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Master Bike Plans: Dallas and San Antonio February 3 rd , 2012

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Master  Bike  Plans:  Dallas  and  San  Antonio      

February  3rd,  2012  

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Background  

Ø  Need  for  an  update  to  1985  Dallas  Bike  Plan  

Ø  Growing  demand  for  convenient  bicycle  connecAons  with  community  health,  environmental,  economic  and  transportaAon  benefits  

Ø  Concerns  about  bicycle  and  pedestrian  safety  

Ø  NCTCOG  support  for  development  of  a  regional  bicycle  planning  template  

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CommiAees

Bicycle  Policy  Steering  CommiIee  

Bicycle  Advisory  CommiIee  

Project  Review  (Agency  Technical)  CommiIee

Partner  Agencies

North  Central  Texas  Council  of  Governments  (NCTCOG)  

Dallas  County  

Texas  Department  of  TransportaAon  (TxDOT)  

Dallas  Independent  School  District  (DISD)

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Ø  Bicycle  Safety  &  TransportaAon  IntegraAon/Efficiency  

Ø  Usage  /  Wellness  Benefits  

Ø  EducaAon,  Enforcement,  and  Public  Awareness  

Ø  City-­‐Wide  Dallas  Bikeway  System,  Regional  ConnecAons  

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Mission  &  Vision  

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AnDcipated  Benefits    

Ø  Increased  safety  

Ø  Environmental  impacts  (e.g.,  air  quality)    

Ø  Relief  for  exisAng  bike/ped  traffic  congesAon  areas  

Ø  TransportaAon  efficiency  (traffic  improvements)  

Ø  Public  health  and  lifestyle  

Ø  Economic  benefits  

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Trail  Network  Plan  

Dallas  Bikeway  System  

~250  miles  in  the  Plan.  ~115  miles  constructed.    

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.  .  .  +  Addi=onal  Off-­‐Street  Facili=es  

Dallas  Bikeway  System  

Off-­‐street  facili=es:    ~456  miles  

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MulD-­‐Use  Pathways  

Ø   Linear  Trails  

Ø   Sidepaths  

Ø   Sidewalks  

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.  .  .  +  On-­‐Street  Facili=es  

Dallas  Bikeway  System  

On-­‐street  facili=es:    ~840  miles  

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•   136  inter-­‐jurisdicAonal  bicycle  connecAons  •     90  on-­‐street  connecAons  •     30  off-­‐street  connecAons  •     16  “Regional  Veloweb”  connecAons  

Inter-­‐JurisdicDonal  ConnecDons  

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1,296  miles  of  bicycle  faciliAes:        

On-­‐street  faciliAes:    ~840  miles      

Off-­‐street  faciliAes:    ~456  miles    

includes  ~250  miles  in  current  Trail  Network  Plan    

   

Dallas  Bikeway  System  

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 ~  840  miles  of  on-­‐street  faciliAes    

•  Restriping  and  signage  costs  (5-­‐7  year  life)  -­‐  $17  million  

   Maximize  potenAal  of  investments  made  for  off-­‐street  faciliAes  @  ~$1  million  per  mile  

 

Dallas  Bikeway  System  EsDmated  Build  Costs  

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Shared  Lane  Markings  

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Bike  Lanes  

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Buffered  Bike  Lane  /  Cycle  Tracks  

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Paved  Shoulder  

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Way-­‐Finding  Signs  

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Bicycle  Sharing  System  

Ø  Local  Trips  and  RecreaAon  

Ø  Tourism  and  Economic  Development  

Ø Outsource  OperaAons  and  Maintenance  

Ø  Scalable  Architecture  

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“Signature”  FaciliDes  

Ø  Provisions  for  signature  faciliAes  crossing  major  barriers  

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ImplementaDon  PrioriDzaDon  

Ø  3  general  phases  over  10  years      

Ø  Criteria-­‐based  project  prioriAes  

Ø   Flexibility    

Ø  Involve  organizaAons  neighborhoods,  businesses,  schools  

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Phased  ImplementaDon  

•  DemonstraAon/Early  ImplementaAon  Projects:  –  Dallas  CIP  (2006  Bond)  projects  –  TIF  funding  –  Thoroughfare  Plan  amendments  –  Strategic  projects  that  establish  key  linkages  (high  demand)  –  PotenAal  for  tesAng  new  concepts  

 •  Near-­‐Term,  Medium-­‐Term,  and  Long-­‐Term  ImplementaAon  (2013-­‐2021):  

–  Candidates  for  next  Bond  Program  and  future  Bond  Programs  –  Private  sector  donaAons  and  grants  –  Public  sector  programs  and  grants  –  Trail  Master  Plan  projects  

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“Central  Core  ConnecDon”  

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Policy  RecommendaDons  

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•  Expand  City  of  Dallas  bicycle  planning  program.    •  Establish  mechanisms  to  accept  and  manage  charitable  contribuAons  

for  implementaAon.  •  Establish  and  maintain  a  Bicycle  Advisory  Board.  •  Increased/new  types  of  bicycle  parking.  •  Bicycle  transit  commuter  incenAves.  •  Revisit  no  sidewalk  use  limits  for  bikes  in  downtown  area.  •  Planning/policy  support  for  facility  standards  on  State  projects.  •  Remove  or  phase  out  exisAng  signed  bike  route  system.  •  Economic  incenAves  for  employer  &  retail  end-­‐of-­‐trip  faciliAes.  

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Bicycle  Advocacy  and  EducaDon  Programs  

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•  Strengthen  partnerships  with  exisAng  events  (e.g,  Tour  Dallas)    •  Event  series  at  Fair  Park    •  Bike  to  Work  Day/Week/Month      •  Bike-­‐to-­‐School  Day,  Summer  bike  educaAon  and  recreaAon  (RecreaAon  Centers)    

•  Bike  Share  System  

•  Cyclovia  -­‐  “Da  (l)  las  Vias”  

•  Bikeway  System  guide  map  

•  Bike  Plan  web  site  with  interacAve  features  

•  Bicycle  Commuter  Reimbursement  Program  

•  PromoAonal  materials  

•  Bicycle  safety  educaAon  and  enforcement  program    

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QuesDons  

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Max  Kalhammer  Senior  TransportaAon  Planner  

Bicycle  Coordinator  Sustainable  Development  and  ConstrucAon  Department  

City  of  Dallas  (214)  671-­‐8295  

[email protected]