PEDALING TOWARD HEALTHY PEDALING TOWARD HEALTHY COMMUNITIESCOMMUNITIESTHE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA 2013 IQC THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA 2013 IQC PLACEMAKING CONFERENCE PLACEMAKING CONFERENCE

Alta Planning + Design

Creating active communities where bicycling and

walking are safe, healthy, fun and normal daily

activities

• HEALTH: Public/Individual, Environmental, Civic/Social, Economic

• New Paradigm for Building Bicycle Infrastructure and Culture: Public Sector can’t get it all done. . .Cities, Businesses, NGOs taking the lead

• Establish a Vision• Build Partnerships• Get it built• Catalyze Bike Culture• Calculate benefits

Pedaling Towards Healthy Communities

National Home Builders Assoc and National Assoc of Realtors

Trails consistently rank in the top five

amenities in making real estate purchase

decisions. (NAHB)

“Biking is . . .part of our strategy to attract and retain businesses. . .We want young

talent to come here and stay..” – Mayor R.T. Ryback

Attract Residents, Workers, Investment

The NACTO GuideExpanding the Toolkit

AtlantaAustinBaltimoreBostonChicagoDetroitHoustonLos AngelesMinneapolisNew YorkPhiladelphiaPhoenixPortlandSan FranciscoSeattleWashington D.C.

Affiliate Members: Arlington VA. Austin. Cambridge. Hoboken. Indianapolis. Memphis Ventura CA

National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO)

Post 2011 Bikeway Design Guidance

NACTO: Accommodate “interested but concerned”

Based on surveys conducted in Portland, OR

Strong and fearless Enthused and confident

“No way, no how” Interested but concerned

TWO-WAY CYCLE TRACK

“Sooner Cycle Track” Concept: OU Bike Master Plan 2012

Asp Avenue Buffered Bike Lane Concept

Bicycle Boulevards

ESTABLISH A VISION

Atlanta

120 mile bikeway network by

2016

Dallas

1300mile bikeway network by

2021

Atlanta Goal: 60 miles of “Green Lanes”

Image courtesy Looney Ricks Kiss

• 15 counties; NC & SC

• 2.3 million people

• $17M endowment

–US Dept. of Health funding–Land Trust, 30+

municipalities, –250 miles of proposed

greenways/trails and 500 miles of complete streets

Birmingham Trail System

• $11M grant award for implementation

• Power company, RR, local foundation partners

Birmingham Trail System

Memphis, TN: Broad Avenue

Memphis, TN: Overton-Broad Connector

Razorback Greenway Vision Workshop: 2010• 40 miles• 6 communities• University of Arkansas• 1 MPO• Major corporate and

philanthropic partners and sponsors

• Basis for $15M TIGER grant award with equal local match

10. NW ARKANSAS: A New Way of Thinking

Razorback Greenway Groundbreaking: 2012

GET IT BUILT

Charlotte 2012:- 1st green bikeway- 1st bike box- Bike share (20 stations)- 1st Buffered Bike Lane- 2 cycle track projects in study phase

Harahan Bridge, Memphis

BUILD BIKE CULTURE

Evaluation. . .(more biking!)

• More people on bikes• More women on bikes• Better biking business• Increases transit range• Safer biking cities• 5-40% bike share trips

replace car trips

Bike Share is Transformative!

Bike Sharing in North America

Capital Bikeshare Memberships

WASHINGTON DC / ARLINGTONCapital Bikeshare (CABI)Launched: September, 20101,100+ Bicycles, 114 Stations> 2,000,000 Trips!80,000 Casual users19,000 Annual members

CALCULATE BENEFITS

New York, NY

4 years

255 bike lane

miles added

45% growth in commuter

cycling

72% decrease in average risk

of injury

Evaluating. . .(more biking!)

Charlotte Trail Benefits Analysis

Connected separate agencies’ projects together into one regional trail vision

• $28M trail• 162 million

bike/walk trips• $45 M in

household transportation savings

• $14 M in health care savings

• 300 jobs

Year:0 0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

Bridge Bicycle Traffic

Bikeway Miles

Bridge Bicycle Traffic

Bikeway Miles

Increasing Bicycle UseBikeway

Miles

1992:

83 miles of bikeways

2,850 daily trips2007:

271 miles of bikeways

14,563 daily trips

1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

2,500

5,000

7,500

10,000

12,500

15,000

2,850 3,555 3,885 3,830 3,207 4,520 5,225 5,690 5,910 6,015 7,686 8,250 8,562 8,875 10,19212,04614,563

78 84 86 103 113 144 166 183 213 222 235 252 254 260 262 263 266

CyclistsPer Day

• Growth in bike sector: – $100 M/year (+ 100%

since ‘05)– 50+ bike shops (+ 50%

since ‘05)– New bike-related

businesses weekly• Further economic studies:

– $2.6 Billion in travel savings

– Attracting educated workers 5x faster

Economic Impacts?

NC Economic Impact Analysis

Economic Impact: Downtown

• “The downtown area of Dunedin, Florida was suffering a 35 percent storefront vacancy rate in the early 1990s until the Pinellas Trail came into town. Now, storefront occupancy is 100 percent and business is booming.” (source: National Bicycle & Pedestrian Clearinghouse, 1995)

• HEALTH: Public/Individual, Environmental, Civic/Social, Economic

• New Paradigm for Building Bicycle Infrastructure and Culture: Public Sector can’t get it all done. . .Cities, Businesses, NGOs taking the lead

• Establish a Vision• Build Partnerships• Get it built• Catalyze Bike Culture• Calculate benefits

Pedaling Towards Healthy Communities

THANK YOU

John Cockjohncock@

altaplanning.comDavidson, NC

www.altaplanning.com

Our Mission: . . .design better places to bike, walk, play, and live.

Bike Share Benefits – Study

*Source: Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments Cost-Benefit Analysis as part of the TIGER application

for 3,500 bicycles, as published on the Bike Sharing Blog

Bike Share Benefit Estimated Cost Savings per Year*

Personal cost savings $8.8 million

Time saved commuting $17.1 million

Increased access to other modes of transportation

$1.7 million

Congestion reduction $381,000

Emissions reduction $918,000

Public health $90,000

Reduced auto accidents $141,000

Total Benefits $29 million per year

More Disposable Income

• Reducing vehicle miles traveled (VMT) per person by one mile per day in each of the 51 largest metro areas would produce an aggregate annual household savings of $29 billion annually.

Percent of Commuters Who Drive

Price and Godwin, Planetizen 2012

Return on Investment

• Vancouver, BC invested $3 million dollars on 3.5 miles of trails

• A return of $300 million in trail-front investments