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What your regional agency can do for you!

What your regional agency can do for you!. Bike/ P ed Planning in the Alamo Area MPO. Getting bike and pedestrian planning rolling in the Alamo Area MPO involves explaining the influence a good transportation system has on encouraging physical activity. 1 in 8 San Antonians is diabetic.

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What your regional agency can do for you!

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  1. What your regional agency can do for you! Bike/Ped Planning in the Alamo Area MPO

  2. Getting bike and pedestrian planning rolling in the Alamo Area MPO involves explaining the influence a good transportation system has on encouraging physical activity 1 in 8 San Antonians is diabetic Adult obesity of 35.1% 0.2% share of bicycle commuters (above) Photo by David Kozlowski; (below) photo by Javion Ray

  3. The 3-C process is a requirement of Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) cooperative No single agency has responsibility for the entire transportation system Encompasses all transportation modes and all local land use and economic development plans comprehensive continuous Planning should address both short-term needs and a long-term vision

  4. The Transportation Policy Board (TPB) is made up of local elected and appointed officials • Councilman Ray Lopez, MPOChair City of San Antonio • Commissioner Kevin Wolff, MPO Vice-ChairBexar County • Gerald Lee, Board Member Advanced Transportation District • John Clamp, Chairman Alamo Regional Mobility Authority • Commissioner Tommy Adkisson Bexar County • Commissioner Sergio Rodriguez Bexar County • Renee Green, County Engineer Bexar County • Commissioner Kevin Webb Comal County • Councilman Jeff HaberstrohCity of Boerne • Mayor Gale Pospisil City of New Braunfels • Councilmember Diego Bernal City of San Antonio • Councilmember Shirley Gonzales City of San Antonio • Councilmember Ron Nirenberg City of San Antonio • John Dugan, Planning Director City of San Antonio • Mike Frisbie, TCI Director City of San Antonio • Mayor Don Keil City of Seguin • Mayor Chris Riley, Leon Valley Greater Bexar County Council of Cities • Commissioner Kyle Kutscher Guadalupe County • Mayor Tom Daly, City of Selma Northeast Partnership • Mario Jorge, District Engineer TxDOT, San Antonio District • Dr. Richard Gambitta, Board Member VIA Metropolitan Transit 21 voting members

  5. Bike and pedestrian projects and policies are integrated into three key documents required of MPOs • 2 years • Unified Planning Work Program • 4-5 years • Transportation Improvement Program • 25 years • Metropolitan • Transportation Plan

  6. Proactively engaging the public is one of the core functions of the MPO with public input identifying needs and priorities that set the goals for the region

  7. The Alamo Area MPO’s Walkable Community Program is made up of three activities • Bike Safety Talks Photo from http://whittierschool.org • Bike Rodeos • Walkable Community Workshops

  8. The annual Walk & Roll Rally is a chance for the public to learn about the benefits of active transportation and to rally around community leaders who support the many efforts to make our community healthier 18th Annual Walk & Roll Rally on May 2nd, 2014

  9. The MPO’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Mobility Advisory Committees (BMAC and PMAC) have a history of interagency coordination

  10. It’s important that data the MPO collects on numbers and attitudes gets out to the community 325,000 residents ride a bike each month 72% of residents want better bike facilities Bicyclists or pedestrians were 27% of 2012 traffic fatalities

  11. The MPO uses GIS mapping to help policy makers and the public visualize transportation issues ArcGIS Online & the 4th Edition Regional Bike Map 34 miles of bike facilities in 2000 240 miles in 2012 (plus 100 miles of trails!)

  12. The MPO supports planning efforts and funds local bike and pedestrian projects through the TIP and other federal programs B-cycle Expansion Hays Street Bridge

  13. MAP-21 changed how bicycling and walking projects are funded. Funding was consolidated and reduced and new application procedures established with the creation of the Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) in MAP-21 SAFETEA-LU MAP-21 • Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) 50% for MPOS >200,000 50% for anywhere (state DOTs)

  14. The Alamo Area MPO plans to issue a call for projects in May 2014 and award TAP project funds in January 2015 May 1, 2014 agency call for projects $11 million over 2013-2016

  15. What’s next? Síclovía on Sunday, March 30thopens the streets for all sorts of car-free activity Allison “Allie” Blazosky Pedestrian and Bicycle Transportation Planner blazosky@sametroplan.org 210-230-6911 www.sametroplan.org Photo from http://blog.mysanantonio.com/downtown/

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