amy johnson executive director palmetto cycling coalition advocating locally for a better...
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Amy JohnsonExecutive Director
Palmetto Cycling Coalition
Advocating Locally
for a Better Transportation Network
Who Am I?Born in Augusta, GAExperience in private & public sector Volunteered for BikeAthens & GeorgiaBikes! since 2005
Local politics & multi-jurisdictional policy, funding, public input; events, letter campaigns, community program work, organizational change
Worked for BikeAthens 2011-2012Staff sustains an organization and its movement
Working for PCC since 2012State perspective
SC Opportunities
• Changing Demographic, Changing Environmental Needs• Bike/Walk facilities proved a boon to small, urban businesses• Bike tourism an economic boon in rural areas
Partnerships.
Representation.
The 5 keysto local success:
Planning.
Design.
Funding.
Partnerships.• Local advocates
Shared Vision: 501-c3c
The Long Haul.
Partnerships: the Necessary Three.
Municipal staff.
Elected Officials.
Effective Advocate
s.
• Bike/Ped Advisory Committee.
Representation.?
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• Enhance your political capacity with a Candidate Scorecard.
• Publicize it.
Representation.
Representation.• Elected officials.
• SC: economics
Build Alliances
Remember to Celebrate.
• Regional Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO)
• Best advocate Technical Advisory Committee
Representation.
• Stop every now and then, and find an excuse to give your volunteers some fun time.
• Every 501c3 should have regular board member turn over, including Executive Committee. Without that, your org isn’t evolving with its constituent needs.
Are you having FUN?
Is your organization healthy?
• Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plans
Back to work…
Planning Input.
Integrate all modes, and prescribe some Level of Service
• Repaving Schedules
Planning Input.
• Corridor Studies
Planning Input.
Downtown Master Plans and Transportation Master Plans
• A 6 year To Do list, based on 35 year Long Range Plan
• Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)
Planning Input.
Adopt good Design Guides.
1st: 2012 AASHTO Guide to the Development of Bike Facilities
2010, ITE’s Designing Walkable Urban Thoroughfares, a Context Sensitive Approach
2nd: NACTO Bikeway Design Guide
3rd: NACTO Urban Street Design Guide
Design.
Don’t believe the hype. It’s all eligible.
Planning Design Funding
Funding.
• Get new funding
• Renew old funding streams.
Funding.
• Local General Fund: city council and yearly budgets
Funding.
Questions
?
Contact:Amy Johnson
Executive Director, Palmetto Cycling Coalition
Current PCC Projects/Programs
National Bike Summit
Communities 4 Cycling
Rumble Strip Policy
Local Org Empowerment
Educational Safety
Campaign