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Minneapolis Area, Minnesota
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Community Profile
MinneapolisMinneapolis
38 miles of on street bike lanes38 miles of on street bike lanes
57 miles of off street trails57 miles of off street trails
16,500 bike parking spaces16,500 bike parking spaces
Bike racks on all buses, trainsBike racks on all buses, trains
Sidewalk network is 80% complete.Relatively flat topographyRelatively flat topography
Warm summer; robust winter; some spring/fallWarm summer; robust winter; some spring/fall
IDEAL for WALKING and BIKING!IDEAL for WALKING and BIKING!
Minneapolis mode split*
Auto 77%
Transit 4%Bike 4%
Walk 13%
NO LOW HANGING FRUIT!NO LOW HANGING FRUIT!
*Metropolitan Council, 2000 Travel Behavior Inventory:
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Program Area
Program Area: City of Minneapolis and adjacent
communities including the Airport and Ft. Snelling
Program Emphasis on connections to Minneapolis
Brooklyn Center
Columbia
Heights
Edina
Falcon Heights
Fridley
Golden ValleyLauderdale
Minneapolis
Richfield
Robbinsdale
Roseville
Saint Anthony
Saint Lois Park
Saint Paul
Population:
377,392 Minneapolis
930,934 NTPProgram area
3,208,212 MSA
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The Bike/Walk Program
Transit for Livable Communities:
TLC Mission
Improve the quality of life in Minnesota
communities by promoting transit, walking,
biking and transit oriented development
Background
Established in 1996
Regional non-profit, non-partisan agencyResearch
Organizing
Advocacy
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The Program
Tenets of TLC Bike/Walk approach
Innovation
Strategic planningEngaged stakeholders
Fair,Transparent process
Quality measurement
Institutionalized change
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Innovation
Bring in experts to host workshops
Introduce new concepts
Expose traditional mythsGenerate excitement for new approaches
Build capacity for institutional changes
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Strategic Planning
Snapshot Minneapolis
Awards for 8 planning studies
Central Avenue NEHennepin Avenue
Central Corridor Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan
Richfield Arterials
Xenia Ave/Park Place Blvd. Corridor
Douglas Drive Corridor & Connection to Luce Line
Minneapolis Pedestrian MasterPlanMetro Transit Bike/Ped Improvements Study
Outreach ProgramBike/Walk Ambassadors
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Engage Stakeholders
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Engage Stakeholders
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Process
Round 1 Planning, Operations, Infrastructure - 2007Planning
OperationsLivable streets
Pedestrian districts/plazasOff-road facilities
Round 2 Infrastructure - 2008Livable streets
Bike/walk streets
Final round LOI & direct awards 2009Innovative capital projectsPrevious proposals, results of planning studies
Education and outreach
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Measurement
Evaluation plan
Data collection and analysis
Before & After surveyBike & pedestrian counts
Community wide measurement
Project specific measurement
Public health component
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Current Status
Funding Awarded
Direct Awards $1.3 million
2007 Solicitation
63 applications received totaling$17.9 million30 projects awarded totaling $7.3 million
2008 Solicitation
35 applications received totaling $16.1 million
5 projects awarded totaling $1.87 million
2009 Strategic Investments
16 LOIs received
4 invited to full proposal
Education / Enforcement / Awareness
Working with previous applicants and planning study
outcomes
Project funds remaining to allocate: $6.25 millionDoes not include administrative and contracted costs
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Program Future
Infrastructure improvements:
75 miles of new bike lanes
New bike parking over 1000 spaces
Up to 3 miles of new off-street facilities mostly filling in existing gaps
Dozens of improvements at major crossings for pedestrians and
cyclists.Innovations that have never been done in the Twin Cities:
Bike Walk Streets (aka bike boulevards)
4-3 lane conversions and other road diets to allow for bike lanes
Advance boxes and special bike signals
Cycle-track (1stAvenue)
Bike donation/bike-sharing program?Goals for institutional changes:
Revised state aid standards
Complete Streets Policy
New attention to bike/ped issues
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THANK YOU
Transit for Livable Communities
Bike/Walk Program
www.bikewalktwincities.org
Tony Hull