session 2- "walk/bike marin" by ted curtis

8/6/2019 Session 2- "Walk/Bike Marin" by Ted Curtis

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NonmotorizedTransportationPilot Program

Marin County

Transportation Research BoardWashington, DC

January 11, 2009


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Marin County Resident SurveyTop Issues in the County

48%

21%

9%

8%

8%

7%

7%

6%

5%

5%

5%

3%

8%

%

%

% 3

% 4

% 5

% 6

%

Traffic congestion

Lack of affordable housing

Inadequate public transportation

High cost of living

Excessive growth or development

Pollution/Preserving environment

Education/Inadequate funds

Crime rate, drugs & alcoholism

Population growth

Illegal immigration

Bad Infrastructure

Lack of funds or services

Don't Know/No Answer

What do you feel are the two biggest issues facing your community?

Survey conducted by Godbe Research November 2007


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Demand For Travel in Marin Outpaces Growth

Growth in Marin County

1990-2005

0%

25%

50%

75%

100%

Household

Growth

Dail

Trip

Growth

Emplo

ment

Growth

Daily Marin County Residents' Trips

8

8

0

200,000

400,000

600,000

800,000

1,000,000

1990 2005 2030

Source: Transportation Authority of Marin


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What it means locally

Focus on motor-vehicletrip reduction strategiesrather than recreational

opportunities Given the many ideas

for projects andprograms, what are the

most critical and whatcan be accomplishedduring the period of theprogram


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Process to Date

Over $220 million in ideas identified inexisting plans, through discussion with local

agencies, and extensive public outreach Technical but open and transparent process

to rank, prioritize, and select projects andprograms.

$20 million in funds allocated in April, 2007


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Primary Network

Infrastructure improvements on the majornorth-south or east-west corridors

$7, 70,000 in funded projects include:

Cal Park Tunnel Pathway (Class I) Puerto Suello ill Pathway (Class I)

Commuter Connection- nfrente Road (Class I)

Los Ranchitos Connector (Class II)

Alameda del Prado (Class II) Northgate Gap Closure (Class II and III)

Puerto Suello to Transit Center Connector (Class I)

Mahon Creek Path to Transit Center (Class I)


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Local/Feeder Network

Infrastructure improvements connectingneighborhoods and community facilities with eachother and the Primary Network

$ ,700,000 in funded projects include: Tennessee Valley Pathway (Class I)

Doherty Drive Pathway (Class I)

Terra Linda/North San Rafael Improvements (Class

II/III) Medway Improvements (Class II/III/Sidewalks)

County ealth and Wellness Center (facility access)

Pastori Sidewalk


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Countywide Projects

Typically smaller, dispersedprojects in multiple locations

such as bike racks, intersectionvideo detection, streetstriping/stenciling and signage,and neighborhood walkways

Projects in this categorydetermined through a separateprocess ($ ,972,000 allocated)


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Planning Projects

Project ideas which, with additional study andplanning, could be sufficiently scoped to be

competitive for future funding opportunities. $ ,10 ,000 in funded projects include:

Central Marin Ferry Connection

Mill Valley-Corte Madera Bikeway

San Rafael-Fairfax Corridor Study Bridgeway Pathway

Francisco Blvd. ast Improvements

Miller Creek/Las Gallinas Improvements


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Programs

ducational and outreach programs toencourage bicycling and walking

$1,000,000 allocated to programs, including: Street Smarts traffic calming program Way to Go! (Personal Travel Planning) ngineers bike/ped facility design training courses Share the Road, Share the Path

Informational Booths at vents Safety Campaign Community Walking and Biking Maps Promotion of ealth Benefits Street Skills and Riding with Youth Workshops


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Bicycle Collisions & Bicycle Counts

in Marin County

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

180

200

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008^

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800Collisions

Counts

inear

Collisions!

inear

Counts!

^No 2008 colli s ion data is availabl e at this t ime


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