Climate Change: Getting Bicycling, Wallking and SR2S into Plans

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Climate Change: Getting Bicycling, Walking and Safe Routes to School into Plans Regional Transportation Plans and Walking and Bicycling Sean Co

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Bicycles and pedestrian funding programs as part of the Regional Transportation Plan

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Climate Change: Getting Bicycling, Walking and Safe Routes to School into Plans

Regional Transportation Plans and Walking and Bicycling

Sean Co

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Metropolitan Transportation Commission

7 million people9 counties101 cities 27 transit operatorsRural to dense cities—Rural to Urban

9 counties

101 cities

Urban

Rural

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Planning for a Better Future

REDUCE CONGESTION

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REDUCE EMISSIONS

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Infrastructure

EconomyEconomy EnvironmentEnvironment EquityEquity

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Pricing & Focused Growth

STRATEGIESSTRATEGIES

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Project Performance Assessment

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Reduce congestion 20% below today’s level

Reduce VMT per capita 10% below today’s level

Reduce CO2 40% below 1990

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Improve affordability by reducing by 10% the share of income spent by low income households on transportation and housing combined

Improve Maintenance, Safety, & Security

Reduce VMT per person 10% below today’s levels

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Assessing the DifferenceReduce CO2 40% below 1990 levels

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Regional Transportation Commitments

Regional Bikeways Network $1 billion

Transportation Liveable Communities $2.2 billion

Climate Action Program (5 year commitments)

SR2S $50 million

SR2Transit $25 millionInnovative Grant Program $25 million

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With a Little Help From My Friends

Bay Area Bicycle Coalition (BABC)

Coalition of 9 county bicycle coalitions

Platform to executive staff and elected officials

Completion of Regional Bikeway Network

SR2Transit

SR2S

Staff recommendations only go so far

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SB 375 Greenhouse Gas ReductionMPOs required to develop a Sustainable Communities Strategy

Part of the Regional Transportation Plan

Links land use and transportation

Association of Bay Area Governments, Air District, Bay Conservation Development Commission

Per capita Greenhouse Gas Reductions

7% by 2020 15% by 2035

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Sustainable Communities Strategy

Economy + Environment + EquityVision Scenario

Land Use Strategies Transportation Strategies

Scenario Definitions

Analysis

Results

Draft Plan

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Where do Bicycles and Pedestrian Programs Fit?

Targets must quantify walking, biking and transitProposal Includes:

Collision Reduction

Minutes of walking and biking

Mode share increase

Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) reduction

Ratio of transit to automobile

GHG Targets Alone Not Enough

Increase walkable/bikeable destinations

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What’s Next

State releases GHG targets September 23, 2010

MTC finalizes scenarios October – April 2011

Final Plan February 2012

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Sean [email protected]

Transportation Planner