n Mix of public, private and NGO respondents Overview n Understanding Walking & Biking Trips n Informing Project Development through:

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1 Creatig Walkable, Bikeable Commuities Developig Effective Active Trasportatio Projects ad Programs ATP Needs & Challeges Survey Mix of public, private ad NGO respodets 96% from orgaizatios/agecies servig disadvataged commuities Module 2: Leveragig Data to Uderstad Active Trasportatio Needs Nearly two-thirds of respodets spet more tha 50 hours preparig their ATP Cycle 1 applicatio(s) ATP Needs & Challeges Survey Top 3 Challeges: Lack of kowledge/tools for estimatig icreases i walkig/bikig Isufficiet staffig to prepare applicatio Lack of kowledge/tools for demostratig beefits to disadvataged commuities Top 3 Requested Topics for Techical Assistace Estimatig Icreases i Walkig ad Bikig, How to Use Safety Data To Estimate Decreases i Ijuries/Fatalities Effective Project Evaluatio Overview Uderstadig Walkig & Bikig Trips Iformig Project Developmet through: Examiig Commuity Characteristics Evaluatig Safety Coditios Cultivatig Commuity & Stakeholder Support 1

2 How Far Do People Walk/Bike? The Tremedous Potetial 1 Mile Equals... Source: Los Ageles Couty Metropolita Trasportatio Authority (Metro), First Last Mile Strategic Pla & Plaig Guidelies, Photo Credit: Lye Sladky, Associated Press...a 20 miute walk Photo Credit: Sa Fracisco Bicycle Coalitio...a 6 miute bike ride The Tremedous Potetial The Tremedous Potetial Nearly ⅓ of trips are uder 1 mile... Nearly ⅓ of trips are uder 1 mile......yet ⅔ of these trips are made by car. Source: 2009 Natioal Household Travel Survey, Califoria Add-O Source: 2009 Natioal Household Travel Survey, Califoria Add-O 2

3 Travel Behavior i Califoria 2000 Mode Share Travel Behavior i Califoria Mode Share 86% 8.4% 2.2% 0.8% 75.2% 16.6% 4.4% 1.5% 0.7% All Other 2.3% All Other Source: Caltras, Califoria Household Travel Survey, Source: Caltras, Califoria Household Travel Survey, Explorig Commuity Characteristics Demographics Curret Travel Behavior Key Commuity Destiatios Demographics Rates of omotorized travel geerally declied as household icome icreased Youger workers, those aged 16 to 24, had the highest rate of walkig to work at 6.8 percet. Source: McKezie, Bria. "Modes Less Traveled-Bicyclig ad Walkig to Work i the Uited States: ," Available at 3

4 Demographics Demographics: Cesus Reporter Tool Household Icome Levels Vehicle Owership Rates Age Laguages Spoke Sources of Data U.S. Cesus America Commuity Survey CalEviroScree Public Health Departmets City of Arcata (Fuded Cycle 1 Disadvataged Commuity Applicat)...more tha 11% of residets i Arcata do ot have access to a vehicle... Because of the project s locatio, relative to Arcata s most disadvataged households, the City aticipates that 75% of ATP fudig will provide direct beefits to the disadvataged commuity. CalEviroScree, scree-30 Pollutio Burde Exposures Evirometal Effects Populatio Characteristics Sesitive Populatios Socioecoomic Factors CalEviroScree Score 4

5 CalEviroScree, oehha.ca.gov/ej/ces2.html Curret Travel Behavior Commute to Work America Commuity Survey Ogoig Bicycle/Pedestria Coutig Program Rexlad Acres (Fuded Cycle 3 Disadvataged Commuity Applicat) Key Commuity Destiatios through the classroom surveys we discovered that approx. 57% of studets do ot walk to school whe asked if sidewalks were costructed, 62 studets (12%) ad 165 parets (67%) said they would allow them to walk, demostratig a sigificat eed for this project For those that do ot curretly walk or bike 67% ad 86% said they would, if the project was built. Major Employmet Ceters Schools Health Care Facilities Seior ad/or Commuity Ceters Shoppig Ceters Public Buildigs Trasit Ceters/Hubs Parks & Ope Space Others? 5

6 Assessig Network Coectivity BikeAble model to assess low stress bike etwork coectivity Measures access to key destiatios via existig ad plaed facilities Evaluatig Safety Coditios Quatitative Data Qualitative Cocers Source: Rails-to-Trails Coservacy, Arligto Couty, VA BikeAble model output Helps idetify high value priority projects Coduct a Site Visit Photo Credit: Toy Dag Quatitative Safety Data Collisio Data Statewide Itegrated Traffic Records System (SWITRS) Trasportatio Ijury Mappig System (TIMS) SRTS Map Viewer Trasportatio Ijury Mappig System (TIMS) Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) Collisio Rakigs Local Collisio Data Aalyzig Collisio Data & Selectig Coutermeasures Ifrastructure Ivetory 6

7 Office of Traffic Safety Collisio Rakigs City of Berkeley, 2012 Aalyzig Collisio Data & Selectig Coutermeasures Caltras Local Roadway Safety Maual, HSIP/2016/CA-LRSM.pdf PedSafe & BikeSafe Guides, pedbikesafe.org Crash Modificatio Factors (CMF) Clearighouse cmfclearighouse.org Qualitative Safety Cocers PhotoVoice Example Walk/Bike Audits Shootigs, Graffiti, Dealers & No Lights Photo Credit: Michele Bura Commuity Surveys Commuity Workshops PhotoVoice & VideoVoice At the ed of this alley you ll fid The Accelerated School. Although this is a direct route to school, studets ofte go aroud because they are afraid. This alley is kow for gag shootigs, graffiti wars, ad drug dealers. It has o lightig either. How ca I feel safe goig to school, kowig this is happeig right ext to me? Sharlee, South Los Ageles Walkability Assessmet 7

8 VideoVoice Example Greefield Middle School (Ker Co.) Coduct a Site Visit or Assessmet Limited umber of FREE assessmets available each year safety@techtrasfer.berkeley.edu 8

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10 Mappig Resources Work with your local academic istitutios ad/or health departmet Healthy City Commuity Commos Google Maps/Earth Cultivatig Commuity & Stakeholder Support Questios/Commets? Coordiate with Other Agecies Early & Ofte! Commuicate with & Ivolve Affected Residets Be Ope to Iput/Feedback More o this subject i Module 8! 10