Designing for Mobility Designing for Mobility Bicycle and Pedestrian Programs when you don’t have good Infrastructure (or $) for either!

Land area 760 acres (220 blocks) Land area 760 acres (220 blocks) Workforce 50,000+ Workforce 50,000+ Office Space 9.4 Million Sq. Ft. Office Space 9.4 Million Sq. Ft. Art & Cultural Centers 9 Art & Cultural Centers 9 Students 9,000 Students 9,000 Residents within 3 miles 98,000+ Residents within 3 miles 98,000+ Residents in Downtown 4,300+ (est.) Residents in Downtown 4,300+ (est.) Parking spaces 25,000+ Parking spaces 25,000+ Bike lanes/trails 7 Bike lanes/trails 7 Tampa’s Downtown Quick Facts

Special Services District

I. Design/Policy/Planning

Complete Streets Design and operate entire roadway with all users in mind 379 regional and local jurisdictions + 26 states have adopted ordinance or policy. Design/Policy/Planning

NACTO urban bikeway design guidelines Provide cities with solutions that can help create complete streets that are safe and enjoyable for bicyclists. Lanes, intersections, signals, bike boulevards, cycle tracks, etc. Free Webinars and resources. Design/Policy/Planning

Walk Friendly Communities America Walks received funding from the National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to bring workshops, technical assistance and other support services to local communities. Steps to a Walkable Community: A Guide for Citizens, Planners, and Engineers. Steps to a Walkable Community: A Guide for Citizens, Planners, and Engineers This resource serves as the basis for a series of webinars, phone discussion groups, trainings, and walking campaign walkshops™. Design/Policy/Planning

Bicycle Friendly Community The Bicycle Friendly Community Program provides incentives, hands-on assistance, and award recognition for communities that actively support bicycling. The League named 24 new and 25 renewing BFC during the 2012 Spring BFC awards. Minneapolis has reached the Minneapolis Gold level! Design/Policy/Planning

Walk Score/Transit Score/Bike Score Downtown Minneapolis got a 95 out of 100 Downtown Tampa was most walkable at 82. Nearby suburb scored a dismal 36! Design/Policy/Planning

Walkable 101: The Walkability WorkbookThe Walkability Workbook Free set of documents and slide presentations providing guidance on everything needed to: organize community walkability workshops, conduct walkability audits and prioritize changes for a better built environment. Design/Policy/Planning

Tampa Example- Walk/Bike Plan Result of 2009 Comprehensive Plan Update – encourage growth in “mixed-use corridors and villages”. Review past studies to ID, prioritize feasible bike/ped projects and put business plan in place for completion. Projects either Complete Streets re-configuration (6) or stand-alone (20). Design/Policy/Planning

Tampa Example- (con’t) Walk/Bike Plan Projects identified/prioritized by this effort will be used to: Allocate City tax revenues (i.e. local option gas tax, capital infrastructure sales tax). Identify right-of-way needs and opportunities within City, County, and FDOT resurfacing projects and other public works projects. Identify projects along the major road network eligible for Federal “Enhancement” funds or Federal Highway Safety Program funds. Design/Policy/Planning

II. Education/Advocacy

Tampa BayCycle Tampa BayCycle – bike advocacy campaign Funded by FL Dept. of Transportation Active website and Facebook page Grant used for bike safety gear, free bike safety classes, event support, etc. “Words for Wheels” essay contest Bike to Work Rides Education/Advocacy

Low Cost Bike Racks Parking meter bike rack Student Art racks Education/Advocacy

WalkWise/BikeSmart Funded by FL DOT 15 to 45 min presentation Tips for pedestrians, cyclists and drivers Enforcement campaign as well Green Artery Downtown area neighborhood-led campaign to connect via safe walk/bike paths Identify, expand and enhance a trail system between neighborhoods Education/Advocacy

III. Events

Events Mobility Market Feb. 2010

Do the Local Motion Do the Local Motion Combining Fitness with Culture and Community *Bi-weekly free guided walking tours *Walker feedback soliticed *Highlights downtown business *Averaged 69 people per walk! Events

Urban Restaurant Tours Urban Restaurant Tours Sponsored by downtown bike shop Sponsored by downtown bike shop Introduces new riders to cycling Introduces new riders to cycling Mini bike-safety workshop offered prior to ride Mini bike-safety workshop offered prior to ride Great exposure for downtown restaurants Great exposure for downtown restaurants Events

Mobility Awareness Tour Partnered with groups we Partnered with groups we hadn’t worked with Invited transportation engineers Invited transportation engineers and planners Very “eye-opening” Very “eye-opening” experience Events

National Park(ing) Day National Park(ing) Day Partnered with Arts Partnered with Arts Organization Held call for artists Held call for artists Ideal morphing into Ideal morphing into Parklets Events

Other ideas Tampa Bay Bike Co-op Tampa Bay Bike Co-op Tampa Bay Bike Co-op Tampa Bay Bike Co-op Criterium and Festival Criterium and Festival Criterium and Festival Criterium and Festival Bike Valet at events Bike Valet at events Bike Valet at events Bike Valet at events Events

Karen Kress, AICP, LCI