WALKABLE + BIKEABLE REGIONS

2016 TxAPA ConferenceAlex Carroll

Andrew Pompei, AICPKelly Porter, AICP

How Metropolitan Areas

Plan for Walking and Biking

Alex Carroll

APA Texas Chapter Planning Conference

November 4, 2016

The Alamo Area MPO is made up of Bexar, Comal, and

Guadalupe Counties and a portion of Kendall County

2 million

residents

Travel

50,000,000

miles daily

Of commuters,

90% drive

Boerne

San Antonio

New

Braunfels

Seguin

San Antonio

Missions

National

Historical Park

Bicycle and

Pedestrian

Mobility

Advisory

Committees

Resolutions

Supporting

Complete

Streets and

Vision Zero

Initiative

Walkable

Community

Workshops

Photo: The Herald-Zeitung

Photo: The Herald-Zeitung

Bring together residents and transportation partners to

identify improvements that would encourage biking and walking

Safety Education

Defensive Driving &

Street Skills

5th Edition

Bike Map

20th Annual

Walk & Roll Rally

Thank you!Alex Carroll

AAMPO Active Transportation Planner

carroll@alamoareampo.org

210-230-6901

CAMPO REGION

• Six counties encompassing

5,302 square miles

• 2 million people

• 4th largest in Texas

• 11th largest in Nation

• 2040 Regional

Transportation Plan

adopted in May 2015

• Focus on 2045 RTP

• Active Transportation

Monitoring Program

• Bicycle and Pedestrian

Committee

• Regional Bikeway Map

• Funding Set-Aside

Ped/Bike Programs

• 2045 Regional Active Transportation Plan

• Platinum Planning – Georgetown Williams Drive

• 15 percent STP-MM Funding Target

• TAP Funding

2045 Regional Active Transportation Plan

Active Transportation Advisory Committee

• Public Health Interest

• Texas School of the Blind

and Visually Impaired

• Travis County

• TxDOT Austin District

• TxDOT Transportation

Planning and Programming

• University of Texas

• Williamson County

• Austin Community College

• Capital Metropolitan

Transportation Authority

• Central Texas Regional

Mobility Authority

• City of Austin

• City of Elgin

• City of Georgetown

• City of San Marcos

• Del Valle ISD

ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION: VISION AND GOALS

Vision:The CAMPO region’s world-class,

regionally-coordinated, and well-

maintained Active Transportation network

provides safe, efficient, convenient, and

comfortable walking and bicycling access

to local and regional destinations for all

residents and visitors.

Goals:

• Goal 1: Safety

• Goal 2: Accessibility

• Goal 3: Functionality

• Goal 4: Equity

• Goal 5: Everyday Use

• Goal 6: Quality of Life

• Goal 7: Regional Coordination

and Connectivity

• Active Transportation Advisory

Committee

• Inventory of Planned and

Existing Facilities

• Local Government Outreach

2045 REGIONAL ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN

Marble Falls Elgin

BurnetWilliamson

Travis

Hays

Caldwell

Bastrop

Open House locations

POLICY REVIEW

Near Northwest Corridor

Connections Case StudyImplementation plan with

project and policy priorities:

• Pedestrian and bicycle

connectivity

• Last-mile connections

• Access management

• Multi-modal transportation

elements

• Safety and operational

improvements

• Private realm built-form

supporting active transportation

Project Viewer

Project Progress

• Regional Active Transportation Viewer Update

• Vision Network• Best Practices Guide

book• Performance Measure

Development • Identify Funding• Case Study

• Public Outreach• Existing

Conditions• Policy Review• Vision, Goals and

Objectives• Data

Development and Analysis

DOCUMENTRECOMMENDDISCOVER

• Draft Report• CAMPO & ATAC

Review • Final Report

PLATINUM PLANNING

Locally-driven approach for

CAMPO’s Long-Range

Planning work

• Regional Special Studies

• Sub-regions

• Corridors

• Centers

PLATINUMPLANNING

STP-MM Funding Target

TAP Funded Projects

Step it Up Walkability Action Institute

Action Plan Elements

• Regional Active Transportation Plan – Summer 2017

• Multimodal Corridor Plan – May 2017

• Online Project Viewer and Data Warehouse –

December 2016

• Health Outcome Performance Measures – March

2017

• Public Health Representative on Technical Standing

Committee – July 2017

Kelly Porter, Regional Planning Manager

(512) 974 2084

kelly.porter@campotexas.org

www.campotexas.org

Questions?

PEDESTRIAN/BICYCLE PLANNING IN THE

HOUSTON-GALVESTON REGION

Andrew J. Pompei, AICPSenior Regional Planner

Houston–Galveston Area Council

13 Counties134 Cities

6+ Million Residents

Commuting: Local Statistics

City of Houston

0.6%of workers commute by bike

#47Rank among 70 Largest Cities

in % of bicycle commuters

59.3%Increase in

bicycle commuters

(1990 – 2014)

Regional Network: Existing

1,342miles of existing bikeways

Regional Network: Vision

986miles of regional bikeways

Supported by

9Priority Actions

Pedestrian-Bicyclist Program

Planning Technical Assistance

CountsMapping

Pedestrian-Bicyclist Subcommittee

Collecting Data

Temporary Counters

Temporary Counters Deployed at

350+Locations

Co

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ing

Dat

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MKT Trail @ 7th Street/Moy St.(White Oak Bayou Crossing)

City of HoustonSeptember 2016

FM 518 Shared-Use Path @ SH 146

City of KemahNovember 2015

505 users/day

80 users/day

1,091 users/dayWestheimer Road Eastbound

(Urban Road 1093) West of McCue Road

City of HoustonDecember 2015

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Pedestrian Evaluation Tool

Pasadena, TXSeptember 2016

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Source: Shape Up Fort Bend

ANDREW J. POMPEI, AICPSenior Regional Planner

Houston-Galveston Area Councilandrew.pompei@h-gac.comwww.h-gac.com/go/pedbike