Bicycle and Pedestrian Workshop - Public Sector - Julia McCleeary
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Julia McCleeary AICP
Cowtown Gets Physical
ü bike! fort worth passed February 2010 ü Bike parking zoning ordinance passed ü Safe Passing Ordinance passed ü 9 miles of new bike lanes (15.4 total) ü 7 miles new shared bike route (45.9 total) ü 4 miles of bike lane/shared route approved for striping ü 10 miles of bike lane/shared route under design for
2012 ü 200 new bike racks (~240 total/public ROW) ü Launched a bike rack request program ü Showers installed at City Hall
Fort Worth On-Street Bike Facilities
Opportunities/Successes
Project success spurred new
projects/funding
Innovative on-street projects
Incorporating bikes with street
maintenance projects
Processes for installation more
streamlined
Observed increases in bicycling
Strong local advocacy groups
Challenges
¨ Interdepartmental coordination ¨ No consistent source of funding ¨ No method of benchmarking success ¨ Education remains a challenge ¨ Bicycling still viewed as a “fringe” mode of
transportation
Opportunities
¨ Local and national increasing focus on health and safety
¨ Overhaul outdated and contradictory policies
¨ Think (Texas size) big!
Challenges
¨ Getting people excited about the big picture
¨ Working around City ordinances (installation/repair)
¨ Data collection on walking trips
¨ Motorist and pedestrian education
Fort Worth Daily Gaze0e, 1889