Transcript Item 14 Priority Unfunded Bicycle and Pedestrian Projects Recommended for Inclusion in the FY2011-2016 TIP David Goodman Arlington County Department of Environmental Services Chair, Bicycle and.

Item 14
Priority Unfunded Bicycle and
Pedestrian Projects Recommended for
Inclusion in the FY2011-2016 TIP
David Goodman
Arlington County Department of Environmental Services
Chair, Bicycle and Pedestrian Subcommittee
Briefing to the Transportation Planning Board
December 16, 2009
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Background
• As directed in the TPB’s Unified Planning Work
Program, the Bicycle and Pedestrian
Subcommittee annually develops a list of top
priority unfunded bicycle and pedestrian
projects.
• At its November 17 meeting the Subcommittee
adopted the most recent list
– Previous lists: December 2007, November 2008
– Lists have been developed 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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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
• Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan
for the National Capital
Region (2006)
http://www.mwcog.org/clrp/elements/bikeped.asp
– To be updated early 2010
• Region Forward 2050
– Increase walk/bike trips
– Build bike/ped facilities from
the regional plan faster
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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 November 2008
• Five projects on the 2008 list received partial
funding, totaling $2,023,000
• Two new projects have been added to the list:
– Folley Lick/Spring Branch Trail to Dulles Metrorail in
the Town of Herndon
– Rhode Island Avenue Trolley Trail Extension in Prince
George’s County
• Replaces Henson Creek Trail which was dropped from the
list due to unresolved routing issues
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Examples
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DC: Metropolitan Branch Trail
Bridge to Rhode
Island Ave Metro
South
from
nd Street NE
2Franklin
St. Path
Side
• Eight miles from Union Station to Silver
Spring
• NY Ave to Franklin St.
– Under construction
– Will connect to Florida Ave Bridge & NY
Ave Metro
• Next will be Ft. Totten section
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MD: Rhode Island Avenue Trolley
Trail Extension
• Extend existing trail
from College Park to
Riverdale Park Town
Center
• Connects a campus
community, rail transit
• An important
connection
– Will be lit at night
– Safer alternative to
Route 1
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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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WMATA Bicycle Parking
• Replace obsolete
Rack III’s with
Inverted U’s
• Add bike parking at
high-need
locations
– Five bike cages to be
installed in existing
structures
– Four 80-space modular
bike parking structures
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Conceptual Drawing of
Modular Bike Parking
Structure
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Summary
• The Bicycle and Pedestrian Subcommittee has
identified the top priority unfunded bicycle and
pedestrian projects, from a regional perspective
• Benefits
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Network connectivity
Access to Transit
Pedestrian Safety
Modest cost
• This priority list is proposed for consideration by
member agencies for inclusion in the current or
in future TIPs.
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