California's Active Transportation Program: Coalition Building to Boost Funding Learn how the ad-hoc Coalition for Active Transportation Leadership won a 35% boost in active transportation funding in California. Coalition members from California Walks, the Safe Routes to School National Partnership and the California Bicycle Coalition will highlight how member organizations came together, underscore keys to the successful campaign, and share lessons learned for other states looking to follow California's lead. Presenters: Presenter: Tony Dang California Walks Co-Presenter: Dave Snyder California Bicycle Coalition Co-Presenter: Jeanie Ward-Waller Safe Routes to School National Partnership

1. California's Active Transportation Program:
Coalition Building to Boost Funding for Walking & Biking
September 11, 2014
Pro Walk/Pro Bike/Pro Place Conference
Pittsburgh, PA

2. Overview
o Background & Timeline on
California’s Active Transportation
Program (ATP)
o The Bike, Walk, & SRTS Perspectives
on ATP Cycle 1
> $1B
o Lessons Learned from Coalition Work
$368M
o Questions?

3. MAP-21 Consolidation
> $1B
Transportation
Alternatives
Program (TAP)
$368M
Safe Routes to
School (SRTS)
Transportation
Enhancements
(TE)
Recreational
Trails Program
(RTP)

4. Decrease in Federal $
($ in Millions)
> $1B
TE
$368M
$120#
$100#
$80#
$60#
$40#
$20#
$0#
~30%
Decrease
TAP
SRTS
RTP
Pre,TAP# TAP#

5. Coordinated State Advocacy
Coalition for Active Transportation Leadership
(CATL)

6. Coordinated State Advocacy
W A L K S A N F R A N C I S C O
...AND MANY MANY MORE!

7. Timeline—2012
Aug
• Coalition Formed
• MAP-21 Recommendations:
133 orgs signed on

8. Timeline—2012
Aug
• Coalition Formed
• MAP-21 Recommendations:
133 orgs signed on
Nov
• Gov. Proposes Active Transportation
Program (ATP) Concept
• Originated from Dept. of Finance; Cut
walking/biking staffing
• United front in asks: level funding;
maintain existing priorities (SRTS, RTP);
adequate staffing

9. ATP Proposal
> $1B
$368M
Active
Transportation
Program (ATP)
State Safe
Routes to
School (SR2S)
Transportation
Alternatives
Program (TAP)
State
Environmental
Enhancement
Mitigation
Program (EEMP)
State Bicycle
Transportation
Account (BTA)

10. Timeline—2013
Jan
• Joint Statewide Petition: 159 orgs;
~7K individuals

11. Timeline—2013
Jan
• Joint Statewide Petition: 159 orgs;
~7K individuals
Spring
• Prelim negotiations w/
Administration & Legislature

12. Timeline—2013
Jan
• Joint Statewide Petition: 159 orgs;
~7K individuals
Spring
• Prelim negotiations w/
Administration & Legislature
Summer
• Final negotiations w/
Administration

13. Timeline—2013
Jan
• Joint Statewide Petition: 159 orgs;
~7K individuals
Spring
• Prelim negotiations w/
Administration & Legislature
Summer
• Final negotiations w/
Administration
Sept
• ATP Signed Into Law

14. Revised ATP Proposal
> $1B
TAP#
EEMP#
$368M
SR2S# ATP#
BTA#
STP#
• 60% of RTP
retained for
motorized &
natural surface
trails
• Administered by
State Parks & Rec
• 40% of RTP into
ATP, with State
Parks involved in
project selection
• $7M retained for EEMP
• Administered by State
Dept. of Nat. Resources
• $3M into ATP

15. Revised ATP Proposal
($ in Millions)
> $1B
TE*
SRTS
$368M
$140#
$120#
$100#
$80#
$60#
$40#
$20#
$0#
Combined
State
STP
TAP
RTP
SR2S
BTA
Pre,ATP# ATP#
*Bike/Ped Only
$96M
~35% $129.5M
Increase

16. Key ATP Features
o Incorporated explicit public health,
equity, and climate change goals
Photo Credit: Tony Dang

17. Key ATP Features
o Min. 25% of ALL ATP funds must
benefit disadvantaged communities
+ 5% planning target
Photo Credit: Jenny Weiss

18. Key ATP Features
o Min. $24M/year guarantee for SRTS
from state share (for 3 years)
– Of which, min. $7.2M/year target for non-infrastructure
– Maintain funding for SRTS Technical Assistance
Resource Center
Photo Credit: Santa Monica SpokePhoto Credit: Tony Dang

19. Key ATP Features
o Non-SRTS non-infrastructure
projects eligible
Photo Credit: Tony Dang

20. Timeline—2014
Fall 2013
• ATP Guidelines Development
Mar
• ATP Guidelines Adopted
May
• State Cycle 1 Call for Projects Closed
Aug
• State Cycle 1 Projects Awarded
• Regional Cycle 1 Projects TBD

21. Demand Far Outpaces Available $
Cycle 1—Statewide, Small Urban/Rural
$1,200#
$1,000#
$800#
$600#
$400#
$200#
$0#
Available#Funding#
Requested#Funding#
($ in Millions)
> $1B
$221M

22. Demand Far Outpaces Available $
Cycle 1—Statewide, Small Urban/Rural
700#
600#
500#
400#
300#
200#
100#
0#
Funded#ApplicaGons#
624Unfunded#ApplicaGons#
148
~1 in 5
Applications
Funded

23. Perspectives on ATP Cycle 1
o The Bike Perspective
– Dave Snyder, Executive Director
California Bicycle Coalition
o The Walk Perspective
> $1B
– Tony Dang, Deputy Director
California Walks
o The SRTS Perspective
$368M
– Jeanie Ward-Waller, California Advocacy Organizer
Safe Routes to School National Partnership