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Share The Road Cycling Coalition

City of Vaughn Vaughn Cycling Forum April 11, 2012

Overview

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Share the Road Cycling Coalition

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Ontario: Bicycle Friendly?

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Ontario Bicycle Policy

4.

Bicycle Friendly Communities Program

One of cycling’s many benefits…

“Boris” bikes…

London…

Cambridge UK

Bikeability – Cycling Education

Mission

 To make Ontario bicycle-friendly for

everyone:

– Enhancing access for bicyclists on roads and

trails

– Improving safety for all bicyclists – Educating citizens on the values and importance

• f safe bicycling for health lifestyles and

communities

Who we are…

The SRCC represents over 3,000 stakeholders across the province through our network of local experts, municipal officials, advocates, public health, business and tourism officials.

What we do

 Unite: Created to unite cycling stakeholders from

across Ontario

 Harness: local resources, talent, knowledge  Change: Minds, Attitudes, the Conversation  Evidence: Data  Build capacity: work with and on behalf of

municipalities, enhancing their bike-friendliness

 Champions: develop political champions and

facilitate legislative change.

 Provincial role: Policy, Legislation, Programs,

Infrastructure $

Strategic Plan

Advocacy Building the movement Changing the Conversation Provincial Role Unite/Harness Champions Evidence-based Build Bicycle Friendly Communities Tools for change

Highlights from 2010-2011

Highlights 2010-2011

• Green Paper on Bicycling in Ontario “When Ontario Bikes,

Ontario Benefits”

• Ontario Bicycle Policy update (1992 last policy developed)

led by Minister Wynne.

• 5 Regional/Local Bike Summits: Peterborough – March;

Sault Ste. Marie – April; Guelph – May; Essex – October; London

• Cycling Tourism initiatives: Lake Erie Route; Sudbury-

Sault Ste. Marie North Shore Route; Manitoulin/Hwy 6

• Yearly Ontario Bicycle Summits
• CAA Partnership: Road safety; cycling education

Highlights 2010-2011

• Two Rounds: Bicycle Friendly Communities Program
• 8 “Share the Road Rides” throughout Ontario:

Wiarton/Tobermory/Manitoulin; Huntsville; Minden; Port Carling; Sudbury; Ottawa; Milton – 2,000 cyclists

• Wheeling to School Pilot Program
• Share the Road Pilot Program: Halton Regional Police
• Ontario Medical Association Policy on Cycling (August

2011) www.oma.org

• Approached Provincial Coroner to investigate cycling

deaths 2006-2011

2012

Strategic Plan 2012

 Operational Planning:  Advocacy program: Advocacy Tool Kit; training programs;

Legislative Change (PMBs); Queen’s Park Lobby Day (2012); Ontario Coroner Expert Panel

 Building the Cycling Movement: Increasing the number of

Share the Road Rides across Ontario (3 in 2009; 8 in 2012) – Local/Regional Summits: 5 in 2011; 6 in 2012

 Changing the Conversation: Yearly Polling; Study on the

Impact of Cycling; Share the Road Advertising/Public Education Campaign with CAA (2012)

2012 Advocacy Agenda

• Phase One: Ontario Cycling Advisory Network –

Ontario CAN!

• Secure Ontario Bicycle Policy
• Make the case for $25 M Infrastructure Fund for

municipalities

• Legislative changes to HTA:
• Paved shoulders PMB (Norm Miller – Bill 9)
• One metre Safe Passing Law – PMB

It all starts at the Ontario Bike Summit! It can’t happen without you!

Ontario: Bicycle Friendly?

The Big Picture

 Growing recognition of the many benefits of

cycling (the conversation is changing):

– Improved personal health (less obesity and diabetes,

reduced healthcare costs)

– Improved quality of life and more livable communities – Addressing climate change and air pollution – Transportation solutions (reduced cost and less congestion) – Economic Development (cycling industry, tourism and

leisure)

The Big Picture

 Examples:

– Europe : UK $20 M Re-investment Cycling

Education (Bikeability) 2011-2014

– U.S. -- $5 B since 1990; 2005 $612 M Active and

Safe Routes to School

– Canada = Route Verte, 4300 km bike route

through Quebec; $200 M provincial government investment; $134 M ROI

– BC -- $31 M municipal fund Bike BC

Bicycling in Ontario: The Good News

 Stakeholder support is strong and growing – AMO – OPPI (Ontario Professional Planners Institute) – OACP (Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police) – CAA  Cycling movement in Ontario continues to grow, building

capacity and diversity

– OBS, regional summits, regional rides and municipal

initiatives, tourism initiatives

 Growing public support for measures to promote cycling  Response to BFC Program

Bicycling in Ontario: The Bad News…

 Unlike BC + Quebec, Ontario has...

– No Bicycle Policy framework – No taxation or financing arrangements to support

bike infrastructure in local municipalities (Quebec $200 M; BC $31 M)

– No job creation plan linked to the business of

bicycles:(Bike sales Canada (2010) $250 M; 350,000 sold in 2010; up 10%) Bikes mean business!

Ontario Bicycle Policy

Ontario Bicycle Policy

 Quebec’s Bike Policy (1995; 2008)

The business case: Research Paper on Cycling

2009 Stakeholder Survey: Making the case Expert Survey Increased Mode Share

Infrastructure

Funding 86%

Education Cyclists/ Motorists 74% Public Awareness Safety Campaigns 71%

Policy and legislation 62%

Ontario Bicycle Policy

 Started 2009  First provincial policy update in 19 years  Policy framework to promote cycling  Ontario government needs to support municipal

cycling efforts

 To get the change we need requires investments,

partnerships, coordinated efforts to get people on bikes more often

Ontario Bicycle Policy

 Why is this important?

– Respond to municipal needs: reflect urban and rural reality – Citizens want safe, liveable communities – Employers want safe, liveable communities, quality of life – Need to address congestion – Municipal spending on cycling lowers health care costs –

provincial spending???

– Increased economic development via bicycle tourism – Bike Tourism is a $46.9 B business in the US

Ontario Bicycle Policy

 Why is this important?

– Aligned with existing provincial priorities: Provincial Policy

Statement, Climate Change Plan; Places to Grow legislation, Regional transportation measures – Metrolinx Big Move

– Aligned with increased provincial focus on healthy

promotion, chronic disease prevention “Keeping Ontario Healthy”

– Aligned with Childhood Obesity Council – reduction of 20%

in 5 years

Polling Data

Support for Cycling: Poll Results (June 2011)

 28% of Ontarians are regular cyclists (at

least once a month) – up from 24% 2009

– 2-out-of-3 say they ride for health and exercise – 36% ride for reasons of cost – 20% ride because it’s better for the environment

 53% would like to cycle more often  60% don’t - too afraid

Support for Cycling: Poll Results (June 2011)

 65% agree that ‘where I live, cyclists need

more bike lanes/paved shoulders’

 58% believe the provincial gov’t. has a duty

to support cycling as a choice for Ontarians

 86% say “sharing the road” is a mutual

responsibility

Support for Cycling: Poll Results (June 2011)

 67% agree that ‘if the province is going to spend

money on roads, it should earmark a portion of that spending to meet the needs of cyclists’

 69% believe that ‘As healthcare costs rise in Ontario,

the provincial government should invest in cycling infrastructure so that more people could leave their car at home and ride a bike instead’

Bike Friendly Communities:

Changing the Conversation

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Bicycle Friendly Communities Program

Bicycle Friendly Communities

 Launched the Bicycle Friendly Community program

– AMO 2010

 Based on successful U.S. partnership model  Canadian version: Bicycle Trade Association of

Canada; Trek Bicycles, AMO

Bicycle Friendly Communities Initiative

 Civic pride initiative  Roadmap for improvements, platform for change  4 Award levels – Platinum – Gold – Silver – Bronze

Bicycle Friendly Communities Initiative

 Application Criteria: 5 “Es” – Engineering – physical environment – Education - both cyclists and motorists – Encouragement- promotion, events, route finding,

commuting incentive, active/safe routes to school

– Enforcement – targeted enforcement, police on

bikes, by-laws that promote safety

– Evaluation & Planning – current programs, future

planning: measuring cycling now; collision rates, plans for improvement

Bicycle Friendly – Inspiration

 Bike-Friendly City -- #1 Bike City: Minneapolis/St.

Paul

 The unforgiving and frigid city of Minneapolis is the

country's top spot to be an urban cyclist.

 St. Paul Population: 285,068  Cold climate – bike friendly?

Bicycle Friendly – Inspiration

 Between them, Minneapolis and St. Paul have 84

miles of dedicated bike paths and 44 miles of designated bike lanes on streets.

 The city has plans to install another 40 miles of

designated bike lanes. Every city bus and train has bicycle-carrying capability.

Bicycle Friendly – Inspiration

 Every office building in Minneapolis is required by

law to provide bicycle storage, and the city funds half the price of every bike rack any business installs.

 Although a study by the Alliance for Biking and

Walking said that Minneapolis had more bicycle parking than any city in the country, transportation planners want to install $250,000 worth of new racks.

What can you do…

 Advocacy: – Write to Minister Chiarelli: Ensure that the

provincial government – like Quebec and BC – plays a greater role in supporting, growing cycling in Ontario

– Support our call for $25 M dedicated

infrastructure funding, Ontario Bike Policy

– Attend Ontario Bike Summit: April 24-25, Queen’s

Park Lobby Day April 25th

Ontario Bike Summit – Toronto April 24-25th Join us!

Thank you…

We look forward to working with you in Building A Bicycle Friendly Ontario! eleanor@sharetheroad.ca www.sharetheroad.ca