasureThis indicator measures how easy it is for Hilliard residents to accessparks or public places such as libraries, museums, communityrecreation centers, or cultural sites. Specifically, this is a calculationof the percent of households that are within a quarter mile of apark or public place. This distance is often used as an industry standard forthe distance that most people are willing to walk for errands and to transitstops. 18 This measure can be calculated by the City GIS Coordinator usingexisting street network data. The Network Analyst tool in ArcGIS calculateswalking or biking distance along existing paths to the nearest park or publicplace for each residential parcel. By determining the percentage of householdswithin a path distance of a quarter mile to public parks, the City willbe able to evaluate how easy it is for residents to access parks without havingto drive to them.52» Map 3.3: Park Accessibility Data Sources: City of Hilliard, 2011; MORPC, 2011
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