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City of Alexandria, Virginia
Bicycle SafetyBicycle Safety
Alexandria Waterfront Committee7:30 am, June 16, 2009
Lee Center
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Bicycle SafetyBicycle Safety
• Safe bicycling in Alexandria– Safe Routes to School
– Bicycle Ambassadors
– Outreach to shops, rentals and commuters
– Street Smart campaign
• Mount Vernon Trail statistics
• Q&A
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Safe Bicycling in AlexandriaSafe Bicycling in Alexandria
• Safe Routes to School– Bicycle Rodeos
• Bicycle Ambassadors
• Outreach to shops, rentals and commuters– Confident City Cycling
– Bike to Work Day
– Lights for Bikes
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Improving Bicycle Access, Improving Bicycle Access, Facilities and SafetyFacilities and Safety
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Tracking CrashesTracking Crashes……
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Results?Results?• Two targeted enforcement
campaigns (spring and fall) as part of Street Smart campaign
• In 2008, over 1,000 warnings issued and 400+ citations
• 2007-08 Regional Household Travel Survey* of commuting trips:
– 9% walk/bike mode share, higher than Arlington and 2nd to DC (15%)
Survey by Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments in 2007-08, which contacted over 10,000 households in the Washington Metropolitan Region
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Bicycle Friendly CommunityBicycle Friendly Community
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July 2, 2006 Washington Post “Road Trip” Sunday
feature article
Mount Vernon Mount Vernon TrailTrail……
Popular?Popular?
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June 6, 2009: Opening of Woodrow Wilson Bridge Trail
featured in Washington Post, Alexandria Times,
WTOP, News Channel 8…
Yes! And Getting More Yes! And Getting More PopularPopular……
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Visitor Use Statistics
from trail counters
633,686
627,954
147,668
Belle Haven
Daingerfield
Crystal City
2004
1,409,308 total trail visits
19% of recreational visits to GWMP
(7,260,698 recreation visits to GWMP)
2005
293,485
490,270
163,538
947,293 total trail visits
13% of recreational visits to GWMP
(7,284,164 recreation visits to GWMP)
2006
306,446
404,420
164,700
875,566 total trail visits
12.7% of recreational visits to GWMP
(6,883,123 recreation visits to GWMP)
YTD figures
2009
203,748
179,092
119,326
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Who uses the trail?
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Photo by Brent O’Neill
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Bicycle Safety RecapBicycle Safety Recap
• Striking a balance:– Promoting
Bicycling for Transportation & Recreation
– Encouraging Safety for All
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Questions?Questions?
Yon Lambert, AICP
Principal Transportation Planner
Pedestrian & Bicycle Program Manager
City of Alexandria
www.alexandriava.gov/localmotion