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Boosting Active Transportation at the Regional Level: Setting and Meeting Performance Measures 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 CommissionTRANSCRIPT
Redefining Non-Motorized
Priorities
Presented to
ProWalk/ProBike/ProPlace
Pittsburg 2014
Questions?
Hi Byron, I would be grateful if you can help me with some data related to crash areas (pedestrian and bike related): Where is pedestrian and bicycle activity taking place? What are the demographic characteristics of non-motorized
transportation users? How many pedestrian and bicycle facilities are available? Where are existing pedestrian and bicycle facilities? What is the quality of pedestrian and bicycle facilities? Where are pedestrian and bicycle crashes occurring? Which routes are the unsafe routes for walking to school?
Thank you,
Our Current Plan
(our 1975 map)
Penetrator
System Areas
Urbanized
Area
Urbanizing
Fringe
Current challenges…
Too Long: “Regional” bicycle network does not translate to
non-motorized travel patterns
Too Big: Local priorities seldom align with regional
assessment
Too Much: Multi-Modal Level of Service tool is data intensive
and poor resolution for regional assessments
(but great for local centers)
Too Vague: Not enough quality information about users (aka
“customers”) or conditions across the region
Too Slow: Low implementation rates for small projects and
long times (5-7+ years) for advancement to
construction
Understanding our “Customer”
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
Under 18
18 to 24
25 to 34
35 to 44
45 to 54
55 to 64
65 to 74
75 or older
Male 62%
Female 38%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
Strong & Fearless
Enthused & Confident
Comfortable, but Cautious
Interested, but
Concerned
No Way, No How
Level of Comfort
Bicycle Lanes Side Paths
Safe Traffic
Direct Route
Bike Parking
Shower/Change
Scenery Covered Parking
Other
Transport to School Bike Shops
Parked Cars Traffic Signals
Connects to Transit
Steep Hills
Loose Dogs
Big Intersections
Debris Pavement Condition
Heavy Traffic
High Speeds
More Likely
Neutral
Less Likely
Understanding our “Customer”
Establishing a new framework…
Safety Mobility
Economic Development
Implementation
Screening Criteria
Crashes Connectivity Access Match
Exposure / Risk Reduction
VMT Reduction Demand Urgency / Timeliness
Technical Criteria
Crash Reduction / Crash
Modification Factors
Level of Service / Traffic Stress
Equity Supportive Policies &
Programs
Health Performance Record
Project Readiness / Maturity of Concept
Establishing the Landscape:
Crashes & Exposure
Establishing the Landscape:
Connectivity
Regional Bicycle
Facility Inventory
highlighting gaps,
barriers, and transit
system access
Establishing the Landscape:
Access
Opportunities to
improve access to
regional activity
centers:
ratio of internal
networks to
surrounding areas
Establishing the Landscape:
Demand Factor Weight
Population 16
MARTA Rail 12
Regional
Center 12
Colleges /
Universities 10
Total
Employment 10
Existing
Bikeways 8
GRTA Bus 8
High ETA /
Equity 8
MARTA Bus 8
Retail
Employment 6
Schools 4
Shifting the Landscape:
Mode Shift & VMT Reduction
Mining regional
Travel Demand
Model for trips by
all modes <3mi
Shifting the Landscape:
Driving Where We Could be Biking?
Ranking short-trip
“opportunity zones” by
current bicycle mode
share (ACS)
Shifting the Landscape:
Opportunities for Mode Shift
Linking short-trip
“opportunity zones” to
high-demand locations
(proximity of origins &
destinations)
Expanding into new factors:
Equity & Health Outcomes
Source: PLAN2040 HIA, Georgia Tech Center for Quality Growth & Regional Development
http://www.cqgrd.gatech.edu/research/atlanta-regional-plan-2040-health-impact-assessment Source: Atlanta Regional Commission
Upcoming challenges…
Consumer-
Orientation Who is most likely to travel by foot or bike? Where are
they? Where would they like to be?
Highlighting
Opportunities What is the right scale and where are the right locations
for non-motorized trips?
Supporting
Growth How do we investment to support current trips and grow
the number of trips? How do we invest equitably?
Maps for
Storytelling Using images, maps, and graphics to dissect and illustrate
many different contributing factors.
Data for Decision
Making Understanding travel patterns, gaps, and barriers to help
make better funding decisions.
Having a
Conversation Better understanding priorities, establishing long-range
visions, and supporting phased investments.
Getting Stuff Done Increasing implementation rates with better scoping and
pre-planning.
Challenge: Linking Factors
to Funding
Clichéd, but… data driven decision making
Working with local sponsors to better develop high-priority projects that are “regionally significant”
Incorporate high-priority, high-return projects into our long-range RTP and aspirations (aka “on deck”) project lists
Funding projects that are designed for comfort, convenience, and safety
Challenge: Measuring & Metrics
Using evaluation tools at the right scale
Putting numbers to benefits – health, comfort, access, economy
and then… DEVELOPING PERFORMANCE MEASURES
Challenge: Equitable
Investment & Outreach
Byron Rushing RJ Eldridge Bicycle & Pedestrian Planner Vice President
[email protected] [email protected]
Charlene Mingus Benjamin Segrist Intern GIS Coordinator
[email protected] [email protected]
Additional
thanks to: