the great opportunity of complete streets
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Presented by Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin Executive Director Kevin Hardman on October 5, 2010, at the La Crosse complete streets workshop sponsored by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation and the La Crosse County Health Department.TRANSCRIPT
THE GREAT OPPORTUNITY OF COMPLETE STREETS
Kevin HardmanExecutive Director
Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin
Bike Fed Vision
Millions of Wisconsin residents and visitors of all backgrounds choose bicycling as
an integral and convenient part of their
daily life.
Wisconsin is one of the world's best places to ride a bicycle.
Bike Fed Mission
To inspire, motivate, and unite
a strong community of civic, business and political leaders,
motorists and bicyclists
to move bicycling forward in
Wisconsin.
Bike Fed Quick Facts
• Formed in 1988
• One of country’s oldest bicycling advocacy organizations
• Supported by thousands of members
• 15-person Board of Directors
• Offices are in Madison and Milwaukee
What are Complete Streets?
Complete Streets are for everyone.
Complete Streets Policies
More than120 communities have committed to a complete streets approach.
The Growing Movement
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In 2009, Wisconsin passed a complete streets law.
Wisconsin Complete Streets Law
Wisconsin’s potential
Of all U.S. trips:• 50% are under 3 miles• 28% are 1 mile or less• 72% of trips 1 mile or
less are driven
2008 National Household Travel Survey
Wisconsin’s potential
One quarter of walking trips take place on roads without sidewalks or shoulders.
National Survey of Pedestrian and Bicyclist Attitudes and Behaviors, 2003
Who wants Complete Streets?
55% of Americans would rather drive less & walk more.
2008 National Household Travel Survey
Nearly a third of Americans don’t drive.
Who wants Complete Streets?
Who wants Complete Streets?
Disproportionate funding
Good Streets Benefit Communities
• Increase capacity
• Improve safety
• Better health
• Economic growth
• Lower emissions
• Provide choices
Seeing is believing …
Before
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Twenty years of consistent investment in a has lead to measurable results in Boulder, CO.
Change Travel Patterns
Transit use is twice the national average.
Walking commutes are 3 times the national
average.
Bicycle commutes are 18 times the national
average.
2008 American Community Survey
Enhance Economic Competitiveness
• $8 milllion public investment in streetscape improvement 2003-04
• $8 million private investment in following 2 years
• 32 new business establishments
• $80,000 in sales tax annually
Washington, DC: Barracks Row/8th Street SE
Enhance Economic Competitiveness
Home values increase when communities becomemore walkable.
Walking the Walk: How Walkability Raises Housing Values in U.S. Cities
Residents are 65% more likely to walk in a neighborhood with sidewalks.
Cities with more bike lanes per square mile have higher levels of bicycle commuting.
Change Travel Patterns
Join with us
Contact Information
Kevin [email protected]
414.271.9685
www.bfw.org
Thanks to the National Complete Streets Coalition for providing photographs from other parts of the United States and background on the national movement for complete streets. Additional information is
available from www.completestreets.org.
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The remaining portions of the presentation were created by the Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin. Please email [email protected] if you
would like to use this presentation.
Happy riding!