Safer People, Safer Streets, and Safer Policies at USDOT--Dan Goodman
#40 Safe Routes Networks: Building Livable Communities for Kids and Everyone - Ping
1. Safe Routes to School
NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP
Safe Routes Networks:
building livable communities
for kids and everyone
Robert Ping
Technical Assistance Director
SRTS National Partnership
2. Why State Policy?
Federal SRTS Funding is Critical,
But It is Not Enough
Policies Can Be Barriers
Built Environment Needs Help
Distance, Crime and Safety Issues
3. Why Regional Policy?
Regional Governments (MPO’s) are powerful
Large part of state population affected
Very little advocacy at regional level
Regions are more powerful in MAP-21
4. State Network Project: 2007-2009
California Louisiana
District of Columbia New York
Georgia Oklahoma
Illinois Texas
Kentucky Virginia
5. SRTS State Network Project: States
Arkansas Maryland
California Minnesota
Colorado Mississippi
District of Columbia Missouri
Florida Montana
Georgia Oklahoma
Hawaii Pennsylvania
Illinois Tennessee
Kentucky Virginia
Louisiana Wisconsin
6. State/Regional Network Project: 2012…
States: Regions:
California Atlanta
Florida [Denver]
Mississippi Greater DC
New Jersey Northern California
North Carolina Southern California
Ohio
Tennessee
7. SRTS Partners
Department of Transportation
Department of Health
Department of Education
Universities
Consultants
Elected Officials
Advocacy Groups
Local Champions, Staff, Advocates
Health Insurers
8. Other Groups
o Active Community Environments
o Tennessee Obesity Task Force
o Texas Action for Healthy Kids Alliance
o Be Active New York State
o NYS Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Alliance
o Texas Active Living Network
o Oregon Walk + Bike to School Committee
o Northern Illinois SRTS Task Force
o State SRTS Advisory Committee
o Bicycle/Pedestrian Commission or Advisory Committee
10. State Network Project: Then
State DOT SRTS program
School Siting
Complete Streets
Fine-based Funding Mechanisms
School Wellness Policies
Strategic Highway Safety Plan
Large-scale Curriculum and Instruction
SRTS-related Legislation
Crime
Low-Income Community Assistance
School Bus Cuts/Hazard Busing Costs
11. State/Regional Network Project: Now
State DOT SRTS program/MAP-21
Complete Streets
Joint-Use
Lower-Income Community Assistance
Regional Transportation Plan
Visit saferoutespartnership.org/state
to learn more about state network project
Visit saferoutespartnership.org/local/rnp
to learn more about regional network project
12. SRTS State Network Project: States
Arkansas Maryland
California Minnesota
Colorado Mississippi
District of Columbia Missouri
Florida Montana
Georgia Oklahoma
Hawaii Pennsylvania
Illinois Tennessee
Kentucky Virginia
Louisiana Wisconsin
13. State SRTS Program - then
Application Process
Technical Assistance
Advisory Committee
Non-Infrastructure %
14. State SRTS Program - now
SAFETEA-LU Awards
Obligation
SRTS Coordinator
MAP-21
15. Pennsylvania SRTS program: getting rolling
Would take to 2018 to program funds
SRTS Coordinator was interim, part-time and TE!
Letters and meetings with PennDOT
Educated General Assembly members
Pedestrian and Pedcycle Committee resolution
$21M in inf. grants, new noninf. Resource Center
16. Illinois Complete Streets: Implementation
• 2007 Complete Streets law
• 2009 IDOT policy expedited
• 2010 Meetings and comments on policy:
• Paved shoulders: now bike lanes/side
paths
• Sidewalk formula: 50/50 to 80/20
17. Louisiana Complete Streets: New Orleans
Got Regional Planning Commission to adopt
$200M to repair Katrina-damaged streets
Network design recommendations incorporated
Led to first-ever city bike lane
