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• 145-150 Introductions (folks will be milling in
  since its right after lunch
• 150-200 What is the NTPP?
• 200-240 community presentations 10 minutes
  each
• 240-250 Challenges
• 250-300 RTC 2010 campaign
• 300-315 Q A

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The Nonmotorized Pilot ProgramWalk, Bike
Benefit

• ProWalk ProBike Conference
• Seattle, WA
• September 3, 2008

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Presenters

• Ted Curtis, City of Columbia, MO
• Dan Dawson, Marin County, CA
• Mary Ebeling, Sheboygan County, WI
• Steve Clark, Transit for Livable Communities,
  Minneapolis, MN
• Kartik Sribarra, Rails to Trails Conservancy,
  Washington, DC

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Agenda

• What is the NTPP?
• How it came to be
• Legislation
• Collective Efforts
• Community Presentations
• Approaches and unique conditions in each of the
  four communities
• Challenges
• The joys and agonies of federal monies
• 2010 Campaign NEXTEA
• Going from a pilot program to a nationwide effort
• Q A

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What is the Pilot Program?

• Component of SAFETEA-LU, the six-year federal
  transportation bill (Section 1807)
• 100 million allocated to four communities
  nationwide Columbia, MO Marin County, CA
  Minneapolis, MN and Sheboygan County, WI for
  bicycle and pedestrian improvements and programs.
• Pilot Program runs through September, 2010, at
  which time a report on its outcomes is due to
  Congress.

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Purpose of the Pilot

• To demonstrate the extent to which bicycling and
  walking can carry a significant part of the
  transportation load and represent a major portion
  of the transportation solution within selected
  communities

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Program Highlights

• Each community receives 25 million from the
  program
• The program targets mode shift, or whether
  bicycling and walking can account for more of the
  overall number of trips to work, school, or
  errands.

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Program Highlights

• Requires FHWA to develop statistical information
  on
• Motor Vehicle Usage
• Nonmotorized Transportation Usage
• Public Transportation Usage
• Congestion
• Connection to Community Activity Centers
• Promotion of Better Health
• Decreased Energy Usage
• Promote a Cleaner Environment

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What it means locally

• Focus on motor-vehicle trip reduction strategies
  rather than recreational opportunities
• Given the many ideas for projects and programs,
  what are the most critical and what can be
  accomplished during the period of the program

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Measuring Success

• Travel habits survey conducted in Fall, 2006 and
  to be conducted again in Fall, 2010 in all four
  communities
• Localized counts and/or surveys for selected
  projects/programs before and after implementation

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Collaborative Efforts

• At the outset, all four communities agreed to
  collaborate on data collection efforts, share
  ideas and resources, and leverage opportunities
• Each community allocated a portion of its funds
  to the cause
• Greater economies of scale have been achieved
• Learning alternative approaches and how things
  are done differently in each state have been
  invaluable

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Partners

• Rails to Trails Conservancy
• Overall coordination
• Strategy and reading the political tea leaves
• Federal Highway Administration
• Master contract oversight
• Coordination with federal policies
• Assistance with funding coordination
• Oversight of required congressional reports

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Partners

• Volpe Center (Federal DOT research center)
• coordination of data collection effort and
  analysis
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• leveraging the nexus with health-related concerns
• Environmental Protection Agency
• University of Minnesota
• Community-wide surveys and analysis

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• Ted Curtis
• Bike/Ped Program Manager
• City of Columbia, MO
• [phone] x 25
• ctcurtis_at_GoColumbiaMo.com
• www.getaboutcolumbia.com

Columbia, Missouri Population approaching
100,000 and growing Major University town
28,000 students Compact 9 x 9 miles Healthy core
business district Urban Sprawl, bike unfriendly
expansion Hilly, segmented by interstate, climate
extremes
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Status

• Planning Completed in early 2008 done in-house,
  compilation of existing plans plus..
• Promotion and Education
• Infrastructure
• Promotion and Education contract started in fall
  of 2007
• Engineering subcontracts ongoing starting spring
  of 2007 and continuing
• First major construction contract (1.25m) being
  let now

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Budget
Item Budget Million Percent

Planning, mgmt, in-house design Planning, mgmt, in-house design 1.6 8

Promotion, Education, Office Promotion, Education, Office 3.4 15

Street marking, parking, etc Street marking, parking, etc 2.1 9

Intersection improvements Intersection improvements 2.6 12

Shared use paths, sidewalks Shared use paths, sidewalks 12.3 56

22.0
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Promo/Ed Objective Move up the Pyramid(Its all
about behavior change)
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Education

• Neighbors on the Go (Smart Trips)
• Expanded Safe Routes to Schools
• Earn-a-Bike/ Cycle-Recycle Programs
• Errand Bikes in businesses
• Confident City Cycling (Road 1)
• Bike Buddy one-on-one help

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Promotion, PR, media

• Branding getabout Columbia see where it takes
  you
• Web Site www.getaboutcolumbia.com
• Project office for Programming and Outreach
• Commercial marketing, social marketing TV,
  Radio spots

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Infrastructure Toolkit

• Standard Design (first choice)
• Shared use paths
• Bike Lanes
• Bike Routes
• Sidewalks and intersections
• Non-Standard Design (alternate)
• Sidepath
• Bike Boulevard
• Pedway (wide sidewalk)

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Path with gravel Shoulder
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Sidepath / Pedway
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Marked Bike Route
Shared lane markings being used
extensively Evaluating location Right third
of travel lane Center of travel lane
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MUTCD experiment green colorations

• Solid Green Bike Lane
• Used where bike lane extends between thru and
  right turn lanes
• Cars yield to bikes
• Treatment tried in other cities

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MUTCD experiment green colorations

• Skip Green Bike Lane
• Used where bike lane and right turn lane share
  same space
• Cars yield to /merge with bikes
• New treatment, still in work

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MUTCD experiment green colorations

• GMA Green Merge Area
• Used where bike lane ends before intersection
• Bikes yield to cars
• Final configuration still in work (Alta
  assisting, evaluating)

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Bicycle Boulevards
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Existing
Red Shared use Path Blue Lanes Brown Pedways
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Planned System
Red Shared Use Path Blue, Green Lanes and
Routes Brown Sidewalk/Pedways
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Amenities and Spot Improvements

• Intersection signalization improvements
• sweet spot signal marking
• Bike Parking / Bike Racks
• Downtown concentration
• Cost Share program with businesses
• City purchases and loans rack
• Business installs and maintains

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Summary

• Public Works Department in charge of
  Implementation
• Substantial Promotion and Education commitment
• On-Street Lanes, bike parking very important
• MUTCD experiments being tested
• Major capital trail and sidewalk projects just
  over half of budget (and most difficult to
  implement)

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Nonmotorized Transportation Pilot ProgramMarin
County

• ProWalk ProBike Conference
• Seattle, WA
• September 3, 2008

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Process to Date

• Over 220 million in ideas identified in existing
  plans, through discussion with local agencies,
  and extensive public outreach
• Technical but open and transparent process to
  rank, prioritize, and select projects and
  programs.
• 20 million in funds allocated in April, 2007
• Design of construction projects under way

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Primary Network

• Infrastructure improvements on the major
  north-south or east-west corridors
• 7,570,000 in funded projects include
• Cal Park Tunnel Pathway (Class I)
• Puerto Suello Hill Pathway (Class I)
• Commuter Connection-Enfrente Road (Class I)
• Los Ranchitos Connector (Class II)
• Alameda del Prado (Class II)
• Northgate Gap Closure (Class II and III)
• Puerto Suello to Transit Center Connector (Class
  I)
• Mahon Creek Path to Transit Center (Class I)

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Local/Feeder Network

• Infrastructure improvements connecting
  neighborhoods and community facilities with each
  other and the Primary Network
• 4,700,000 in funded projects include
• Tennessee Valley Pathway (Class I)
• Doherty Drive Pathway (Class I)
• Terra Linda/North San Rafael Improvements (Class
  II/III)
• Medway Improvements (Class II/III/Sidewalks)
• County Health and Wellness Center (facility
  access)
• Pastori Sidewalk

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Countywide Projects

• Typically smaller, dispersed projects in multiple
  locations such as bike racks, video detection
  striping/stenciling, signage, and neighborhood
  walkways
• Projects in this category determined through a
  separate process (3,972,000 allocated)

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Planning Projects

• Project ideas which, with additional study and
  planning, could be sufficiently scoped to be
  competitive for future funding opportunities.
• 3,105,000 in funded projects include
• Central Marin Ferry Connection (Phase I
  construction)
• Mill Valley-Corte Madera Bikeway
• San Rafael-Fairfax Corridor Study
• Bridgeway Path
• Francisco Blvd. East Improvements
• Miller Creek/Las Gallinas Improvements

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Programs

• Educational and outreach programs to encourage
  bicycling and walking
• 1,000,000 allocated to programs, including
• Street Smarts
• Way to Go! (Personal Travel Planning)
• Engineers bike/ped facility design training
  courses
• Share the Road
• Informational Booths at Events
• Safety Campaign
• Community Walking and Biking Maps
• Promotion of Health Benefits

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Funding Allocations

• Each jurisdiction responsible for its own
  projects
• Funds leveraged in many cases, especially
  big-ticket projects
• Jurisdictions other than the County had funds
  transferred to them through TIP amendments
• Funding agreement entered into between the County
  and the implementing agency to ensure delivery
  with biannual progress reports required

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Next Steps

• Project design and program development/
  implementation under way
• Countywide project category ideas solicited,
  prioritized, and implemented
• Steps/Lanes/Paths projects funded
• Video Detection in progress
• Bike Parking in progress
• Signing/Striping - pending

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Next Steps (contd)

• Construction of major capital projects began
  Summer, 2008
• Continued vigilance with Caltrans processing of
  funding requests
• Construction of infrastructure completed by the
  end of 2009
• Counts conducted Fall 2008 and Fall 2009.
• Second travel habits survey and project-focused
  survey conducted Fall, 2010

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www.walkbikemarin.org
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Opportunities and Challenges Nonmotorized
Transportation Pilot Program in Minneapolis

• Steve Clark, Walking and Bicycling Program
  Manager
• Transit for Livable Communities

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TLCs mission
Improve the quality of life in Minnesota
communities by promoting transit, walking, biking
and transit oriented development
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Program Area
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Strong Bike/Walk Mpls. Baseline Activity

• Mode Share
• 13 walk
• 4 bike
• 4 transit
• 21 total non- auto
• Source 2001 Met. Council Travel Behavior
  Inventory

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Strong Foundation to Build Upon

• Nearly complete sidewalk
• system
• Parking for16,500 bicycles
• 38 miles of on-street bike
• lanes
• 57 miles of off-street
• multi-use trails
• Bike racks on all buses, trains

But no low hanging fruit!
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The Other Reality.

• The Obstacles
• Institutional
• Cultural
• Physical
• Personal

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Overview of Top ProposalsSecond Round of Funding
2008

• Livable Streets

Bike Walk Streets

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Legal

• Pyramid of
• Priority

SAFE
Convenient / Pleasant
Fast / Advantageous
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Overview of Top ProposalsFirst Round of Funding
2007
Trails
4-3 Lane Conversions
Livable Streets
Studies
Bike Boulevards
New Connections
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What is a livable street?

1. Narrowing of travel lanes (to allow for bike
   lanes and/or sidewalks, medians)
2. Reduction in number of lanes (e.g. 4-3
   conversion)
3. Lowering of posted speed limit
4. Traffic calming through changes in street
   geometry
5. Curb extensions, midblock crossings, improved
   crossings, better signalization for non-motorists
6. Street trees, shelters, benches, pedestrian
   scale lighting, wider sidewalks, etc.

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10th Ave SE

• 4-3 conversion here would extend to Univ. Minn.
  and across Mississippi to Cedar Riverside

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Olympia, Washington (School Crossing) Former
4-lane
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NE Suburban Campus Connector
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NE Suburban Campus Connector Looking south on
Fairview (just north of Hwy 36) 8 sidewalk
proposed here.
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Bike Walk Streets

• Design Elements
• 25mph speed limit
• Short-cuts for pedestrians and bicyclists
• Special pavement markings
• Diverters to discourage non-local motorized
  travel
• Fewer stops (reverse stop signs)
• Improved crossings at busy streets

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Direct Awards

• Planning
• Minneapolis Pedestrian
• Master Plan
• Bike/Ped Connections to Transit Improvement
  Study

Bike Parking Project - Minneapolis
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Education

• Needs analysis Snapshot Minneapolis, Bicycling
  and Walking 2007
• Bike Walk Ambassador Program
• Workshops
• State Fair
• LAB
• Certified Cycling Instruction

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• Steve Clark
• Walking and Biking Program Manager
• www.tlcminnesota.org
• 651-767-0298

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Sheboygan Countys Nonmotorized Pilot
ProgramGet Connected!
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Sheboygan County Grant Funding Structure

• Open call to municipalities for applications
• Funded projects consistent with comprehensive
  plan
• County staff helps communities through process

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Community Involvement

• Open call for ideas for projects and programs
• Twelve public meetings
• Completion of Comprehensive Plan
• Citizens advisory committee
• Media coordination

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Progress to date (Whew!)

• Over 60 million in project and programming
  identified in Comprehensive Plan, discussion with
  local agencies, and extensive public outreach
• Transparent process to rank, prioritize, and
  select projects and programs.
• Almost 18 million in funds allocated by August,
  2008
• Design of many construction projects under way
• Construction expected to begin in earnest spring
  2009

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Planned Network

• Infrastructure improvements connecting
  neighborhoods and community facilities with each
  other and the network
• Funded projects include
• Bike lanes and sidewalks
• Bicycle/Pedestrian Paths
• Rail/Trail Conversions
• Road Diets

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Planned Network
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Countywide Projects

• Projects in multiple locations such as
• Bike racks on buses
• Within urbanized area
• Bike parking program (approx. 800 racks)
• Striping/stenciling (approx. 60 miles)
• Bike route signage
• Sidewalk gap filling

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Education Outreach Programs

• Over 625,000.00 allocated to programs,
  including
• Bike and Walk to Work Week
• Safe Routes to Schools
• Law Enforcement Training
• Bicycle Friendly Communities Workshops
• Bicycle Corrals
• Business Outreach
• Elected Officials Outreach
• Promotion of Health Benefits

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For More Information . . .
Mary Ebeling Program Manager 920-459-3060
ebelimre_at_co.sheboygan.wi.us www.co.sheboygan.wi.us
/html/d_planning_nonmotorized_project.htm
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Challenges

• The greatest of all originates from ten words in
  the legislation Notwithstanding any other
  provision of law, projects assisted under this
  subsection shall be treated as projects on a
  Federal-aid system under Chapter 1 of Title 23,
  United States Code
• It has profoundly affected project delivery in
  all four communities.

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Challenges Federal Aid System

• Triggers fund distributions through the
  respective state DOTs
• FHWA disburses funds to the DOT, which then
  disburses to the local agency
• Each state DOT interprets the federal regulations
  differently
• the means of disbursement vary considerably, as
  does the amount of paperwork
• while intended to streamline funding from the
  federal government, it has instead resulted in
  another layer of bureaucracy

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Challenges Federal Aid System

• Funding assumptions are difficult
• You really only get 85-90 of the funds allocated
  once Congress adopts the budget
• Funds must be assigned to a particular year and
  then encumbered in that year
• Funds not encumbered can be lost during August
  redistribution
• Delays beyond your control can delay fund
  encumbering, triggering a crisis during the
  redistribution period more paperwork

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Challenges Federal Aid System

• Paperwork and level of analysis disproportionate
  to the scope
• there is one process whether youre installing
  bike racks or building 20 miles of freeway
• in-depth NEPA analysis required, even for minor
  efforts, such as installing signage

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Challenges Federal Aid System

• Process timing is slow and arduous
• State DOT involvement means you get in line with
  every other project
• Shifting funds in the TIP can take months
• Authorizations to Proceed (E-76) required at
  several steps along the way, and each E-76 can
  take several months to obtain
• Funding cycles periodically shut down for
  months at a time during which no paperwork is
  processed

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Challenges Federal Aid System

• Without the ten words, projects could move
  through design and construction much more quickly
  as once the project scope is determined, one need
  only submit invoices and basic documentation
  showing the work has been completed to receive
  reimbursement.
• Expenditure of funds is much more flexible to
  account for changing conditions
• Environmental review is far less complex

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Challenges Local Issues

• There are still local challenges, including
• political machinations
• community opposition
• insufficient right-of-way
• proposed treatments not approved by AASHTO,
  MUTCD, etc.
• Not having necessary plans in place (e.g. bike
  plan)

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2010 Campaign for Active TransportationEmpoweri
ng Communities to Champion Active
Transportationwww.railstotrails.org/2010

• Kartik Sribarra
• Pro Walk / Pro Bike, Sept. 3, 2008

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Campaign Basics

• Goal Double federal investment in active
  transportation (trails, walking and biking)
• Targeted community investments
• 40 communities, 50M each 2B program
• Ultimate interest is in mode shift

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Defining Active Transportation

• Active transportation walking and biking for
  daily travel
• Trail systems safely and conveniently increase
  active transportation
• Transit enables car-free long-distance travel for
  those who cannot or choose not to drive
• Integrates closely with urban design

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TrailLink 2007 August in Portland, Ore.

• Launch of national campaign
• Making the case for active transportation
• Mobility
• Public Health
• Environment / Climate
• Economic Development
• Mobile workshops local successful examples
• Strategic centerpieces of local campaigns

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Advocacy Roles

• RTC create context for program success
• Frame opportunity making the case
• Build support
• Cultivate political leaders
• Help communities help themselves
• National case statement
• Local case statements
• Polling, surveys, research
• Pilot data, historic track record
• Communities
• Develop local case plans and rationale
• Build local constituency
• Persuade congressional delegation to prioritize

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Community Organizing

• Campaign teams
• Case statements
• What visible and compelling difference could you
  make if given 50M for trail/bike/ped
  improvement?
• Specific priorities, funding leverage, compelling
  case
• Demonstrate strong potential mode shift
• Political strategy
• Landscape leadership, public sentiment, local
  political dynamics, access to Congress/power

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Local Case Statements

• What Case for resources, plan for mode shift
• Clear, compelling, succinct
• Inspiring and visceral
• Concrete and actionable
• Why Demonstrate potential for mode shift
• RTC use National case, visibility
• Local use Advocacy, build public support

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Trail network will revitalize isolated and
impoverished city, restoring role as
transportation hub
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Working with post-Hurricane Katrina recovery
efforts and federal investments, New Orleans will
dramatically expand its bikeway facilities in the
next five to ten years, providing a system of
bicycle facilities virtually unheard of in the
United States today.
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Recurring Themes

• Make transit work better
• Congestion mitigation
• Connectivity live, work play
• Focus on urban core / serve denser areas
• Public health / obesity epidemic
• Equity (serve transportation-disadvantaged)
• Quality of life
• Aid local climate change efforts already underway
• Community commitment
• Documented demand
• Sense of place
• Funding / leverage

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Federal Policy Context

• Themes tone of initial debate
• Change
• Fiscal constraints/expansion aspirations
• Performance accountability (mode neutral)
• Players to watch
• Revenue Study Commission
• T4 America, America Bikes, Pilots
• AASHTO, APTA
• Reauthorization Climate

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For More Information . . .

• Columbia, MO getaboutcolumbia.com
• Ted Curtis 573-442-7189x25 / ctcurtis_at_gocolumbiamo
  .com
• Marin County, CA www.walkbikemarin.org
• Dan Dawson 415-499-6287 / ddawson_at_co.marin.ca.us
• Minneapolis, MN www.bikewalktwincities.org
• Steve Clark 651-767-0298 / stevec_at_tlcminnesota.or
  g
• Sheboygan County, WI www.co.sheboygan.wi.us/html
  /d_planning_nonmotorized_project.htm
• Mary Ebeling 920-459-3060 / ebelimre_at_co.sheboygan
  .wi.us
• Rails to Trails Conservancy www.railstotrails.o
  rg
• Kartik Sribarra 202-974-5110 /
  kartik_at_railstotrails.org