Advocacy Advance Action 2020 Workshop

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2. Welcome • Advocacy Advance Partnership • Goal: Maximize federal funding for bike/ped projects at the state, local, and regional levels • Reports, technical assistance & coaching, grants, workshops • www.AdvocacyAdvance.org

3. Agenda 8:30 Welcome & Introductions 9:15 Funding Programs Overview 10:00 Information from the Local Context 10:30 Break 10:40 Road Map for Success 11:45 Elected Officials Q&A 12:30 Lunch 1:30 Straight from the Headlines 2:00 Walkabout 3:45 Next Steps Discussion 4:00 Conclusion 4:30 Social Event • Folder resources • What we won’t cover today

4. Introductions • Name • Organization / Agency • Position • What brought you here today?

5. Workshop Goals • Identify sources of funding for bicycle and pedestrian projects • Learn about funding sources for non-infrastructure projects • Learn examples from other places • Make biking and walking a priority in our community • Demonstrate public interest and support for bike/pedimprovements • Develop action items to improve walking and bicycling conditions in the region • Establish and improve local, state, and regional relationships

6. Working Together

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

8. Outline Program features • Bike/ped eligibility • Project examples • Case study Think about • Federal vs. state and regional policy • Programming decisions • Who, What, Where, When, How • Resources in folder

9. Federal-Aid Highway Programs • Surface Transportation Program (STP) • Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) • Section 402 Safety Grants • Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) • Transportation Enhancements • Safe Routes to Schools • Recreational Trails

10. Federal-Aid Bike/PedSpending 1992-2010

11. Trending in the Right Direction

12. Growth in Bicycle Commuting

13. Federal-Aid Highway Programs • Surface Transportation Program (STP) • Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) • Section 402 Safety Grants • Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) • Transportation Enhancements • Safe Routes to Schools • Recreational Trails

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

15. STP Example: Peoria Project Rating Criteria • Before 2006, project selection was not quantified • MPO asked League of Illinois Bicyclists for suggestions • Peoria MPO created new quantitative criteria • Most projects now include bike/ped accommodations

16. Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) • Safety infrastructure • All public roads are eligible • Bike lanes, roadway shoulders, crosswalks, signage • Data driven • 90% Federal Share

17. HSIP Examples: Virginia and Florida • Virginia: • “Fair share for safety” • 10% set-aside • Project selection focused on corridors • Florida: • High bicycle fatalities • $5 million in 2009 • $5.5 million in 2010

18. Section 402 State and Community Highway Safety Grant Program • NHTSA & FHWA • Non-infrastructure • Bicycle and pedestrian safety and education programs • Run by local advocacy groups

19. Section 402 Examples • Share the Road program (Atlanta) • BikeSchool (New Jersey) • Helmet distribution (Florida) • Pedestrian safety for older adults • Training on ped/bike design guidelines • “Bike Safety Month”

20. Section 402 Example: Bike Walk CT • CRCOG received $20,000 grant for bike education program • Created Bike Walk CT • Close agency and advocacy relationship in development of bike education program

21. Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality Improvement Program (CMAQ) • Emission-reductions • Must be non-attainment area for eligibility • Construction and non-construction projects and programs eligible • Typically 80% federal share

22. CMAQ Examples • Capital Bikeshare (Washington, DC & Arlington, VA) • Millennium Park Cycling Center (Chicago, IL) • Bike racks (Sacramento, CA)

23. CMAQ Examples: Non-Construction • Bike education (Louisville, KY) • Bike promotion (Washington, DC) • City employee bike fleet (Chicago, IL) • Bike map (Milwaukee, WI &Sacramento, CA) • Bike plan (Philadelphia, PA &Birmingham, AL)

24. Dedicated Funding Programs • Transportation Enhancements • Safe Routes to School • Recreational Trails

25. Questions?

26. Break

27. Local Context Ann Chanecka, Senior Transportation Planner, Pima Association of Governments

28. Questions?

29. Road Map for Success Favorable factors for bicycling and walking investments

30. Learning Objectives • Identify opportunities for funding and support of bicycle and pedestrian projects • Explore the meaning of institutionalizing bicycle and pedestrian planning

31. Outline • Implementation through institutionalization • 15 ways to fund your bicycle and pedestrian programs • Modifying Planning and Design Documents and Regulations • Finding Sustainable Funding • Building Communication, Collaboration, and Support

32. Introduction • Perception of a lack of funding can be one of the biggest barriers keeping communities from investing in bicycle and pedestrian programs • Funding and support for bicycle and pedestrian projects can come from many different sources – some are obvious, others are not

33. Institutionalization • Bicyclist and pedestrian needs are part of the agency's mission and corporate culture • Entire organization/agency focuses on reducing crashes involving bicyclists and pedestrians • Pedestrian considerations are automatically included in all plans, policies and projects

34. Ways to Fund Bicycle & Pedestrian Programs • Modifying Planning and Design Documents and Regulations • Finding Sustainable Funding • Building Communication, Collaboration, and Support

35. Modifying Planning and Design Documents and Regulations 1. Policy Documents • Set the tone of the agency or organization • Include mission statements that indicate the organization’s priorities

36. Modifying Planning and Design Documents and Regulations 2. Planning Documents • Provide an opportunity for purposefully including bicycle and pedestrian needs into the planning process • Integrate pedestrian considerations into planning documents

37. Modifying Planning and Design Documents and Regulations 3. Design Guidelines and Standards • Include specifications for street width, sidewalk design, intersection construction, and crossing facilities

38. Modifying Planning and Design Documents and Regulations 4. Zoning Codes and Land Use Regulations

39. Finding Sustainable Funding 5. Needs Prioritization and Funding Criteria • Ensure bicycle/pedestrian projects are competitive with other transportation projects

40. Finding Sustainable Funding 6. Routine Accommodation • Consider bicycle/pedestrian needs in every transportation project

41. Finding Sustainable Funding 7. Combined Projects • Bundle smaller projects with larger ones

42. Finding Sustainable Funding 8. Shovel-Ready and Match • One project ahead • One match ahead

43. Finding Sustainable Funding 9. Dedicated Funds • STP • HSIP • Section 402 • CMAQ • TE • SRTS • Rec Trails

44. Finding Sustainable Funding 10. Environmental Impact Statements • Mitigation • Restoration

45. Building Communication, Collaboration & Support 11. Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Boards • Creates an ongoing system for citizen input

46. Building Communication, Collaboration & Support 12. Advocacy Groups • Raise awareness • 25 – 2 – 2 – 2

47. Building Communication, Collaboration & Support 13. Boards and Commissions • Provide policy direction and recommendations to state and local government

48. Building Communication, Collaboration & Support 14. Interagency Coordination • Establish cooperative relationships and consistent regional priorities

49. Building Communication, Collaboration & Support 15. Recognition for Good Work • Show support for bicycle/pedestrian champions

50. Questions?