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Title: Active Transportation and Complete Streets in Rural Counties: From Advocacy to Implementation Track: Change Format: 90 minute panel Abstract: Rural and small communities have different needs and opportunities for walking and bicycling. This session will highlight advocacy, implementation, and evaluation of active transportation projects in two rural counties in New York and Ontario. Presenters: Presenter: Kristen Wilson Cornell Cooperative Extension Ulster County Co-Presenter: Kate Hall Communities in Action Committee Co-Presenter: Sue Shikaze Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit Co-Presenter: Tim Weidemann Rondout Consulting Co-Presenter: Lindsay Zefting Vera Alta Planning +DesignTRANSCRIPT
Complete Streets in Rural Regions
Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning in Rural Regions
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Bicycle Walk
Source: 2010 5-Year American Community Survey, B08301 Journey to Work – Combined with National NHTS Survey Data
Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning in Rural Regions
Rural cities and towns are ideally sized to maximize bicycling and walking potential
• Average walking trip in US = 1.2 miles (50% are less than half mile)
• Average bicycling trip in US = 4 miles (60% are less than 2 miles)
Hamilton, MT
Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning in Rural Regions
Bicycling and Walking accommodations can support tourism in rural regions
• Long-distance bicycle touring routes
• Access to rural business districts and natural resources
• Making connections to regional routes and trails
Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning in Rural Regions
Other Reasons for Rural Bicycle/Pedestrian Planning:
• Health/livability
• Rural government easier to navigate
• Reduction of air pollution
• Reducing the need for high-cost transit/paratransit
• Slower pace of life
• Lower income areas
Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning in Rural Regions
Rural Complete Streets:
• Still need to provide for all modes of transportation
• Still need to be part a larger network
• Different needs than urban walkways and bikeways due to frequency, funding and length
• Different funding sources
• Complete streets are often a unfamiliar concept in rural areas
Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning in Rural Regions
State-owned highways:
• Often rural roadways are state-owned
• There is a need for more context sensitivity along rural state-owned highways.
Right: many rural highways show little change when they
pass through rural towns
Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning in Rural Regions
Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning in Rural Regions
Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning in Rural Regions
Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning in Rural Regions
Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning in Rural Regions
Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning in Rural Regions
Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning in Rural Regions
Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning in Rural Regions
Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning in Rural Regions
Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning in Rural Regions
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Photo by Randy Dittberner, VDOT
Before
Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning in Rural Regions
Photo courtesy of the Local Government Commission