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BIKE ROUTES DESIGNATIONS UPDATE
BIKE ROUTES DESIGNATIONS
Julie Walcoff, Active Transportation Manager
SAMPLE SLIDE BLUE HEADER
o EDIT blue – make darker
WHAT ARE BIKE ROUTES?
o Urban, Suburban & Rural Connectionso Roads and Trails
WHY BIKE ROUTES TODAY?
o Part of Access Ohio 2040’s implementation
USBR 50
o First US Bike Route designated in Ohio
o Washington, D.C. to San Francisco
o East-West through Central Ohio, from Jefferson to Preble County
WHY BIKE ROUTES?
o Customer Preference Surveyo Residents WANT bicycle and pedestrian facilitieso Moved up to 5th in importance
CUSTOMER PREFERENCE SURVEY
o Generational Shiftso 18-34 year olds:
Are twice as likely not to have a driver’s license (4% statewide)
o 55-64 year olds: See themselves driving less (14%) not more (12%) in the future
CUSTOMER PREFERENCE SURVEY
10% of Ohioans bicycling to get places they need to go a few times a month
BENEFITS OF BIKE ROUTES
o Connect communitieso Take advantage of existing facilitieso Focus on improvementso Economic development
BIKES MEAN BUSINESS
o Contribute $133 Billion annually to US Economy
o Support nearly 1.1 Million jobs across the US
o Produce $53.1 Billion annually in retail sales and services
BIKES MEAN BUSINESS
o Generate $17.7 Billion annually in local, state and federal income and sales tax
o Bike infrastructure projects are more labor intensive, resulting in more jobs than roadway projects that are materials intensive
THE LATEST
BIKE ROUTES IMPLEMENTATION
o ODOT generated routeo Route verified
o Local riders, MPO’s and ODOT Districts
o Route modifiedo Route finalizedo Jurisdictional support (resolution)o Submission deadlines & AASHTO application,
April 1, 2018
WHERE WE ARE TODAY
WHAT’S NEXT
GETTING TO 906
o Secured Consultantso Working with Bike-Ped Coordinators, PIOs
o Activating MPOs and RTPOso Working Directly with Communities
GETTING TO 906
o High level of local interesto Locals would like to create County Bike Routes
o Similar to State and US Bike Routes
GETTING TO 906
o Active Transportation Guidanceo Purposeo Impacts ODOT owned and maintained roadso Exceptions need approval
RELATED ACTIVITIES
o Process for updates to routeso Signage criteria
906 BY APRIL 1 — WHAT’S NEXT
o Facebook page live o Facebook.com/BikeOhio
o Focus by district and by routeo Consultant team to assist
o Contacting localso Supplying sample resolutionso Following up with calls, emails, visits
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