Master bike plans Dallas and San Antonio
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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
Trail Network Plan
Dallas Bikeway System
~250 miles in the Plan. ~115 miles constructed.
. . . + 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
. . . + 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
QuesDons
Max Kalhammer Senior TransportaAon Planner
Bicycle Coordinator Sustainable Development and ConstrucAon Department
City of Dallas (214) 671-‐8295