Congressional briefing may 2011

Bike Walk Twin Cities
Robert Lilligren
Minneapolis City Council Vice President
Joan Pasiuk
Director, Bike Walk Twin Cities

Minneapolis area pilot

Major Program Themes
Maximizing existing roadway for all users
Short trips
Year round serious transportation
Key network connections
Creating regional legacy
Planning
Data collection
Innovation
Building capacity
Political leadership
Transportation professionals
Target populations

Expanding the Network for Cycling

Key Projects: Network Connections
Above: Como Ave Saint Paul
Bicyclists following Marshall Ave project
2009 April: 277
2010 April: 297
2011 April: 406
Marshall Ave Saint Paul ped/bike project
Franklin Ave Minneapolis
bike box and road diet

Key Projects: Outreach, Awareness
Collaboration: Bike Walk Week
Maximizing capital investments: Upcoming awareness campaign
Grassroots outreach: Bike Walk Ambassadors
Neighborhood intensive: Smart Trips individualized marketing
Nice Ride: constant, high profile exposure of bicycling
Usando la Bicicleta y
Caminando más

Key Projects: Innovation, Access
RadioFrequency ID system
installed at U of M
Community Partners Bike Library

Accomplishments to Date: the Pilot at Work
70 miles of new facilities
doubling Minneapolis on-street bikeways
100,000 + Nice Ride trips in initial partial year
3,200 new bike parking spaces
7 to 70 certified bicycle instructors
6 planning studies completed
Hiawatha Trail extension construction
Bicycle left turn lane at Minnehaha and 20th St. S
Minneapolis

Accomplishments to Date: National Accolades for Minneapolis
#1 bicycling city by Bicycling Mag 2010
Gold level bicycling community, League of American Bicyclists
Nat Geographic 10 best summer destinations 2011

Count data: Significant Increases in Walking and Bicycling

Largest institutionalized count data
From 2007 to 2010 traffic counts at 30 locations
Number of bicyclists: 33% increase
Number of pedestrians: 17% increase
RiverLake Greenway

The Work Continues
Promoting new facilities
Collaborating with partners including other federal initiatives: CPPW, National Park Services Alternative Transportation Plan
Building out the network
Enhancing connections to transit
Reaping economic benefits of bike/ped investments
NPS Multi-modal planning team
Rendering of proposed Twin City Greenway

Bike Walk Twin Cities
Maximizing existing roadway for all users
Short trips
Year round serious transportation
Key network connections
Creating regional legacy
Planning
Data collection
Innovation
Building capacity
Political leadership
Transportation professionals
Target populations

Congressional briefing may 2011

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