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Moving to the Next Level, November 20, 2013 Gateway Bike Plan Implementation Workshop Session: State of Biking in the Region: Progress MadeTRANSCRIPT
The State of Biking in St. LouisRhonda Smythe, MPH, MS, RD
Policy & Advocacy Manager
Where We Started
History
Ballot Measure
2000Prop C
Clean Water, Safe Parks and Community Trails
1/10th cent tax = $10 million/year(only Missouri)
Votes- St. Louis City: 76.6% Y, 23.4% N- St. Louis County: 69.6% Y, 30.4% N- St. Charles County: 56.7% Y, 43.3% N
Prop C - The River Ring
Planning: Bicycle and pedestrian plans
Policy/Advocacy: Federal, stateand local
Events: Creating social networks around physical activity
Programming: Safe Routes to Schools
TravelGreen: Education and encouragement
Regional Trail System: Collaborating on regional efforts
Trailnet Initiatives
Gateway Bike Plan
First 20 miles of Bike St. Louis (Phase 1)
Additional 50 miles added (Phase 2)
Funding allocated by Great Rivers Greenway for comprehensive plan to create a system of bicycle routes between communities, transit, greenways and trails
2009
2005
2008
Gateway Bike PlanCoordinated planning effort completed with GRG, MoDOT, EWG, Metro, Trailnet, and municipalities
St. Louis City receives $1.4 million STP grant to update 60 miles of bicycle facilities and add 40 new miles (Phase 3)
Phase 3 implementation
2013
2011
2014
Biking Trends
Where We Are
Biking Trends
Biking Trends
Education & Encouragement
Political Support
Bike Counts
50 locations counted
Bikes: 2,811
Pedestrians: 6,129
Total: 8,940
50 locations counted
Bikes: 2,536
Pedestrians: 5,795
Total: 8,331
2012
2013
Where We’re Going
Streets for Everyone
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Geller R. Four types of cyclists. PDOT. 2006.
Four types of bicyclists
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Dill, J. Categorizing Cyclists: What do we know?
Four kinds of bicyclists
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Dill, J. Categorizing Cyclists: What do we know?
Four kinds of bicyclists
Dill, J. "Bicycling for transportation and health: the role of infrastructure.” Journal of Public Health Policy (2009): S95-S110.
Evidence Base
Higher levels of bicycle infrastructure are positively and significantly correlated with higher rates of bicycle commuting.
Dill, J, Carr T. "Bicycle commuting and facilities in major US cities: if you build them, commuters will use them." Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 1828.1 (2003): 116-123.
Evidence Base
Evidence Base
FHWA Support
FHWA supports a “flexible approach” to bike/ped facility design. It urges transportation engineers to use, as their primary resources, two guides as they plan, design, operate, and maintain bicycle and pedestrian facilities. They are the Urban Bikeway Design Guide issued by the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NAACTO) and Designing Urban Walkable Thoroughfares from the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE).
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National Household Travel Survey (2009)
39% are less than 3 miles
17% are less than1 mile
47%are driven
of these trips…
Tremendous potential
Of all trips . . .
People want transportation choices
of Americans want more transportation options so they have the freedom to choose how to get where they need to go.
currently feel they have no choice but to drive as much as they do.
would like to spend less time in the car.
66%
73%
57%Future of Transportation National Survey (2010)
Implementation
Does not require additional funds, new Right of Way, or new projects
This is about changing the way we do business so that existing resources are used to create transportation options for Saint Louis residents.
Thank you
Rhonda Smythe, MPH, MS, RD
Policy & Advocacy Manager