Transcript Item 3 Priority Unfunded Bicycle and Pedestrian Projects Recommended for Inclusion in the FY2010-2015 TIP Michael Farrell COG/TPB Briefing to the Citizens Advisory Committee October 3, 2008 11/6/2015

Item 3
Priority Unfunded Bicycle and
Pedestrian Projects Recommended for
Inclusion in the FY2010-2015 TIP
Michael Farrell
COG/TPB
Briefing to the Citizens Advisory Committee
October 3, 2008
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Background
• Every year, the Bicycle and Pedestrian
Subcommittee approves a list of top priority
unfunded bicycle and pedestrian projects.
• At its September 16 meeting the Subcommittee
approved the most recent list
– Previous lists were adopted in December 2007, and
December 2006
– Lists have been adopted annually (most years) since
1995
• The list is a statement of priorities among the
unfunded or partially funded bicycle and
pedestrian projects from local, state, agency,
and regional plans
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Selection Criteria Used
for the Priority List
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Still Seeking Funding
Pedestrian Safety
Bicycle Network Connectivity
Access to Transit
Time Frame
Local Support
– Included in Local, State, Agency, and
Regional Plans
• Reasonable Cost
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Changes Since December 2007
• Falls Road Shared-Use Path in Montgomery
County received full funding totaling $5,000,000
• Four projects on the list received partial funding,
totaling $2,870,000
• Four new projects have been added to the list:
– MacArthur Boulevard Bikeway Improvements in
Montgomery County
– Monocacy River Greenway Phase I in Frederick
County
– Leesburg Pike Pedestrian Improvements in Fairfax
County
– Old Bridge Road Sidewalk in Prince William County
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Policy Context
• The TPB Vision (1998):
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Convenient, safe bicycle and pedestrian access
Walkable regional activity centers and urban core
Increased walk and bike mode share
Inclusion of bicycle and pedestrian facilities in new transportation
projects and improvements
• “Priorities 2000” Reports
– Metropolitan Greenways
• Eight regional priority and twelve local priority trails
– Circulation Systems
• Six priority pedestrian projects out of 51 candidate pedestrian and
transit projects
• Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan for the National Capital
Region (2006)
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Regional Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan
• Adopted July 2006
– http://www.mwcog.org/clrp/ele
ments/bikeped.asp
• 350 projects
– Identifies all major (>1 mile
and/or >$400,000) bicycle and
pedestrian projects from local,
State, and Agency plans
– 2030 time frame
• No fiscal constraint
• 8/10 priority unfunded projects
are in the regional plan
• All projects funded from the
2006 and 2007 lists were also
in the Plan
• Updated plan scheduled for
July 2009
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The Priority List and the Regional
Planning Process
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Summary
• The Bicycle and Pedestrian Subcommittee has
identified the top priority unfunded bicycle and
pedestrian projects, from a regional perspective
• Cost of these projects is modest
– Funding requested for FY 2010 is less than 1% of
highway project funding for that year
• This priority list is proposed for consideration by
member agencies for inclusion in the current or
in future TIPs.
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