Transcript Item 15 Priority Unfunded Bicycle and Pedestrian Projects Recommended for Inclusion in the FY2010-2015 TIP Fred Shaffer Chair, Bicycle and Pedestrian Subcommittee Briefing to the Transportation.

Item 15
Priority Unfunded Bicycle and
Pedestrian Projects Recommended for
Inclusion in the FY2010-2015 TIP
Fred Shaffer
Chair, Bicycle and Pedestrian Subcommittee
Briefing to the Transportation Planning Board
November 19, 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
• 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 2007 list received partial
funding, totaling $2,444,000
• 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):
– Walking and Bicycling
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Access
Safety
Mode share
Walkable activity centers
Included in all new projects
• “Priorities 2000” Reports:
Metropolitan Greenways
and Circulation Systems
• Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan
for the National Capital
Region (2006)
http://www.mwcog.org/clrp/elements/bikeped.asp
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The Priority List and the Regional
Planning Process
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DC: Metropolitan Branch Trail
Bridge to Rhode
Island Ave Metro
2nd Street NE
Side Path
• Eight miles from Union Station to Silver Spring
• NY Ave to Franklin St. to be completed July 2009
– Design/build contract signed
– Key 1.5 mile segment
– Will connect to Florida Ave Bridge & NY Ave Metro
• Users will be able to ride off-road from Union Station to Franklin St.
– Funding still needed for bridge to Rhode Island Metro
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MD: Henson Creek Trail Extension
• Extend from Temple Hill
Road to the Suitland
Parkway
• Access to Suitland Metro
and the Camp Springs
Town Center
• Needed: Underpass of
the Capital Beltway
– Additional discussions and
collaboration are needed
between M-NCPPC and
SHA to resolve issues
regarding the underpass
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VA: Leesburg Pike Pedestrian
Initiative
• Seven Corners to
Alexandria
• High Pedestrian Crash
Corridor
– 67 injuries, 5 deaths over
five years
• Partially funded ($4
million) in the 2007
Transportation Bond
• Sidewalk along both sides
of Route 7 from Falls
Church to Alexandria
• Intersection pedestrian
improvements
• Bus stop improvements
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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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