Active Transportation Transportation Report to SPC on Transportation and Transit Annual Update February 8, 2018 TT2018-0014 Source: Jennifer Friesen
Pre vious Counc il Dire c tion: Supporting policies: – 2000 Pathway and Bikeway Plan – 2007 Sustainability Principles – 2008 Bicycle Policy and Needs Report – 2009 Calgary Transportation Plan 2011 Cycling Strategy – – 2014 Complete Streets – 2014 Centre City Cycle Track Pilot Network – 2016 Pedestrian Strategy – Action Plan: “A city that moves” priority 2017 Active Transportation Annual Update 2
Pre vious Counc il Dire c tion: December 18, 2017 (TT2017-1239) 1. That the SPC on Transportation and Transit recommends that Council defer the Cycling Strategy Annual Report, Calgary Pathways and Bikeways Plan Update and the Pedestrian Strategy Update and direct administration to return to SPC on Transportation and Transit no later than Q1 2018. December 19, 2016 (TT2016-0746) 1. Direct the cycle team to work with the Green Line team to develop an ultimate alignment for the cycle track through the Beltline, including construction phasing if needed and report back to Council on improvements and alignment prior to adopting 12 th Avenue SW as a permanent component of the cycle track network. 2017 Active Transportation Annual Update 3
Ba c kg round Cyc ling Stra te g y Pe de stria n Stra te g y To make Calgary into a bicycle friendly community Short term strategy (2016-2018) – Plan, design and build more on- – Safety improvements street bikeways – Pilot new techniques – Maintain bikeways – Develop partnerships - Educate, and promote cycling 4
2017 Hig hlig hts 66/99 Five actions Corridors underway Retrofitted 3,000 Citizen interactions 100+ $12M intersection & Capital spot invested improvements 2017 Active Transportation Annual Update 5
Striking Striking Balance for Balance for All Users All Users Northmount Drive N.W. Phase I
350 4 Striking Striking 250 Notices workshops Balance for Balance for Notices Hand- & Open All Users All Users Mailed or Delivered Houses each event for each event event 500 1,000 6 people feedback Schools attended forms Invited Events Speeding, Congestion, pedestrian safety 2017 Active Transportation Annual Update 7
Striking Striking Balance for Balance for All Users All Users Northmount Drive N.W. Phase I
Coordinating Coordinating New New Home Rd N.W. Construction Construction & Lifecycle & Lifecycle Work Work 9
Spot Spot Improvements Improvements & Intersection & Intersection Treatments Treatments 3 83 10 415 pedestrian ladder audible wheelchair leading crossings signals ramps intervals 45 5 temporary 17 km of 127 video traffic conflict sidewalk RRFBs calming analysis and curb studies pathway locations
Key Results for Active Transportation Greenway Opened 11
pathways improved bikeways 31 km of new/ and 8 th Avenue SE
Walk 21 & CIP 5 Conference Research Support Projects 25,000 25,000 How-to’s Copies of translated 2017 into Arabic, Pathways Tagalog, Map Vietnamese Distributed “Look and 12 Look Again” Community Campaign Events 2017 Active Transportation Annual Update 13
Leveraged Community Association, Piloting New Piloting New School, UofC, Ways to Ways to Partnerships Engage Engage Citizens Citizens 4 th Ave Flyover-Langevin School 6 th grade . 2017 Active Transportation Annual Update 14
Creating Creating opportunities opportunities for citizens to for citizens to take take ownership ownership ActiveYYC MicroGrants $175K innovation funding Under the Rainbow- Sunnyside N.W.
5 Street S.W Reached Reached 2 2 Million Million bike trips on bike trips on the cycle the cycle tracks tracks
Bia nnua l Bike a nd Pe de stria n Count Re port • 90 city wide locations; 6 hour counts 29,000 cyclist trips counted • 75,000 pedestrian trips counted • • 3% of cyclists were under the age of 18, up from 2% in 2013 • Migrated reporting to online interactive mapping format 17
Evaluation Doubling of people commuting by bike Chicago 18
Evaluation Percentage of People Cycling to Work by Community Chicago 19
25% of 25% of cyclists are cyclists are female female (up from 21% (up from 21% in 2013) in 2013) Edmonton Trail N.E.
Evaluation T op 5 Pe de stria n Volume L oc a tions • 76,000 pedestrians and 34 wheelchair and mobility scooter users counted 2016 Cycling Strategy Update 21
Actions of the Pedestrian and Cycling Strategies improve the safety and mobility of communities and provide opportunities for Calgarians to walk and bike more regardless of age, gender, income or ability.
Re c omme nda tion That the SPC on Transportation and Transit recommend that Council: – Receive this update for information. 2017 Active Transportation Annual Update 23
Applying New Applying New approaches approaches into ongoing into ongoing Projects Projects Erin Woods S.E. Traffic Calming
Evaluation Centre City cycle track network bike trips 25
Rightsizing Streets 26
Rightsizing Streets 27
28 Erin Woods S.E. Traffic Calming
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