Sustaining  Complete  Streets  Momentum  through  Advocacy  

Chad  Mullins  Chair,  Salt  Lake  County  Bicycle  Advisory  

Commi<ee  Salt  Lake  City,  Utah  

Sustaining  Complete  Streets  Momentum  through  Advocacy  

Excellent  Complete  Streets  Policy  ordinance  adopted  by  County   Problem  –  no  implementaCon  

SoluCon  •  Complete  Streets  Policy  implementaCon  workshop  

GOAL:    broaden  community  parCcipaCon   Community  partners  to  share  expense  and  increase  exposure  

 Salt  Lake  City  and  County  co-­‐sponsored  workshop     Public  transit  agency  UTA  –  financial  co-­‐sponsor  and  parCcipant   A<endees  included  State  DOT  and  UTA  

Sustaining  Complete  Streets  Momentum  through  Advocacy  

SoluCon:    Complete  Streets  Policy  implementaCon  workshop  

GOAL:    broaden  community  parCcipaCon  •  MulCple  presentaCons  by  Complete  Streets  instructors  

–  PresentaCons  to  County  and  City  Councils  –  Public  Planning  seminar  

–  Luncheon  presentaCon  to  the  Wasatch  Front  Regional  Council  (MPO)  -­‐-­‐  elected  public  officials  and  staff    

GOAL:    broaden  community  parCcipaCon  

RESULT:    complete  streets  seminars  and  working  groups  

•  Women  in  TransportaCon  (WTS)  -­‐-­‐  bicycle  planning  workshops  •  UDOT  and  UTA:  joint  regional  study  to  improve  acCve  

transportaCon  access  to  public  transit  

•  WFRC  (regional  MPO)  –  created  an  AcCve  TransportaCon  Commi<ee  incorporaCng  Complete  Streets  vision  

Complete  Streets  is  now  a  part  of  community  dialogue  and  ciCzen  group  discussions  relaCng  to  transportaCon  

EffecCve  tools  and  strategies:  •  Financial  and  logisCcal  support  from  Mayor’s  Office  –  our  

own  budget  •  Staff  a<endance  from  Planning,  Engineering,  Parks  &  

RecreaCon,  Police  and  Mayor’s  Office  

Salt Lake County Bicycle Advisory Committee  

Salt Lake County Bicycle Advisory Committee

EffecCve  tools  and  strategies:  •  Establish  posiCve  working  relaConship  with  Public  Works  •  A<end  regional  transportaCon  meeCngs:    State  TransportaCon  

Commission,  MPO,  City  and  County  Councils  •  Develop  familiarity  with  the  planning  process,  terminology,    etc.  •  IdenCfy  strategic  transportaCon  projects  in  the  planning  stage  •  Know  the  planners  and  decision  makers  •  Engage  other  support  groups  –  health  and  educaCon/schools  

EffecCve  tools  and  strategies:  •  Organize  study  tour/field  trip  for  elected  officials  and  staff  •  Find  champions:      

–  Public  Works  Director    –  Commi<ee  members  

•  ParCcipate  as  a  stakeholder  in  project  planning  •  Schedule  meeCngs  with  elected  officials  •  ParCcipate  in  community/neighborhood  council  meeCngs  •  Write  arCcles  for  newspaper  editorial  page    

Salt Lake County Bicycle Advisory Committee  ACCOMPLISHMENTS    

Salt  Lake  County  acCons  in  2012  

•  Created  bicycle  transportaCon  planning  coordinator  posiCon  •  Approved  budget  funding  bicycle  transportaCon  improvements  

•  Developed  County-­‐wide  Bicycle  Best  PracCces  manual  •  Organized  study  tour  for  public  officials  to  Boulder,  Colorado  

•  Developing  a  Bicycle  Infrastructure  ImplementaCon  Plan  

Sustaining  Complete  Streets  Momentum  through  Advocacy  

Chad  Mullins  Chair,  Salt  Lake  County  Bicycle  Advisory  

Commi<ee  Salt  Lake  City,  Utah