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Thunderhead Alliance 50 States/50 Cities Project Complete Streets Pro Walk/Pro Bike September 8, 2004. The Scoop on Complete Streets. Barbara McCann McCann Consulting. The 50 States/50 Cities Project Role in Complete Streets. Sue Knaup Thunderhead Alliance. Local Successes. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Advancing bicycling through unified state and local advocacy organizations
Thunderhead Alliance
50 States/50 Cities Project
Complete Streets
Pro Walk/Pro Bike
September 8, 2004
Advancing bicycling through unified state and local advocacy organizations
Barbara McCann
McCann Consulting
The Scoop on Complete Streets
Advancing bicycling through unified state and local advocacy organizations
Sue Knaup
Thunderhead Alliance
The 50 States/50 Cities Project Role in Complete Streets
Advancing bicycling through unified state and local advocacy organizations
Local Successes
Alabama Bicycle Coalition
First Meeting!
Advancing bicycling through unified state and local advocacy organizations
Local Successes
San Francisco Bicycle Coalition
City Hall Bicycle Garage
Advancing bicycling through unified state and local advocacy organizations
Local Successes
Washington Area Bicyclist Association
More than 8000 cyclists line up in the shadow of the US Capitol dome for the start of Bike DC
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Estimated Bicycling Mode Share (Year 2000)
1.8%
1.2%
3.4%
1.6%
11.3%
2.0%
6.7%
4.1%
1.7%
3.1%
1.6%
6.2%
5.2%
6.7%
1.2%
0.0% 2.0% 4.0% 6.0% 8.0% 10.0% 12.0%
Chicago
Columbus
Denver
Houston
Madison
Miami
Minneapolis
New Orleans
New York
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Portland
Salt Lake City
Seattle
St Louis
mode share
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Miles of trails, lanes, and routes
0 100 200 300 400 500
Chicago
Columbus
Denver
Houston
Madison
Minneapolis
New Orleans
New York
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Portland
Salt Lake City
Seattle
St Louis
Lanes
Routes
Trails
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Fatalities
0.72 0.59
2.85
1.3
3.13
0.63
1.331.62
1.43
0.84 0.83
2.04
0.53 0.4
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
Fatalities per 10,000,000 trips
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Regional funding levels for bicycling (CMAQ)
6.4%
0.0% 0.0%
2.6%
0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
9.5%
6.6%
10.4%
0.0%
2.0%
4.0%
6.0%
8.0%
10.0%
12.0%
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Complete Streets example
Bicycle Transportation Alliance leads a bike education class on an Ashland, Oregon complete street
Advancing bicycling through unified state and local advocacy organizations
Complete Streets example
Prescott Alternative Transportation volunteers install bike route signs
Advancing bicycling through unified state and local advocacy organizations
Allen Turnbull
BikeWalk Virginia
Steps to Winning Complete Streets
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VDOT Steering Committee
1 2Divisions/Departments
comprised the VDOT Bicycle and Pedestrian Steering Committee
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VDOT Steering Committee
• Commonwealth Transportation Board
• Commissioner's Staff
• District General Administration
• District Construction Administration
• District Maintenance Administration
• Residency Administration
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VDOT Steering Committee
• State Location and Design
• State Local Assistance Division
• State Asset Management Administration
• State Programming
• State Policy Division
• Dept. of Rail and Public Transportation
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Stakeholder Working Group
1 5Divisions/Departments
or Agencies comprised the Stakeholder Working Group
Advancing bicycling through unified state and local advocacy organizations
Stakeholder Working Group
• Bicyclists
• Pedestrians
• Disabled
• Urban Area Locality
• Rural Area Locality
• Metropolitan Planning Organization
• Regional Rural Transportation Planning
• Federal Highway Administration
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Stakeholder Working Group
• Dept. of Rail and Public Transportation
• Commissioner’s Staff
• VDOT Bicycle and Pedestrian Program
• VDOT Residency Office
• VDOT Local Assistance Div.
• VDOT Location and Design Div.
• VDOT Asset Management Div.
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Project Timeline 2003
• April – Secretary of Transportation announces Directive at 5th annual BWV conference
• July – 1st mtg. Stakeholder Group
• Aug. – Andy Clarke gives “perfect” presentation to Stakeholders
• Sept. – User’s on-line survey
• Oct/Dec. – Policy Development
2004
• Jan/Feb – Public Comment
• March – Formal Adoption by Commonwealth Transportation Board
• April – Secretary of Transportation announces NEW policy at 6th annual BWV conference
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Mele Williams
League of American Bicyclists
Your Role in Implementing Complete Streets
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Essential Factors
• Must have adopted a “complete streets” policy
• Must result in improved policy framework (including evaluation and auditing element)
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Important Factors
• Strength of local advocacy movement• Good working relationship with state/local
agencies• Showcase success to influential MOCs• State/locality is good example to others• Project will result in specific bike/ped projects• Unique opportunity and timing• Increased cycling, decreased crashes
Advancing bicycling through unified state and local advocacy organizations
South Carolina
“…be it resolved that the SCDOT Commission…affirms that bicycling and walking accommodations should be a routine part of the department’s planning, design, construction and operating activities, and will be included in the everyday operations of our transportation system.”
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South Carolina“…be it further resolved,
that the SCDOT Commission requires SC counties and municipalities to make bicycling and pedestrian improvements an integral part of their transportation planning and programming where State or Federal Highway funding is utilized.”
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Phase I: Fact-Finding
• Determine current awareness and commitment w/in state DOT and other agencies
– Aware, supportive and actively implementing?
– What barriers or perceived barriers are there?
– Who needs to be involved?
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Phase II: Training and Education
• BFC Workshops• Bicycle Facility
Planning and Design• Advocacy Training• Presentations and
Briefings as Needed (City Councils, Mayors, legislators,
press, etc.)
• Conference Workshops
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Phase III: Evaluation
• Follow-up interviews and surveys
• Reports– Numbers trained– Press coverage– Specific changes to
transportation projects/programs– Manual/document updates– Other demonstrable changes
• Final presentation to State DOT
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Thank You!
• Thunderhead Alliance: www.thunderheadalliance.org
• Benchmarking: www.biketraffic.org/benchmarking
• McCann Consulting: www.bmccann.net
• BikeWalk Virginia: www.bikewalkvirginia.org
• League of American Bicyclists: www.bikeleague.org
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Arlington, VA:Columbia Pike near Four Mile Run “Before”
Advancing bicycling through unified state and local advocacy organizations
Arlington, VA:Columbia Pike near Four Mile Run
“After”