Transcript Item 9: (DRAFT) Briefing on the Draft Update of the Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan for the National Capital Region Michael Farrell DTP Presentation to the National.

Item 9: (DRAFT) Briefing on the Draft
Update of the Bicycle and Pedestrian
Plan for the National Capital Region
Michael Farrell
DTP
Presentation to the
National Capital Regional Transportation Planning Board
January 21st, 2015
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Background
• Update to the 2010 Plan
– Updates Every Four Years
• Advisory to the CLRP
– Not financially constrained
• Identifies:
– Planned major bicycle and pedestrian
projects through 2040
– “Recommended Practices”
– Goals and Performance Measures
• From the TPB Vision and from Region
Forward
– Trends in policy, mode share, & safety
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Plan Development
• Oversight
– Bicycle and Pedestrian Subcommittee of the TPB
Technical Committee
• Project listings
– Submitted by state and local jurisdictional staffs
– On-line database
– As of (roughly) June - October 2014
• Criteria for including projects:
– Of a size and scope to be regionally significant
• Regional connectivity
• Access to transit, pedestrian safety
– Inclusion in jurisdictional/agency plans
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2014 Plan Outline
• Chapter 1: Planning context of federal, state,
and local bicycle/pedestrian policies and plans
• Chapter 2: Demographic and geographic
overview of bicycling and walking in the region
• Chapter 3: Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety
• Chapter 4: Overview of existing facilities
• Chapter 5: Goals and Indicators
• Chapter 6: Recommended Practices
• Chapter 7: The 2040 Network
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New Since 2010:
Bigger Plans
(Chapter 1)
• Regional Transportation Priorities Plan
• MAP-21
• Transportation Alternatives Program
• TIP
• B/P funding increased from 1% of total in FY
2010-2015 to 2% of total in FY 2015-2020
• Access to Metrorail
• Metrorail Expansion
• Complete Streets
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• Regional Policy
• State and Local Policies
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More Bicycling
(Chapter 2)
Chart 2-15: US Census - Percentage of Workers Biking to Work
Stafford
Prince William
Loudoun
Bike1990
Fairfax
Jurisdiction
Alexandria
Bike2000
Arlington
Prince George's
Bike2012
Montgomery
Frederick
Charles
Calvert
District of Columbia
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0.00%
0.50%
1.00%
1.50%
2.00%
2.50%
3.00%
3.50%
4.00%
4.50%
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Better Metrorail Access
Table 2-8: Mode
of Access to
Metrorail - % of
Daily Total
2012
2007
AM
AM
Peak
Peak
- 2012
- 2007
15.3
15.6
21.9
22.2
12.6
13.7
25.6
29.3
4.5
5.5
7.8
9.3
0.5
0.6
0.9
1
0.7
0.5
1.0
0.7
62.2
62.1
37.3
33.3
Commuter Rail
1.5
1.7
3.5
3.8
Shuttle
2.5
n/a
2.0
n/a
Taxi
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.2
Bus
Auto Driver
Auto Passenger
(drop off)
Rode with
someone who
Parked
Bike
Walk
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Safety: Fewer Fatalities
(Chapter 3)
500
450
352
400
342
328
307
328
332
326
284
350
300
249
233
208
197
210
198
250
200
Motorized
Bicyclist
Pedestrian
200
150
100
50
7
6
10
5
12
1
7
3
7
84
86
74
80
86
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
65
85
84
2005
2006
103
4
4
8
6
78
75
78
2008
2009
2010
3
7
80
69
65
2011
2012
2013
0
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2004
2007
8
7.0%
Pedestrian Injuries: Same
levels, but higher proportion
4000
6.2%
3500
6.0%
5.6% 5.5% 5.6%
5.2% 5.2%
5.1% 5.2%
5.0%
3000
4.6% 4.6%
4.1% 4.1%
4.3%
2500
4.0%
4.0%
2000
3.0%
Pedestrian
Injuries
Percentage
1500
2.0%
1895 2022
2268
2015
2229 2189 2323 2267 2228 2158 2110 2262
1910 1971 1000
1.0%
500
0.0%
0
1999
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2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
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Bicyclist Injuries: Higher
numbers but lower rates
2.5%
2.4%
900
2.1%
2.0%
1.5%
800
1.9%
1.6%
1.4% 1.4%
1.3% 1.3%
1.6%
1000
1.7% 1.7%
700
1.4% 1.4%
600
1.2%
500
902
1.0%
400
783
657
695
672
624
581
643
630
682
653
666
650
Bicyclist
Injuries
Percentage
687
300
0.5%
200
100
0.0%
0
1999
2000
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2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
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New Bike Facility Types
(Chapter 4)
• Protected Bike Lanes
– Physical buffer
– Attract users of all
ages and abilities
•
•
•
•
Green Bike Lanes
Buffered Bike Lanes
Bike Corrals
Metrorail Bike & Ride
Facilities
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New Recommended Practices
(Chapter 6)
– NACTO Urban
Street Design
Guide and Urban
Bikeway Design
Guide
– EPA School
Siting Guidelines
– ITDP Bike Share
Planning Guide
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More Planned Facilities
(Chapter 7)
Table 7-1:
Miles of Bicycle/Pedestrian Facilities
in the Washington Region
Facility Type
Total
Completed
in
2006- May
2005
2010
Bicycle Lane
56
35
Shared-Use
490
53
Path
Total
546
88
Completed
June 2010
May 2014
45
52
Planned New
Facilities/
Upgrades
792
800
Total
2040
97
1592
2323
in
928
1393
• Roughly $3 billion in new facilities proposed
= Approximately 3% of anticipated regional
transportation funding based on FY 2015-20 TIP
• Planned facility mileage is 600 miles longer than in
the 2010 plan
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Some projects built since 2010
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Follow-On Actions
• On-Line Mapping and Visualization
• Maps linked to project database
• Other information can be added
• More accessible to the public
• Database Updates
• Every 2 years
• Plan Updates
• Every 4 years
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