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M AKING YOUR C ITY B ETTER FOR B ICYCLING AND W ALKING : H OW AND W HY B RENT H UGH E XECUTIVE D IRECTOR Statewide Bicycle & Pedestrian Advocacy Over 4500 members across the state 50+ member Advisory Commission representing groups

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BRENT HUGH

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

MAKING YOUR CITY BETTER FOR BICYCLING AND WALKING: HOW AND WHY

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 Statewide Bicycle &

Pedestrian Advocacy

 Over 4500 members across

the state

 50+ member Advisory

Commission representing groups across the state

 Celebrating our 20th Anniversary

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We work to support ALL types

  • f bicycling, walking, trails

 Walking, hiking, running  Road, mountain, trail

bicycling

 ALL reasons: Transportation,

recreation, health, competition, fitness, fun

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SLIDE 4

Our Vision for Missouri

 World class bike/ped

network

 Encourage more bicycling

& walking

 Improve safety  Build a movement in support of

bicycling & walking MoBikeFed.org/Vision

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SLIDE 5

WHY?

 Att

ttracts acts people/businesses to your city:

“People want to live and work in places where they can safely and conveniently walk and/or bicycle” (Federal Highway Admin)

 Heal

alth th & En Environment

  • nment

 Ec

Economics:

  • nomics:

“Bicycle and pedestrian facilities increase home values, drive spending at local businesses, and spur economic development in communities” (USDOT)

 One of the most co

cost t effecti ctive e investments government can make

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OUR COMPETITION – NATL & INTRNATL . . .

PERCENTAGE OF TRIPS BY

BICYCLING & WALKING

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500000 1000000 1500000 2000000 2500000 3000000 3500000 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010

U.S. . Vehicle icle Miles Travel eled ed (Millions) ions) Sinc nce e the Dawn n of the Age of the Aut utomobil

  • bile

FWHA Data

Chart: Missouri Bicycle and Pedestrian Federation, mobikefed.org

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500000 1000000 1500000 2000000 2500000 3000000 3500000 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010

U.S. . Vehicle icle Miles Travel eled ed (Millions) ions) Sinc nce e the Dawn n of the Age of the Aut utomobil

  • bile

FWHA Data

Chart: Missouri Bicycle and Pedestrian Federation, mobikefed.org

Times are changing . . .

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500000 1000000 1500000 2000000 2500000 3000000 3500000 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010

U.S. . Vehicle icle Miles Travel eled ed (Millions) ions) Sinc nce e the Dawn n of the Age of the Aut utomobil

  • bile

FWHA Data

Chart: Missouri Bicycle and Pedestrian Federation, mobikefed.org

Don’t plan for this When reality is this

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500000 1000000 1500000 2000000 2500000 3000000 3500000 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010

U.S. . Vehicle icle Miles Travel eled ed (Millions) ions) Sinc nce e the Dawn n of the Age of the Aut utomobil

  • bile

FWHA Data

Chart: Missouri Bicycle and Pedestrian Federation, mobikefed.org

Don’t plan for this When reality is this

2000-2010, the amount of bicycling in Missouri DOUBLED

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HOW

12 Ideas to Supercharge your City’s Bi Bikin ing & W & Wal alkin ing

Many id idea eas – choose

  • se one or

e or two! Thin ink in in f four ur mai ain ca n categ egorie ries: s:

Net

etwor

  • rk

k (barriers)

Encourage

uragement nt (getting more people to bike and walk more often)

Safety

ty

People

ple (supporters, “a movement”)

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HOW

1.

  • 1. Creat

ate e ci city tywide wide pla lans:

Bicyclin

cling

Walki

lking/si ng/side dewalks alks

Trails

ails

Low-hang

hangin ing g fruit it

Long

ng-term rm vision

  • n

Most

st impor

  • rtant

ant fact ctor

  • r in receiving

eiving fede deral ral grant nt fundi nding ng

MoBikeFed.org/Bike-Ped-Trails-Plans

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HOW

2.

  • 2. Ea

Easi siest est st star arti ting ng pla lace ce: Citywide tywide bicycle le rout ute e sy syst stem em

Find

nd out ut where ere cyclists ts/gr /groups

  • ups are already

dy riding ng

Which

ch stree eets ts are already dy bot

  • th

h

Bike

e friend endly y AND

Ac

Actual tually y used

Use EX

EXISTIN TING G stree eets ts & fa faciliti ties es

Can be in town AND/OR

OR commo monly nly used ed routes es in surroundi

  • unding

ng countr ntrysi yside

Make

e a plan (map)

En

End result: ult:

Map (online/p

line/print) rint)

Bicy

cycl cle e routes es mark rked ed with h signs ns and/or r pavem ement ent marki rkings ngs

Cost: Few thousand

and to few hundred red thousand and $$$

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SLIDE 14

HOW

3.

  • 3. Crea

reate e a ci a city y bi bike/ e/ped ped/t /trails rails ad advisor visory y co commit ittee ee

Citi

tizen ens

Sta

taff

El

Elec ected ed of

  • fficials

als

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HOW

4. . Ap

Apply ly for Bic icycle cle Frie iendly ndly Co Community mmunity and nd Walk k Frie iendly ndly Co Community mmunity sta tatus. tus.

MoBik

ikeF eFed ed.org/ .org/Bi Bicy cycleF cleFri rien endl dlyM yMis issouri souri

MoBik

ikeF eFed ed.org/ .org/WalkF lkFri rien endl dlyM yMissou issouri ri

Tak

ake e stock ck – what at do do you u have e al alrea eady dy?

Structure

uctured, d, tes ested ed rec ecomme mmenda dati tions

  • ns

Natio

ionall lly y rec ecogni gnize zed d pr progr grams ms

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HOW

  • 4. Bicycle

e Fri rien endl dly y Com

  • mmu

muni nity ty/ Walk Fri rien endl dly y Com

  • mmu

muni nity ty – Joi

  • in

n th the e st statewide de mo movem emen ent! t!

MO population living in a Bicycle Friendly Community:

2008: 0 2009: 428,000 2010: 652,000 2011: 1,133,000 2012: 1,225,000 2013: 1,262,000 2014: 1,305,755 Bicycle friendly communities, universities & businesses in MO: 2008: 0 2009: 3 2010: 17 2011: 26 2012: 27 2013: 30 2014: 36

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HOW

  • 5. Ado

dopt t a Co a Complet lete e St Stre reets ts Poli licy

Complete Streets meet the needs of:

Driv

iver ers

Walkers Bicyclist

clists

Trans

nsit it use sers

Al

All ages es (younge gest st to

  • ldest

st)

Al

All levels s of ab f abilit ity y & disa sabili ility

Ever

eryone!

  • ne!
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HOW

  • 5. Co

Complete e St Streets eets – Jo Join the he Mo Movem emen ent! t!

Missouri is now a national Complete Streets leader:

2001 - 0 policies 2002 - 1 policy 2007 - 3 policies 2008 - 5 policies 2009 - 5 policies 2010 - 13 policies 2011 - 20 policies 2012 - 22 policies 2014 - 25 policies

MoBikeFed.org/CompleteStreets

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HOW

6. . Ban

an Ha Haras assm sment ent of Cy Cycl clis ists ts an and d Ped edestrians estrians

 Top c

p concer ern of our mem ember ers

 Shouti

ting/ g/scari scaring/ g/thr throwi wing g obje jects cts is is common, mmon, da dange gerous, , and d di discourag uragin ing

 Crea

eate e an en envir ironmen ent t supp pporti tive e of bik ikin ing/ g/walki lking

 6 MO cit

itie ies wit ith ordi dinances es now MoBik ikeF eFed ed.org/a .org/anti ti-ha hara rassm smen ent

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HOW

  • 7. Na

Natio ional nal Cel eleb ebrat rations ions

Bik

ike e Mo Month nth (Ma May) y)

Bik

ike e to

  • Work
  • rk Wee

eek k (Ma May) y)

Wal

alk k to Sch chool

  • ol

Mo Month nth (Oct ct)

Ma Mayors s ride/w /walk alk/b /break reakfast st

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HOW

8.

  • 8. Cr

Crea eate e & E & Enco cour urage age Event ents

Bike

e Rides es - On r road ad & tr trai ail

Wal

alks ks

Runs Wee

eekl kly, , mon

  • nth

thly ly, , an annual ally ly

Cl

Clubs/ bs/gr groups/

  • ups/mee

meet-ups ps

Encourage, don’t discourage (ie

ie, per ermits ts)

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HOW

  • 9. Safe

e Rout utes es to S School

  • l Program

ram

Walki

king ng School Bus us

Bike

e Tra rain

Inf

nfo about ut biking ng & walking ng and nd en encour urag agem emen ent for r stud uden ents/pare parent nts

Growing

ng int ntnt ntl mo movem emen ent; ma many y re reso sour urces es

http:/ tp://www ww.saf safer erout

  • utesinf

info.

  • .or
  • rg/

g/

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HOW

10. . Bi Bike e Ed Ed Cl Classes ses

Like

e Dr Driver ers s Ed, bu but for

  • r bi

bikes es

In

In-cla class ss and on

  • n-bi

bike

Dr

Dramatical tically ly incr crea eases ses co comfor

  • rt,

, safety ety, , abi bility ty of

  • f peo

eople le to bi

  • bicy

cycl cle e for

  • r

transpor sportatio tation n & r & recr ecrea eation tion

http:// p://mobi mobikef efed ed.org .org/con /conten ent/bicy t/bicycl cle-ed educ ucati tion

  • n
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HOW

11. . La Law w Enfor

  • rcement

cement

Hug

uge e role le in n bicycle, le, ped edestrian, estrian, road ad saf safety ty

Usually don’t know what is most

impor

  • rtan

tant t to en enforce ce

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HOW

12

  • 12. Creat

reate/Find /Find Reg egular ular Ong ngoi

  • ing

ng Fun unding ding

Bike/ped

ped project cts s in Capital al Improvement ement Tax

Bike/

e/pe ped groups ps can help PASS S or RENEW EW your tax

Ded

edicat icated ed bi bike/ e/pe ped/trails /trails/green /greenways ys tax axes es

Regula

ular r budge get item

Needed

d at local al, , st state, national

  • nal levels.

s.

We’re currently working on inclusion of

bike/ e/ped ped in any new stat ate e transp anspor

  • rta

tation tion funding ng

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FOR MORE INFORMATION: HTTP://MOBIKEFED.ORG MOBIKEFED.ORG/BIKING-WALKING-VISION- CITIES-COUNTIES

 Brent

ent Hugh Execu cutiv tive e Direct ctor

  • r

Missouri uri Bicycl cle and Pedestrian trian Federation ation direct rector@

  • r@mobik

mobikef efed ed.org .org 816 816-695 695-6736 36