SD Bicycle Summit - T4A presentation
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Presentation by Transportation for America (www.t4america.org) for the South Dakota Bicycle Summit, Jan. 21-22 in Pierre, SD. Sponsored by the South Dakota Bicycle Coalition (www.sdbicyclecoalition.org).
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- 1. Blueprint for a 21 st Century Federal Transportation Program
- 2. Big Ideas in Transportation Come Once in a Generation Big ideas in transportation come once in a generation 1800’s: We forged our nation’s economic growth with powerful locomotives and a vast system of rails. 1950’s: Eisenhower’s vision for an interstate highway system spurred suburban development, connected our communities, and funded a national network of roads. Flickr user: taurusaficionado Flickr user: thomas.merton
- 5. What Are the Options? Where are the options? More than 50% of non-drivers age 65 and older stay home on any given day in part because they lack transportation options. 53% of Americans have no access to public transportation. 60% of people believe we need more trains, light-rail, or dial-a-ride services.
- 17. America is becoming more obese. Americans are Becoming Increasingly Obese
- 18. We Need Safe Routes to School In 1969: 50% of children walked or biked to school. In 2001: only 13% of children walked or biked to school. Source: Robert Wood Johnson foundation, Active Transportation to School: Trends in Walking and Biking to School Children Are Walking Less to School
- 19. Reform Areas Performance Measurement and Accountability How to measure progress? Program Structure How to achieve objectives? Institutional Structure How to monitor and deliver reforms?
- 23. Work with Us! Join us at t4america.org Heather Brutz Regional Organizer [email_address] Flickr user: tallkev
Editor's Notes
- This is an opportunity to talk a little bit about how our transportation has played such an important role in the development of our national economy and been so important in the history of our nation. Can focus a litlte bit on the interstate highway system and how Eisenhower’s vision helped create a world-leading economy
- And this is where we can really talk about how this transportation has stalled and is inadequate to deal with the challenges we face today
- I tried to personalize this – made it more a question of what challenges are people facing on a daily basis in their communities, so framing this really from a local perspective
- One important point I would think to mention here is our support for no new money without major reform.
- How does our platform impact rural areas and their transportation needs? Discuss challenges and opportunities of rural and small town transportation. Brief overview of four case studies of various solutions to transportation challenges in rural communities (next four slides). Population and demographic shifts. Non-metropolitan counties have higher levels of poverty and larger shares of disabled and elderly residents Traffic congestion is increasing by 11 percent per year in small towns, twice the rate of urban areas. While vehicle ownership rate is higher in rural America than in metropolitan areas, more than 1.6 million rural households still do not have access to a car. Multimodal transportation options are inadequate and do not recognize rural realities. 66 percent of residents in non-metropolitan areas have no access to transit, or live in areas with below average transit services.