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Item 9: (DRAFT) Briefing on the Draft Update of the Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan for the National Capital Region

Michael FarrellDTP

Presentation to theNational Capital Regional Transportation Planning Board

January 21st, 2015

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Background

• Update to the 2010 Plan– Updates Every Four Years

• Advisory to the CLRP– Not financially constrained

• Identifies: – Planned major bicycle and pedestrian

projects through 2040– “Recommended Practices”– Goals and Performance Measures

• From the TPB Vision and from Region Forward

– Trends in policy, mode share, & safety

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Plan Development • Oversight

– Bicycle and Pedestrian Subcommittee of the TPB Technical Committee

• Project listings – Submitted by state and local jurisdictional staffs– On-line database– As of (roughly) June - October 2014

• Criteria for including projects:– Of a size and scope to be regionally significant

• Regional connectivity• Access to transit, pedestrian safety

– Inclusion in jurisdictional/agency plans1/21/2015

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2014 Plan Outline• Chapter 1: Planning context of federal, state,

and local bicycle/pedestrian policies and plans

• Chapter 2: Demographic and geographic overview of bicycling and walking in the region

• Chapter 3: Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety

• Chapter 4: Overview of existing facilities

• Chapter 5: Goals and Indicators

• Chapter 6: Recommended Practices

• Chapter 7: The 2040 Network

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New Since 2010:

Bigger Plans(Chapter 1)

• Regional Transportation Priorities Plan • MAP-21

• Transportation Alternatives Program

• TIP• B/P funding increased from 1% of total in FY

2010-2015 to 2% of total in FY 2015-2020

• Access to Metrorail• Metrorail Expansion

• Complete Streets• Regional Policy• State and Local Policies

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More Bicycling(Chapter 2)

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District of Columbia

Calvert

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Frederick

Montgomery

Prince George's

Arlington

Alexandria

Fairfax

Loudoun

Prince William

Stafford

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0.00% 0.50% 1.00% 1.50% 2.00% 2.50% 3.00% 3.50% 4.00% 4.50%

Chart 2-15: US Census - Percentage of Workers Biking to Work

Bike1990

Bike2000

Bike2012

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Better Metrorail AccessTable 2-8: Mode of Access to Metrorail - % of Daily Total

2012 2007

AM Peak - 2012

AM Peak - 2007

Bus15.3 15.6 21.9 22.2

 

Auto Driver 12.6 13.7 25.6 29.3

Auto Passenger (drop off)

4.5 5.5 7.8 9.3

Rode with someone who Parked

0.5 0.6 0.9 1

Bike0.7 0.5 1.0 0.7

Walk 62.2 62.1 37.3 33.3

Commuter Rail 1.5 1.7 3.5 3.8

Shuttle 2.5 n/a 2.0 n/a

Taxi 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2

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Safety: Fewer Fatalities (Chapter 3)

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1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 20130

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84 86 74 80 8665

85 84 10378 75 78 80 69 65

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198 200 MotorizedBicyclistPedestrian

Pedestrian Injuries: Same levels, but higher proportion

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1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 20120.0%

1.0%

2.0%

3.0%

4.0%

5.0%

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20152229 2189 2323 2267 2228 2158 2110 2262

1910 1971

4.1% 4.1%4.3%

4.0%

4.6% 4.6%

5.1% 5.2%

5.6% 5.5% 5.6%

6.2%

5.2% 5.2%

Pedestrian In-juries

Percentage

Bicyclist Injuries: Higher numbers but lower rates

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1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 20120.0%

0.5%

1.0%

1.5%

2.0%

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657 695 672624

581643 630

682 653 666 650 687783

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1.4% 1.4%

1.3% 1.3% 1.2%

1.4% 1.4%

1.6%1.6%

1.7% 1.7%

1.9%

2.1%

2.4%

Bicyclist In-juries

Percentage

New Bike Facility Types(Chapter 4)

• Protected Bike Lanes– Physical buffer– Attract users of all

ages and abilities

• Green Bike Lanes• Buffered Bike Lanes• Bike Corrals• Metrorail Bike & Ride

Facilities

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New Recommended Practices(Chapter 6)

– NACTO Urban Street Design Guide and Urban Bikeway Design Guide

– EPA School Siting Guidelines

– ITDP Bike Share Planning Guide

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More Planned Facilities(Chapter 7)

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• Roughly $3 billion in new facilities proposed= Approximately 3% of anticipated regional transportation funding based on FY 2015-20 TIP

• Planned facility mileage is 600 miles longer than in the 2010 plan

Table 7-1: Miles of Bicycle/Pedestrian Facilities in the Washington Region

Facility Type Total in 2005

Completed 2006- May 2010

Completed June 2010 May 2014

Planned New Facilities/ Upgrades

Total in 2040

Bicycle Lane 56 35 45 792 928 Shared-Use Path

490 53 52 800 1393

Total 546 88 97 1592 2323

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Some projects built since 2010

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Follow-On Actions

• On-Line Mapping and Visualization• Maps linked to project database • Other information can be added• More accessible to the public

• Database Updates • Every 2 years

• Plan Updates • Every 4 years

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