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Active ve Transporta tation Allia lliance 201 2018 IDOT F Fall P Plann nning ng Conf nferenc ence Maggie Melin Advocacy Manager Our Mission Our Mission To advocate for walking, Member-based not-for-profit organization

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Active ve Transporta tation Allia lliance

201 2018 IDOT F Fall P Plann nning ng Conf nferenc ence Maggie Melin Advocacy Manager

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Our Mission To advocate for walking, bicycling and public transit to create healthy, sustainable and equitable communities.

  • Member-based not-for-profit organization
  • Serves Chicagoland region
  • Founded 1985 as Chicagoland Bicycle Federation
  • 20,000+ members and supporters

Our Mission

To advocate for walking, bicycling, and public transit to create healthy, sustainable, equitable communities.

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Age genda

Agenda

  • Complete Streets (CS) Coalition
  • Bike Walk Every Town
  • Platform
  • Campaign Action Planning
  • Resources
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Complete S Str treets ts Coaliti tion

Network of decision makers, government staff, and advocates gather to advocate for complete streets and sustainable, healthy, and equitable transportation in the Chicagoland region:

  • professional development
  • peer-learning
  • knowledge sharing
  • policy advocacy
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CS Coalition Vi Visio sion St Statem ement

“We envision a future where all Chicagoland communities offer a safe, convenient and connected transportation environment with abundant walking, bicycling and transit

  • ptions available for

all ages and abilities.”

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CS Coalition Bac ackg kground

  • Began in 2015
  • 6 co-chairs
  • Quarterly meetings
  • Monthly emails
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CS Coalition Quart rterl rly Meetings

  • Spring 2018:

Community Engagement Workshop

  • Summer 2018:

Evanston Placemaking & Protected Bike Lane Tour

  • Fall 2018: How to

Bring Transportation Funding into Your Community

  • Winter 2018/9:

Transportation & Equity

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Suburban Advocacy Program

Projects are easier to implement when there is strong community support and the right policies/plans are in place.

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Bike W Walk Every Town wn

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Adv dvocacy G acy Gathe herings

Regional Summits & Socials

  • Fall 2017 - training
  • Spring 2018 – socials
  • Summer 2018 – conference call

Next Summit:

  • Saturday, October 27 at the

Elmhurst Public Library

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Bike W Walk Every Town wn – Creating C Change

Policy/Plan Projects You

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Bike W Walk Every Town wn - Lo Local Policy P Platf tform

  • Complete Streets Policy
  • Active Transportation Plan
  • Funding
  • Implementation
  • Advisory Council
  • Resolution
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Bike W Walk Every Town wn - Lo Local Policy P Platf tform

  • Complete Streets Policy
  • Active Transportation Plan
  • Funding
  • Implementation
  • Advisory Council
  • Resolution
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Bike W Walk Every Town wn - Lo Local Policy P Platf tform

  • Complete Streets Policy
  • Active Transportation Plan
  • Funding
  • Implementation
  • Advisory Council
  • Resolution
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Bike W Walk Every Town wn - Lo Local Policy P Platf tform

  • Complete Streets Policy
  • Active Transportation Plan
  • Funding
  • Implementation
  • Advisory Council
  • Resolution
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Bike W Walk Every Town wn - Lo Local Policy P Platf tform

  • Complete Streets Policy
  • Active Transportation Plan
  • Funding
  • Implementation
  • Advisory Council
  • Resolution
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Bike W Walk Every Town wn - Lo Local Policy P Platf tform

  • Complete Streets Policy
  • Active Transportation Plan
  • Funding
  • Implementation
  • Advisory Council
  • Resolution
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Bike W Walk Every Town wn - Lo Local Policy P Platf tform

  • Complete Streets Policy
  • Active Transportation Plan
  • Funding
  • Implementation
  • Advisory Council
  • Resolution

Model Resolution: Commitment to pursue appropriate policy platform goals.

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Leadership wi with h a plan creates change …

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Policy A Assessment

Gather information about your community to inform your campaign strategy.

Checklist and sample letter available at: activetrans.org/bikewalkeverytown

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Campaign Ac Action Pl Plan

STEP 1: Define your goal STEP 2: Who is your target? STEP 3: Who is your base? STEP 4: Assess your capacity STEP 5: Plan your tactics STEP 6: Create your action plan benchmarks

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Resou

  • urces

es

Visit: activetrans.org/bikewalkeverytown

  • Campaign building worksheets
  • Campaign building tip sheets
  • Case studies
  • Letter and petition templates
  • Policy & plan tracker
  • Webinar links
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We Webinars

  • January: Election Advocacy Strategies
  • February: Communication & Messaging
  • March: Outreach Strategies & Petition

Writing

  • April: How-to of Organizing a Pop-up Event
  • May: Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Councils

(BPAC) Panel Discussion

  • June: Event Organizing Ideas and Tips
  • August: Bikeway Design 101
  • September: State Funding for Walking,

Biking & Transit

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Net etwor

  • rking
  • Advocacy Summits: Next

Summit on October 27, 2018 in Elmhurst

  • Socials & Conference Calls
  • Regional Google Groups
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Campaign Ex Examples – Glen n Ellyn & Lombard

Campaign: Build East Branch DuPage River Trail (EBDRT), north-south bike/ped trail

  • Connect IPP, Great Western

Trail, Morton Arb.

  • 1,400 petition signatures
  • Met with DuPage County

Board Chairman Dan Cronin and US Rep Peter Roskam

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Campaign Ex Examples – Oak P Park rk

Campaign: Bike Walk Oak Park wants implementation of Greenways & Bike Plan

  • $200,000 saved from Divvy for

bike infrastructure

  • Dedicated line item in budget
  • Meetings with trustrees
  • Monthly meetings
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Campaign Ex Examples – Bata tavia

Campaign: Complete Streets chalk board project (Walk Batavia, Bike Batavia)

  • Customers marked how they

traveled on chalk board

  • Organizing roundtable conversation

with businesses

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Campaign Ex Examples – Elgin

Campaign: Balance bike program for kids (Elgin Bike Hub)

  • Workshops for low-income,

Latino neighborhood

  • Gathering residents’ opinions
  • n improving transportation to

update ATP

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Campaign Ex Examples – Robb bbins ns

Campaign: Complete Streets Charette with Rain Ready Robbins

  • Educate residents and leaders

about importance of Complete Streets, benefits biking/walking can provide

  • Charette planned for November
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Trail C Connect Campaign

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Trail C Connect Campaign

Four Target Areas:

  • The Lake Calumet region on Chicago’s Far

South Side

  • The I&M Trail extension in Southwest

Cook County

  • The southern segment of the Des Plaines

River Trail in Central Cook County

  • East-west connections in the northern

Cook County suburbs

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Plann nning ng Cons nsul ulting Services & Techni nical Assistance

  • CS Policies: Calumet City,

South Chicago Heights, Midlothian, Skokie, Richton Park, Willow Springs, Summit, Franklin Park

  • ATPs: Villa Park, Wilmette,

Glencoe, Summit, Brookfield, Richton Park, Lynwood

  • Pedestrian/bicycle network planning
  • Complete Streets policy development and

processes

  • Sidewalk condition inventory, gap analysis
  • School walking/biking route maps
  • Bike share planning and siting
  • Bike user map design
  • Marketing and safety campaign execution
  • Tactical urbanism design, event planning
  • Grant writing
  • Staff and elected official training

www.atpolicy.org

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Villa P Park Bicycle and Pedestri rian M Master r Pl Plan

Implement plan

(In progress)

  • Multi-Year

Capital Improvement Plan

  • Future grants

Create draft plan and adopt

(In progress)

  • Staff review
  • Steering

Committee review

  • Commission

review

  • Trustee review

and adoption

Engaged the community

  • Online map and

survey

  • Tabled at events
  • Community

meeting

Reviewed existing conditions

  • Data and plan

review

  • On-bike field

work

Formed steering committee

  • 16 community

representatives

  • Set goals and

vision

  • Promoted
  • Reviewed

Adopted March 2018

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El Elgin Bike Map

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Thank y you!

Maggie Melin Advocacy Manager maggie@activetrans.org

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Campaign Ac Action Pl Plan

CHOOSE TWO:

  • Priority projects such as a

new protected bike lane or a connected trail network.

STEP 1: Define your goal

CHOOSE TWO: Bike Walk Every Town Resolution* Active Transportation Plan* Complete Streets Policy* Funding Implementation Advisory Council

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Campaign Ac Action Pl Plan

STEP 2: Who is your target? Who is your champion?

Ideas:

  • City council member
  • Mayor
  • Village Manager
  • Trustee/Alderman
  • Engineer
  • Public works person
  • Planner
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Campaign Ac Action Pl Plan

STEP 3: Who is your base?

  • Influential residents
  • Organizations
  • Businesses
  • Other
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Campaign Ac Action Pl Plan

STEP 3: Who is your base?

Power Mapping

  • Consider who influences your

target as you brainstorm your base.

Image credit: Missouri Bicycle and Pedestrian Federation

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Campaign Ac Action Pl Plan

STEP 3: Who is your base? How to engage them?

CHOOSE TWO:

  • Regular meetings
  • Event
  • Flyer or fact sheet
  • Petition
  • Short video
  • Presentation
  • Other
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Campaign Ac Action Pl Plan

STEP 4: Assess your capacity

  • Availability
  • Strengths
  • Skill development
  • Needs
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Campaign Ac Action Pl Plan

STEP 5: Plan your tactics

Communication – PICK TWO:

  • Traditional media
  • Social media
  • Email/e-newsletter
  • Active Trans blog
  • Press conference/town hall
  • Other

Engagement – PICK TWO:

  • Write a petition
  • Write, email, or call elected official
  • Meet elected official
  • Testify before elected officials
  • Other
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Campaign Ac Action Pl Plan

STEP 6: Create your action plan benchmarks

  • Short-term (1 week to 2 months)
  • Medium-term (3 months to 8 months)
  • Long-term (8 months to 1+ years)

HINT: Benchmarks are SMART - Specific, Measurable, Ambitious, Realistic, and Time-limited

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Active C Campaigns ns & Groups

Bartlett (Bike Walk Bartlett) – Speed limit reduction, Brewster Creek Trail Batavia (Walk Batavia Bike Batavia) – Complete Streets Education Chicago Heights – Forming a BPAC Elmhurst – Encouragement and implementation campaign Glen Ellyn/Lombard – Connecting East Branch DuPage River Trail Elgin (Elgin Bike Hub) – Active Transportation Plan update Oak Park (Bike Walk Oak Park) – Implementing Bike Plan Robbins – Complete Streets Education Villa Park – Forming a BPAC And more: Bike Wilmette, Go Evanston, Friends of Cycling in Elk Grove, McHenry County Bicycle Advocates, Des Plaines BPAC