Federal Funding for Active Transportation and Recreation
Track: Connect
Format: 60 minute panel
Abstract: This session will provide an overview about federal transportation programs that can fund infrastructure for walking and bicycling.
Full Description: Federal programs provide funds to develop transportation, community, and recreation infrastructure for walking and bicycling and to connect communities and promote active living. Attendees will learn how about Federal programs to promote sustainable communities.
Learning Objectives:
Participants will learn about the Federal Partnership for Sustainable Communities.
Participants will learn about the Federal-aid surface transportation programs that benefit pedestrians and bicyclists.
Participants will be able to successfully write a competitive proposal.
Participants will understand how Federal, State, and local programs interact.
Presenter(s)
Presenter: Christopher Douwes Transportation Alternatives Program / Recreational Trails Program, FHWA
Co-Presenter: Wesley Blount Office of Planning, Environment & Realty FHWA
Title: Aloha Streets: Complete Streets and Complete Communities in Hawai`i
Track: Connect
Format: 90 minute panel
Abstract: Residents and visitors of Hawai'i expect paradise, but find traffic. Find out how communities at different scales in the state are expanding viable transportation options and building complete, transit-oriented cities and towns.
Presenters:
Presenter: Evan Corey Nelson\Nygaard
Co-Presenter: Mark Garrity City of Honolulu Transportation Services
Co-Presenter: Michael Moule County of Kauai
Title: Taking Pedestrian and Bicycle Counting Programs to the Next Level
Track: Connect
Format: 90 minute panel
Abstract: Panelists will provide practical guidance for pedestrian and bicycle counting programs based on findings from NCHRP Project 07-19, "Methods and Technologies for Collecting Pedestrian and Bicycle Volume Data."
Presenters:
Presenter: Robert Schneider University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Co-Presenter: RJ Eldridge Toole Design Group, LLC
Co-Presenter: Conor Semler Kittelson & Associates, Inc.
Title: Level of Service F for Grade A Streets
Track: Prosper
Format: 90 minute panel
Abstract: Relying solely on Level of Service criteria for street design, which evaluates vehicle congestion, leads to poor outcomes on many of our roadways. LOS F, far from a failure, creates opportunities to reallocate roadway space for more livable street designs. In this session, learn about projects in Cambridge and San Francisco that overcame opposition and generated community support in prioritizing better bicycling and walking over vehicle capacity during the peak hour of travel.
Presenters:
Presenter: Michael Sallaberry San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency
Co-Presenter: Jeffrey Rosenblum City of Cambridge, MA
Imagine Bickett Boulevard: Louisburg, North CarolinaRPO America
During the 2016 National Regional Transportation Conference, Ann Stroobant, Kerr-Tar Regional Council of Governments (NC), discussed the rural town corridor planning process for Bickett Boulevard in Louisburg, North Carolina.
For more information, see http://reliefline.ca
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Session 34: Rec Trails California (Haynes)-PWPBSharon Roerty
The Federal Highway Administration’s Transportation Enhancement Activities and Recreational Trails Program
provide funds to the States to develop transportation and recreation infrastructure for walking and bicycling, connecting communities and promoting active living. Attendees will learn how to apply for funds: what works,
what doesn’t.
Title: Aloha Streets: Complete Streets and Complete Communities in Hawai`i
Track: Connect
Format: 90 minute panel
Abstract: Residents and visitors of Hawai'i expect paradise, but find traffic. Find out how communities at different scales in the state are expanding viable transportation options and building complete, transit-oriented cities and towns.
Presenters:
Presenter: Evan Corey Nelson\Nygaard
Co-Presenter: Mark Garrity City of Honolulu Transportation Services
Co-Presenter: Michael Moule County of Kauai
Title: Taking Pedestrian and Bicycle Counting Programs to the Next Level
Track: Connect
Format: 90 minute panel
Abstract: Panelists will provide practical guidance for pedestrian and bicycle counting programs based on findings from NCHRP Project 07-19, "Methods and Technologies for Collecting Pedestrian and Bicycle Volume Data."
Presenters:
Presenter: Robert Schneider University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Co-Presenter: RJ Eldridge Toole Design Group, LLC
Co-Presenter: Conor Semler Kittelson & Associates, Inc.
Title: Level of Service F for Grade A Streets
Track: Prosper
Format: 90 minute panel
Abstract: Relying solely on Level of Service criteria for street design, which evaluates vehicle congestion, leads to poor outcomes on many of our roadways. LOS F, far from a failure, creates opportunities to reallocate roadway space for more livable street designs. In this session, learn about projects in Cambridge and San Francisco that overcame opposition and generated community support in prioritizing better bicycling and walking over vehicle capacity during the peak hour of travel.
Presenters:
Presenter: Michael Sallaberry San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency
Co-Presenter: Jeffrey Rosenblum City of Cambridge, MA
Imagine Bickett Boulevard: Louisburg, North CarolinaRPO America
During the 2016 National Regional Transportation Conference, Ann Stroobant, Kerr-Tar Regional Council of Governments (NC), discussed the rural town corridor planning process for Bickett Boulevard in Louisburg, North Carolina.
For more information, see http://reliefline.ca
Do not include any personal information as all posted material on this site is considered to be part of a public record as defined by section 27 of the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
We reserve the right to remove inappropriate comments. Please see Terms of Use for City of Toronto Social Media Sites at http://www.toronto.ca/e-updates/termsofuse.htm.
Session 34: Rec Trails California (Haynes)-PWPBSharon Roerty
The Federal Highway Administration’s Transportation Enhancement Activities and Recreational Trails Program
provide funds to the States to develop transportation and recreation infrastructure for walking and bicycling, connecting communities and promoting active living. Attendees will learn how to apply for funds: what works,
what doesn’t.
The agenda/presentation slide deck shown during the November 3, 2021 Citizens' Transportation Advisory Committee (CTAC) virtual workshop. The workshop video can be viewed at https://youtu.be/dcT7vz80fhE
Designing & Planning for Cycling, Phil Jones & Adrian LordDesign South East
Presentation on Design and Planning for cycling from the Designing and Planning for Cycling workshop at MADE on 19th May 2015. Presentation by Phil Jones and Adrian Lord, Phil Jones Associates.
This presentation highlights the importance of Roadspace Allocation within transport planning and illustrates how to develop a successful Roadspace Allocation Framework. Further to this the presentation gives an insight to understanding and meeting user requirements. It then progresses to utilise various case studies in Birmingham to further demonstrate how these frameworks can be put into practice.
SmartTrack Presentation- Toronto Transit Network Planning
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Title: Maximizing Biking and Walking Access to Transit
Track: Connect
Format: 90 minute panel
Abstract: Hear from agencies including King County Metro, Sound Transit, and TriMet about ways they have prioritized better walk and bike connections to transit. These investments can maximize transit ridership, especially important in an era of constrained transit funding, growing multi-modal transport demand, and transitioning land use patterns.
Presenters:
Presenter: Carol Cooper King County Metro Transit
Co-Presenter: Carrie Nielson Fehr & Peers
Co-Presenter: Jeff Owen TriMet
Co-Presenter: Janine Sawyer Sound Transit
Coordinated Transit Planning in Toronto
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Presentation slides from Community Workshop 1 for the Park Lawn Lake Shore Transportation Master Plan, that took place on November 24 and December 3 2016.
ATS14- Transit and active transportation- Jeff OwenBTAOregon
This session will highlight how transit forms the backbone of a larger active transportation system and helps connect travelers to areas that are beyond their reach by bike or walking alone. Hear about this framework from various scales – short trips, regional commutes, statewide travel and beyond. Presentations will cover recent trends and analysis in CTUs (cycle-transit users), bikes-on-board, bike parking, locating bike share with transit stations and planning efforts underway, as well as real stories from current travelers who combine active transportation and transit.
The Future of VTA Light Rail, Presentation to SPUR San Jose Nov. 12, 2014SCVTA
This presentation was delivered to SPUR San Jose by Ying Smith, VTA Transportation Planning Manager. It covers not only the history and context of VTA's light rail system, but also some of the challenges it faces and solutions planned to make it faster and more appealing in the future.
The agenda/presentation slide deck shown during the December 8, 2020 Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) virtual workshop. The meeting video can be viewed at https://youtu.be/yW9poebzREE
Description of the challenges identified in the area of the Downtown Station Area in Austin, Texas. Discussion of the opportunity and process for re-imagining the site as a downtown gateway, and issues that have been heard from stakeholders thus far.
The Advocacy Leadership Institute: Empowering Advocates for Bikeable Communities
Learn about the rise of the Advocacy Leadership Institute (ALI), a grassroots bike/ped advocacy training program that started in Seattle, WA. Since its inception in 2012, the ALI model has spread to two other cities in the U.S. and has taught four cohorts of leaders in Seattle alone. The most recent version of ALI is about to launch in Richmond, VA.
Presenters:
Presenter: Max Hepp-Buchanan Metropolitan Richmond Sports Backers
Co-Presenter: Brock Howell Cascade Bicycle Club
Successfully Marketing to Women in the New Media Age
Stop preaching to the choir and start reaching new audiences by learning how to tap into new and traditional media to connect with women - fostering riders, advocates, and leaders.
Full Description: Social media is here to stay, and offers some of the most cost effective ways to engage and connect with very broad audiences -- and yet it's still very much a mystery to many in bike advocacy, especially when it comes to successfully engaging women and youth. Participants will learn how the panelists individually, and collectively, are utilizing both new and traditional media tools to connect with women to become riders, advocates and leaders from specific case studies and the Pro Walk/Pro Bike: Pro Place debut of the upcoming Women Bike report on Marketing to Women.
Learning Objectives:
Participants will learn how to use the tools of social media
Participants will learn how to create a social media strategy
Participants will learn how to create an effective marketing strategy
Participants will learn how to create an effective media placement strategy
Presenter(s)
Presenter: Melissa Balmer Women on Bikes California/Pedal Love
Co-Presenter: Elly Blue Elly Blue Publishing
Co-Presenter: Barb Chamberlain Washington Bikes
Co-Presenter: Carolyn Szczepanski League of American Bicyclists
The agenda/presentation slide deck shown during the November 3, 2021 Citizens' Transportation Advisory Committee (CTAC) virtual workshop. The workshop video can be viewed at https://youtu.be/dcT7vz80fhE
Designing & Planning for Cycling, Phil Jones & Adrian LordDesign South East
Presentation on Design and Planning for cycling from the Designing and Planning for Cycling workshop at MADE on 19th May 2015. Presentation by Phil Jones and Adrian Lord, Phil Jones Associates.
This presentation highlights the importance of Roadspace Allocation within transport planning and illustrates how to develop a successful Roadspace Allocation Framework. Further to this the presentation gives an insight to understanding and meeting user requirements. It then progresses to utilise various case studies in Birmingham to further demonstrate how these frameworks can be put into practice.
SmartTrack Presentation- Toronto Transit Network Planning
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We reserve the right to remove inappropriate comments. Please see Terms of Use for City of Toronto Social Media Sites at http://www.toronto.ca/e-updates/termsofuse.htm.
Title: Maximizing Biking and Walking Access to Transit
Track: Connect
Format: 90 minute panel
Abstract: Hear from agencies including King County Metro, Sound Transit, and TriMet about ways they have prioritized better walk and bike connections to transit. These investments can maximize transit ridership, especially important in an era of constrained transit funding, growing multi-modal transport demand, and transitioning land use patterns.
Presenters:
Presenter: Carol Cooper King County Metro Transit
Co-Presenter: Carrie Nielson Fehr & Peers
Co-Presenter: Jeff Owen TriMet
Co-Presenter: Janine Sawyer Sound Transit
Coordinated Transit Planning in Toronto
Do not include any personal information as all posted material on this site is considered to be part of a public record as defined by section 27 of the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
We reserve the right to remove inappropriate comments. Please see Terms of Use for City of Toronto Social Media Sites at http://www.toronto.ca/e-updates/termsofuse.htm.
Presentation slides from Community Workshop 1 for the Park Lawn Lake Shore Transportation Master Plan, that took place on November 24 and December 3 2016.
ATS14- Transit and active transportation- Jeff OwenBTAOregon
This session will highlight how transit forms the backbone of a larger active transportation system and helps connect travelers to areas that are beyond their reach by bike or walking alone. Hear about this framework from various scales – short trips, regional commutes, statewide travel and beyond. Presentations will cover recent trends and analysis in CTUs (cycle-transit users), bikes-on-board, bike parking, locating bike share with transit stations and planning efforts underway, as well as real stories from current travelers who combine active transportation and transit.
The Future of VTA Light Rail, Presentation to SPUR San Jose Nov. 12, 2014SCVTA
This presentation was delivered to SPUR San Jose by Ying Smith, VTA Transportation Planning Manager. It covers not only the history and context of VTA's light rail system, but also some of the challenges it faces and solutions planned to make it faster and more appealing in the future.
The agenda/presentation slide deck shown during the December 8, 2020 Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) virtual workshop. The meeting video can be viewed at https://youtu.be/yW9poebzREE
Description of the challenges identified in the area of the Downtown Station Area in Austin, Texas. Discussion of the opportunity and process for re-imagining the site as a downtown gateway, and issues that have been heard from stakeholders thus far.
The Advocacy Leadership Institute: Empowering Advocates for Bikeable Communities
Learn about the rise of the Advocacy Leadership Institute (ALI), a grassroots bike/ped advocacy training program that started in Seattle, WA. Since its inception in 2012, the ALI model has spread to two other cities in the U.S. and has taught four cohorts of leaders in Seattle alone. The most recent version of ALI is about to launch in Richmond, VA.
Presenters:
Presenter: Max Hepp-Buchanan Metropolitan Richmond Sports Backers
Co-Presenter: Brock Howell Cascade Bicycle Club
Successfully Marketing to Women in the New Media Age
Stop preaching to the choir and start reaching new audiences by learning how to tap into new and traditional media to connect with women - fostering riders, advocates, and leaders.
Full Description: Social media is here to stay, and offers some of the most cost effective ways to engage and connect with very broad audiences -- and yet it's still very much a mystery to many in bike advocacy, especially when it comes to successfully engaging women and youth. Participants will learn how the panelists individually, and collectively, are utilizing both new and traditional media tools to connect with women to become riders, advocates and leaders from specific case studies and the Pro Walk/Pro Bike: Pro Place debut of the upcoming Women Bike report on Marketing to Women.
Learning Objectives:
Participants will learn how to use the tools of social media
Participants will learn how to create a social media strategy
Participants will learn how to create an effective marketing strategy
Participants will learn how to create an effective media placement strategy
Presenter(s)
Presenter: Melissa Balmer Women on Bikes California/Pedal Love
Co-Presenter: Elly Blue Elly Blue Publishing
Co-Presenter: Barb Chamberlain Washington Bikes
Co-Presenter: Carolyn Szczepanski League of American Bicyclists
Community Engagement Approaches for Active Transportation and Equity
Abstract: This workshop will include lessons learned from local initiatives of Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities and the Active Living Minnesota campaign, with a focus on how to create the partnerships necessary to foster more equitable active transportation solutions.
Presenters:
Presenter: Fay Gibson Active Living By Design
Co-Presenter: Jill Chamberlain Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota
Co-Presenter: Naomi Doerner Bike Easy
Co-Presenter: Rosa Soto California Center for Public Health Advocacy
Policies for Pupils: Working with School Boards on Walking and Bicycling Policies
Track: Change
Format: 90 minute panel
Abstract: Engaging schools in walking and bicycling efforts can be difficult given competing education priorities and frequent staff and volunteer turn-over. Attendees will learn about strategies for influencing school boards and policy opportunities at the district level.
Presenters:
Presenter: Sara Zimmerman Safe Routes to School National Partnership
Co-Presenter: Diane Dohm ChangeLab Solutions
Co-Presenter: Bree Romero Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
Co-Presenter: Leigh Ann Von Hagen Voorhees Transportation Center, Rutgers University
Creating a Safer System Through State Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Campaigns
Hear about approaches used by North Carolina and Florida to develop, launch, and evaluate combined education and enforcement campaigns aimed at reducing pedestrian and bicyclists injuries and deaths.
Presenters:
Presenter: Laura Sandt Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center
Co-Presenter: Lauren Blackburn North Carolina DOT
Co-Presenter: Lucas Cruse University of South Florida, Center for Urban Transportation Research
Co-Presenter: Billy Hattaway Florida DOT
Title: Integrating a Health Impact Assessment into District-Wide School Travel Planning
Track: Prosper
Format: 60 minute panel
Abstract: Learn about how a Health Impact Assessment (HIA) was used for the first time to guide the formulation of the Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Columbus City Schools District-Wide School Travel Plan, which focused on schools and neighborhoods with health inequities.
Presenters:
Presenter: Brian Butler Columbus Public Health
Co-Presenter: Kate Moening Safe Routes to School National Partnership
Co-Presenter: Alex Smith Columbus Public Health
Co-Presenter: Julie Walcoff Ohio DOT
Title: How Do We Measure Up? Performance Measures for Active Transportation
Track: Sustain
Format: 90 minute moderated discussion
Abstract: This interactive session will focus on performance measures for biking and walking investments by transportation agencies. Provide your feedback about which metrics would be most useful and about additional work needed to improve the available data for these metrics.
Presenters:
Presenter: Robbie Webber State Smart Transportation Initiative
Co-Presenter: Lauren Blackburn North Carolina DOT
Co-Presenter: John Lieswyn Alta Planning + Design
Co-Presenter: Paula Reeves Washington State DOT
Co-Presenter: John Paul Shaffer Livable Memphis
Creative Collaborations: Using Design Thinking to Promote Multi-modal Transportation
Design is a tool that shapes messages through strategies such as branding, communications, infographics, signage, and interaction. Design is also a process that uncovers public perceptions and behavioral barriers. In this case study, the City of Chattanooga’s Transportation Department collaborated with junior graphic designers at UT Chattanooga to use “design thinking” to promote multimodal transportation. The result is a robust public service campaign based on research methods such as expert interviews, user testing, and empathy studies. Students learned how to design for public good while allowing their work to shift their own perceptions of transportation in a growing city.
Learning Objectives:
Participants will understand the basic concepts of graphic design as it relates to transportation.
Participants will be able to brainstorm ways in which design and communication could improve transportation in their areas.
Participants will be able to identify communication gaps for transportation in their communities.
Participants will understand technologies for online communication and marketing of transportation.
Presenter(s)
Presenter: Blythe Bailey City of Chattanooga
Co-Presenter: Jenny Park Chattanooga Regional Planning Agency
Co-Presenter: Aggie Toppins University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Title: Federal Funding for Active Transportation and Recreation
Track: Connect
Format: 60 minute panel
Abstract: This session will provide an overview about federal transportation programs that can fund infrastructure for walking and bicycling.
Presenters:
Presenter: Christopher Douwes Transportation Alternatives Program / Recreational Trails Program, FHWA
Co-Presenter: Wesley Blount Office of Planning, Environment & Realty FHWA
Presentation by Steve Healow with the Federal Highway Administration on federal transportation initiatives at the California Asphalt Pavement Association Spring Conference April 25, 2013 in Ontario, CA.
SB 743 & VMT – CEQA Implementation and Issues for Agencies and DevelopersMeyers Nave
Beginning July 1, 2020, SB 743 requires the analysis of transportation impacts under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) to be based on vehicle miles traveled (VMT) rather than level of service (LOS). This is a significant change in the way transportation analysis traditionally has been conducted under CEQA. The requirement for VMT analysis presents challenging issues for public agencies relating to the adoption and implementation of VMT standards. It will impact how CEQA review is conducted for all types of land use and transportation projects. This webinar addresses how the change to VMT will affect both public agencies and the development community.
On May 21, Meyers Nave Principals Tim Cremin and Shaye Diveley presented a 1 hour webinar exploring the key issues relating to VMT analysis under CEQA, including the following:
Criteria for “screening out” VMT analysis for projects
Standards for establishing VMT significance thresholds for different land uses
Policies, programs and mitigation measures for reducing VMT impacts
Main challenges presented by VMT analysis
Practice pointers for navigating VMT issues
Boosting Active Transportation at the Regional Level: Setting and Meeting Performance Measures
Abstract: How can Metropolitan Planning Organizations increase and best utilize support for active transportation? Learn about approaches from MPOs in Chattanooga and Atlanta in effectively engaging the public and other agencies, setting performance measures, and prioritizing active transportation projects.
Presenters:
Presenter: Jenny Park Chattanooga Regional Planning Agency
Co-Presenter: Byron Rushing Atlanta Regional Commission
During the 2022 NADO Annual Training Conference, Robert Hyman and Alex Clegg shared information about the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and U.S. Department of Transportation programs.
Session 34: Rec Trails Federal (Douwes)-PWPBSharon Roerty
The Federal Highway Administration’s Transportation Enhancement Activities and Recreational Trails Program provide funds to the States to develop transportation and recreation infrastructure for walking and bicycling, connecting communities and promoting active living. Attendees will learn how to apply for funds: what works, what doesn’t.
Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) reauthorizes the Federal-aid highway program at the Congressional Budget Office’s baseline level—equal to current funding levels plus inflation—for two fiscal years.
Similar to Federal Funding for Active Transportation and Recreation (20)
Title: A Systematic Approach to Bicycle Parking Planning for Cities
Track: Connect
Format: 60 minute panel
Abstract: Cambridge, MA and Washington, DC have taken a strategic approach to bicycle parking. This session will focus on their planning tools and lessons learned from both the public and private sector.
Presenters:
Presenter: Megan Kanagy Downtown DC Business Improvement District
Co-Presenter: Daniel Clark Dero Bike Rack Company
Co-Presenter: Jeffrey Rosenblum City of Cambridge, MA
Title: Level of Service F for Grade A Streets
Track: Prosper
Format: 90 minute panel
Abstract: Relying solely on Level of Service criteria for street design, which evaluates vehicle congestion, leads to poor outcomes on many of our roadways. LOS F, far from a failure, creates opportunities to reallocate roadway space for more livable street designs. In this session, learn about projects in Cambridge and San Francisco that overcame opposition and generated community support in prioritizing better bicycling and walking over vehicle capacity during the peak hour of travel.
Presenters:
Presenter: Michael Sallaberry San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency
Co-Presenter: Jeffrey Rosenblum City of Cambridge, MA
Title: Policies for Pupils: Working with School Boards on Walking and Bicycling Policies
Track: Change
Format: 90 minute panel
Abstract: Engaging schools in walking and bicycling efforts can be difficult given competing education priorities and frequent staff and volunteer turn-over. Attendees will learn about strategies for influencing school boards and policy opportunities at the district level.
Presenters:
Presenter: Sara Zimmerman Safe Routes to School National Partnership
Co-Presenter: Diane Dohm ChangeLab Solutions
Co-Presenter: Bree Romero Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
Co-Presenter: Leigh Ann Von Hagen Voorhees Transportation Center, Rutgers University
Title: Policies for Pupils: Working with School Boards on Walking and Bicycling Policies
Track: Change
Format: 90 minute panel
Abstract: Engaging schools in walking and bicycling efforts can be difficult given competing education priorities and frequent staff and volunteer turn-over. Attendees will learn about strategies for influencing school boards and policy opportunities at the district level.
Presenters:
Presenter: Sara Zimmerman Safe Routes to School National Partnership
Co-Presenter: Diane Dohm ChangeLab Solutions
Co-Presenter: Bree Romero Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
Co-Presenter: Leigh Ann Von Hagen Voorhees Transportation Center, Rutgers University
Title: Policies for Pupils: Working with School Boards on Walking and Bicycling Policies
Track: Change
Format: 90 minute panel
Abstract: Engaging schools in walking and bicycling efforts can be difficult given competing education priorities and frequent staff and volunteer turn-over. Attendees will learn about strategies for influencing school boards and policy opportunities at the district level.
Presenters:
Presenter: Sara Zimmerman Safe Routes to School National Partnership
Co-Presenter: Diane Dohm ChangeLab Solutions
Co-Presenter: Bree Romero Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
Co-Presenter: Leigh Ann Von Hagen Voorhees Transportation Center, Rutgers University
Title: 'Selling' Rural Communities on Cycling
Track: Prosper
Format: 60 minute panel
Abstract: This panel will share successful strategies and programs utilized in Oregon and Pennsylvania developed to leverage and promote the economic benefits of cycling in rural communities.
Presenters:
Presenter: Sheila Lyons Oregon DOT
Co-Presenter: Jessica Horning Oregon DOT
Co-Presenter: Cathy McCollom River Town Program
Title: A Systematic Approach to Bicycle Parking Planning for Cities
Track: Connect
Format: 60 minute panel
Abstract: Cambridge, MA and Washington, DC have taken a strategic approach to bicycle parking. This session will focus on their planning tools and lessons learned from both the public and private sector.
Presenters:
Presenter: Megan Kanagy Downtown DC Business Improvement District
Co-Presenter: Daniel Clark Dero Bike Rack Company
Co-Presenter: Jeffrey Rosenblum City of Cambridge, MA
Title: 'Selling' Rural Communities on Cycling
Track: Prosper
Format: 60 minute panel
Abstract: This panel will share successful strategies and programs utilized in Oregon and Pennsylvania developed to leverage and promote the economic benefits of cycling in rural communities.
Presenters:
Presenter: Sheila Lyons Oregon DOT
Co-Presenter: Jessica Horning Oregon DOT
Co-Presenter: Cathy McCollom River Town Program
Title: 'Selling' Rural Communities on Cycling
Track: Prosper
Format: 60 minute panel
Abstract: This panel will share successful strategies and programs utilized in Oregon and Pennsylvania developed to leverage and promote the economic benefits of cycling in rural communities.
Presenters:
Presenter: Sheila Lyons Oregon DOT
Co-Presenter: Jessica Horning Oregon DOT
Co-Presenter: Cathy McCollom River Town Program
Title: A Systematic Approach to Bicycle Parking Planning for Cities
Track: Connect
Format: 60 minute panel
Abstract: Cambridge, MA and Washington, DC have taken a strategic approach to bicycle parking. This session will focus on their planning tools and lessons learned from both the public and private sector.
Presenters:
Presenter: Megan Kanagy Downtown DC Business Improvement District
Co-Presenter: Daniel Clark Dero Bike Rack Company
Co-Presenter: Jeffrey Rosenblum City of Cambridge, MA
Schedule:
Wednesday 9/10 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM in Breakout Rooms, 316
Title: Not Your Grandfather's DOT: The FDOT District 5 and PennDOT Experiences
Track: Connect
Format: 90 minute moderated discussion
Abstract: Today's economic realities require the rethinking of conventional transportation approaches. Learn about how Florida and Pennsylvania's Department of Transportation are using new tools, policies, and guides to proactively plan multi-modal transportation solutions.
Presenters:
Presenter: Jane Lim-Yap Kittelson & Associates, Inc.
Co-Presenter: Steven Deck Parsons Brinckerhoff
Co-Presenter: Brian Hare PennDOT Program Center
Co-Presenter: Mary Raulerson Kittelson & Associates, Inc.
Title: Not Your Grandfather's DOT: The FDOT District 5 and PennDOT Experiences
Track: Connect
Format: 90 minute moderated discussion
Abstract: Today's economic realities require the rethinking of conventional transportation approaches. Learn about how Florida and Pennsylvania's Department of Transportation are using new tools, policies, and guides to proactively plan multi-modal transportation solutions.
Presenters:
Presenter: Jane Lim-Yap Kittelson & Associates, Inc.
Co-Presenter: Steven Deck Parsons Brinckerhoff
Co-Presenter: Brian Hare PennDOT Program Center
Co-Presenter: Mary Raulerson Kittelson & Associates, Inc.
Title: Transportation Studies in the 21st Century: Incorporating all Modes
Track: Sustain
Format: 90 minute panel
Abstract: In the 21st century, the basic purpose of transportation studies needs to change from making it easier to drive to giving people options other than driving. This session will present case studies of alternatives to the auto-dominated Level of Service traffic impact studies in order to better address bicycling, transit and walking.
Presenters:
Presenter: Michelle DeRobertis Transportation Choices for Sustainable Communities
Co-Presenter: Peter Albert San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency
Co-Presenter: Patrick Lynch Transpo Group
Co-Presenter: David Thompson City of Boulder, Colorado
Title: Transportation Studies in the 21st Century: Incorporating all Modes
Track: Sustain
Format: 90 minute panel
Abstract: In the 21st century, the basic purpose of transportation studies needs to change from making it easier to drive to giving people options other than driving. This session will present case studies of alternatives to the auto-dominated Level of Service traffic impact studies in order to better address bicycling, transit and walking.
Presenters:
Presenter: Michelle DeRobertis Transportation Choices for Sustainable Communities
Co-Presenter: Peter Albert San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency
Co-Presenter: Patrick Lynch Transpo Group
Co-Presenter: David Thompson City of Boulder, Colorado
Title: Safer People, Safer Streets, and Safer Policies at USDOT
Track: Connect
Format: 90 minute moderated discussion
Abstract: This USDOT panel will provide details on the Department’s new bicycle and pedestrian safety initiative, including information on the Ped-Bike Safety Action Agenda, Road Safety for Transit Patrons initiative, bike-walk assessments, Road Diet Guide, an aggressive research agenda, and local partnerships, including how community members can get involved.
Presenters:
Presenter: Barbara McCann Office of Secretary, USDOT
Co-Presenter: Heidi Coleman National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Co-Presenter: Dan Goodman Office of Human Environment, Livability Team, FHWA
Co-Presenter: Joanne Waszczak Special Assistant, FTA Office of Budget and Policy
Title: Transportation Studies in the 21st Century: Incorporating all Modes
Track: Sustain
Format: 90 minute panel
Abstract: In the 21st century, the basic purpose of transportation studies needs to change from making it easier to drive to giving people options other than driving. This session will present case studies of alternatives to the auto-dominated Level of Service traffic impact studies in order to better address bicycling, transit and walking.
Presenters:
Presenter: Michelle DeRobertis Transportation Choices for Sustainable Communities
Co-Presenter: Peter Albert San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency
Co-Presenter: Patrick Lynch Transpo Group
Co-Presenter: David Thompson City of Boulder, Colorado
Title: What Do The Kids Say? Giving a Voice to Youth Perspectives on Biking and Walking
Track: Sustain
Format: 60 minute panel
Abstract: Why aren't more children bicycling and walking? Maybe somebody should ask them. With research focusing mostly on adults, little is known about children's perceptions of their environment. This session will invite discussion regarding two projects: Safe Kids Photovoice, a photojournalism project in 10 countries and a Ph.D. dissertation research on youth perceptions of risky versus safe travel behavior.
Presenters:
Presenter: Shannon Sweeney Edward J. Bloustein School, Rutgers University
Co-Presenter: Priti Gautam Safe Kids Worldwide
Co-Presenter: Leigh Ann Von Hagen Voorhees Transportation Center, Rutgers University
Safer People, Safer Streets, and Safer Policies at USDOT
Track: Connect
Format: 90 minute moderated discussion
Abstract: This USDOT panel will provide details on the Department’s new bicycle and pedestrian safety initiative, including information on the Ped-Bike Safety Action Agenda, Road Safety for Transit Patrons initiative, bike-walk assessments, Road Diet Guide, an aggressive research agenda, and local partnerships, including how community members can get involved.
Presenter: Barbara McCann Office of Secretary, USDOT
Co-Presenter: Heidi Coleman National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Co-Presenter: Dan Goodman Office of Human Environment, Livability Team, FHWA
Co-Presenter: Joanne Waszczak Special Assistant, FTA Office of Budget and Policy
Integrating a Health Impact Assessment into District-Wide School Travel Planning
Track: Prosper
Format: 60 minute panel
Abstract: Learn about how a Health Impact Assessment (HIA) was used for the first time to guide the formulation of the Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Columbus City Schools District-Wide School Travel Plan, which focused on schools and neighborhoods with health inequities.
Presenters:
Presenter: Brian Butler Columbus Public Health
Co-Presenter: Kate Moening Safe Routes to School National Partnership
Co-Presenter: Alex Smith Columbus Public Health
Co-Presenter: Julie Walcoff Ohio DOT
Title: Maximizing Biking and Walking Access to Transit
Track: Connect
Format: 90 minute panel
Abstract: Hear from agencies including King County Metro, Sound Transit, and TriMet about ways they have prioritized better walk and bike connections to transit. These investments can maximize transit ridership, especially important in an era of constrained transit funding, growing multi-modal transport demand, and transitioning land use patterns.
Presenters:
Presenter: Carol Cooper King County Metro Transit
Co-Presenter: Carrie Nielson Fehr & Peers
Co-Presenter: Jeff Owen TriMet
Co-Presenter: Janine Sawyer Sound Transit
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Federal Funding for Active Transportation and Recreation
1. Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) Recreational Trails Program (RTP) ProWalk/ProBike/ProPlace, September 2014 www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/transportation_alternatives/overview/presentation/
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2. Transportation Alternatives Program Authorized under the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21)
•Mission: To improve our Nation’s communities through leadership, innovation, and program delivery.
•Vision: The Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) creates safe, accessible, attractive, and environmentally-sensitive communities where people want to live, work, and recreate.
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3. TAP Eligible Projects
The Transportation Alternatives Program consists of:
•Transportation Alternatives Definition
•Recreational Trails Program (RTP)
•Safe Routes to School (SRTS) activities
•Boulevards from Divided Highways
TAP projects are eligible under the Surface Transportation Program (STP).
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4. Funds
How much? TAP funding is 2% of MAP-21 funding.
How is it funded? Set-aside from each State’s formula programs.
Funding levels: Slightly below the Transportation Enhancement (TE) Activities under SAFETEA-LU:
◦FY 2013: $808,760,000
◦FY 2014: $819,900,000
◦FY 2015: $545,851,233: 243/365 of FY 2014 thru May 31
•FY 2009 for TE, RTP, and SRTS was $1.1 billion.
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5. Federal Share
•In general, Federal share for TAP is the same as the Federal-aid highway program: 80%, with Sliding Scale.
•Flexibility for Federal Land Management Agencies.
–May use Federal agency funds, Tribal Transportation, and Federal Lands Transportation Program as match for projects that provide access to or within Federal lands.
•In general, donation and credit provisions are the same as the Federal-aid highway program under 23 U.S.C. 323.
•Former TE flexibility provisions were eliminated.
•The RTP set-aside retains RTP match and donation and credit provisions under 23 U.S.C. 206.
•SRTS projects use the TAP provisions.
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7. Transfer of Funds
•States may transfer up to 50% of TAP funds to other FHWA programs.
–After RTP set-aside.
–No transfers from funds suballocated by population.
•States may transfer funds from other FHWA programs into TAP.
–TAP projects are eligible under STP without a transfer.
•States may transfer funds to the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for TAP-eligible projects.
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8. Competitive Process
•Ultimately: the State is responsible.
•States and large MPOs
–“Shall develop a competitive process to allow eligible entities to submit projects for funding…”
–States and large MPOs develop their own competitive processes.
–Examples are available from several sources.
•RTP set-aside: Use RTP provisions and requirements.
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9. Eligible Project Sponsors
Local governments;
Regional transportation authorities;
Transit agencies;
Natural resource or public land agencies;
May include Federal, State, or local public land agencies
School districts, local education agencies, or schools;
Tribal governments; and
Any other local or regional governmental entity with responsibility for oversight of transportation or recreational trails (other than an MPO or a State agency) that the State determines to be eligible…
RTP setaside keeps its list of eligible project sponsors.
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10. Project Sponsors Not Eligible
State Departments of Transportation
Metropolitan Planning Organizations
Nonprofit Organizations (unless they meet one or more eligible entity requirements)
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11. Treatment of Projects
TAP projects “shall be treated as projects on a Federal-aid highway…”
TAP projects must comply with applicable provisions in Title 23, such as project agreements, authorization to proceed prior to incurring costs, prevailing wage rates (Davis-Bacon), competitive bidding, and other contracting requirements, even for projects not located within the right-of-way of a Federal-aid highway.
Does not apply to projects conducted under the Recreational Trails Program setaside.
MAP-21 §1524 Youth Corps provision offers flexibility.
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12. Other Provisions
TAP projects follow the same procedures as other Federal-aid highway projects:
•Planning provisions
•National Environmental Policy Act
•Other environmental requirements.
•Right-of-Way
•Contracting
•Etc.
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13. TAP Project Eligibility
To be eligible under the TAP, a project:
1.Must relate to surface transportation (or recreational trails),
2.Must fit within the TAP definitions,
3.Must be sponsored by one or more eligible entities (defined in the TAP Guidance), and
4.Must be selected through a competitive process (defined in the TAP Guidance).
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14. TAP Eligible Projects
The Transportation Alternatives Program consists of:
•Transportation Alternatives Definition
•Recreational Trails Program (RTP)
•Safe Routes to School (SRTS) activities
•Boulevards from Divided Highways
TAP projects are eligible under the Surface Transportation Program (STP).
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15. TAP Project Eligibility
Construction, planning, and design of on-road and off-road trail facilities for pedestrians, bicyclists, and other nonmotorized forms of transportation, including:
•Sidewalks,
•Bicycle infrastructure,
•Pedestrian and bicycle signals,
•Traffic calming techniques,
•Lighting and other safety-related infrastructure,
•Transportation projects to achieve compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
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16. TAP Project Eligibility
Construction, planning, and design of infrastructure-related projects and systems that will provide safe routes for non- drivers, including children, older adults, and individuals with disabilities to access daily needs.
•This category is another aspect of the pedestrian and bicycle category, including access to transit.
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17. TAP Project Eligibility
Conversion and use of abandoned railroad corridors for trails for pedestrians, bicyclists, or other nonmotorized transportation users.
Holmes County Rail-Trail, Ohio <- American Tobacco Trail, Durham NC
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18. TAP Project Eligibility
Construction of turnouts, overlooks, and viewing areas.
•Scenic Overlooks defined in 23 CFR 752.6.
•Safety Rest Areas defined in 23 CFR 752.5.
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19. TAP Project Eligibility
Community improvement activities, including—
The term “including” means “which include but are not limited to”.
Community improvement activities may be open to State and local interpretation. However, TAP projects:
1.Must relate to surface transportation (or recreational trails),
2.Must fit within the TAP definitions,
3.Must be sponsored by one or more eligible entities, and
4.Must be selected through a competitive process.
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20. TAP Project Eligibility
Community improvement activities, which include but are not limited to—
•Inventory, control, or removal of outdoor advertising;
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21. TAP Project Eligibility
Community improvement activities, which include but are not limited to—
•Historic preservation and rehabilitation of historic transportation facilities;
•Examples: bridges, tunnels, historic train or bus stations, ferry terminals, historic roads.
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22. TAP Project Eligibility
Community improvement activities, which include but are not limited to—
•Vegetation management practices in transportation rights-of-way to improve roadway safety, prevent against invasive species, and provide erosion control;
•Projects to manage vegetation to improve sightlines and other safety considerations;
•Establish living snowfences.
•Remove invasive species;
•Plant native plants, forbs, or wildflowers
to control erosion.
•Routine maintenance not eligible.
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23. TAP Project Eligibility
Community improvement activities, which include but are not limited to—
•Archaeological activities relating to impacts from implementation of a transportation project eligible under this title.
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24. TAP Project Eligibility
Community improvement activities, which include but are not limited to—
Other unspecified activities, such as:
•Junkyard screening and removal.
•Streetscapes (especially benefiting pedestrians).
•Landscaping related to transportation projects.
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25. TAP Project Eligibility
•Any environmental mitigation activity, including pollution prevention and pollution abatement activities and mitigation to—
•Address stormwater management, control, and water pollution prevention or abatement related to highway construction or due to highway runoff….
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26. TAP Project Eligibility
•Any environmental mitigation activity, including pollution prevention and pollution abatement activities and mitigation to—
•reduce vehicle-caused wildlife mortality or to restore and maintain connectivity among terrestrial or aquatic habitats.
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27. TAP Project Eligibility: TE Activities not Eligible
Transportation Enhancement (TE) Activities that are not eligible under TAP:
•Pedestrian and bicycle safety education, except SRTS.
•Acquisition of scenic or historic easements or sites.
•Scenic and historic highway programs; visitor centers.
•Historic preservation not for transportation facilities.
•Operation of historic transportation facilities.
•Transportation museums.
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28. TAP Project Eligibility: Not Eligible (under TE or TAP)
•State or MPO administrative costs.
•Promotional activities, except SRTS.
•General recreation and park facilities:
–playground equipment,
–spray grounds,
–sports fields,
–campgrounds,
–picnic areas and pavilions.
•Routine maintenance and operations.
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29. TAP Project Eligibility: Recreational Trails Program
•For the RTP set-aside, all RTP provisions and requirements remain in effect.
•The RTP represents a portion of the Federal motor fuel excise tax paid by OHV users.
•Funds to develop and maintain recreational trails for all trail uses.
–Only FHWA program to support routine maintenance
•States solicit and select projects for funding.
•Usually administered through a State resource agency.
•States are encouraged to use Youth Corps.
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30. TAP Project Eligibility: Recreational Trails Program
•Maintain and restore existing trails (and bridges).
•Develop and rehabilitate trailside and trailhead facilities.
•Purchase and lease trail construction and maintenance equipment.
•Construct new trails (limits on Federal lands).
•Acquire easements or property for trails (willing seller only: Condemnation is prohibited).
•Trail assessments for accessibility and maintenance.
•Trail safety and environmental protection education.
•State administrative costs.
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31. TAP Project Eligibility: Safe Routes to School (SRTS)
No setaside funds for SRTS.
All eligibilities remain.
Otherwise: TAP provisions and requirements apply.
Allocation of funds for Infrastructure and Noninfrastructure activities do not apply (because there is no apportionment).
Option to have a State SRTS coordinator, not required.
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32. TAP Project Eligibility: Boulevards from Divided Highways
A boulevard is defined as a:
•Walkable, low-speed (35 mph or less) divided arterial thoroughfare in urban environments designed to carry both through and local traffic, pedestrians and bicyclists. Boulevards may be long corridors, typically four lanes but sometimes wider, serve longer trips and provide pedestrian access to land. Boulevards may be high-ridership transit corridors. Boulevards are primary goods movement and emergency response routes and use vehicular and pedestrian access management techniques. Curb parking is encouraged on boulevards. (ITE)
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33. Youth Service and Conservation Corps
MAP-21 §1524: Use of Youth Service or Conservation Corps
Defines qualified youth service or conservation corps.
Requires the USDOT/FHWA to …encourage the States … to enter into contracts and cooperative agreements with qualified youth service or conservation corps … to perform appropriate projects…
Living allowance or pay rate (account for prevailing wages).
Exempts contracts and cooperative agreements with Corps from highway program requirements: allows Sole Source.
§1524 supersedes TAP Treatment of Projects requirement.
§1524 applies at the project level, not the program level.
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34. TAP Performance Management Guidebook
FHWA issued a contract to develop a TAP Performance Management Guidebook.
•Purpose: Improve TAP outcomes.
•Assess State and MPO TAP competitive processes.
•Offer performance management objectives, measures and targets.
•Offer best practices.
•Ensure transparency and accountability.
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36. Contact Information
•Guidance and Questions and Answers: www.fhwa.dot.gov/MAP21/
•FHWA MAP-21 Webinars: www.fhwa.dot.gov/map21/webinars.cfm
•www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/transportation_alternatives/
•State TAP Manager contacts: www.pedbikeinfo.org/data/state.cfm
•State RTP Administrator contacts: www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/recreational_trails/rtpstate.cfm
•State SRTS contacts: www.saferoutesinfo.org/
National TAP and RTP oversight:
Christopher Douwes, Community Planner
Transportation Alternatives Program
Recreational Trails Programs
christopher.douwes@dot.gov
202-366-5013
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