Tennessee Department of Transportation's Whitney Davis takes us through the progression of multimodal milestones from 1975 to present day, 2017. Includes points on bicycle and pedestrian safety issues/considerations, street development, considerations on affecting cultural change, and plan for millennial engagement. Workshop: Where are They Now? – The Status of Bike/Pedestrian Programs in Tennessee’s Major Cities Presenter: Whitney S. Davis, Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator, TN Department of Transportation

1. Multimodal Milestones
1975-2017
42 Years of Cultural
Change & Counting

2. 1975
Bicycle Plan
42 Years

3. 1992
Federal Legislation Mandates
that each State have a
Bicycle and Pedestrian
Coordinator-25 years
(& 17yrs later)

4. 2004
First TDOT Bicycle &
Pedestrian Accommodation
Policy-13 Years
(& 12 yrs later)

5. 2005
First TDOT Bicycle
and Pedestrian
Plan-12 Years

6. 2009
Bicycle & Pedestrian accommodation
considerations are built into the TDOT resurfacing
project process-8 Yrs.
=
130 Miles of Bike Lanes Added thru Resurfacing
Projects Alone!

7. 2010
TDOT Bicycle and Pedestrian
Accommodation Policy
Revised-7 Years

8. 2011
TDOT Bicycle and Pedestrian
Plan Updated-6 Years

9. 2014-16
TDOT Issues Multimodal Access Grants
(Tool)
• 3 year Award Period
• $30 Million in Total
• 41 Communities

10. 2014
TDOT Introduces Community
Transportation Planning
Grants-3 Years
(Tool)

11. 2015
Effective TDOT Multimodal
Access Policy Signed by the
TDOT Commissioner-2 Years

12. 2016
• Long Range Transportation Policy Plan
Released-TDOT Big Picture Plan
• Bike & Ped Accommodation Review (Tech
Reviews) Built Into Process
• Establish Multimodal Planning Section-Hire
Staff Increased Capacity

13. 2017
• Greater Safety Awareness-Vision Zero & Everyday Counts
Tools
• Bike Route Designation Process-Anticipated Accommodation!
• Pedestrian Road Safety Initiative-$3M HSIP Funds-Fall
Accommodation!
• Provide Interactive Mapping Resources on Website-
Anticipated Tool
• Complete Streets Implementation Workshops-Summer
Process
• Multimodal Planning Manual-Completed this Fall
Plan and Process

14. 2018
• Initiate Capture of State Bike and Ped Counts Tool
• Update TDOT Bike and Ped Plan
• Designate Bike Routes Accommodation!
• More Complete Streets Accommodation!

15. Paradigm Shift Takes Time

16. Reversing the Pyramid =
Cultural Change

17. Non-profits, Artists, Young People
Leading Change

18. Plan for Millennials 18-35yrs old
 Tech Savvy
 Collaborative
 Civic Minded
 Racially Diverse
 Global
 Green

19. Whitney S. Davis-Bicycle & Pedestrian Coordinator
Whitney.S.Davis@tn.gov
(615)253-2740 TDOT HQ Nashville
TDOT
Multimodal
Planning
Team