How Did They Do That- In Northeast Ohio?

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How Did They Do That-In Northeast Ohio?Whats
Happening in the Region?

• Sally Hanley, Senior Transportation Planner
• Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency

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Do What?

• Large increase in bikeways
• Change attitudes (public officials, engineers,
  the public)
• Create environment in which bike transportation
  has become a serious issue
• Raise awareness of bicycling as an important
  urban amenity

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NOACA Metropolitan Planning Organization for
Cleveland Area

• Transportation Environmental Planning
• 5 Counties Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain,
  and
• Medina
• Board composed of elected officials from all 5
  counties--
• make decisions on spending federal
  transportation funds

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NOACA Goal Establish a more balanced
transportation system by prioritizing
transit, pedestrian, and bicycle travel instead
of only single occupancy vehicle movement.

• Regional Bicycle Transportation Plans 1997, 2008
• Project reviews recommendations for bike/ped
  accommodation
• Conducted Bike Friendly Community Campaign
• Created Bike Transportation Maps
• Conduct Training Courses for Planners Engineers
• Bicycle Counts
• Adopted Multimodal Planning Policies
• Priority System

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Bikeway Inventory in 1997

• 103 miles of paths
• 6 miles of lanes
• Total of 109 miles of bikeways

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Comparison of 1997 2006 Inventories
Bike Lanes Multipurpose Paths Signed Routes Total Miles
1997 Inventory 8 105 0 113
2006 Inventory 40 195 80 315

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