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Thinking Outside the Trail Box Building the Mississippi River Trail Bikeway
2013 APA Conference - Chicago
Ciara Schlichting and Liz Walton
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Agenda
• Mississippi River Trail (MRT) Bikeway Planning Ciara Schlichting, Stantec
• MRT Marketing and Outreach + Partnerships Liz Walton, Minnesota Department of Transportation
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What is a Bikeway?
you all know what a trail is…
Mn Statute 169.011 – DEFINITIONS
Subd. 9.Bikeway.
"Bikeway" means a bicycle lane, bicycle path,
or bicycle route, regardless of whether it is
designed for the exclusive use of bicycles or is
to be shared with other transportation modes
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Bicycling (and bike-friendliness) is good for:
• Health
• Economic vitality
• Community mobility
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Contributes to:
• Improved individual health
• Improved public health
• Transportation plays role in
inactivity-diseases
• Active transportation can reduce
health care costs
Health
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Contributes to:
• Environmental health
– reduced fossil fuel use
– air quality…
Health
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Economic Vitality - Individuals
Portion of Income Spent on Housing/Transportation
T4America: Transportation, Economic Opportunity, + America’s Future
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About 1/3 of the population does not drive. Includes:
• Children
• Seniors
• Disabled
• People who cannot afford car
Mobility
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What is the Mississippi River
Trail Bikeway?
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1938: Great River Road
Planned with cars in mind
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1996: Mississippi River Trail
Planned for bicycles
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• Borrows much routing from the
Great River Road
• Safest route with highest quality river
experience
• Over 800 miles long
• Called “trail” – but largely on roads
outside Twin Cities
• A “masterpiece in the making”
Minnesota’s MRT Route
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Begins at Lake Itasca
Photo credit to Scott Schroeder
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Mississippi Headwaters
Itasca State Park to Bemidji
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Mississippi Northwoods
Bemidji to Grand Rapids
Photo credit to Mn Historical Society Forest History Center
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Paul Bunyan/Heartland
State Trails
MRT: Cass Lake to Brainerd
Photo credit to Explore Minnesota Tourism
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Mississippi Crossings
Grand Rapids to Little Falls
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Scenic Mississippi
Little Falls to Elk River
St. Cloud: Musinger Gardens
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Metro Mississippi
Elk River to Hastings
National Park:
MNRRA
(Mississippi
National River
and Recreation
Area)
Minneapolis: Stone Arch Bridge
St. Paul
Minneapolis: Fort Snelling
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Mississippi Bluffs
Hastings to Iowa Border
Apple Blossom Scenic Drive
Reads Landing
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3,000 miles later…ends at Gulf of Mexico
Photo credit to Bob Robinson
Photo credit: Louisiana Office of Tourism
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Like the Great River Road…many jurisdictions
• 65% county, local, and township roads
• 20% state and U.S. highways (MnDOT)
• 15% state, regional, and local paths/trails
• 67 cities
• 21 counties
• 88 townships
• 2 state agencies
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MRT Connections
Connects communities, plus:
• 8 state parks
• 1 state recreation area
• 1 national park
• 2 reservations/tribal areas
Itasca State Park: photo credit to Mn DNR
Frontenac State Park
John Latsch State Park
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MRT Connections
Connects:
• 3 state trails
• 10 regional trails
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MRT is for all ages and abilities
• Specific segments = all (beginner-expert)
• Overall route = comfortable sharing roads
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How was the Mississippi River
Trail Bikeway “Built”?
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Three-Year Agenda
1. Establish the route
2. Route maps and signs
3. Collaborative management
4. Marketing and outreach
5. Bicycle-friendly concept
6. Promote and celebrate
Award Winning Planning Approach
• 2013 APA Transportation
Planning Achievement Award
• 2013 MN Chapter of ASLA
Planning Achievement Award
• 2012 MN Chapter of APA
Innovation in Planning Award
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• Series of regional
workshops
• Diverse
participation
• Identified route
evaluation criteria
• Collaborative
decision making
Revisit the 2002 Route
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Bicycling
"It is by riding a bicycle that you learn
the contours of a country best, since
you have to sweat up the hills and
coast down them. Thus you
remember them as they actually
are…"
Ernest Hemingway
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Evaluation rides for unresolved segments
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Maps and Cue Sheets • Printable maps
• GIS-interactive maps
• GPS download
• Turn-by-turn (cue sheets)
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U.S. Bicycle Route System
• Adventure Cycling Association – develops with DOTs
• AASHTO – designates numbered routes
U.S. Bicycle Route System
Adventure Cycling
routes
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MN’s US Bicycle Routes
Source: U.S. Bicycle Route System
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Collaborative Management
• MnDOT doesn’t own the MRT
• MnDOT’s role is convener/partner and road authority
• Developing a management model
• Success depends on local enthusiasm and support
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Marketing and outreach
• The bicycle-friendly 5 “Es”
• Bicycle-friendly (BFC) examples and resources
• MRT Marketing Toolbox
Sign plan
Partnerships and outcomes
Agenda
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Marketing and Outreach
• Bicycle-friendly America program
• Bicycle Alliance of MN
• Marketing/promotion
• Former MN Tourism Director
• Distributed marketing strategy
Info to all MRT partners:
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Crosby .
Host Communities
• 19 “early adopters”
• 6 received assistance
• 1 in each destination area
• Realize MRT transformative power
• Improve local bicycling conditions
• Connect routes to MRT
• Simultaneous w/ marketing
• Presence on MN MRT website
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• Bemidji = 13,646
• Aitkin= 2,100
• Crosby = 2,395
• Brainerd = 13,646
• Little Falls = 8,349
Host Community Populations
• MNRRA (National Park Service)
25 communities, including: • Minneapolis = 377,392
• St. Paul = 288,488
• Lake City = 5,048
• Winona = 27,592
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Bicycle-Friendly America Program
• MN/state = no. 2
• Communities = 5 (+2 Honorable Mention)
• Businesses = 35
• Universities = 1
4 MRT Bike-Friendly Communities
Bemidji (Bronze) St. Paul (Bronze)
Minneapolis (Gold) Winona (H. Mention)
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•Engineering
•Education
•Encouragement
•Enforcement
•Evaluation and Planning
The 5 “Es”
BICYCLE-FRIENDLY BASICS
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Photo credit: Laura Kling
Photo credit: Bike Walk Twin Cities
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Engineering: infrastructure and connections
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Parking:
Convenient, visible, adequate, and secure
Photo credit: Ashley Hahn-Philadelphia Bike Coalition
Photo credit: Erik Hess
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Education: What exists to educate cyclists & motorists?
• Teach motorists how to share
roads safely with cyclists
• Teach cyclists to “drive” safely League Cycling Instructors
(Traffic Skills 101)
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Do you distribute safety information?
• Tip sheets (helmet fitting)
• Safety tips via bike maps
• Driver’s education
NHTSA
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Encouragement: Do you promote/encourage
bicycling?
• Bike Month and Bike to Work
Week events
• Bike maps
• Route signs
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• Community bike rides (Mayor’s ride)
• Commuter incentives programs
• Safe Routes to School program
• Maintenance
Encouragement
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Types of Bicyclists (Portland, OR)
1% 6%
60%
33%
Strong & Fearless
Enthused & Confident
Interested but Concerned
Not a chance
HOW CAN WE ENCOURAGE THE “INTERESTED”?
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MAML (middle-aged men in lycra) + women, families…the rest
Encouraging the Interested but Concerned
Photo credit: Patrick Clark
Photo credit Women Bike
Photo credit Women on Bikes St. Paul
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Encouragement – Safety in Numbers
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Enforcement: is your enforcement informed/equipped?
• Rules of the Road
• Share the road
• Violations - statute sheet
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• Land use planning
• Community bicycle master plan
• Public road/trail networks
Evaluation: Are you planning for the future?
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Evaluation: Are you evaluating programs?
• Bike counts
• Identify crash/fatality rates and
problem areas
• Staged bike plan
implementation/priorities
• Next steps for improvement
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• League of American Bicyclists: Quick scorecard & booklet
• Adventure Cycling Association: Bicycle Travel Friendly Town guide
Quick Evaluations and Info
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Steps to a Bicycle-Friendly Community
• Review 5 Es
• Identify opportunities/insufficiencies (BFC scorecard)
• Plan strategy
• Gather broad support
• Meet and involve interested/influential parties
• Act • Start small
• Plan for long-term
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• Meetings (advocates, leaders, schools, businesses, staff…)
• On-bike assessment (or van)
• Take people where want to go
• Observations & recommendations
• Action steps based on “5 Es”
• Resources for future steps
MRT Bicycle-Friendly Assessments
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• Formal and effective collaboration
• Bike culture
• Political & staff leadership
• Breadth of “Es”
• Tourism support
• Innovative leadership - Higher Ed
• Annual rides – BRRRRmidji (Jan 1)
• Momentum – BFC in October 2012
One of coldest places in lower 48 states!
Bemidji (population = 13,468)
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Bemidji
• Best practice: on-street bike parking
• Mode share is high
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• 72-miles of riverfront – 2 sides
• Shared goals
• Minimum Design Guidelines
• Partner in ATP (Alternative Transp. Plan)
• Partner in Companion guide (boat, bike, history)
MNRRA (Mississippi National River & Recreation Area)
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MNRRA Bikeable Community Workshop (2012)
• All MNRRA communities invited
• Focus : professional staff/elected
• BFC basics
• Classroom and on-bike
• Partners:
• MnDOT
• MN Health Dept. (MDH)
• Bicycle Alliance of MN (Bike MN)
• National Park Service (MNRRA)
• Led to statewide program via MDH/Bike Alliance
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Winona (population = 27,592 )
• Political & staff leadership
• Demonstrated innovation
• Bike blvd. & on-road lanes
• Best practice: mapping
• Tourism support
• Mode share increasing
• Momentum - BFC (H. Mention)
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Marketing and Outreach
• Simultaneous w/ bike-friendly work
• SWOT analysis
• Strengths
• Weaknesses
• Opportunities
• Threats
• Develop marketing action plans
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MRT Marketing Toolbox
• Enhance existing efforts
• Promote consistently • MRT goals/“brand”
• Products and service
• Bicyclist types
• Key messages
• Supporting tactics
• Downloadable
Help communities market their MRT segments
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Create Individual Plans
• MRT vision
• MRT setting
• Why market
• MRT product
• Target audience
• Marketing strategies
• Marketing partners
• Supporting info
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Create Individual Plans
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Website and Facebook
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Promote and celebrate
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Promote and celebrate
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Additional marketing
• Greater interest in biking
• Pedal MN campaign (2012)
• Bike tourism “summits”
• Enhance existing efforts
• Free: print, TV, social media
Tourism office + partners
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Signs
• 2009 – partially signed in MNRRA
• Statewide sign plan (SE MN installed in 2013)
• U.S. Bicycle Route sign (next MUTCD)
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• Regions are “smaller” on a bike. MRT can:
• Bring communities together
• Promote an understanding of local and regional issues
• Cooperative solutions/and broader outlook
• New partnerships:
• Urban meets rural
• From engineers to parks and rec./trail staff
• Bicyclists…+ bus, train, canoe, and other modes
Community Partnerships
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Partnership Results
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New agency partnerships
DNR: • Joint planning - future bikeways
• Develop interim trail connections
Health: • Bikeable Communities Workshop
NPS: • Joint park/transportation planning
• Matching funds
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Lessons learned
• Develop a compelling alignment
• Identify ideal route; review how many jurisdictions
• Sell the multiple benefits
• Don’t oversell benefits
• Don’t undersell obligations (i.e. signs)
• Determine if /when need resolutions and agreements
• Not everyone moves at the same pace
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Bikeways can provide:
• Cost-effective bike routes
• Links to where people want to go
• Enhanced recreation
• Active transportation
• Alternative access to river/public lands
• New local economic activity
• Better return on investments
• Enrichment and social cohesiveness
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And partnerships that bring adventure…
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Photo credit to Mpls. Star Tribune
…NOW
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For more info:
Liz Walton, Landscape Architect MnDOT – Bicycle and Pedestrian Section
[email protected] 651-366-4186
Web: www.dot.state.mn.us/bike/mrt
Facebook: www.facebook.com/MRTMinnesota
Ciara Schlichting, Senior Planner Toole Design Group
[email protected] 612-616-0469
Web: www.tooledesign.com