climate change: getting bicycling, wallking and sr2s into plans
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Bicycles and pedestrian funding programs as part of the Regional Transportation PlanTRANSCRIPT
Climate Change: Getting Bicycling, Walking and Safe Routes to School into Plans
Regional Transportation Plans and Walking and Bicycling
Sean Co
Metropolitan Transportation Commission
7 million people9 counties101 cities 27 transit operatorsRural to dense cities—Rural to Urban
9 counties
101 cities
Urban
Rural
Planning for a Better Future
REDUCE CONGESTION
IMPROVEAFFORDABILITY
REDUCE EMISSIONS
& VMT
Infrastructure
EconomyEconomy EnvironmentEnvironment EquityEquity
GOALSGOALS
TARGETSTARGETS
Pricing & Focused Growth
STRATEGIESSTRATEGIES
Project Performance Assessment
70%70%
70%70%
62%62%
67%67%
63%63%50%50%
53%53%
69%69%
Voter Support(Source: BW Research Telephone Survey of Bay Area Voters, May 2008)
%%
Reduce congestion 20% below today’s level
Reduce VMT per capita 10% below today’s level
Reduce CO2 40% below 1990
levels
Improve affordability by reducing by 10% the share of income spent by low income households on transportation and housing combined
Improve Maintenance, Safety, & Security
Reduce VMT per person 10% below today’s levels
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Add Pricing and Land Use
Reduce congestion 20% below today’s levels
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2035 ObjectiveAdd Pricing and Land Use
Performance Objectives
Performance-Driven Plan
Assessing the DifferenceReduce CO2 40% below 1990 levels
Regional Transportation Commitments
Regional Bikeways Network $1 billion
Transportation Liveable Communities $2.2 billion
Climate Action Program (5 year commitments)
SR2S $50 million
SR2Transit $25 millionInnovative Grant Program $25 million
With a Little Help From My Friends
Bay Area Bicycle Coalition (BABC)
Coalition of 9 county bicycle coalitions
Platform to executive staff and elected officials
Completion of Regional Bikeway Network
SR2Transit
SR2S
Staff recommendations only go so far
SB 375 Greenhouse Gas ReductionMPOs required to develop a Sustainable Communities Strategy
Part of the Regional Transportation Plan
Links land use and transportation
Association of Bay Area Governments, Air District, Bay Conservation Development Commission
Per capita Greenhouse Gas Reductions
7% by 2020 15% by 2035
Sustainable Communities Strategy
Economy + Environment + EquityVision Scenario
Land Use Strategies Transportation Strategies
Scenario Definitions
Analysis
Results
Draft Plan
Where do Bicycles and Pedestrian Programs Fit?
Targets must quantify walking, biking and transitProposal Includes:
Collision Reduction
Minutes of walking and biking
Mode share increase
Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) reduction
Ratio of transit to automobile
GHG Targets Alone Not Enough
Increase walkable/bikeable destinations
What’s Next
State releases GHG targets September 23, 2010
MTC finalizes scenarios October – April 2011
Final Plan February 2012
