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Get the Bike
Travel Fix on
Route 66
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Ginny Sullivan Adventure Cycling Association
Alan Thompson Southern California Association of Governments
Colin Bogart Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition
• History of Route 66
• U.S. Bicycle Routes & the Adventure Cycling
Route Network
• Bike Route 66
• Planning a Regional Bike Route
• Advocacy’s Role: Outreach & Implementation
• Main Street of America
• Will Rogers Highway
• Est. 1926
• Eight States, 2,000+ miles, numerous alignments
• Removed from the system in 1985
• Attracting tourists from across the world!
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What do you see at 10-15 miles per hour that you don’t see at 65+ miles per hour?
Everything!
Lon Haldeman
Richard Moeur
Adventure Cycling: Who We Are
• “America’s Bicycle Travel Experts”
• Started as Bikecentennial in 1973
• Largest cycling membership group in North America: 45,000 globally
• Non-profit mission: to inspire and empower people to travel by bicycle • 32 staff and many volunteers
• Outside Magazine Best Place to Work
• Create some of the best bike route maps, publications, special cycling routes (40,000+ miles), tours in North America
40,000 mapped miles and growing!
Why Designate National Bicycle Routes?
Lon Haldeman Melissa Thompson
Why travel by bike?
• It’s Hip!
• Liberating – independent or group
• Easy to set your own budget
• Fitness
• A chance to eat all you want
• Truly “learn the landscape”
• Easy to meet incredible people
• Great for communities
• Eco-friendly
• Pedal for a purpose
• Relaxing
• Exhilarating
• Life-changing
10 Indicators: Bike Travel Blooming
• Economic impact
• State & Provincial interest & actions • New bicycle travel websites
• Commercial tours up
• Cycling events up
• More cyclist campsites everywhere
• Mountain bike-related travel
• 30+ states working on USBRS
• Adventure Cycling network – 40K+ miles
• Record year for bike tourism
Bike Travel Demographics • Highly Educated • Higher Discretionary Income • Bike travelers spend more than average tourist ($100+ daily versus $60+ in 2005) • Typically stay longer in an area • Less direct impact on local environment • Green travel potential and linkage with trains/buses • Becoming sweet spot for 50-64 demo, which as of 2010 accounts for 43 percent of increase in consumer spending
Where is Bicycle Travel Going? Tourism Trends • Chadwick, Martin & Bailey travel trends: Active vacations Sustainable travel
Experiential travel
• New York Times Travel Magazine (March 2010): 50% of American travelers want a culturally authentic experience
European Bike Travel
• Germany -- 3.9 billion euros and 3% of tourism sector
• Austria -- 317 million euros and 5% of tourism sector
• Netherlands – 565 million euros
• Switzerland – 120 million euros
• European bicycle tourism (including 2.8 billion day trips) -- 54 billion euros!
A recent study for the European Parliament (2009) concluded that cycle tourism has a role to play In more sustainable future for domestic and international tourism, and “that cycle tourists bring major benefits to localities which currently do not enjoy mainstream tourism development.” Yet the barriers continue to be • Poor integration with public transport • Lack of consistent infrastructure Demand tends to occur where good networks of cycle routes exist; in a European context this tends to be Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands.
National Cycle Network 2000 4,269 miles 85.5 million trips 2005 ~10,000 miles 236 million trips 2008 12,000+ miles 386 million trips Car displacement = 134 million trips (~35%)
• Velo Quebec – 1970’s • Tours & Promotion • Quebec Province: Mode Share Goals • Significant Government Investment
Quebec and La Route Verte
• $160 million-plus spent on bicycle travel along the network
• ROI: $134 million-plus per year
• Urban-suburban-rural system
• Hospitality certification program
• Virtuous cycle: as the network grows, serious injuries and fatalities have dropped by half – and by much more in per rider terms – total number of riders is mushrooming in all demographic categories
U.S. Economic Impact
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Wisconsin - $534 million/year out of state impact; $924 million direct and indirect impact 13,193 jobs Iowa - A University of Northern Iowa study: biking benefits exceed $450 million Minnesota - $427 million for recreational road and mountain biking – sizable chunk for tourism NC Outer Banks - $60 million and 1,407 jobs ($6.7 million up front investment) Great Allegheny Passage - $40.6 million/ $98 per person per day on overnight cycling travel
> $1 billion annually
Bike travel and tourism are growing in popularity The potential?
• US Bike Industry -~ $6.5 billion • Adventure Travel Industry ~ $89 billion (3 continents)
• Wisconsin and Minnesota alone ~ almost $1 billion annually each How do we capture, organize and utilize this growing clout on behalf of bicycling?
Building USBR 66 ~ State by State
Chicago, Illinois
• League of Illinois
Bicyclists draft a
route guide
• DNR assembles
stakeholders
• Trail Concept Plan is
developed
St. Louis, Missouri • Regional Bike Plan
• Missouri Bike and Pedestrian Federation
• Missouri DOT: priority for USBR designation
Mel Selway
Oklahoma!
• HB 2049 Historic Route 66
Bike Trail
• Oklahoma Bicycle Coalition
Outreach
• Community & Tourism
Support
BUT will the DOT designate?
Texas: Historic
Bicycle Tourism
Trails
Bike Texas is proud to
encourage and support
the development of
these bicycle tourism
trails in an attempt to
foster and promote
Texas as a world class
destination for touring
cyclists.
Arizona Draft Route by DOT
Outreach by Arizona Bicycle Coalition
Signing the Route
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Planning the Route: California
Alan Thompson Active Transportation Coordinator Southern California Association of Governments September 12, 2012
Pro Walk/Pro Bike Long Beach, CA
Ventura
Imperial
San Bernardino
Los Angeles
Riverside Orange
Southern California Association of Governments
Metropolitan Planning Organization 6 Counties
189 Cities
Transportation Planning New Plan every Four Years
Examine All modes
Fiscally constrained
20+ year horizon
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Transportation Planning 2008 Transportation Plan
$545 Billion for all modes
$2.6 billion for Biking/Walking
Biking just under 0.5% of all trips in 2000
2012 Transportation Plan
$525 Billion for all modes
$6.7 billion for Biking/Walking
Biking over 1.7% of all trips in 2010
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How Does BR66 Fit in RTP? Objectives • Increase dedicated funding for active
transportation infrastructure • Develop a regional bikeway network
• Establish Bike Route 66 as part of a functional
network of regional bicycle routes connecting the
region and serving commuter, recreational and
touring cyclists.
Relevant Law
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MAP-21- allocates “Transportation Alternatives” funding to be divided equally between MPOs and the States AB1358 (California Complete Streets Act) – requires all cities to include complete streets principles/policies when performing a major update of their General Plan Caltrans DD64R1 – which details how Caltrans will incorporate AB1358 into their transportation planning process SB375 – designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Integrates land use decisions and transportation. Active Transportation, as a TDM Measure can play a big role.
Existing Bikeways (2010)
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Proposed Bikeways (2035)
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BR66 and Regional Bike Network
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Implementation
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Develop Draft Route Structure
Recently traveled by ACA
Develop BR66 Concept Plan
Based on Illinois BR66 Concept Plan
Includes draft Route Structure
Use BR66 Concept Plan for Local Buy-In
Resolutions supporting BR66
Finalize route
Cities Along Proposed Route • San Bernardino County
Cities: • Barstow • Fontana • Hesperia • Needles • Rancho Cucamonga • Rialto • San Bernardino • Upland • Victorville
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• Los Angeles County Cities: • Arcadia • Azusa • Beverly Hills • Claremont • Duarte • Glendora • Irwindale • La Verne • Los Angeles
• Monrovia • Pasadena • Pomona • San Dimas • Santa Monica • South
Pasadena • West
Hollywood.
Implementation (cont.)
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Once Route is designated
Signage and Wayfinding
Improve Roadway for bicyclists
As part of normal roadway maintenance
As stand-alone bikeway project
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Sample Page from Concept Plan
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Needles In Needles, the preliminary Bike Route 66 travels south to North along Broadway, turning west on Needles Highway/W. Broadway/River Road. As it passes Interstate 40, the road turns into the National Trails Highway. The Bike Route will connect with Interstate 40 again at West Park Road. Implementation Implementation will involve finalizing the route through Needles, posting signage and possibly painting bike lane, and installing bike racks in front of businesses. Primary coordination will be with the City of Needles and local business community. It is important to note that leaving Needles, traveling west, there will be long distances traveled without access to water.
U.S. Bicycle Route 66 ProWalk ProBike 2012
Colin Bogart
Education Director
About LACBC • The largest member-supported, non-profit
bicycle advocacy organization serving Los Angeles County ▫ Founded in 1998 to build a better, more
bike-able Los Angeles County
▫ Promote cycling through education, community building, policy, planning and advocacy
▫ Over 1,200 members
▫ Work with the 88 civic jurisdictions of Los Angeles County, as well as with Caltrans, LADOT, METRO and other agencies
USBR-66 and the Advocate’s Role Why is USBR-66 Important to LACBC?
• Potential for Improved Bikeways
• Possibility for Improved Roads at Minimum
• Help to Establish Regional Network of Bikeways
• Connects Cities in LA County and Beyond
• Consistent with LACBC goals for County-wide bicycle improvements
Photo: Tammy Shurr
USBR-66 and the Advocate’s Role Why is USBR-66 Important to LACBC?
•Supports and Encourages Active Transportation
•Gives LACBC a chance to connect with business and economic development
groups
• USBR-66 Will Attract Tourism Dollars
•Tool to engage the public that we don’t normally reach
Photo: Tammy Shurr
USBR-66 and the Advocate’s Role
Three Phases for Establishing a US Bicycle Route
• Planning
• Implementation
• Promotion
Photo: Tammy Shurr
USBR-66 and the Advocate’s Role
LACBC’s role for all three phases
•Educate
•Push for Coordinated Planning, Implementation, Promotion
Photo: Melissa Thompson
Coordinated Implementation
Who Should We Look to for Implementation?
• Individual Cities
• Metro
• County Public Works
• California Department of Transportation
• All of the Above?
Coordinated Implementation
Potential Partners (Beyond ACA and SCAG)
• California Bicycle Coalition (state DOT focus?)
• LACBC Local Chapters
Pomona
West Hollywood
Beverly Hills
Santa Monica
• CICLE
• Bike SGV
• Bicycle Clubs
Coordinated Implementation
Additional Role of LACBC and Local Chapters
•Educate and Advocate
• City Government
• Local Business Groups
• Members
• Public
•Ride It!! – Check alignment
• You Can’t Beat Local Knowledge
Photo: Lon Haldeman
Tactics for Education/Promotion
Some of the tactics that can be employed
•Newsletter Updates
•Website
•Facebook Page or “Event”
•Local newspaper – letters or op-ed
•City Council meetings
•Business Group meetings
•Bike Rides!! – fun and good for publicity!
Photo: Ride America for Safe Routes
Ginny Sullivan Adventure Cycling Association [email protected]
Alan Thompson Southern California Association of Governments [email protected]
Colin Bogart Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition [email protected]