Transcript Regional Bicycle and Pedestrian Wayfinding Plan

2016 Active Transportation Plan
Goals, Objectives & Criteria
Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities Advisory Committee
March 2, 2016 meeting
Plan Components
Vision: Active Community
Goals:
support vision
Objectives:
measure progress
Programs:
implement Plan
2016 Draft Vision Statement
Active modes of transportation, such as bicycling and
walking, will be an integral, convenient and safe part of
daily life in Monterey County for residents and visitors of
all ages and abilities.
Goal #1: Active Transportation trips
• Increase proportion of trips accomplished by biking
and walking
Goal #1: Active Transportation Trips
Objectives:
Programs:
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Increase number of bicycle trips
from 0.7% in 2014 to ___% by the
year 2022
• Continue to support bike month
activities, Ciclovia and other active
transportation activities
•
Increase number of walking trips
from 3.1% in 2014 to ___% by the
year 2022
• Develop a bicycle and pedestrian
count program
Goal #2: Safety
• Improve bicycle and pedestrian safety
Goal #2: Safety
Objectives:
Programs:
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Reduce the number of bicycle and
pedestrian collisions, injuries and
fatalities by __% within five year
• Collect and maintain bicycle and
pedestrian collision data; target
future projects at high collision
locations
•
Employ best practices and
innovative facility designs, such as
Class IV protected bike lanes,
countdown signals or pedestrian
scrambles when appropriate
Goal #3: Enhance Connectivity
• Remove gaps and enhance bicycle and pedestrian
network connectivity
Goal #3: Connectivity
Objectives:
Programs:
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Construct top 10 high-priority
bicycle and pedestrian
improvements by 2025
• Increase bicycle and pedestrian
support facilities, such as bike racks,
lockers and wayfinding signs
•
Increase Monterey County’s
bikeways miles by __%
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Complete Monterey Bay Sanctuary
Scenic Trail by 2030
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Integrate bike and pedestrian
planning with construction
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Implement Wayfinding Plan by
signing __% of routes by 2022
Goal #4: Equity
• Provide improved bicycle and pedestrian access to
diverse areas and populations in the County
Goal #4: Equity
Objectives:
Programs:
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Encourage participation from all
areas of County in Bicycle &
Pedestrian Committee
• Language translation for event and
program announcements, like Bike
Month, and safety outreach
materials distribution
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Designate high priority projects in
North County, Monterey Peninsula,
Salinas and South County with
special considerations for
disadvantaged communities
•
Encourage project design that
accommodates all ages and
abilities
Goal #5: Education
• Increase education and awareness of environmental
& public health benefits of walking and biking
Goal #5: Education
Objectives:
Programs:
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• Continue to host bicycle safety
trainings, and encourage participants
to become League of American
Bicyclists League Cycling Instructor.
Work with local agencies to
support, promote and
institutionalize bicycle and
pedestrian safety education and
outreach programs.
• Continue to support bicycle rodeos in
schools.
Goal #6: Quality Facilities
• Maintain and improve the quality of the bikeway &
walkway network.
Goal #6: Quality Facilities
Objectives:
Programs:
•
• Continue to administer bike facilities
service request program
Encourage implementation and
maintenance of bikeway and
walkway network in jurisdiction
plans and capital improvement
programs
Criteria for High Priority Projects
Increase Active Transportation Trips
• Provides a connection to major destinations, such as employment, shopping,
community center, schools, transit centers
• Creates more comfortable walking or biking experience
Improve Safety
• Addresses location with high collision history
Enhance Connectivity
• Fills a gap in an existing route
Equity
• Helps create geographic equity in list of priority projects throughout the
County
Maintain and Improve Quality Facilities
• Improves or maintains quality of existing facility with high usage, or in a way
that will increase usage