@CaliforniaWalks www.californiawalks.org

The Walk Perspective Tony Dang, Deputy Director

Our Mission

California Walks is the statewide voice

for pedestrian safety & healthy,

walkable communities for people of all

ages & abilities.

Our Network

ATP Funding for Walking

o No real dedicated funding for

walking in CA o State Pedestrian Safety Account

(PSA) was one-time program $10M in

2001

o Supported ATP consolidation in

order to increase available funding

opportunities for walking projects

Statewide Pedestrian Needs

Annual Per

Capita Need (2013 $)

Annual

State Need (2013 $)

System

Expansion $19.35 $720,950,395

System

Maintenance $32.77 $1,220,812,138

ADA

Compliance $1.05 $39,116,654

Total $53.17 $1,980,879,187

Consolidation of Programs

o  Initial proposal lacked safeguards for

SRTS, as well as for non-

infrastructure projects

o Concern with lack of supplemental

funding to ensure level funding

would hamper transformative

potential of ATP

Project Eligibilities

o Due to initial proposal recycling

existing program language, walking

barely mentioned

o Pushed for clarification that non-

SRTS non-infrastructure projects

would be eligible

Project Eligibilities

o Cal Walks priority to ensure ATP was

balanced program in terms of modes

served – Succeeded in securing statutory

language:

“Provide a broad spectrum of projects to

benefit many types of active

transportation users.”

Pedestrian Fatality Trends

Source: Grembek, Offer. "Pedestrian Safety Improvement Program," Presentation. California Pedestrian Advisory Committee, 20 Feb 2014.

California Traffic Fatality Trends (2006-2011)

Guidelines—Process & Result

o Cal Walks priority on pedestrian

safety; pushed for safety to be co-

equal criteria to mode shift

Disadvantaged Communities

o Pedestrian Safety is an Equity Issue

Source: "Pedestrian Deaths in Poorer Neighborhoods Report," Governing, August 2014.

Available at

www.governing.com/gov-data/pedestrian-deaths-poor-neighborhoods-report.html

Guidelines—Process & Result

o Cal Walks priority on pedestrian

safety; pushed for safety to be co-

equal criteria to mode shift

o Pushed for limited menu of

definitions, local match exemption,

and minimum planning target for

disadvantaged communities

Cycle 1 Results (Based Solely on Project Title)

#"of"Awarded"Projects"

20.3%

10.1% 69.6%

Cycle 1 Results (Based Solely on Project Title)

%"of"Awarded"Funds"

16%

6%

78%

Cycle 1 Results

o Demand far outpaces available

funding—we all agree, ATP needs

more money!

o Strong trend toward integrated

walking/biking projects o  Improved visibility/awareness for

both walking & biking through the

ATP

Questions? Tony Dang, Deputy Director

tony@californiawalks.org (510) 507-4943

@CaliforniaWalks www.californiawalks.org