Congressional briefing may 2011
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Transcript of Congressional briefing may 2011
Bike Walk Twin Cities Robert LilligrenMinneapolis City Council Vice President
Joan PasiukDirector, Bike Walk Twin Cities
Minneapolis area pilot
Major Program Themes Maximizing existing roadway for all users• Short trips• Year round serious transportation• Key network connections
Creating regional legacy• Planning• Data collection• Innovation
Building capacity• Political leadership• Transportation professionals• Target populations
Expanding the Network for Cycling
Key Projects: Network Connections
Above: Como Ave Saint Paul Bicyclists following Marshall Ave project2009 April: 2772010 April: 297 2011 April: 406
Marshall Ave Saint Paul ped/bike project
Franklin Ave Minneapolis bike box and road diet
Key Projects: Outreach, Awareness
• Collaboration: Bike Walk Week • Maximizing capital investments:
Upcoming awareness campaign• Grassroots outreach: Bike Walk
Ambassadors• Neighborhood intensive: Smart
Trips individualized marketing• Nice Ride: constant, high profile
exposure of bicycling
Usando la Bicicleta y Caminando más
Key Projects: Innovation, Access
Community Partners Bike Library
Radio Frequency ID system installed at U of M
Accomplishments to Date: the Pilot at Work
• 70 miles of new facilities• doubling Minneapolis on-
street bikeways • 100,000 + Nice Ride trips in
initial partial year • 3,200 new bike parking spaces • 7 to 70 certified bicycle
instructors • 6 planning studies completed
Hiawatha Trail extension construction
Bicycle left turn lane at Minnehaha and 20th St. S
Minneapolis
Accomplishments to Date: National Accolades for Minneapolis• #1 bicycling city by Bicycling Mag 2010• Gold level bicycling community, League of
American Bicyclists• Nat Geographic 10 best summer destinations 2011
Count data: Significant Increases in Walking and Bicycling
Largest institutionalized count data
From 2007 to 2010 traffic counts at 30 locations
Number of bicyclists: 33% increase
Number of pedestrians: 17% increase
RiverLake Greenway
The Work Continues Promoting new facilities Collaborating with partners
including other federal initiatives: CPPW, National Park Services Alternative Transportation Plan
Building out the network Enhancing connections to
transit Reaping economic benefits of
bike/ped investments Rendering of proposed Twin City Greenway
NPS Multi-modal planning team
Bike Walk Twin Cities Maximizing existing roadway for all users• Short trips• Year round serious transportation• Key network connections
Creating regional legacy• Planning• Data collection• Innovation
Building capacity• Political leadership• Transportation professionals• Target populations