The document discusses funding and advocacy strategies for multimodal transportation projects that support walking, biking, and public transit. It provides an overview of various federal funding programs that can support these projects and recommends collaborating in multimodal coalitions, using data-driven targeting of supporters, and building political power to influence decision makers and win ballot initiatives for dedicated funding. The final section encourages attendees to utilize additional resources from Advocacy Advance on navigating funding programs, reporting best practices, and applying for implementation grants.
3. Topics
Funding sources for walking and biking
Targeting voters to win ballot campaigns
Building coalitions and political power
Discussion
4. Why are you here?
Public health – leveraging funding sources
Complete Streets – funding partners; framing
Removing an expressway
Funding projects in small cities
Inform agencies about available funding
Dedicated funding through collaboration
Creative collaborations for funding
Public private partnerships
5. Funding sources for walking, biking, & transit
DARREN FLUSCHE
POLICY DIRECTOR
LEAGUE OF AMERICAN BICYCLISTS
ADVOCACY ADVANCE
12. Pedestrian Facilities and Transit
Eligible FTA Programs for Pedestrian Access:
» Urbanized Area Formula Grants (5307)
» Fixed Guideway Capital Investment Grants ("New Starts") (5309)
» Bus and Bus Facilities Formula Grants (5339)
» Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities (5310)
» Formula Grants for Rural Access (5311)
13. Bike Access to Transit
Eligible FTA Programs for Bike Lanes: » Urbanized Area Formula Grants (5307) » Fixed Guideway Capital Investment Grants ("New Starts") (5309) » Bus and Bus Facilities Formula Grants (5339) » Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities (5310) » Formula Grants for Rural Access (5311)
14. Bike Parking at and on Transit
Eligible FTA Programs for Bike Parking:
» Urbanized Area Formula Grants (5307)
» Fixed Guideway Capital Investment Grants ("New Starts") (5309)
» Bus and Bus Facilities Formula Grants (5339)
» Formula Grants for Rural Access (5311)
15. Bikes on Buses
Eligible FTA Programs for Bikes on Buses:
» Urbanized Area Formula Grants (5307)
» Fixed Guideway Capital Investment Grants ("New Starts") (5309)
» Bus and Bus Facilities Formula Grants (5339)
» Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities (5310)
» Formula Grants for Rural Access (5311)
16. Roll-on Accommodations
Eligible FTA Programs for Roll-on Accommodations: » Urbanized Area Formula Grants (5307) » Fixed Guideway Capital Investment Grants ("New Starts") (5309) » Bus and Bus Facilities Formula Grants (5339) » Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities (5310) » Formula Grants for Rural Access (5311)
17. Bikeshare
FTA Bikeshare Eligibility
•Yes: bike share docks, equipment, and other infrastructure and amenities capital costs
•No: purchase bicycles, operational costs, system startup costs
Definition: bicycles not = public transportation
Eligible FTA Programs for Bike Share: » Urbanized Area Formula Grants (5307) » Bus and Bus Facilities Formula Grants (5339) » Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities (5310) » Formula Grants for Rural Access (5311)
http://www.fta.dot.gov/documents/Informal_ Q_and_As_Final_6-14-12.pdf
19. Ladders of Opportunity
•Prioritize transportation equity, social sustainability
•Increase access and opportunity for all users
•Remove barriers (physical & functional)
•Address environmental justice
20. Pedestrian and Bicycle Catchment Area
“Pedestrian improvements located within one-half mile & bicycle improvements located within three miles of a public transportation stop or station shall have a de facto physical and functional relationship to public transportation”
21. Benefit/ Cost Calculation
•Old: Disincentive for “superfluous” elements
New: New and Small Starts Evaluation and Rating Process Final Policy Guidance: "Bicycle and Pedestrian Improvements – All costs of this line item may be removed from the New Starts cost effectiveness calculation."
22. Flexibility/Transferring to FTA
“Once transferred to FTA for a public transportation purpose, these ‘flexible’ funds are administered as FTA funds and take on all the eligibility and requirements of the FTA program to which they are transferred”
Pittsburgh, whose bus fleet now has a bike rack on every bus, flexed FHWA funds to FTA to pay for the racks.
25. Demand for Multimodal Options
•70% of millennials use more than one transportation option to get to a destination a few times a week or more (Source: APTA)
•71% of older households want to live within walking distance of transit (Source: Reconnecting America)
Credit: Richard Masoner
Credit: noise64
26. Biking to Transit on the Rise
Bicycle-Transit Integration in the United States, 2001-2009, Journal of Public Transportation 2013
27. Influencing the Planning Process
Agency Staff
•Understand the flexibility in federal policy
•Focus on integrating ped/bike into current projects
•Identify high-demand, high- risk access locations
•Walk/Bike Audits
•Develop a multi-modal transpo plan
Advocates/Community
•Get to know your transit planning staff
•Engage in planning process early and stay with it
•Identify priorities
•Walk/Bike Audits
•Build public and political support for bike/ped/transit integration
•Get Out the Vote!
28. Winning Multimodal Ballot Measures
•More pressure on localities to raise revenue for local/regional priorities
•Broad multimodal coalitions, including Bike/Ped, can make the difference
30. We Are
Americans for Transit’s mission is to create, strengthen and unite grassroots transit rider groups.
Build a nation-wide coalition of grassroots transit rider organizations.
Provide on the ground support for local transit campaigns.
31. Waiting For Superman
SAFETEA-LU passed in 2005
For 10 years, we’ve Been Waiting For Congress
What We Got was MAP-21
32. Sad State of Affairs
Loss Dedicated Funding for Important Programs
No Transit Operating Assistance
No Transit Parity
Stripped Bike/Ped funding
33. Local Efforts/Local Funding
Pushing Agencies/DOT for Change
Advocates on Planning/ Agency Boards
Local Ballot Initiatives
34. GETTING THE “W”
Transit and Bike/Ped have won an impressive string of victories
But we’ve also lost some close contests
Need to more strategically identify and engage potential transit supporters
Turn out base for GOTV
35. Current Targeting Techniques
Target Democratic Districts
Walk Urban Precincts
Maybe have a phone list from last campaign
Pass out Flyers at Farmers Market & Bus Stops
Cross fingers & hope
36. Modeling & Microtargeting
•NEW TOOL PROVIDE CAMPAIGNS WITH PROVEN METHODOLOGIES TO INCREASE VOTER TURNOUT
•DATA DRIVEN TOOLS & TACTICS
•MAKES YOU MORE EFFECTIVE AT IDENTIFYING YOUR SUPPORTERS
•AND MORE EFFICIENT AT TURNING OUT YOUR BASE
37. We Ride, We Vote
Create a National Database of Transit and Bike Supporters
Target and turn out Transit Voters (Like Soccer moms, Gun owners)
Can be used for other electoral campaigns
38. GQR - National Phone Survey of 10,000 Households
Primary Mode of Transportation?
What Would Make You Willing to Use Transit?
Would You be Willing to Support Tax Increase, or Pro-Transit Candidate?
39. National Transit/Bike Model
Matched survey results back to Catalist voter file
Leveraged consumer and voter variables to build model
Probability Scored from 1-100)
45. Keep in Touch
CECE GRANT
CECE@AMERICANSFORTRANSIT.ORG
WEBSITE: WWW.AMERICANSFORTRANSIT.ORG
LIKE US ON FACEBOOK: AMERICANS FOR TRANSIT
FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: @A4TRANSIT
46. Building coalitions & political power
BRIGHID O’KEANE
DEPUTY/ADVOCACY DIRECTOR
ALLIANCE FOR BIKING & WALKING
ADVOCACY ADVANCE
47. Pittsburgh: 3 Years as a Model
•$6.3M public funding
•We Bike. We Walk. We Vote. Campaign
•Appointment to SPC board
•Better Bikeways
•Green Lane 2.0
48. What we know:
Nobody is going to win for sustainable transportation alone.
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52. B Together Coalition
•Prioritizes transit-oriented development (Transform)
•Restores cuts made in bus service (AC Transit)
•Increases funding for fixing potholes (Oakland)
•Provides bus pass for low-income students (Genesis)
•Relieves congestion at key bottlenecks (suburban cities such as Union City, Pleasanton)
•Creates good jobs, union jobs (building trades, ATU)
53. Why Multimodal Matters
•In California, every vote counts
•More groups involved, more votes
•Coalition activities:
–campaign materials
–fundraise
–prioritizing where money is spent
–partnering on outreach
56. •Inclusive planning process
•Build alliances
•Innovative funding
•Describe the benefits for everybody
•Agency-advocacy collaboration
•Accountability
•Don’t forget the grassroots
57. Building United Political Power
•Know who makes the decision
•Show officials what the people want
•Get on the campaign committee
•Again, don’t forget the grassroots
58. •Get out the vote
•Get a sense of your base
•Candidate surveys and forums
•Personalize the issue
•Be at the table to write polling questions
59. •C3 vs. C4
•Find inside champion(s)
•Create outside support
•Help staff, build trust
•Start with praise
•Many voices
60. Accountability… Goal
What do politicians usually most want?
If you don’t do _________ you will feel the impacts and/or not win your next election
62. “Big Ideas” Grants
•3 grants
•$10,000 each
•Apply by October 17
•Rapid Response Grants still available
Priority areas:
–Equity
–Safety / Vision Zero
–Health / walkability
–Innovative state and local funding
63. Contact Us!
Darren Flusche
Policy Director
League of American Bicyclists
Darren@AdvocacyAdvance.org
Brighid O’Keane
Deputy / Advocacy Director
Alliance for Biking & Walking
Brighid@AdvocacyAdvance.org
Christy Kwan
Outreach Coordinator
Alliance for Biking & Walking
Christy@AdvocacyAdvance.org
Ken McLeod
Legal Specialist
League of American Bicyclists
Ken@AdvocacyAdvance.org
www.AdvocacyAdvance.org
