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Creating Connections _______________________ Creating Bicycle Friendly communities

Creating Connections _______________________ Creating Bicycle Friendly communities. According to the UN, one major common theme among the worlds happiest nations is “Happy people rides bicycles – by choice”. National Bike Summit March 3-5, 2014. Advocacy Advance. Smart cycling Education.

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Creating Connections _______________________ Creating Bicycle Friendly communities

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  1. Creating Connections _______________________Creating BicycleFriendly communities

  2. According to the UN, one major common theme among the worlds happiest nations is “Happy people rides bicycles – by choice”

  3. National Bike Summit March 3-5, 2014

  4. Advocacy Advance

  5. Smart cycling Education

  6. Bicycle Friendly America Program

  7. National Bike Challenge

  8. Women Bike &Equity Advisory Council

  9. Growth in Bike Commuting 2000-2012 85% 61% 47% 2012 American Community Survey, 70 largest U.S. Cities

  10. Where people want to live, work and visit Mercer InternationalQuality of Life Ranking: 7 of 8 U.S. cities are BFCs Forbes Healthiest Cities 15 of top 20 are BFCs

  11. Where economies are strong Businessweek’s “Best Places to Ride out the Recession” 17 of 20 are BFCs

  12. Cycling Connects >>happy Customers toBusinesses

  13. …& Improve Business Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA 2/3 of merchants say bike lanes had an overall positive effect on business Photo: Andy Clarke Drennen, Emily, “Economic Effects of Traffic Calming on Urban Small Businesses,” San Francisco, CA

  14. lanes lead to sales… Manhattan Protected bicycle lanes led to a 49% increase in retail sales at local businesses New York City Department of Transportation. Measuring the Street: New Metrics for 21st Century Streets. NYC, 2012.

  15. East Village, NYC People on bike and foot spend more per week Transportation Alternatives. East Village Shoppers Study: A Snapshot of Travel and Spending Patterns of Residents and Visitors in the East Village. Oct 1, 2012.

  16. “But we need auto parking…right?”

  17. Ask the Merchants Bloor Street, ON, CA • 75%of merchants said business would improve or stay the same if HALF the on-street parking was removed Clean Air Partnership, “Bike Lanes, On-Street Parking and Business: A study of Bloor Street in Toronto’s Annex Neighborhood,” February 2009

  18. Bike corals fit more vehicles Chicago, Il • 12times more bikes than cars at Wicker Park coral • Portland, OR, converted 107 car spots to 1,140 bike parking spaces Time Out Chicago, “Chicago's first on-street bike parking corral installed,” May 18, 2011

  19. bike parking costs less $75-150 cost for one bike parking space $15,000 average cost of one structured parking space http://www.carlwalkerconstruction.com/faq.php#ncp5 http://www.bicyclinginfo.org/engineering/parking.cfm

  20. “Fine, but we’re not like those places”

  21. Bicycle friendly Businesses http://www.bikeleague.org/programs/bicyclefriendlyamerica/bicyclefriendlybusiness/

  22. Bicycling & theStatewideeconomy

  23. Wisconsin

  24. Iowa

  25. Minnesota

  26. Vermont

  27. North Carolina

  28. Washington, DC

  29. Cost effectivetransportation

  30. What will $30 Million buy? One mile of Street Widening Yale Avenue, Tulsa, OK Source: Tulsa Bicycle/Pedestrian Advisory Committee

  31. What will $30 Million buy? 600 miles of quality bike lanes 600 miles Source: Tulsa Bicycle/Pedestrian Advisory Committee

  32. What will $30 Million buy? 100miles of sidewalk 100 miles Source: Tulsa Bicycle/Pedestrian Advisory Committee

  33. What will $30 Million buy? 300 miles of buffered bike lanes 300 miles Source: Tulsa Bicycle/Pedestrian Advisory Committee

  34. What will $30 Million buy? 120 miles of bike boulevards 120 miles Tulsa Bicycle/Pedestrian Advisory Committee

  35. What will $30 Million buy? 30 miles of bike trails 30 miles Source: Tulsa Bicycle/Pedestrian Advisory Committee

  36. What will $30 Million buy? 20 miles of physically separated cycle tracks 20 miles Tulsa Bicycle/Pedestrian Advisory Committee

  37. What will $30 Million buy? 2,000 Rapid Flashing Beacons 2,000 units Source: Tulsa Bicycle/Pedestrian Advisory Committee

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