Active Transportation Working Group Meeting Zylavian Watley - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Active Transportation Working Group Meeting Zylavian Watley Memphis MPO Date: October 16, 2018

Agenda 1) Welcome & Introductions 2) Shelby County Health Department, Rideshare Program  PRESENTATION by Sonja Owens 3) Announcements and Briefings a. Bike Ped Projects Update a. Tennessee b. Mississippi c. Interactive Map to Access Projects b. Tentative Active Transportation Plans a. Regional Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan/Active Transportation 4) New Business 5) Adjourn

Welcome and Introductions

Presentation Rideshare Program Sonja Owens, Supervisor Air Quality Improvement Branch/Memphis Area Rideshare Shelby County Health Department

Memphis Area Rideshare Program IMPROVING OUR AIR QUALITY, ONE CAR AT A TIME.

Memphis Area Rideshare Program – The Memphis Area Rideshare Program has partnered with Rideshare by Enterprise to provide vanpools for commuters that commute over 10 miles to work. – Emergency Rides Home are offered for employees that commute to work by carpool, transit, or bike when an unexpected emergency arises while at work that causes them to miss their ride home. Commuters can register for the ERH program by going to ShelbyTNHealth.com .

Memphis Area Rideshare Program Environmental Impact 2016 2017 2016 Memphis Area Rideshare Program 2017 Memphis Area Rideshare Program 2016 Trips Eliminated 107,957 2017 Trips Eliminated 81,023 2016 Miles Eliminated 4,414,169 2017 Miles Eliminated 4,699,336 Fuel Saved (Gallons Per 175,165 Fuel Saved (Gallons Per 186,481 Year) Year) Fuel Savings (Dollars Per $332,814 Fuel Savings (Dollars Per 419,583 Year) Year) Carbon Monoxide Reduction 66.0 Carbon Monoxide Reduction 70.2 (Tons Per Year) (Tons Per Year)

Memphis Area Rideshare Program – The MAR Program currently has vanpools at the VA Hospital and the Federal Prison. • VA Hospital has 30 vanpools • Federal Prison has 4 vanpools • Atara has 2 vanpools o MAR provides a subsidy towards each vanpool The MAR Program currently has 84 registered commuters that are eligible for the Emergency Ride Home Program.

Questions? Sonja Owens Shelby County Health Department Sonja.Owens@shelbycountytn.gov

Announcements and Briefings

Announcements and Briefings Bicycle and Pedestrian Projects Funding Sources/Projects • FY 2017-20 Transportation Improvement Program • (TIP Bicycle and Pedestrian Projects in the programmed projects is indicated in several funding sources: Surface Transportation Block Grant (STBG) • Transportation Alternative Funds (TA) • Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality • Program (CMAQ) Enhancement Grant (ENH) • Transportation Enhancements (TE) (previous • federal carry over funds)

Announcements and Briefings Bicycle and Pedestrian Projects Bicycle and Pedestrian Grouping • 1. Shared Use Projects (trails) in TIP Nearly 15 TN projects • 5 MS projects • 2. Sidewalk/Crosswalk Projects Nearly 20 TN projects • 4 MS Projects •

Bicycle and Pedestrian Projects Bicycle and Pedestrian Grouping (cont.) • 1. Corridor/Streetscape Projects (6) 2. Access to Transit Projects (4) 3. ADA Transition Plans (7)

Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities 1. Updated Map 1. Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities 1. Existing 2. Programmed 3. Access on Bicycle and Pedestrian Report 2. Interactive Map: http://memphismpo.org/resources/m aps

Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan Upcoming Bicycle/Ped Efforts: Update to Regional Bicycle • and Pedestrian Plan (2020)

Resources: Bicycle and Pedestrian Report: http://memphismpo.org/plans/multi-modal-plans/bike-ped-plan Multimodal Efforts: http://memphismpo.org/plans/multi-modal-plans/bike-ped-plan/transportation- alternatives-program Contact Information: Zylavian Watley, Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator Zylavian.Watley@memphistn.gov (901) 636-7216 Kate Horton Kate.Horton@memphistn.gov (901) 636-7218

Questions/Updates? Please unmute yourself at this time, if you have any questions