California's Active Transportation Program:

Coalition Building to Boost Funding for Walking & Biking

September 11, 2014 Pro Walk/Pro Bike/Pro Place Conference

Pittsburgh, PA

Overview

> $1B

$368M

o Background & Timeline on

California’s Active Transportation

Program (ATP)

o The Bike, Walk, & SRTS Perspectives

on ATP Cycle 1 o Lessons Learned from Coalition Work

o Questions?

MAP-21 Consolidation

> $1B

$368M Transportation

Alternatives

Program (TAP)

Safe Routes to

School (SRTS)

Transportation

Enhancements

(TE)

Recreational

Trails Program

(RTP)

Decrease in Federal $

> $1B

$368M

> $1B

$368M

$0#

$20#

$40#

$60#

$80#

$100#

$120#

Pre,TAP# TAP#

($ in Millions)

TAP

TE

SRTS

RTP

~30%

Decrease

Coordinated State Advocacy Coalition for Active Transportation Leadership

(CATL)

Coordinated State Advocacy W A L K S A N F R A N C I S C O

...AND MANY MANY MORE!

Timeline—2012

Aug

• Coalition Formed • MAP-21 Recommendations:

133 orgs signed on

Timeline—2012

Aug

• Coalition Formed • MAP-21 Recommendations:

133 orgs signed on

Nov

• Gov. Proposes Active Transportation

Program (ATP) Concept • Originated from Dept. of Finance; Cut

walking/biking staffing • United front in asks: level funding;

maintain existing priorities (SRTS, RTP);

adequate staffing

ATP Proposal

> $1B

$368M

Active

Transportation

Program (ATP)

State Safe

Routes to

School (SR2S)

Transportation

Alternatives

Program (TAP)

State

Environmental

Enhancement

Mitigation

Program (EEMP)

State Bicycle

Transportation

Account (BTA)

Timeline—2013

Jan

• Joint Statewide Petition: 159 orgs;

~7K individuals

Timeline—2013

Jan

• Joint Statewide Petition: 159 orgs;

~7K individuals

Spring

• Prelim negotiations w/

Administration & Legislature

Timeline—2013

Jan

• Joint Statewide Petition: 159 orgs;

~7K individuals

Spring

• Prelim negotiations w/

Administration & Legislature

Summer

• Final negotiations w/

Administration

Timeline—2013

Jan

• Joint Statewide Petition: 159 orgs;

~7K individuals

Spring

• Prelim negotiations w/

Administration & Legislature

Summer

• Final negotiations w/

Administration

Sept • ATP Signed Into Law

Revised ATP Proposal

> $1B

$368M

ATP#SR2S#

TAP#EEMP#

BTA#

STP#

•  60% of RTP

retained for

motorized &

natural surface

trails

•  Administered by

State Parks & Rec

•  40% of RTP into

ATP, with State

Parks involved in

project selection

•  $7M retained for EEMP

•  Administered by State

Dept. of Nat. Resources

•  $3M into ATP

Revised ATP Proposal

> $1B

$368M

$0#

$20#

$40#

$60#

$80#

$100#

$120#

$140#

Pre,ATP# ATP#

($ in Millions)

Combined State

STP

TAP

TE*

SRTS

RTP

SR2S

BTA

*Bike/Ped Only

$96M

$129.5M ~35%

Increase

Key ATP Features

o  Incorporated explicit public health,

equity, and climate change goals

Photo Credit: Tony Dang

Key ATP Features

o Min. 25% of ALL ATP funds must

benefit disadvantaged communities

+ 5% planning target

Photo Credit: Jenny Weiss

Key ATP Features

o Min. $24M/year guarantee for SRTS

from state share (for 3 years) –  Of which, min. $7.2M/year target for non-

infrastructure –  Maintain funding for SRTS Technical Assistance

Resource Center

Photo Credit: Tony Dang Photo Credit: Santa Monica Spoke

Key ATP Features

o Non-SRTS non-infrastructure

projects eligible

Photo Credit: Tony Dang

Timeline—2014

Fall 2013 •  ATP Guidelines Development

Mar •  ATP Guidelines Adopted

May •  State Cycle 1 Call for Projects Closed

Aug

•  State Cycle 1 Projects Awarded •  Regional Cycle 1 Projects TBD

Cycle 1—Statewide, Small Urban/Rural

Demand Far Outpaces Available $

$0#

$200#

$400#

$600#

$800#

$1,000#

$1,200#

Available#Funding#

Requested#Funding#

($ in Millions)

> $1B

$221M

Demand Far Outpaces Available $

0#

100#

200#

300#

400#

500#

600#

700#

Funded#ApplicaGons#

Unfunded#ApplicaGons#624

148

~1 in 5

Applications Funded

Cycle 1—Statewide, Small Urban/Rural

Perspectives on ATP Cycle 1

> $1B

$368M

o The Bike Perspective – Dave Snyder, Executive Director

California Bicycle Coalition

o The Walk Perspective – Tony Dang, Deputy Director

California Walks

o The SRTS Perspective –  Jeanie Ward-Waller, California Advocacy Organizer

Safe Routes to School National Partnership