ATTACHMENT B. Charlottesville Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan Update Stakeholder Meetings

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1 ATTACHMENT B Charlttesville Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan Update Stakehlder Meetings Ecnmic Fcus Grup June 18, 2014 frm 12:00 PM 1:30 PM City Space (100 5 th Street, NE) Participants: Kristin Mrgan-UVA Office fr Diversity & Equity Genevieve Cx-Chamber f Cmmerce Carlyn Dillard-UVA Cmmunity Relatins Jim Duncan-Nest Realty Julia Mnteith-UVA Office f the Architect, Steering Cmmittee Ntes: Realtrs increasingly understand the value and ecnmic ptential f bicycling UVA representative: Integrate ur planning effrts with West Main Street; List f cunty planning prjects make sure we are aware f cming prjects; CAT stay updated n rute changes UVA Bike Share: 240 bikes and 120 racks bike share can be used by anyne in the cmmunity; Ideas fr hw Charlttesville received an internatinal award: Transprtatin Demand management fcus lk at the entire rganism r ecsystem the cmmunity needs t have a behavir shift nw in rder t create a cmmunity where yu dn t need t have a car Health Impact cmpnent life expectancy, disease rates all imprved what happened t help this ccur: ecnmic incentives, access t the netwrk; imprtant fr the pr t access the system Cnnectin frm cunty t city perhaps have BRT cnnecting int the city Safe integratin f bicycle facilities int the rad netwrk Educatin prgrams fr bth cars and bikes and pedestrians Bicycle training prgrams and having available bikes fr peple wh have lst their driver s license are made available t thse wh need this service Bicycle transprtatin is seen nt as just lng distance weekend riding but fr the shrt mre frequent trips; Pedestrian issue currently nt safe at crss-walks nt much trust f drivers t pay attentin t basic safety issues Culture f the cmmunity is t be aware f pedestrians/bicyclists and behavir is mdeled fr visitrs Safety and educatin is key Jb creatin has ccurred in these areas bicycle repair shps, sub-cntracting t build facilities, supprts buy lcal prgrams, increased turism resulted in ecnmic bst fr lcal businesses

2 Attracting cmpanies t cme t Charlttesville yung entrepreneurs, tech cmpanies that are pr-green; health rientatin f businesses wuld be especially imprtant; cmpanies that seek t imprve the cmmunities they exist in nt just their bttm line Husing develpment / develpers: attracting develpers that understand the value f develping a friendly cmmunity fr walking and biking; zning requirements t include bike facilities and trails in their develpment and cnnecting t ther facilities and cmmunities thrughut the regin Develpers have created a bay game like educatin prgram fr Charlttesville generated by develpers; use kisks and trail heads as educatinal tls and marketing UVA relatinship with surrunding neighbrhds have vastly imprved Charlttesville has created a cmmercial relatinship between the city and UVA; the relatinship has been cultivated in a healthy way Partnership develpment (UVA city) needs t use this planning prcess t cultivate that partnership West Main can act as a physical link between UVA city and lead t mre chesiveness; Peple are threatened by cars when crssing streets even with blinking lights Many f the disrespectful drivers are maybe nt frm here There are a lt f turists, hw t set the expectatin that they shuld drive slw Traffic cps, educatin, re-integratin prgrams Creating bike lanes; jbs fr peple t create them as peple cme t the city, mre buy lcal Hw far are peple driving t get int the city? Understand data better t target campaigns/utreach Upstarts/entrepreneurs wuld want t be in 2030 Charlttesville (tech, small business) Businesses culd d mre t encurage cmmuters by prviding shwers, bike racks Health riented businesses H s Well UVA Wellness prgram, mre incentives needed *Better Wrld Betty Business challenge Zning: bike lanes nt being built with new develpment, yet streets are really wide Burnet Cmmns: bike garage in twnhme sectin (Frank?) Lcality shuld ffer incentives t encurage similar amenities Peple want prximity t greenways: many clients want bikeable/walkable; shift in distance peple are willing t walk meet with Dan Mahn and David Benish Neighbrs get invlved when there is an issue, make peple feel like they are partners Safety Fcus Grup June 18, 2014 frm 2:00 PM 3:30 PM City Space (100 5 th Street, NE) Participants: Sgt. Steve Knick-Charlttesville Plice Department Officer Russell Handy- Charlttesville Plice Department Officer Rb Weal- Charlttesville Plice Department Cpl. Flip Dudley- Charlttesville Plice Department Sgt. Latry (Tit) Durrette- Charlttesville Plice Department

3 Ntes: Cncerns that bicyclists arund the city f Charlttesville did nt knw and understand the laws and rules f the rad Bicycle are allwed n sidewalks in the City and this causes prblems at crsswalks in particular Mre than 20 certified fficers n bikes prgram; city is lking t grw the prgram in the next few years, pssibly duble the bike numbers have a cre grup f 12 fficers plicing at any given time - fcusing n the mall, West Main Street; new gegraphic apprach t plicing which lend itself t emplying a mre rbust fficer patrl prgram Nt enugh designated bicycle facilitates n key crridrs rutes near the mall are difficult t navigate nt enugh space fr bicyclists Mtrists als need t understand hw t share the rad with bicyclists Key pint: Streets need t be designed better (mre multimdal) and the culture needs t reflect a shared use f the rads Narrw rads and t many cars results in frequent cnflict Bicycle bx may be a difficult design t enfrce in the city vehicles may abuse the bx; Prcess fr educating drivers and cyclists hand ut pamphlets explaining the rules f the rad - nt much else that the department is currently ding Idea: drivers educatin make sure students are als receiving bicycle and pedestrian educatin during their driver s educatin class Need a helmet prgram fr schls the city recently ran a PSA assciated with helmet safety Plicy department may be pen t innvative educatin prgrams r best practices arund the cuntry; Fllw up: send Amanda best practices f innvative educatin/enfrcement activities related t bicycle and pedestrian activities. Lk fr leveraged pprtunities that may use partnerships instead increasing staff time; Include recmmendatin in plan: crime preventin thrugh envirnmental design; SRTS Charlttesville went frm 14 crssing guards t 7 in the last few years; kids dn t want t walk t schl and it s nt as safe; SRTS kids that live clse t schl have n bus service s parents end up driving their kids t schl; Issue: n sidewalks in sub-divisins, and nt enugh sidewalks arund the city in general Enfrcement cnsistency riding n the sidewalks thrughut the city is nt unifrmly enfrced Partnership between UVA and city plice department is established but culd be enhanced ver time; Recmmendatins cmplete the sidewalk netwrk citywide drivers educatin including bike/ped educatin When pssible, use prtins f available ROW fr a bicycle specific trail Bicyclists have 50% knwledge/cmpliance rate with rules f rad Are there existing prgrams? Yes/N Many repeat ffenders, usually Jimmy Jhn s, ther fd delivery cmpanies PD generally tries t distribute pamphlets in lieu f tickets fr first ffenders - n guarantee the pamphlets are read by citizens Mst infractins are nt malicius; cyclists dn t want t lse mmentum and stp at red lights/stp signs

4 Other cmmn issues include riding n sidewalks (enfrceable? Only in dwntwn? Cnfusin) and nt yielding t pedestrians Lack f space fr bikes n rutes parallel t mall leads t peple riding n the Mall Water St and Market St are bth challenging fr cyclists Fatal and severe bicycle/mtr vehicle cllisins - 4 th St/W. Main St Alderman Rd/Ivy Rd (left turn, head n Mtrist educatin cmpnent included in schl driver s educatin prgrams? Yunger students? Bike rdes, helmet giveaways, special events i.e. Bike, Walk, Play The Crner: dring, bicyclists nt yielding t pedestrians Bike bxes will take getting used t, particularly fr aggressive drivers Lking int and applying fr pedestrian safety grants which culd imprve sidewalks, signals and enfrcement effrts Distracted walking is an issue, as well as emphasis n general shared respnsibilities Walking and schls Walking Wednesday events; many children ride with parents; sme crssing guards nly see 1-4 kids crssing at their psts City has reduced crssing guard psts frm 14 t 7 Rse Hill Drive/Burley Middle schl Cars parking in bike lane fr drp ff Usually have targeted enfrcement during back-t-schl seasn Spnsred helmet PSA last fall Can be challenging t enfrce laws with the wide variety f cycling styles Ptential t get mre invlved with bicycle and pedestrian advisry cmmittee Street design & culture Issues near crner where cyclists try t squeeze between cars and parked cars Active Living Fcus Grup June 19, 2014 frm 12:00 PM 1:30 PM at City Space (100 5 th Street, NE) Participants: Ellen Hule-Charlttesville Track Club, Westminster Preschl Elizabeth Beasley-Health Department Carline Lac-Cmmunity Bikes Jessie Ddsn-Cmmunity Attentin Juan Wade-Schl Bard Melanie Brady-UVA Health & Prmtin Jamie Lenard-UVA Health & Prmtin Ntes: Mve 2 Health Fcus n psitive messaging Minutes nt miles t include a variety f activities Mst participants in age grup; prbably reaching peple wh are already active Lcatin specific: Ri Rad and US 29 intersectin need grade separated interchange Cmmunity Bikes Fcus n biking fr transprtatin Free/cheap bikes fr refugee/hmeless ppulatins Vucher system thrugh the Haven

5 Wmen & bikes-interest in family biking Kid s bike rdes Issue/challenge: city cunty cnnectin -- US 29 needs t be fixed Driver educatin bicycle educatin des this happen Strm water management -- better management culd prevent gravel and debris n bike lanes Educatin Infrmatin at UVA nt much bicycle educatin frmalized at UVA, sme bike shps augment bicycle educatin fr newly entering freshman What happened after 20 years in Charlttesville t make it the mst bike friendly place in the wrld? Bike/Ped educatin starting at an early age and prviding free access t bikes and helmets established an early interventin cmprehensive educatin prgram ensures that every child in Charlttesville has been expsed t a bike/ped related educatin Requirements fr develpers t include bike/ped facilities when they develp prperty Develped a managed infrastructure fr cunty residents t park cars at the city line and prvide access t bike/ped facilities at the designated parking lts - park and ride Dedicated funding mechanism fr bike/ped has been put in place; frm $200K t $2 mil per year; The award winning netwrk in Charlttesville has a diversity f users frm every demgraphic and sci-ecnmic level Outreach t minrities / disenfranchised users have been meaningfully brught int the planning and implementatin prcess; Cmmercial supprt fr bicycling and walking netwrk htels, lcal businesses, etc. all supprt and market bicycling infrastructure; The transprtatin system has becme mre balanced between all the mdes f transprtatin; Law enfrcement rules are enfrced cnsistently by law enfrcement agencies, rules f the rad are being Amtrak bicycles n trains imprve reginal transprtatin; Bicycle turism has increased significantly Schls have created bicycle strage facilities and changing areas as well as paths t schls frm neighbrhds Innvative bicycle facilities have been integrated int traffic engineering, especially at crsswalks and intersectins fr pedestrians Bicycle supprt facilities like fixing statins are prevalent acrss the city Facilities fr lder Americans t get arund Charlttesville seamless and well maintained sidewalk system, trailheads, rest stps and greening (green infrastructure) the city has created a pleasant envirnment fr flks traversing the city; Maintenance f the bike/ped a well-funded, and staff maintenance system has been put in place; Majr bicycling events regularly ccurring in Charlttesville attracting turists frm all ver the regin and wrld; In 20 years the city has drastically increased density in the city cre which has resulted a market driven revitalizatin fr biking and walking Older yuth in fster care system; many rely n the bus system fr transprtatin; interested in prmting ther transprtatin alternatives -transprtatin slutins are key part f vercming pverty Want t see mre minrities/diversity in the bicycling cmmunity Need t imprve facilities fr students biking t high schl

6 Want t see mre cvered parking and separated, light rutes fr students t bike t all city schls Add bicycle educatin t schl curriculum Sme grassrts effrts like walking schl buses, but takes a lt f parent effrt City/Cunty cnnectins are really scary Gergetwn Rd/Avn-disappearing shulder, t much vergrwth Increase in biking arund UVA, want t see increase in helmet use, lights - the mst severe UVA student ER cases are bicycle related Grady Ave, crssing at Prestn is very difficult Washingtn Park/pl virtually inaccessible fr children in Venable neighbrhd IM Rec Sprts/H s Well/Parking & Transprtatin have talked abut frming a bicycle subcmmittee Student infrmatin packet - n bicycle infrmatin in packet distributed t incming first year students Safe riding skills clinic ffered in August with bike sale Westminster Bike Days, helmets/bike access are a barrier, what are the rules f the rad Partnerships with pre-schls, bike stres, health grups New develpments with n bike lanes, make requirement fr develpers Addressing Cunty grwth and thse wh can t bike cmmute the whle way with better strage etc. at park and ride facilities Eliminate funding lphle as reasn fr bike lane remval frm prjects the Cunty rarely uses tax payer mnies t fund bike lanes (rely n VDOT/state funding) Turism - Pedi cabs, bike turs arund twn/histric sites, htels with wn rental bike inventries Reducing the number f cars n the rad s ther users feel safe, signals and infrmatin at intersectins Ridge/Main/Water is particularly challenging Addressing the varius needs f the peple we serve; access t bikes, helmets, rutes etc. Recreatin vs. daily needs Ging t cmmunity meetings t address issues Using technlgy t imprve transprtatin; what can be dne with the hardware peple already have (i.e. bicycles, smart phnes, traffic signals) Need map f bike fix-it statins Maintaining existing infrastructure New JPA bridge is an example f a gd prject Bike, Walk, Play event was watershed type event; shws what is pssible via human pwer transprtatin Similar events elsewhere attract reginal participants i.e. Cap t Cap race in Richmnd Maintaining bike/ped access during cnstructin gt mre peple walking and biking Opprtunities fr mre neighbrhd cmmercial cnnectins Ri/Greenbrier intersectin inaccessible t bikes/pedestrians N crssings/bus stps t get t Stnefield Incentives t encurage density, letting the market d the wrk