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- 1. The U.S. BicycleRoute System Best Practices & Case Studies September 2014 Kevin Luecke Toole Design Group Ginny Sullivan Adventure Cycling Association
- 2. Overview •Adventure Cycling •USBRS Vision •Evidence of Success •Why it’$ Important •AASHTO Process •Why a study •Survey Results •Case Studies •Best Practices •What’s next
- 3. Inspiring and empoweringpeople to travel by bicycle since 1976.
- 4. Adventure Cycling: WhoWe Are • “America’s Bicycle Travel Experts” • Started as Bikecentennial in 1973 • Largest cycling membership group in North America: 47,000+ globally • 37 staff and many volunteers • Outside Magazine ’08 & ‘12 Best Place to Work • Create some of the best bike route maps, publications, special cycling routes (41,180+ miles) in North America • Fantastic bike adventures and education
- 6. 100 Tours •SelfContained •Inn to Inn •Van Supported •Fully Supported •Family Fun •Educational •Mountain Bike Tours •Epic: TransAm, Northern Tier, Southern Tier & more
- 8. 42,000+ miles ofroutes
- 9. ** A Nationof Networks ** ** Connected and convenient interstate bike travel from city center to countryside **
- 10. History of USBicycle Routes In 1970’s interest in long distance bicycle travel picks up
- 11. First US Bicycleroutes designated in 1982 *US Bicycle Route 1 (red) *US Bicycle Route 76 (blue) _______ No routes designated since
- 12. Began Project late2003 Staff Support 2005 ** AASHTO Approval 2008 **
- 14. The Vision Toencourage the development of a coordinated system of US bicycle routes across the country. The Task Force is charged with developing a recommended national systems-level or corridor- level plan for use in designating potential future US bicycle routes.
- 15. Inventory of existingroutes overlaid by the proposed corridor system
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- 26. Outdoor Industry Reports:More Americans bicycle than golf, ski or play tennis combined.
- 28. What is BicycleTourism? Russ Roca
- 29. Who are BicycleTravelers? DIY – Self Contained
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- 33. Bike Travel Demographics • Highly Educated • Higher Discretionary Income • Bike travelers spend more than average tourist • Typically stay longer in an area • Overnights to Multi-Day/Week/Month • Less direct impact on local environment • Green travel potential and linkage with trains/buses • Sweet spot for 50-64 yr olds, which as of 2010 accounts for 43 percent of increase in consumer spending
- 34. Shoe String: $25/dayEconomy: $25-75/day Comfort: $75+/day
- 35. Bike travel andtourism are booming Evidence? • Economics • Communities • Route Networks and Facilities • Pubic Relations Investment
- 36. Europe! = $57billion
- 37. Lanesboro, MN (just800 people) $25 million
- 38. Quebec! •$160 millionspent •$134 million generated in year one (2007) •New study needed
- 39. Wisconsin $533 millionfrom out-of-staters for cycling (out of $1.5 billion total for cycling)
- 40. Iowa: $364.8 million Or $1 mill/day!! M Wyatt Oregon: $400 million – •35% overnighters •78% revenue from overnights
- 41. Phase I =$668 million per year in economic benefit to Michigan's economy. Phase II – next year (includes events & travel)
- 42. Other Financials Montana:$377 million from multi-day touring cyclists •Arizona: $88 million impact from Non- resident spenders • Minnesota: $427 million for recreational road and mountain biking – sizable chunk for tourism • Great Allegheny Passage – $50+ million gross revenue in 2012. Tracked $114/day spending by overnight cyclists.. • CO – nearly $200 million for summer biking in ski country • NC – Nine-fold return on Investment: $6.7 million in infrastructure = $60 million in economic impact
- 43. Most routes willuse existing roads and facilities.
- 45. Implementation: Big Picture Route applications submitted to AASHTO by State DOTs –Neighboring states submit together OR connect to an existing USBR or foreign country –Include maps and route descriptions –Sign-off from DOTs •Installation of signs & trailblazing •Expansion of the system –Spur, alternate & loop routes –New routes & corridors
- 46. Implementation: State byState •State & local agencies determine best approach –Route Identification –Road Assessments –Coordination with transportation divisions, counties, townships and MPOs –Also aligning routes with neighboring states •Who Does the Work? -Volunteers, bicycle and/or trail advocates -Agency staff
- 47. Three Phases ofImplementation •Planning •Designation •Promotion
- 48. USBR M1-9 MUTCD USBR M1-9 Alternate NCUTCD 2009
- 49. •AASHTO & TaskForce Liaison •Corridor Plan Map •Meeting Coordination •Training & Mapping •USBRS Blog & Social Media •News & Updates •Forums for discussion •Tracking benefits •Contacts & Stakeholders •Future Map Clearinghouse
- 50. •40+ states workingat some level •Unique opportunities •Unique challenges •Various stakeholders •Changing agency support • Funding & capacity
- 51. State Surveys &Case Studies