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Amy Johnson Executive Director Palmetto Cycling Coalition

Advocating Locally for a Better Transportation Network. Amy Johnson Executive Director Palmetto Cycling Coalition. Who Am I?. Born in Augusta, GA Experience in private & public sector Volunteered for BikeAthens & GeorgiaBikes ! since 2005

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Amy Johnson Executive Director Palmetto Cycling Coalition

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  1. Advocating Locally for a Better Transportation Network Amy Johnson Executive Director Palmetto Cycling Coalition

  2. Who Am I? Born in Augusta, GA Experience in private & public sector Volunteered for BikeAthens & GeorgiaBikes! since 2005 Local politics & multi-jurisdictional policy, funding, public input; events, letter campaigns, community program work, organizational change Worked for BikeAthens 2011-2012 Staff sustains an organization and its movement Working for PCC since 2012 State perspective

  3. SC Opportunities • Changing Demographic, Changing Environmental Needs • Bike/Walk facilities proved a boon to small, urban businesses • Bike tourism an economic boon in rural areas

  4. The 5 keysto local success: Planning. Design. Funding. Partnerships. Representation.

  5. Partnerships. Shared Vision: 501-c3c Local advocates The Long Haul.

  6. Partnerships: the Necessary Three. Elected Officials. Municipal staff. Effective Advocates.

  7. Representation. ? Bike/Ped Advisory Committee. ?

  8. Representation. Enhance your political capacity with a Candidate Scorecard. Publicize it.

  9. Representation. Elected officials. SC: economics Build Alliances Remember to Celebrate.

  10. Representation. Regional Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) Best advocate Technical Advisory Committee

  11. Are you having FUN? Is your organization healthy? Stop every now and then, and find an excuse to give your volunteers some fun time. Every 501c3 should have regular board member turn over, including Executive Committee. Without that, your org isn’t evolving with its constituent needs.

  12. Back to work… Planning Input. Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plans Integrate all modes, and prescribe some Level of Service

  13. Planning Input. Repaving Schedules

  14. Planning Input. Downtown Master Plans and Transportation Master Plans Corridor Studies

  15. Planning Input. A 6 year To Do list, based on 35 year Long Range Plan Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)

  16. Design. Adopt good Design Guides. 1st: 2012 AASHTO Guide to the Development of Bike Facilities 2010, ITE’s Designing Walkable Urban Thoroughfares, a Context Sensitive Approach 2nd: NACTO Bikeway Design Guide 3rd: NACTO Urban Street Design Guide

  17. Funding. Don’t believe the hype. It’s all eligible. Planning Design Funding

  18. Funding. Get new funding Renew old funding streams.

  19. Funding. Local General Fund: city council and yearly budgets

  20. Questions ?

  21. Contact: Amy Johnson Executive Director, Palmetto Cycling Coalition amy@pccsc.net 803-445-1099

  22. Current PCC Projects/Programs Local Org Empowerment National Bike Summit Communities 4 Cycling Educational Safety Campaign Rumble Strip Policy

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