GO Plan Final Public Forum - 9/17/15

INCOG TTC – The GO Plan

GO Plan – Chapter One

Tulsa Region Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan

• Vision and Goals

• Purpose and Scope

• Development / Organization

GO Plan – Vision and Goals


Connected Network

Improve Safety and Security

Mode Share Goals

Public Education Campaigns and Programs

Recognized Walk & Bike Friendly Communities

Funding for bicycle & pedestrian infrastructure

GO Plan – Chapter Two


• Existing Bicycling Environment

• Study Network Development & Assessment

• Bicycle Network Facility Recommendations

GO Plan – Study Network


GO Plan – Network Recommendations


GO Plan – Chapter Three


• Existing Pedestrian Environment

• Concept Designs

GO Plan – Existing Pedestrian Environment


GO Plan – Prioritized Sidewalk Gaps


GO Plan – Concept Designs


GO Plan – Design Guidelines


• Consistent regional guidance

• Incorporates best practices

GO Plan – Bicycle Design Guidelines


GO Plan – Chapter Five


• Policy Review & Recommendations

• Programming Review & Recommendations

GO Plan – Chapter Four


• Cost Estimates

• Funding

GO Plan – Funding Strategies

• Recommendations to INCOG on funding approach

• Expanding on existing successes and looking to new sources


GO Plan – Chapter Six


• Summaries of: Community features & Walkshops

• Pedestrian elements: prioritized sidewalk gaps & focus areas

• Bicycle elements: Network maps & cost and mileage summary

GO Plan – Focus Area


GO Plan – Path Forward


• Cities are competing -regionally and globally

– Economic opportunity (jobs)

– Cost of living

– Quality of life/amenities

– Environment

– Transportation choice

”Young people are key to advancing innovation and economic competitiveness in our urban areas …

…cities that don’t invest in effective transportation options stand to lose out in the long-run”

Michael Myers

The Rockefeller Foundation

Tulsa Bicycle/Pedestrian Master Plan


“I don’t think car-buying for Millennials will ever be what it was for Boomers.”

Sheryl Connelly

Head of Global Consumer Trends

Ford Motor Company

Facts about 16-34 Year Olds


• Between 2001 – 2009:

– 24% more bike trips

– 16% more walk trips

– 40% more trips on public transit

Fewer Millennials Getting Licenses

– Cars too expensive

– Prefer to walk, bike or transit

– Ride with someone else

– Telecommuting

– Environmental concerns

– Too busy


What are Cities Doing to Compete?


• Providing “stress-free” bikeways

High quality trails and greenways

Cycle tracks and buffered bike lanes

• Bike boulevards

• Encouraging a “bike culture”

Trends in bicycle-friendly communities

• Plenty of wide roads

• Population 382,000

• Median income: $44.5K

• Multi-cultural

• Snowy!

Goal: Increase bicycling by 60%

Minneapolis, MN

Case Study 2: Minneapolis, MN

Case Study 2: Houston Energy Corridor

– BP AMERICA

– SHELL OIL

– CITGO

– CONOCOPHILLIPS

– EXXON MOBIL CHEMICAL

– DOW CHEMICAL


VISION


Key Principles

• Create Vibrant Destinations

• Activate Neighborhood Streets

• Enhance Circulation Networks

• Develop Complete Streets

• Encourage Bicycle Use


Transportation Profession is Responding

• New vocabulary:

– Safety

– Complete Streets

– PMT vs. VMT

– Multimodal

– Mobility and Access vs. Speed

– Health & Transportation

– Vibrancy and Economic Development


Record of Success

Tulsa Regional Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan

Open Discussion / Q & A

Tulsa Regional Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan

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GO Plan Final Public Forum - 9/17/15

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