Active Transportation Akron

AGENDA
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Intro: Julie Walcoff, ODOT
Intro: Kate and Jess, Active Transportation
Icebreaker: 5 mins
Active Transportation Plan and Presentation
Activity One: 15 mins
Activity Two: 15 mins
Activity Three: 15 mins
Questions
Active Transportation.
Policies That Works!
Jessica Mathews, Public Policy Coordinator,
Ohio Alliance of YMCAs
Kate Moening, Ohio Advocacy Organizer
Safe Routes to School National Partnership
‘Active Transportation and Complete
Streets and Green Streets, Oh My!’
• Many different ways to say the same thing!
▫ Ensuring and enabling safe access for all users of
the road; of all ages and abilities.
▫ GOAL: to develop integrated, connected networks
of streets that are safe and accessible for all
people, regardless of age, ability, income,
ethnicity, or chosen mode of travel.
Benefits to Active Transportation
• Economics
• Societal
• Transportation
Choice
• Quality of Life
• Health
Great Ideas Stem From Caffeine!
• Create a package that offers:
 Four regional workshops
 Step by step guidance template to help plan,
develop, and adopt ‘Complete Streets’ within your
community.
 Provide successful case studies ranging from small
to large communities.
 Not a ‘one size fits all’ approach
 Continued dialogue to measure success and
overcome obstacles.
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Active Transportation Plan Guidance
Pre-plan
▫ Establish project scope
▫ Identify project team and assign responsibilities
▫ Identify available/necessary resources
Active Transportation Plan Guidance
Vision & Goals
▫ Establish vision for Active Transportation and
associated goals
▫ Articulate goals for the project
Active Transportation Plan Guidance
Public / Stakeholder Involvement
▫ When/how to involve the public
▫ Identify and engage key stakeholders
▫ When to involve decision-makers (local officials,
community leaders, etc.)
City of Westerville Public Meeting, July 2013
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Examples of collaborative project
team members
▫ Community
planners/engineers
▫ Development
▫ Health officials
▫ Education
▫ Senior/special
populations
▫ Bike/Ped advocates
▫ Residents
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ACTIVITY ONE: WHAT’S YOUR VISION?
To help put things in focus, think about:
• Who does your vision serve?
• What do you want your community to look like?
• Who would you bring to the table to plan active
transportation within your community?
• Who will benefit from or be helped by this policy?
• Who has the power to make this vision reality?
Active Transportation Plan Guidance
• Data Collecting and Existing Conditions
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Is there a current bike/ped master plan?
Is there a ‘Safe Routes to School’ program?
What does your community currently look like?
Where do people walk and/or bike?
Needs Assessment
▫ Identify gaps and barriers
▫ Are there high-conflict zones that need addressed?
▫ Identify policy and programmatic deficiencies
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Examples:
Sidewalks?
Vacant homes?
Examples:
Bike-Share?
Street Design?
ACTIVITY TWO: DESCRIBE YOUR
COMMUNITY
• Based upon the previous questions about data
collecting, existing conditions, and needs
assessment; think about and write down how
your community feels to you. What’s missing?
Where do people gather? Is Active
Transportation encouraged?
• Activity TWO will be both independent and
group discussion.
Active Transportation Plan Guidance
• Recommendations
▫ Infrastructure
▫ Policy
▫ Programs
Implementation
▫ Prioritizing
▫ Funding sources
▫ Plan adoption
Evaluation
▫ Track progress
▫ Performance metrics (related to goals)
Examples
Examples:
ACTIVITY THREE: POLICY ANALYSIS
• Based upon the policy elements previously
discussed and included in your activity, write
down the strengths and weaknesses to your
sample policy.
• Use the National Complete Streets Coalition 10point checklist on the back of your sheet.
Active Transportation Guidance Plan
• Additional Resources
▫ Pledge card (what will you pledge to do within
your community to get Complete Streets adopted?
▫ Active Transportation Design Guide
▫ www.ohioymcas.org
▫ www.saferoutespartnership.org
▫ www.dot.state.oh.us
▫ www.smartgrowthamerica.org
▫ Other links (local, community-specific, etc.)
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THANK YOU
• Jessica Mathews. Public Policy Coordinator,
Ohio Alliance of YMCAs
jmathews@ohioymcas.org
• Kate Moening. Advocacy Organizer,
• Safe Routes to School National Partnership
kate@saferoutespartnership.org