Click to edit Master title style Click to edit Master title style DRCOG Active Transportation Plan Active Transportation Stakeholder Committee (ATSC) Meeting #1 Presented by: November 8, 2017 Emily Lindsey Jessica Fields Joe Fish November 8, 2017
Click to edit Master title style Agenda Click to edit Master title style 1. Introductions 2. Project Background • DRCOG and active transportation planning • Previous and related efforts • Purpose of the ATP 3. Project Scope/Timeline and Role of ATSC 4. What We Know: Overview of Active Transportation in the Region 5. Developing a Regional Bicycle Network Vision • Technical process • TIP and stakeholder process 6. Group Discussion • Important ATP outcomes • Data and information 7. Next Steps and Adjournment
Click to edit Master title style Click to edit Master title style INTRODUCTIONS
Click to edit Master title style Meet the Team Click to edit Master title style
Click to edit Master title style Click to edit Master title style PROJECT BACKGROUND
Click to edit Master title style DRCOG Region Click to edit Master title style Today 3.1 million people 1.7 million jobs 2040 4.3 million people 2.4 million jobs
Click to edit Master title style How DRCOG Plans for Active Transportation Click to edit Master title style DRCOG distributes federal funding and conducts regional transportation planning
Click to edit Master title style Metro Vision Click to edit Master title style Metro Vision includes important active transportation elements • Examples of related Metro Vision Themes : • A Connected Multimodal Region (CMR) • A Safe and Resilient Natural and Built Environment (NBE) • Healthy, Inclusive, and Livable Communities (LC) • Examples of related Metro Vision Outcomes : • Outcome 1: The region is comprised of diverse, livable communities • Outcome 4: The regional transportation system is well- connected and serves all modes of travel • Outcome 10: The built and natural environment supports healthy and active choices
Click to edit Master title style Strategic Planning Framework Click to edit Master title style
Click to edit Master title style Previous and Related Efforts Click to edit Master title style This is DRCOG’s first Active Transportation Plan, building on past efforts • Related efforts include: • Metro Vision • 2040 Metro Vision RTP, which includes a pedestrian and bicycle component • 2035 Metro Vision RTP Pedestrian and Bicycle Element • 2012 Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety in the Denver Region • Denver Regional Bicycle Map • Guidelines for Successful Pedestrian and Bicycle Facilities in the Denver Region • TIP process encourages projects that improve walking and biking • TDM Set-Aside funds infrastructure and non-infrastructure projects • Way to Go and TMA partners
Click to edit Master title style Purpose of the ATP Click to edit Master title style The purpose of the Active Transportation Plan (ATP) is to develop a regional active transportation vision, implementable plan, and products to support the development of a robust active transportation network in the DRCOG region.
Click to edit Master title style Click to edit Master title style PROJECT SCOPE/TIMELINE
Click to edit Master title style What does the ATP process include? Click to edit Master title style This process includes: This process does not include: • • Defining and developing a Duplicating local planning efforts regional bicycle network vision • Local project development • Evaluating existing conditions • Extensive stakeholder involvement • Producing a plan that documents regional opportunities for active transportation planning
Click to edit Master title style Project Scope Highlights Click to edit Master title style Over the next year, we’ll complete the following: • Public Engagement • Stakeholder and public engagement, member agency outreach, online interactive engagement, public events • Discovery and Policy Context • State of the practice, review of existing policies and programs • Survey to establish Active Transportation User Profiles • Existing Conditions Analysis • Facilities inventory mapping, mode share and trip patterns, safety analysis, County profiles • Goals, Recommendations and Plan Development • Objectives, performance measures, program and process strategies, Regional Bicycle Network Vision, and implementation plan
Click to edit Master title style Project Timeline Click to edit Master title style Basic first sentence (Arial 20pt) • Bullet one (Arial 18pt) • Sub bullet two (Arial 16pt)
Click to edit Master title style Public Engagement Click to edit Master title style
Click to edit Master title style What is Your Role? Click to edit Master title style The ATSC will guide this project, think regionally, and: • Participate in monthly meetings • Provide data and information • Review and provide feedback on plan materials • Help guide the team’s public outreach • Represent your county • Distribute information • Pass on feedback Embrace a locally-sensitive regional view. Be ambassadors for the Active Transportation Plan.
Click to edit Master title style Click to edit Master title style WHAT WE KNOW
Click to edit Master title style National Trends Click to edit Master title style • Children walking or bicycling to school has dropped from 50% in 1969 to 13% in 2009. • Of all US trips, 40% are less than 3-miles , 17% are less than 1- mile. Bicycling: 2 nd most popular outdoor activity in the United States. • • Biking and walking are good for economic development.
Click to edit Master title style National Trends: Bicycle Planning Click to edit Master title style • Low-stress network approach results in a safe and comfortable bicycle network for everyone. • Given the right bicycle facilities and programs, more people might choose to ride a bicycle for their next trip. • Planning and designing for the “Interested but Concerned” rider is our best chance at increasing bicycle ridership. lower stress tolerance higher stress tolerance source: Dill, J., McNeil, N. (2012). Four Types of Cyclists? Examining a Typology to Better Understand Bicycling Behavior and Potential.
Click to edit Master title style Commute Mode in Denver Region Click to edit Master title style Drive Alone 75% Carpool 8.66% Telecommute 7.07% Public Transportation 4.40% Walk 2.43% Bicycle 1.22% Other 1.04% Source: American Community survey, 2011-2015 5-year estimates.
Click to edit Master title style Click to edit Master title style A lot of residents walk or bike for other reasons, however. This map shows 2016/2017 Strava data. Blue lines are the facilities that saw over 1,000 Strava bike rides. *Note: This map displays the number of bike rides captured through Strava, which is not equivalent to the total number of bike rides.
Click to edit Master title style Trip Distance in Denver Region Click to edit Master title style Most trip distances are less than five miles, with travel to shopping and school being less than four miles. Driving Social Personal Others Meal Work Shop Recreation Business School miles 8.0 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5 6.0 6.5 7.0 7.5 Source: “Focus Travel Model 2010 Cycle 2”. DRCOG 2015
Click to edit Master title style Trip Distance in Denver Region Click to edit Master title style Most trip distances are less than five miles, with travel to shopping and school being less than four miles. Driving Social Personal Others Meal Work Shop Recreation Business School miles 8.0 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5 6.0 6.5 7.0 7.5 17% of drive-alone trips are less than or equal to 2 miles Source: “Focus Travel Model 2010 Cycle 2”. DRCOG 2015
Click to edit Master title style First/Last Mile Connections Click to edit Master title style First/Last mile connections are important for a regional Active Transportation Plan 90% of Key Stakeholders agree that First/Last mile connections are important for the success of the region’s transportation system Source: WalkDenver , Mile High Connect and BBC Research & Consulting. “First and Last Mile: Funding Needs and Priorities for Connecting People to Transit.” 2015
Click to edit Master title style Crash Summary Click to edit Master title style Source: 2040 MVRTP Bicycle and Pedestrian Component
Click to edit Master title style Urban Centers in the Denver Region Click to edit Master title style
Click to edit Master title style Click to edit Master title style DEVELOPING A REGIONAL BICYCLE NETWORK VISION
Click to edit Master title style What is a Regional Bicycle Network Vision? Click to edit Master title style It’s a future vision of a regional network for active transportation in the Denver region. The Vision will connect to Metro Vision outcomes and support action toward performance targets (e.g. SOV mode share, VMT reduction, etc.). Possible themes to consider: • Existing high-use corridors • Ease of use and safety – low-stress facilities • Connections across jurisdictions, between modes • Barrier reduction – high stress intersections, gaps in network • Direct routes between activity centers, along/to multimodal corridors
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