Transcript Rochester: Action 2020 The Local Context October 17, 2012 GENESEE TRANSPORTATION COUNCIL Bicycle Master Plan  $80,000 City-Funded Project  Multi-Agency Advisory Committee  Began May.

Rochester: Action 2020
The Local Context
October 17, 2012
GENESEE TRANSPORTATION COUNCIL
Bicycle Master Plan
 $80,000 City-Funded Project
 Multi-Agency Advisory Committee
 Began May 2010; Completed February 2011
 www.cityofrochester.gov/bikeplan
Scope of Work
 Inventory of Relevant Plans
 Existing Conditions Analysis
 Peer City Review
 Recommend and Prioritize Improvements
 Assess Desirable Zoning Changes
 Recommendations for Public
Education/Outreach
 Finalize Bicycle Master Plan Document
Plan Implementation
 Complete Streets Policy
 Regularly-Scheduled
Street Projects
 Targeted Restriping
Projects
 Parking Garage
Maintenance
 Neighborhood
Traffic Calming
On-Street
Bicycle
Facilities
Spring 2011
On-Street
Bicycle
Facilities
Fall 2012
On-Street
Bicycle
Facilities
Currently Planned
Upcoming Initiatives
 Trails Network Expansion
 Bicycle Boulevards Study
 Bike Sharing
 (More) Bike Parking
 Bike Repair Stands
University Avenue / Art Walk 2
University Avenue / Art Walk 2
FEDERAL / STATE SOURCES
LOCAL SOURCES
$3.8 million – TEP
$2.4 million – City
$1.4 million - Earmark
$1.0 million – Private
$250,000 - NEA
$500,000 – Monroe County
$250,000 – NYS Marchiselli
$400,000 - LIO
$250,000 – NYS Member Item
TOTAL PROJECT COST: $10 million
Planning Activities
 Complete Streets
 Multi-Use Trails
 Bicycle/Active Transportation
Master Planning
 Safe Routes to School Program
 User Resources
Complete Streets
 Enhance livability and
economic vitality in
existing activity centers
through improvements
that consider all
transportation system
users
 Nine plans completed,
three underway
 Approximately $600,000
in federal funds
Multi-Use Trails
 Regional Trails Initiative
 15 plans completed, four
underway through the
Priority Trails
Advancement Program
 Approximately $700,000
in federal funds
Active Transportation Planning
 Increase transportation choices
for persons of all ages and
abilities to improve public health
 First bicycle master plan
completed by Penfield in 2008
 Brighton finalizing, Greece and
Village of Pittsford beginning
 Rochester Bicycle Boulevard
Plan
 Approximately $190,000 in
federal funds
Safe Routes to School
 Identify and implement
strategies that improve
safety and encourage
students to walk and
bike to school
 Regional guidebook
and five action plans
developed
 Approximately
$120,000 in federal
funds
User Resources
 Provide information directly
to users to inform them of
choices they may not
otherwise fully consider

Greater Rochester Area
Bicycling Map
 ROCEASYRIDE
website
commuter choice
 Approximately $190,000 in
federal funds
Implementation
 Accomplishments since 2002
 60 miles of multi-use trails completed or rehabilitated
 20-plus miles of multi-use trails under development
 Road diets instituted and sidewalks added
 20,000 copies of 2009 bicycling map distributed
 ROCEASYRIDE launched
 Safe Routes to School projects underway…
 …still much left to do
 700-plus miles of multi-use trails not funded
 90 miles of major roadways rated “poor” for cycling
 Approximately 80 percent of federal-aid roadways don’t
have sidewalks
Implementation
 Accomplishments since 2002
 60 miles of multi-use trails completed or rehabilitated
 20-plus miles of multi-use trails under development
 Road diets instituted and sidewalks added
 20,000 copies of 2009 bicycling map distributed
 ROCEASYRIDE launched
 Safe Routes to School projects underway…
The Challenge
 Reduced transportation revenues at national level
 Reprioritization of federal involvement
 30-35% reduction in funding for active transportation
 Increasing backlog of transportation needs
 Unfunded transportation projects total nearly $500 million
 Existing infrastructure continues to deteriorate
 Minimal support for additional transportation revenues
 Economic climate limits discussion
 Competition from other public needs
FFY 2012-2014 Funding Reductions
Highways
Bridges
Air Quality
Safety
-$42.10
Million
(-25.7%)
-$73.41
Million
(-53.8%)
-$10.38
Million
(-36.5%)
-$4.44
Million
(-32.3%)
The Solution
“We have run out of money; it’s time to start thinking”
- Sir Ernest Rutherford, Nobel Laureate in Physics
 Planning
 Creative Geniuses
 Promoting
 Motivational Ambassadors
 Fundraising
 Resource Procurers
 Implementing
 Extraordinary Finishers
 Evaluating
 Insightful Assessors
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