PLAN: Moving bikeways from concept to completion. Austin, Texas

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1 PLAN: Moving bikeways from concept to completion Austin, Texas

2 1) HAVE A STRONG FRAMEWORK AND FOUNDATION

3 The 2014 Austin Bicycle Plan A Shift in Focus: To Create and Promote the best environment for the friendly co-existence of bicycle riders and other transportation users in Austin To maximize the contribution of bicycling to Austin s quality of life

4 Bicycling and Active Transportation Support Imagine Austin Plan

5 Four Types of Transportation Cyclists in Austin By Proportion of Population More than 55% of Austinites will ride in protected bicycle lanes Strong & Fearless 2% 15% Enthused & Confident Interested but Concerned 39% No Way No How 44%

6 Capture Short Trips by Bicycle 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Walking Bicycling Car Transit Source: RWS/AVV 2005 /MON 2005 Walking Bicycle Car Transit

7 Capture Short Trips by Bicycle 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Walking Bicycling Car Attainable Bicycle Short Trip Target 15% of Trips Less than 3 Miles & 7% of Trips Less than 9 Miles Transit Source: RWS/AVV 2005 /MON 2005 Walking Bicycle Car Transit

8 Heat Map of Short Car-Trips (0-3 mile) The highest concentrations of short trips are in central Austin

9 Heat Map of Short Car-Trips (0-3 mile) 50% of trips though 5 th / 6 th and Lamar are less than 3 miles.

10 Creating a Network:

11 All Ages and Abilities Bicycle Network Central Austin Facility Type Cost Miles On-street $58 Million 200 Urban Trails* $93 Million 47 Total $151 Million 247

12 All Ages and Abilities Bicycle Network Central Austin Focus on where short trips exist The central city To major transit stations Key feeder routes to the central city To schools and to and along parks Supporting Imagine Austin Centers *Short Term defined as potential implementation within 5 years

13 Rise of Cycling in Over Time in Portland, Seville, and Austin Bicycle Mode Share 8% 7% 6% 5% 4% 3% 2% 1% 0% Year Seville's incredible increase in bicycle mode share was as a result of an 87 mile network of protected bicycle facilities implemented over 3 years. Austin has the opportunity to implement a similar network Portland, OR Seville, Spain Austin City Wide Austin Central City

14 Cost Benefit to Regional Mobility Mobility Cost / Benefit Project Cost (Millions) $200 $150 $100 $50 Mopac Improvement Project 'All Ages and Abilities Bicycle Network' $0 0 10,000 20,000 Additional daily vehicle capacity to Central Business District and University of Texas

15 Quantifying the Benefits BENEFITS TO MOBILITY, AFFORDABLILITY, HEALTH 170,000 fewer daily trips 460,000 reduction in vehicle miles traveled $170 million saved in direct driving costs annually 15% of Austinites meet daily physical activity Reduced congestion on I35

16 2) Root Projects in Public Processes Allow you to identify issues and avoid surprises Make sure that there is robust conversation before the project is implemented not after Consider no build as an option and premise Opportunity for responsiveness and building trust

17 3) Broad Framing for Project Safety Mobility Choices Equity Transit Access Travel Time Project Location in AAA Network

18 4) Careful Design, Innovation, and Clean Delivery Using design flexibility to solve identified problems Ensure that design meets public commitments Careful and coordinated implementation

19 5) Varying levels of Evaluation / Pilot Crash Data Travel time data Diversion data Speed data Bicycle use

20 THE RESULTS

21 2007 Austin, TX Bicycle Network ± Medium Comfort High Comfort Miles

22 2015 Austin, TX Bicycle Network ± Medium Comfort High Comfort Miles

23 Austin City Wide and Central City Bicycle Mode Share vs. Miles of Bicycle Lanes Bicycle&Mode&Share&5&%&of&Commu:ng&Trips& 6%" 5%" 4%" 3%" 2%" 1%" 2013"ACS"5"Yr."Composite" Average"of"Yrs."2008R2012" 0%" 0" 1990" 1995" 2000" 2005" 2010" 2015" 2020" Year&(Average&Year&for&ACS&5&Year&Composites)& City"Wide"(1990"and"2000"Decennial"Census,"ACS)" Central"City"(1990"and"2000"Decennial"Census,"5"Year"(Averaged)"ACS"Composite)" Total"Bike"Lanes"by"Year" 2013"1"Yr"ACS" 250" 200" 150" 100" 50" Total&Miles&of&Bicycle&Lanes& Central City Limits: Koenig to Oltorf, Mopac to Airport/Manor 40 square miles

24 We ve started changing the conversation

25 Approved November 2016 Mobility Bond City council just put a $720 Million Mobility Bond Package on the November Ballot Of the $150 Million AAA Bicycle Network the package includes $20M On-street Facilities $26M Urban Trails Other $27.5M Safe Routes to Schools Bond Funds (Millions) $50.0 $45.0 $40.0 $35.0 $30.0 $25.0 $20.0 $15.0 $10.0 $5.0 $- Bicycle and Urban Trail Specific Bond Funding by Year Bond Year Cumulative Current