Designing Streets to Designing Streets to Increase Bicycling Increase Bicycling Los Angeles County Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Metropolitan Transportation Authority June 2, 2010 June 2, 2010 Bicycle Bicycle Solutions Solutions
Welcome Welcome • Diego Cardoso, EO, Countywide Planning • Diego Cardoso, EO, Countywide Planning • Introductions • Introductions • Announcements and Logistics • Announcements and Logistics • Q&A at end of each segment • Q&A at end of each segment • Introduction of John Ciccarelli • Introduction of John Ciccarelli Designing Streets to Increase Bicycling 2 June 2, 2010
Agenda Agenda 8:30 - 9:30 Introduction Introduction 8:30 - 9:30 9:30 - 9:45 BREAK BREAK 9:30 - 9:45 9:45 - 11:30 Innovation 9:45 - 11:30 Innovation 11:30 - 12:15 LUNCH LUNCH 11:30 - 12:15 12:15 - 1:15 Design for Complete Streets Design for Complete Streets 12:15 - 1:15 1:15 - 1:25 BREAK BREAK 1:15 - 1:25 1:25 - 2:50 The Toolbox The Toolbox 1:25 - 2:50 2:50 - 3:00 Wrap-up, Wrap-up, final Q&A final Q&A 2:50 - 3:00 3:00 END END 3:00 Designing Streets to Increase Bicycling 3 June 2, 2010
Workshop objectives Workshop objectives • Understand why and how to grow bicycle • Understand why and how to grow bicycle ridership ridership • Understand the “ “Toolbox Toolbox” ” and and each tool each tool’ ’s s • Understand the applicability, including innovative tools innovative tools applicability, including • Prepare for Metro’ ’s Call For Projects with this s Call For Projects with this • Prepare for Metro new knowledge new knowledge • Build interest about new possibilities • Build interest about new possibilities Designing Streets to Increase Bicycling 4 June 2, 2010
Topics Topics • Ridership & counting & counting • Innovation and the US • Ridership • Innovation and the US standards process standards process • Bicycling trends • Bicycling trends • How bicyclists • How bicyclists • Policy movements • Policy movements operate on streets operate on streets and context and context • Complete Streets • Complete Streets • Existing and new • Existing and new planning approaches • The “ “Toolbox Toolbox” ”: : planning approaches • The existing and new tools new tools existing and Designing Streets to Increase Bicycling 5 June 2, 2010
1. Introduction 1. Introduction Designing Streets to Increase Bicycling 6 June 2, 2010
1. Introduction 1. Introduction • Ridership Ridership: Counting bicyclists : Counting bicyclists • • Trends in bicycle Trends in bicycle ridership ridership • • How bicycle accommodation aligns with How bicycle accommodation aligns with • other goals and legislation other goals and legislation • Why the old planning paradigm won Why the old planning paradigm won’ ’t t • grow bicycling fast enough grow bicycling fast enough • New planning New planning approaches approaches • Designing Streets to Increase Bicycling 7 June 2, 2010
Ridership: Counting bikes Ridership: Counting bikes • • Census - Journey To Work data Census - Journey To Work data • SCAG 2010 travel survey • SCAG 2010 travel survey – 12% of all trips are by bicycling and walking 12% of all trips are by bicycling and walking – • MTA off-model analysis • MTA off-model analysis – 2.4% of all 2001 trips in LA County are by bicycle – 2.4% of all 2001 trips in LA County are by bicycle – – Orange Line and Rail Counts Orange Line and Rail Counts – – results in June 2010 results in June 2010 • • LACBC LACBC – – City of LA Bike Counts 2009 City of LA Bike Counts 2009 • Alta - National counting methodology • Alta - National counting methodology • Emerging counting technologies • Emerging counting technologies – Automated counters (for paths) Automated counters (for paths) – – Automated video analysis Automated video analysis – Designing Streets to Increase Bicycling 8 June 2, 2010
Trends Trends • Portland decade trends and counts • Portland decade trends and counts • San Francisco - Market Street • San Francisco - Market Street • MTC Bay Area Regional • MTC Bay Area Regional • Bicycling is growing in LA County • Bicycling is growing in LA County HOW DO WE INCREASE IT FURTHER? HOW DO WE INCREASE IT FURTHER? Designing Streets to Increase Bicycling 9 June 2, 2010
Portland Portland Growth of bikeway system and bicycle use Growth of bikeway system and bicycle use Black lines indicate bikeways Bike Commute Mode Split (by Census Tract) 0 - 2% 2 - 3% 3 - 5% 5 - 8% 1990 2000 8 - 10% 10+% City of Portland Designing Streets to Increase Bicycling 10 Dept. of Transportation June 2, 2010
How bicycling aligns How bicycling aligns with other goals and legislation with other goals and legislation • Trends • Trends – Greenhouse Gas (GHG) reduction Greenhouse Gas (GHG) reduction – – Travel (VMT) reduction – Travel (VMT) reduction – – Compact development / infill / TOD Compact development / infill / TOD – SRTS / Active SRTS / Active & Healthy Commutes & Healthy Commutes – – Health & Activity - CDC / RWJF Health & Activity - CDC / RWJF – • Policy context • Policy context – US DOT US DOT – – State State – – Local Local – Designing Streets to Increase Bicycling 11 June 2, 2010
USDOT (FHWA) Policy USDOT (FHWA) Policy 2000 2000 “ Bicycling and walking facilities will be Bicycling and walking facilities will be “ incorporated into all transportation projects incorporated into all transportation projects unless exceptional circumstances exist . .” ” unless exceptional circumstances exist http://www.fhwa fhwa.dot. .dot.gov/environment/bikeped/design gov/environment/bikeped/design. .htm htm http://www. Designing Streets to Increase Bicycling 12 June 2, 2010
Caltrans DD-64-R1 (Oct. 2008) DD-64-R1 (Oct. 2008) Caltrans Complete Streets - Integrating the Transportation System Streets - Integrating the Transportation System Complete POLICY The California Department of Transportation (Department) provides for the needs of travelers of all ages and abilities in all planning, programming, design, construction, operations, and maintenance activities and products on the State highway system. The Department views all transportation improvements as opportunities to improve safety, access, and mobility for all travelers in California and recognizes bicycle, pedestrian, and transit modes as integral elements of the transportation system. The Department develops integrated multi modal projects in balance with community goals, plans, and values. Addressing the safety and mobility needs of bicyclists, pedestrians, and transit users in all projects, regardless of funding, is implicit in these objectives. Bicycle, pedestrian, and transit travel is facilitated by creating "complete streets" beginning early in system planning and continuing through project delivery and maintenance and operations. Accommodating all modes = moving people, not just vehicles Accommodating all modes = moving people, not just vehicles Designing Streets to Increase Bicycling 13 June 2, 2010
DD-64 R1 vs vs. original: . original: DD-64 R1 Stronger, active language Stronger, active language Designing Streets to Increase Bicycling 14 June 2, 2010
Assembly Bill 32 (AB 32) Assembly Bill 32 (AB 32) Global Warming Solutions Act Global Warming Solutions Act • Signed in 2006 • Signed in 2006 • Intent: Establish limits, measures and incentives • Intent: Establish limits, measures and incentives • Action items • Action items – ARB: Prepare and approve – ARB: Prepare and approve Scoping Plan for maximum Scoping Plan for maximum feasible and cost effective GHG reductions GHG reductions feasible and cost effective – Identify Identify 1990 baseline GHG 1990 baseline GHG level for setting 2020 limits level for setting 2020 limits – – Require GHG reporting by largest industrial sources Require GHG reporting by largest industrial sources – – Identify and adopt regulations for discrete early actions – Identify and adopt regulations for discrete early actions Designing Streets to Increase Bicycling 15 June 2, 2010
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