Advocacy Advance Action 2020 Workshop

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2. Welcome • Partnership funded by SRAM • Maximize federal funding for bike/ped projects at the state, local, and regional levels • Reports, technical assistance & coaching, grants, workshops

3. Action 2020 Workhops • Advocates, agency staff & elected officials • Work collaboratively to increase bicycle & pedestrian investments • Resources in folder available online: advocacyadvance.org

4. Working Together • Elected Officials • Set priorities • Vision • Budget • Public Accountability • Advocates • Knowledge of local needs • Represent the public will • Demonstrate community support • Organize • Agency Staff • Technical expertise • Knowledge of the process • Project selection • Get stuff done

5. Agenda 8:30 Welcome 9:00 Keynote Guest Speakers 9:45 Break 10:00 Funding Programs Overview 11:00 Local Context 11:30 Lunch 12:15 Road Map for Success 1:00 Straight from the Headlines 1:30 Break 1:45 Implementation Activity 3:15 Closing Comments 3:30 Adjourn & Social Event

6. Keynote Speakers James Durrett, The Buckhead Community Improvement District Karla Drenner,District 86 State Representative Aaron Watson, Post 2 At-Large Atlanta City Councilmember

7. Programs Characteristics, requirements, and opportunities of under-utilized funding sources that exist for biking and walking projects and programs

8. Outline Program features • Bike/ped eligibility • Project examples • Case study Think about • Systems not projects • Federal vs. state and regional policy • Programming decisions • Who, What, Where, When, How • Policy and politics • Resources in folder

9. Federal-Aid Highway Programs • Surface Transportation Program (STP) • Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) • Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) • Section 402 Safety Grants • Transportation Enhancements • Safe Routes to Schools • Recreational Trails

10. Federal-Aid Bike/PedSpending 1992-2010

11. Use of Federal Funds for Bicycle and Pedestrian Projects, 1992 - 2011

12. Growth in Bicycle Commuting

13. Uncertain Funding Future • Senate MAP-21 • TE, SRTS, Rec. Trails under CMAQ as “additional activities” • Funding cut • New non-bicycling uses • House Bill • No dedicated funding • “eligibility”

14. Federal-Aid Highway Programs • Surface Transportation Program (STP) • Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) • Section 402 Safety Grants • Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) • Transportation Enhancements • Safe Routes to Schools • Recreational Trails

15. Surface Transportation Program (STP) • Flexible funding • Construction of bicycle transportation facilities and walkways • Non-construction projects related to safe bicycle use • 80% Federal Share

16. STP Example: Peoria Project Rating Criteria • Before 2006, project selection was not quantified • MPO asked League of Illinois Bicyclists for suggestions • Peoria MPO created new quantitative criteria • Most projects now include bike/ped accommodations

17. STP in Atlanta • STP-Urban • Last Mile Connectivity (LMC) • Livable Centers Initiative (LCI)

18. STP in Atlanta Policy set by: • Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) board Project selection by: • ARC staff

19. Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality Improvement Program (CMAQ) • Emission-reductions • Must be non-attainment area for eligibility • Construction and non-construction projects and programs eligible • Typically 80% federal share

20. Georgia Air Quality

21. CMAQ Examples • Capital Bikeshare (Washington, DC & Arlington, VA) • Millennium Park Cycling Center (Chicago, IL) • Bike racks (Sacramento, CA)

22. CMAQ Examples: Non-Construction • Bike education (Louisville, KY) • Bike promotion (Washington, DC) • City employee bike fleet (Chicago, IL) • Bike map (Milwaukee, WI &Sacramento, CA) • Bike plan (Philadelphia, PA &Birmingham, AL)

23. CMAQ cities, # of B/P projects, 10 yrs

24. CMAQ cities, $ for Bike/Ped, 5 yrs Among 50 largest U.S. cities. Source 2012 Benchmarking Report, source data: FMIS, 2006 – 2010.

25. Bicycle-friendly CMAQ policies • Sub-allocation (California, Illinois) • Projects rated by type (Chicago, Kansas City) • Set-aside (Seattle) • Intentional planning (Milwaukee) • Local advocacy support, quality applications (Milwaukee)

26. Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) • Safety infrastructure • All public roads are eligible • Bike lanes, roadway shoulders, crosswalks, signage • Data driven • 90% Federal Share

27. HSIP Examples: Virginia and Florida • Virginia: • “Fair share for safety” • 10% set-aside • Project selection focused on corridors • Florida: • High bicycle fatalities • $5 million in 2009 • $5.5 million in 2010

28. HSIP in Georgia • New “fair share for safety” policy • Funding awarded based on proportion of crash type • 10-15% for pedestrian safety • <1% for bicyclist safety

29. Section 402 State and Community Highway Safety Grant Program • NHTSA & FHWA • Non-infrastructure • Bicycle and pedestrian safety and education programs • Can be run by local advocacy groups • Reimbursement

30. Section 402 Examples • BikeEd (Bike Texas) • Share the Road program (Atlanta) • BikeSchool (New Jersey) • Helmet distribution (Florida) • Pedestrian safety for older adults • Training on ped/bike design guidelines • Bike Safety Month

31. Section 402 Example: Bike Walk CT • CRCOG received $20,000 grant for bike education program • Bike Walk CT actively involved • Close agency and advocacy relationship in development of bike education program

32. Section 402 in Georgia • Governor’s Office of Highway Safety administers • GOHS staff and executive committee select projects • “Share the Road” car tags for match

33. FTA Catchment Policy • Bike/ped projects eligible for transit funds within these distances of transit • Ped – ½ mile • Bike – 3 miles

34. FTA Funding Opportunities

35. Don’t forget… • Transportation Enhancements • Safe Routes to School • Recreational Trails

36. Questions?

37. Local Context Byron Rushing, Senior Planner Bicycle & Pedestrian Planning, Atlanta Regional Commission