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WelcomeandIntroductions
Goodmorning andwelcometoaninformationalwebinaraboutourexcitingnewprogram– TheBigJumpProject!
Forthenexthour,wewillwalkthroughdetailedexplanationsofwhatTheBigJumpProjecthopestoachieve,whatparticipatingcommunitiescanexpect,andtipsforcreatinganappealingapplication.Wewillleavetimeattheendtorespondtoanyquestionsyoumightthinkofduringthecourseofthewebinar.
AsanintroductiontoourPeopleForBikes staffjoiningustoday,IamKyleWagenschutz,DirectorofLocalInnovation,andIamjoinedbyMarthaRoskowski,VPofLocalInnovationandAislingO’Suilleabhain,MarketingManager.
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Webinar Housekeeping
Wehavemore than300peopleregisteredfortoday’swebinar.Tokeepthelinesofcommunicationclear,we’vemutedallthephonelinesexceptours.
Ifyouwishtoaskaquestionormakeacomments,pleaseusethequestiondialogboxasshownonthescreen.Wewillbemonitoringthequestionboxthroughoutthewebinartocaptureyourquestionsandcomments.Oncewehaveconcludedthepresentation,wewilladdressyourquestionsinthetimeremaining.
Wewanttoberespectfulofyourtimeandwillbeconcludingthewebinarafteranhour.Ifanyquestionsgounansweredornewquestionsaredeveloped,contactinformationwillbeprovideonthelastslideofthispresentationforfuturefollowup.
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PeopleForBikes
PeopleForBikes isanationalbicycleadvocacy organizationwhichincludesbothanindustrycoalitionofbicyclingsuppliersandretailers,aswellasacharitablefoundation.Ourfoundationiswherewehousemajorprograms,liketheBigJumpProject,andengageindividualmembers,affiliateorganizations,andcorporatesponsors.
Overtheyears,wehavespentmorethan$30milliontomakebicyclingbetterthroughouttheUS.We’veinvested$2.1millionincommunitybicyclingprojectsandleveragedmorethan$654millioninfederal,state,andprivatefunding.And ourcontributionshavesupportedothernationalgroupsandprogramsliketheSafeRoutestoSchoolNationalPartnership,theLeagueofAmericanBicyclists,andtheInternationalMountainBicyclingAssociation,ensuringsaferplacestorideforbothchildrenandadults.
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GreenLaneProject
TheBigJumpProjectbuilds onthesuccessofanotherrecentPeopleForBikes programcalledtheGreenLaneProject.TheGreenLaneProjectworkedin12citiesoverthelastfouryearswithagoalofexpeditingtheadoption,design,andimplementationofprotectedbikelanesinU.S.cities.
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GreenLaneProject
Throughasuccessfulmixofdesignworkshops,coordinatedresearch,studytours,peerexchanges,leadershipdevelopment,nationalmediaexposure,andeffectivestorytelling,theGreenLaneProjectwasabletoexpeditetheacceptanceofprotectedbikelanesandmakethemapartofthetoolboxforcreatingeffectivebikeinfrastructure,encouragenationaltransportationagenciestodevelopstandardizedusesforprotectedbikelanes,andwatchasthemilesofprotectedbikelaneshavedoubledevery2yearssince2009.
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TheBigJumpProject
Using therecipeofsuccessdevelopedduringtheGreenLaneProject- leadershipdevelopment,smartoutreach,effectivecommunication,andimmersivelearningexperiences- theBigJumpisthenextevolutioninexpeditingthefrequencybywhichpeopleintheU.S.cancomfortablyandsafelyrideabicycletotheplacestheyareactivelytravelingto.
TheBigJumprecognizesthatcitiesaredoingmanyofthethingsrequiredtocreatevibrantplacestobicycle– constructingoff-streetpathwaysandslowresidentialzonesforridingbikes,utilizingprotectedbikelanedesignsinbusycommercialcorridors,buildingcommunitysupportindiverseneighborhoods,andencouragingtheirneighborsandcoworkerstogetoutonbikes.
TheBigJumpisaboutbringingtogetherallthisefforts,connectingthedotsbetweensmartoutreachandsafeinfrastructuredevelopment,anddocumentingandmeasuringtheseresults.
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Goals& Objectives
TheBigJump Projectwillfocusitseffortsin10places– singleneighborhoodsordistricts– byprovidinganenvironmentofmutualsupportandsharedlearningtoproveaconcept:IfacommunitycompletesanetworkofconvenientandcomfortableplacestorideAND encouragespeopletouseit,bikeusewilldoubleortripleoverathree-yearperiod.Asaresult,we’llseeothertangentialbenefitsasaresultincluding:
• Reductioninseriouscrashesforallmodesoftravel• Improvementsintheperceptionsofbicyclingandbicyclingsafetybyboththose
whorideandthosewhodon’t• Greateraccessandconnectivitytoplacesofopportunity,likejobsandeducation,
particularlyforunderservedpopulations• Andahostofothercommunityoutcomeslikeimprovedeconomicactivity,public
healthoutcomes,andenvironmentalimpactsinBigJumpfocusareas
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BikeNetworks
In mostcommunities,youcanpointtoanexcellentpieceofbikeinfrastructure– asingletrailorprotectedbikelanecorridorthatseeshighuseandisanexampleofgreatdesign.However,weknowthatthoseprojectsoften onlyhavelocalizedimpactsanddon’talwaysgetpeopletotheplacestheywanttogo.Ifwearetoreapthemultiplebenefitsofgettingmorepeopleonbikes,weneedtoturnour attentionawayfromsingularprojectsandexpandourplanningandconstructiontowardsbuildingcompletenetworksofcomfortableplacestoride.
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BikeNetworks
Throughout planningliteratureandpractice,thesenetworksaredescribedbyavarietyofterms,including“low-stress,”“high-comfort”and“allagesandabilities.”Basedonsuccessfulsystemsinternationallyandinthiscountry,weseethreemajorcomponentstothesenetworks:• protectedbikelanesonbusystreets,• localstreetswithlowvolumesofcarsmovingatslowspeedswherebikesandcars
canmixcomfortably(sometimescalledbicycleboulevardsorneighborhoodgreenways),and
• separatedpathwayssuchasgreenwaysandrail-trails,• allconnectedwithsafecrossingsatintersections.
TherangeoflanguagecommonlyusedtodescribethenetworksandtheircomponentpartsisanindicatoroftherelativelyrecentarrivaloftheconcepttotheU.S.planningcommunity.ForthepurposesoftheBigJump,wewillsimplycallthem“bikenetworks”withoutthequalifiers,asoneofourgoalsistoinstitutionalizetheideathattheonlyrealbikenetworkisonethatconnectsabroadrangeofpeopletoplaceswheretheywanttogo - likejobs,education,publictransit,andrecreation.
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BigJumpFocusArea
Past effortsliketheGreenLaneProjectfocusedeffortsonacity-widebasis,workingindiversecommunitiesacrossmultipletransectsofdensity,development,androadwaynetworks.TheBigJumpwillrefocusthoseeffortstoamorenarrowlydefinedgeographicspace.Thesize,demographics,andshapeofthefocusareawillvarycitybycityandmayconsistofaneighborhood,businesscorridor,schoolzone,downtown,residentialsuburb,orotherproposedboundaries.Generally,wearethinkingthatthesizeofazipcode(about30,000people)maybeanoptimumsize,butareopentootherproposals.Insomesmallercommunities,thisfocusareamaybeequaltotheboundariesoftheentiretown.
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BigJumpFocusArea
An importantaspectofchoosingafocusareawillbeaconsiderationwhatmomentumalreadyexistsforbicyclingandwhatpotentialexistsforthedevelopmentofanetwork.Agoodcandidateisonethathassomeexistingbikeinfrastructureinplace– maybeasingleprotectedbikeortrail– andonethatprovidesaclearpictureofhowthoseconnectingthoseroutestoeachotherandtoplacesofinterestcouldimpactthedegreetowhichbicyclingbecomeseasierandsaferforthosetravelinginandoutofthecommunity.
Whendeterminingthesizeandlocationofyourproposed focusareasomefactorstoconsidermightbe:• Potentialbenefits orcomplicationsthatmightariseinanarea thatcrossespoliticalboundaries• Adefinedcharacteroridentitythatisreflectedbythecommunity’sresidents• Activeandengagedcommunityleadersandmemberseagertoembracebicycling• Locationswithinherentabilitytoconnecttoplacesofemployment,education,publictransit,or
recreation
WhilePeopleForBikes isabicyclingorganization,wearewellawarethatbicyclingfaresbestwhenitisseenasatooltoachievebroadercommunitygoalsandwhenitisapartofalargereffortratherthanstandingalone. Weareinterestedinsynergiesbetweenbicyclingandbroadercommunitypriorities.Wearelookingforplaceswithmomentumandenergy,wherebetterbikingmaybeonlyonepieceofalargerefforttoimproveacommunity.
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TechnicalAssistance
The BigJumpprojectdoesnotprovidefundingforinfrastructureprojects.Whensubmittingapplications,communitiesareaskedtoprovidedetailsaboutprojectsthatarebeingconsideredorarealreadymovingthroughthedevelopmentprocess.TheBigJumpwillworkwithcommunitiestoleveragethoseprojectsandbuildabasesupportaroundthem,butisnotsetuptofundtheirplanningorinstallation.
ItmaybebesttothinkofThe BigJumpProjectasatechnicalassistanceprogram,butwithmorehands-onmanagementandengagementthantraditionalsupportprogramsmightoffer.TheBigJumpProject workstobuildonexistingcommunitymomentumtoimprovebicyclingandisnotanoff-the-shelfsolutionforcommunities.WorkingtogetherwithselectedBigJumpplaces,thePeopleForBikes teamwilldevelopacustomizedsupportpackagebasedonthelocalneedswithinthecontextoftheprogram.
Somecommunitiesorfocus areasmayhavethenetworkinplace,butneedhelpgeneratinguse, whileothercommunitiesmaybejuststartingthepublicdialogaboutcompletinganetwork.We’relookingforadiverserangeofstartingpointsandperspectivesonthis.Afirmcommitmenttofunding infrastructureprojectsisnotrequired,butmayhelpestablishcredibilityforthemomentumyouwhichtodemonstrate.
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BenefitsofTheBigJump
Whilethesupportmechanismsthemselveswillvarycommunitytocommunity,thetypesofactivitiesprovidedduringthecourseoftheBigJumpmaybesimilarinformatandscale.Theseinclude,butarenotlimitedto,
• Arobustleadershipsupportprogram:includingstudytours,trainingandpeerexchangeswithnationalandinternationalexpertsasin-depthnetworkingexperiencesforleadtransportationstaff,projectdesigners,electedofficials,communityandbusinessleaders.Localleadersfromthetencommunitieshaveaccesstoarobustonlineforumforcollaborationonawiderangeoftopicsrelatedtoimplementingbikenetworksandencouragingpeopletoride.
• Supportforaddressingtechnicalandstrategicissues:Smallgrantswillhelpbringoutsideexpertsandworkshopstoyourcitytoaddresstechnical,designandstrategicchallenges.TheBigJumpProjectwillpublishreportsandprovideinformationtohelplocalleadersmakethecase.
• Training,bestpractices,andresearchoncommunityoutreachandcommunications,includingrobustandauthenticcommunityengagement,framingandmessagingcompletebicyclenetworks,andleadingonissuesofequityduringtheplanningandimplementationphaseofprojects
• Assistanceinbuildingcommunitysupportthroughsmallgrantstolocalgroupsforoutreachandevents.
• Wehelpestablishyourcommunityasanationalleaderbyprovidingoriginalreportingonstoriesinyourcitythatcombineanecdotesanddatatohelpbuildapublicnarrativeaboutbiking'sbenefits.
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Measurement Toolkit
ParticipationintheBigJumpwillalsoincludeinclusionanewmeasurementtoolkitbeingdevelopedtobetterunderstandtheimpactsbicyclingcanhaveonourcommunities.
Wehavebeenworkingwithtopacademicsandlocalandnationalagencystafftobuildoncurrentbestpracticestodevelopconsistentmeasuresthatwilltrackincreasesinparticipation,reductionsintherateofseriouscrashes,increasesinnetworkconnectivity,andperceptionsandattitudesregardingbiking.Theprojectwillcombineexistingdatafromcitieswithnewmeasurementtoolstocompareprogressacrossthetencities.
Ourmeasurementswillbeopen-sourcedsotheycanbeusedbyothers,aspartofourefforttocreatemoreconsistentandreliable bikemeasurementsnationwide.
Measurementswillbetakenatthebeginning ofyourcommunity’sparticipationintheBigJump,periodicallythroughoutthecourseoftheprogram,andforuptooneyearfollowingtheconclusionoftheBigJump.
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RequirementstoJoin
ParticipationintheBigJumpProjectinvolvesvariousexpectations,includingongoingcollaborationandcommunicationwiththePeopleForBikes teamandotherfocuscities,biannualreporting,andoccasionaltraveltoparticipateinstudytours,workshopsandotherevents. Wewillexpectlocalpartnersto:
• Identifyaleadcontactpersonwhowillbetheprimarypointofcontact.Thispersonwill…• Joinmonthlyupdateconferencecallstosharenews,bestpracticesandchallengeswiththe
PeopleForBikes teamandotherfocuscities.• Provideregularupdatesonprogresswithintheprojectarea,viaverbalreportsonconferencecalls
andthroughanannualupdateprocess.• Recruitparticipantsfortraveltoandparticipationinworkshopsandstudytoursontopicsrelatedto
bicyclenetworkdevelopment,communityoutreachandcommunications,andstrategiesforbuildingabaseofcommunitysupport.
• HelptoorganizemeetingswithlocalleadersforBigJumpteamvisits.• Theleadcontactperson,theheadoftransportationandakeycommunityleaderareexpectedtoattendthe
BigJumpkick-offmeeting,tobescheduledsometimeinthefirstorsecondquarterof2017.Othermeetingopportunitieswillbeidentifiedastheprojectprogresses.
• Thecitywillprovidedata,asavailable,totheBigJumpprojectteam.Thisincludesexistingcountandcrashdata andaccesstoGISfilesasneeded.
• Thecitymaybeaskedtohelpdistributesurveystoresidentswithintheprojectareaeachyearbyprovidingmailinglistsorthroughotherchannelsasavailable.Thelocalteamwillalsoassistinliningupvolunteersorpartnersformanualcountsasneeded.
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Leadership Team
Theleadapplicantshouldbearepresentativeofthecity,town,county,ormunicipalauthoritywhereaBigJumpProjectfocusareaisproposed.ThispersonwillbetheprimarypointofcommunicationwiththePeopleForBikesteam.TheleadcontactwillbetheprincipalorganizerofparticipationinBigJumpProjectactivities,includingidentifyingdelegatesforevents andtravel.Requirementswillvaryseasonally,butexpecttodevoteanaverageof2hoursperweektoBigJumpProjectbusiness.RepresentativesfromRegional MPO’sandCouncilsofGovernmentmayapplyastheleadapplicant,butlettersofsupportfromelectedofficialsandmunicipalstaffwheretheproposedfocusareaislocatedmustbeincludedintheapplicationsubmission.
ApplicationstoparticipateinTheBigJumpProjectshouldbesupportedbyadiverseteamrepresentingyourintendedfocusarea.Ideally,thisteamwillconsistofelectedofficials,theheadofthecity'stransportationdepartmentorequivalent,supportivecommunityorganizations,neighborhoodresidentsorleaders,neighborhoodorbicycleadvocacygroups,alocalfoundationorfunder,andabusinessorbusinessorganization.ThesewilltypicallybethesamecontactswhosubmitlettersofsupportandwillbeinvolvedintheongoingeffortstowardsachievingTheBigJumpProjectgoalsandobjectives.
Itisimportantthattheleadershipteambe representativeofthefocusareaandthattheleadershippositionsoftheseindividualsandorganizationsareestablishedandrespectedwithinthecommunity.Weseektofosteracollaborationwiththegreatestchancesofsuccessandwebelievelocalcommunitysupportandleadershiparekeytounderstandinghowbicyclingfitsintotheoverallcontextoftheneighborhood.
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Local Funding
SelectedcommunitiesarenotrequiredtoprovideanymatchingfundstobeeligibletoparticipateinTheBigJump.PeopleForBikes andournationalpartnershavesecuredthenecessaryfundingtoprovideacomprehensivetechnicalsupportpackagetothe10selectedcommunitiesvaluedat$150kannuallyduringthethreeyearprogramtimeperiod.However,wehavefoundthatcommunitiescanachievebetterresultswiththepartnershipoflocalfundersandfoundationshelpingtoaugmenttheeffortsandexpandthebaseofsupportinparticipatingcommunities.Theparticipationoflocalfundershastwoprimarybenefits:theprojectwillbemoreeffectivewithadditionalresources,andlocalfundingisastrongindicatoroflocalsupport.
TheBigJumpisinterestedinlocalfundingmatchesinfourkeyareas:• conductinganannualsurveyofusersintheareatounderstandparticipationandperceptions,• travelsupportforlocalleaderstoattenddomesticandinternationalstudytoursandgatherings,• fundingforlocaloutreachandengagementeffortsintheneighborhoods,and• supporttobringinoutsideexpertsasneeded,includingworkshops,technicaladviceandcommunications
assistance.
Thelevelofinvolvementwillvarycommunitybycommunity,butapplicationsshouldincludelettersofinterestfromagenciesorfundersthatcansupporttheBigJumpProject. Itisnotnecessaryatthistimetoprovideacommitmentoffunding– thepotentialfunderonlyneedstoprovidealetterofinterestthatdemonstratetheircommitmenttofinancialparticipationinthelocaleffortsconductedunderTheBigJump.WewillhostawebinarspecificallyforpotentialfundersonAugust4,2016 todiscussinmoredetailwhattheseeffortsmightentailandtalkmorespecificallyaboutfundingamountsandtimelines.
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Building AStrongApplication
SelectiontobeaBigJumpProjectparticipantwillbedeterminedbyseveralfactors.Successfulapplicationswilldemonstrate:
• Ambitiousplanstoconnectanetworkoflow-stressbikinginadefinedarea.• Strategyforincreasingparticipationthroughoutreachandevents• Evidenceofstrongpoliticalwillfromelectedofficials.• Supportiveandengagedcitytransportationstaffandleadership.• Evidenceofstrongcommunitysupport.• Evidenceofsupportfromthebusinesscommunity.
Wewillalsolookfor:• Recentsuccessesthatdemonstratemomentum.• Recentchangesinleadership,visionorfundingthatmayprovecatalytic.• Newprojectsslatedforcompletionduringtheprojecttermthatwillsignificantly
improveaccessandconnectivity.• CleararticulationofwhybeingpartoftheBigJumpProjectwillhelp your
community• Abilitytoleveragelocalfundingforsupportoflocalprojects.
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Timeline forApplying
On Thursday,August4,2016- PeopleForBikes willhostawebinarspecificallyforpotentialfunders(localandnational)tobetterunderstandtheroletheycanplayinachievingtheBigJumpProjectgoalsandobjectivesaspartnerswithprospectiveapplicants.Iwouldencourageyoutoaskanyfundersconsideringjoiningyourleadershipteamtoparticipate inthiswebinarandwe’llbeprovidingmorespecificinformationaboutwhatfundingparticipationwouldmean.RegistrationforthewebinarcanbemadebyvisitingTheBigJumpProjectwebsite.
On Thursday,August18,2016 weareaskingcommunitiesthatareinterestedinsubmittinganapplicationtocompleteanonlinenoticeofinterestindicatingyourintenttoapply.Thisnoticeisnotaprerequisitetoparticipateintheprogram,butitdoesgiveusasenseofthetypesofcommunitiesthatareplanningtoapply.ThelinktosubmittheNoticeofintentcanbefoundonThe BigJumpProjectwebsite.
The PeopleForBikes staffwillbeattendingtheProWalkProBikeProPlace conferencetakingplaceinVancouver,BCSeptember12-15.Wewillbehostingalunchandlearnsessionduringtheconferenceforanyapplicantstomeetwithusinpersonanddiscussanyaspectoftheirplannedsubmissionwithus.Ifyou’reattendingtheconference,pleasefeelfreetostopby,sayhello,anddiscussyourapplicationwithus.
Completeapplications aredueFriday,October28,2016 - Thefullapplicationcanbedownloadedforofflinereference,butmustbesubmittedusingtheonlinesubmissionprocessat TheBigJumpProjectwebsite.
FinalistswillbenotifiedinearlyJanuary2017.
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ContactInformation
Questions,comments,orinquiries aboutTheBigJumpProjectoritsapplicationcanbemadedirectlytome,KyleWagenschutz,usingthedetailsshownonyourscreen.AlloftheprojectapplicationsandfuturewebinarlinkscanbefoundatTheBigJumpProjectwebsite.
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