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PEDALING TOWARD HEALTHY PEDALING TOWARD HEALTHY COMMUNITIESCOMMUNITIESTHE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA 2013 IQC THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA 2013 IQC PLACEMAKING CONFERENCE PLACEMAKING CONFERENCE
Alta Planning + Design
Creating active communities where bicycling and
walking are safe, healthy, fun and normal daily
activities
• HEALTH: Public/Individual, Environmental, Civic/Social, Economic
• New Paradigm for Building Bicycle Infrastructure and Culture: Public Sector can’t get it all done. . .Cities, Businesses, NGOs taking the lead
• Establish a Vision• Build Partnerships• Get it built• Catalyze Bike Culture• Calculate benefits
Pedaling Towards Healthy Communities
National Home Builders Assoc and National Assoc of Realtors
Trails consistently rank in the top five
amenities in making real estate purchase
decisions. (NAHB)
“Biking is . . .part of our strategy to attract and retain businesses. . .We want young
talent to come here and stay..” – Mayor R.T. Ryback
Attract Residents, Workers, Investment
The NACTO GuideExpanding the Toolkit
AtlantaAustinBaltimoreBostonChicagoDetroitHoustonLos AngelesMinneapolisNew YorkPhiladelphiaPhoenixPortlandSan FranciscoSeattleWashington D.C.
Affiliate Members: Arlington VA. Austin. Cambridge. Hoboken. Indianapolis. Memphis Ventura CA
National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO)
Post 2011 Bikeway Design Guidance
NACTO: Accommodate “interested but concerned”
Based on surveys conducted in Portland, OR
Strong and fearless Enthused and confident
“No way, no how” Interested but concerned
TWO-WAY CYCLE TRACK
“Sooner Cycle Track” Concept: OU Bike Master Plan 2012
Asp Avenue Buffered Bike Lane Concept
Bicycle Boulevards
ESTABLISH A VISION
Atlanta
120 mile bikeway network by
2016
Dallas
1300mile bikeway network by
2021
Atlanta Goal: 60 miles of “Green Lanes”
Image courtesy Looney Ricks Kiss
• 15 counties; NC & SC
• 2.3 million people
• $17M endowment
–US Dept. of Health funding–Land Trust, 30+
municipalities, –250 miles of proposed
greenways/trails and 500 miles of complete streets
Birmingham Trail System
• $11M grant award for implementation
• Power company, RR, local foundation partners
Birmingham Trail System
Memphis, TN: Broad Avenue
Memphis, TN: Overton-Broad Connector
Razorback Greenway Vision Workshop: 2010• 40 miles• 6 communities• University of Arkansas• 1 MPO• Major corporate and
philanthropic partners and sponsors
• Basis for $15M TIGER grant award with equal local match
10. NW ARKANSAS: A New Way of Thinking
Razorback Greenway Groundbreaking: 2012
GET IT BUILT
Charlotte 2012:- 1st green bikeway- 1st bike box- Bike share (20 stations)- 1st Buffered Bike Lane- 2 cycle track projects in study phase
Harahan Bridge, Memphis
BUILD BIKE CULTURE
Evaluation. . .(more biking!)
• More people on bikes• More women on bikes• Better biking business• Increases transit range• Safer biking cities• 5-40% bike share trips
replace car trips
Bike Share is Transformative!
Bike Sharing in North America
Capital Bikeshare Memberships
WASHINGTON DC / ARLINGTONCapital Bikeshare (CABI)Launched: September, 20101,100+ Bicycles, 114 Stations> 2,000,000 Trips!80,000 Casual users19,000 Annual members
CALCULATE BENEFITS
New York, NY
4 years
255 bike lane
miles added
45% growth in commuter
cycling
72% decrease in average risk
of injury
Evaluating. . .(more biking!)
Charlotte Trail Benefits Analysis
Connected separate agencies’ projects together into one regional trail vision
• $28M trail• 162 million
bike/walk trips• $45 M in
household transportation savings
• $14 M in health care savings
• 300 jobs
Year:0 0
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Bridge Bicycle Traffic
Bikeway Miles
Bridge Bicycle Traffic
Bikeway Miles
Increasing Bicycle UseBikeway
Miles
1992:
83 miles of bikeways
2,850 daily trips2007:
271 miles of bikeways
14,563 daily trips
1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
2,500
5,000
7,500
10,000
12,500
15,000
2,850 3,555 3,885 3,830 3,207 4,520 5,225 5,690 5,910 6,015 7,686 8,250 8,562 8,875 10,19212,04614,563
78 84 86 103 113 144 166 183 213 222 235 252 254 260 262 263 266
CyclistsPer Day
• Growth in bike sector: – $100 M/year (+ 100%
since ‘05)– 50+ bike shops (+ 50%
since ‘05)– New bike-related
businesses weekly• Further economic studies:
– $2.6 Billion in travel savings
– Attracting educated workers 5x faster
Economic Impacts?
NC Economic Impact Analysis
Economic Impact: Downtown
• “The downtown area of Dunedin, Florida was suffering a 35 percent storefront vacancy rate in the early 1990s until the Pinellas Trail came into town. Now, storefront occupancy is 100 percent and business is booming.” (source: National Bicycle & Pedestrian Clearinghouse, 1995)
• HEALTH: Public/Individual, Environmental, Civic/Social, Economic
• New Paradigm for Building Bicycle Infrastructure and Culture: Public Sector can’t get it all done. . .Cities, Businesses, NGOs taking the lead
• Establish a Vision• Build Partnerships• Get it built• Catalyze Bike Culture• Calculate benefits
Pedaling Towards Healthy Communities
THANK YOU
John Cockjohncock@
altaplanning.comDavidson, NC
www.altaplanning.com
Our Mission: . . .design better places to bike, walk, play, and live.
Bike Share Benefits – Study
*Source: Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments Cost-Benefit Analysis as part of the TIGER application
for 3,500 bicycles, as published on the Bike Sharing Blog
Bike Share Benefit Estimated Cost Savings per Year*
Personal cost savings $8.8 million
Time saved commuting $17.1 million
Increased access to other modes of transportation
$1.7 million
Congestion reduction $381,000
Emissions reduction $918,000
Public health $90,000
Reduced auto accidents $141,000
Total Benefits $29 million per year
More Disposable Income
• Reducing vehicle miles traveled (VMT) per person by one mile per day in each of the 51 largest metro areas would produce an aggregate annual household savings of $29 billion annually.
Percent of Commuters Who Drive
Price and Godwin, Planetizen 2012
Return on Investment
• Vancouver, BC invested $3 million dollars on 3.5 miles of trails
• A return of $300 million in trail-front investments