Advocacy Advance Action 2020 Workshop

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6. 3,000 projects $2.17 50 States 8,400 jobs

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8. State Comparisons

10. Safety in Numbers

11. Advocacy Advance Partnership

12. Action 2020 Workshops

13. Working Together • Elected Officials • Set priorities • Vision • Budget • Public Accountability • Advocates • Knowledge of local needs • Represent the public will • Demonstrate community support • Organize • Agency Staff • Technical expertise • Knowledge of the process • Project selection • Get stuff done

14. Navigating MAP-21 Louisiana State Contact: Jamie Wine, Executive Director, Bike Easy Jamie@BikeEasy.org www.AdvocacyAdvance.org/MAP21

15. Agenda 8:30 Welcome & Introductions 9:00 Keynote Speaker – Councilmember Kristin Palmer 9:30 Navigating MAP-21 10:00 Break 10:15 Federal Funding Programs 11:15Information from the Local Context 12:00Lunch 12:45 Road Map for Success 1:30Opportunities and Next Steps in MAP-21 3:30 Adjourn & Social Event

16. Introductions • Name • Organization / Agency • Position • What is your vision for biking and walking in your community?

17. Keynote Speaker Councilmember Kristin Palmer

18. The ABCs of MAP-21 Basics of the new federal transportation law, how it affects biking and walking and how we can take advantage of new opportunities to fund biking and walking projects and programs.

19. Federal-Aid Bike/PedSpending 1992-2010

20. Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century MAP-21: • 2 year bill • October 1, 2012 - September 30, 2014 • Extends funding at current level over all programs Themes: • Consolidates programs • Gives states more flexibility • Streamlines project delivery

21. MAP-21 Changes to Biking and Walking: Transportation Alternatives • Program consolidation • Changes in eligibility • Reduction in funding • Distribution of funds • Opt-out and transfers

22. Transportation AlternativesProgram Consolidation Activities: • Transportation Enhancements (now Transportation Alternatives) • Safe Routes to School • Recreational Trails • Redevelopment of underused highways to boulevards

23. Changes in Eligibility Adds: • Safe Routes for Non-Drivers (networks) • ANY Environmental Mitigation • Scenic Byway Uses Subtracts: • Funding for bicycle and pedestrian education • Streetscaping • Acquisition of scenic or historic sites • Transportation museums

24. 30% Reduction in Funding SAFETEA LU – FY 2011 TOTAL: $1.2 BILLION • MAP-21 – FY 2013 • TOTAL: $808 MILLION SRTS $202 M TE $928 MILLION TRANSPORT-ATION ALTERNATIVES $808 M RTP $97

25. Comparison of Dedicated funding in 2012 vs. 2013 funding for TA

26. Distribution of TA Funds See chart in your folder

27. Distribution of TA Funds:1. Mechanics 1. State gets funding equivalent of 2% of highway trust funds (minus transit, etc.) 2. Recreational Trails Program funding option 3. Remaining funds are divided into 2 equal pots: • One distributed by population • One distributed through a state grant program 4. State has the ability to transfer funding out of the “state pot”

28. Distribution of TA Funds: 2. Recreational Trails Program RTP funding gets taken off the top (unless Governor Opts out): • Maintains 2009 RTP process and funding levels • Opt-out date is September 1st every year • RTP projects eligible under TA and STP

29. Distribution of TA Funding: 3. Remaining funds divided into 2 pots Equal pots: • One pot distributed by population • One pot distributed through a state grant program

30. Distribution of TA Funds: 3a. Distributed by Population MPOs > 200,000 people • Funding is sub-allocated • MPOs run competitive process Urban areas < 20,000 • State runs competitive process Rural areas < 5000 • State runs competitive process

31. Louisiana Funds Distributed by Population

32. Distribution of TA Funds: 3b. Distributed through State Grant Eligible entities: • Local/regional governments • Local/regional transportation agencies • Tribes • Public land agencies • Other local/regional entities state deems eligible State DOT

33. Distribution of TA Funds:4. State can Transfer Funds Transfer options: • Can transfer up to 50% out of TA • Only out of Pot 2 Coburn Opt-Out: • Based on unobligated balances • Doesn’t apply until the second year • Unique to TA State of Emergency: • State must reimburse TA if it receives federal assistance States can also transfer funds INTO Transportation Alternatives

34. New TA Guidance Good News • Local Control • Safe Routes Coordinators • Model Grant Process • Non-profit partnerships www.fhwa.dot.gov/map21/guidance/index.cfm

35. New TA Guidance Bad News • 80/20 match for Safe Routes to School • Safety and education programs for adults ineligible www.fhwa.dot.gov/map21/guidance/index.cfm

36. MAP-21 Changes to Biking and Walking: Beyond TA State Coordinators: • Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinators are still required • Safe Routes to School Coordinators eligible Emergency Relief • “Comparable facility” • Same “types and volume of traffic” Clearinghouses not funded in MAP-21: • Bicycle Pedestrian Information Center • Under contract until Summer 2013 • Safe Routes to School National Center • Under contract until January 2013

37. MAP-21 Changes to Biking and Walking: Eligibility in Other Programs • Surface Transportation Program (STP) • Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) • Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) • Section 402 State and Community Highway Safety Grant Program (Section 402)

38. MAP-21 Changes to Biking and Walking: Streamlining Projects SAFETEA-LU Categorical Exclusions • Biking and walking projects MAP-21 Categorical Exclusions • Biking and walking projects • Projects within the right-of-way • Projects with total cost < $5 million

39. Maximizing Bicycle and Pedestrian Funding in MAP-21 • Spend existing funds • SRTS doesn’t expire • TE available for 3 years • Fully fund, staff, and implement TA • Maximize bike/ped spending across all programs

40. Break

41. Federal Funding Programs Characteristics, requirements, and opportunities of under-utilized funding sources that exist for biking and walking projects and programs

42. Outline • Funding overview • Strategies to increase funding • Program features • Bike/pedeligibility • Changes in MAP-21 • Case studies

43. Federal-Aid Highway Programs • Surface Transportation Program (STP) • Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) • Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) • Section 402 Safety Grants

44. Federal-Aid Bike/PedSpending 1992-2010

45. Use of Federal Funds for Bicycle and Pedestrian Projects, 1992 - 2011

46. Growth in Bicycle Commuting

47. Growth in Bicycle Commuting 2011 – New Orleans, LA 2.3% bicycle commuter rate Doubled since 2000 blog.bikeleague.org/blog/2012/10/infographic-bike-commuting-growing-faster-in-bicycle-friendly-communities/

48. Strategies to Increase Funding: What to Consider • Systems, not projects • Who, What, Where, When, How • Federal vs. state vs. local policies and politics • Programming decisions

49. Strategies to Increase Funding: Suggested Approaches • Guidance & Policy • Application • Prioritization • Committee Membership • Political Support • Focus on Safety

50. Surface Transportation Program \ (STP) • Flexible funding • Construction of bicycle transportation facilities and walkways • Non-construction projects related to safe bicycle use • 80% Federal Share