1. Master
Bike
Plans:
Dallas
and
San
Antonio
February
3rd,
2012

2. Background
Ø Need
for
an
update
to
1985
Dallas
Bike
Plan
Ø Growing
demand
for
convenient
bicycle
connecAons
with
community
health,
environmental,
economic
and
transportaAon
benefits
Ø Concerns
about
bicycle
and
pedestrian
safety
Ø NCTCOG
support
for
development
of
a
regional
bicycle
planning
template
2

3. CommiAees
Bicycle
Policy
Steering
CommiIee
Bicycle
Advisory
CommiIee
Project
Review
(Agency
Technical)
CommiIee
Partner
Agencies
North
Central
Texas
Council
of
Governments
(NCTCOG)
Dallas
County
Texas
Department
of
TransportaAon
(TxDOT)
Dallas
Independent
School
District
(DISD)

4. Mission
&
Vision
Ø Bicycle
Safety
&
TransportaAon
IntegraAon/Efficiency
Ø Usage
/
Wellness
Benefits
Ø EducaAon,
Enforcement,
and
Public
Awareness
Ø City-­‐Wide
Dallas
Bikeway
System,
Regional
ConnecAons
4

5. AnDcipated
Benefits
Ø Increased
safety
Ø Environmental
impacts
(e.g.,
air
quality)
Ø Relief
for
exisAng
bike/ped
traffic
congesAon
areas
Ø TransportaAon
efficiency
(traffic
improvements)
Ø Public
health
and
lifestyle
Ø Economic
benefits
5

6. Dallas
Bikeway
System
Trail
Network
Plan
~250
miles
in
the
Plan.
~115
miles
constructed.

7. Dallas
Bikeway
System
.
.
.
+
Addi=onal
Off-­‐Street
Facili=es
Off-­‐street
facili=es:
~456
miles

8. MulD-­‐Use
Pathways
Ø
Linear
Trails
Ø
Sidepaths
Ø
Sidewalks
8

9. Dallas
Bikeway
System
.
.
.
+
On-­‐Street
Facili=es
On-­‐street
facili=es:
~840
miles

10. Inter-­‐JurisdicDonal
ConnecDons
•
136
inter-­‐jurisdicAonal
bicycle
connecAons
•
90
on-­‐street
connecAons
•
30
off-­‐street
connecAons
•
16
“Regional
Veloweb”
connecAons
10

11. Dallas
Bikeway
System
1,296
miles
of
bicycle
faciliAes:
On-­‐street
faciliAes:
~840
miles
Off-­‐street
faciliAes:
~456
miles
includes
~250
miles
in
current
Trail
Network
Plan
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12. Dallas
Bikeway
System
EsDmated
Build
Costs
~
840
miles
of
on-­‐street
faciliAes
• Restriping
and
signage
costs
(5-­‐7
year
life)
-­‐
$17
million
Maximize
potenAal
of
investments
made
for
off-­‐
street
faciliAes
@
~$1
million
per
mile
12

13. Shared
Lane
Markings
13

14. Bike
Lanes
14

15. Buffered
Bike
Lane
/
Cycle
Tracks
15

16. Paved
Shoulder
16

17. Way-­‐Finding
Signs
17

18. Bicycle
Sharing
System
Ø Local
Trips
and
RecreaAon
Ø Tourism
and
Economic
Development
Ø Outsource
OperaAons
and
Maintenance
Ø Scalable
Architecture
18

19. “Signature”
FaciliDes
Ø Provisions
for
signature
faciliAes
crossing
major
barriers
19

20. ImplementaDon
PrioriDzaDon
Ø 3
general
phases
over
10
years
Ø Criteria-­‐based
project
prioriAes
Ø
Flexibility
Ø Involve
organizaAons
neighborhoods,
businesses,
schools
20

21. Phased
ImplementaDon
• DemonstraAon/Early
ImplementaAon
Projects:
– Dallas
CIP
(2006
Bond)
projects
– TIF
funding
– Thoroughfare
Plan
amendments
– Strategic
projects
that
establish
key
linkages
(high
demand)
– PotenAal
for
tesAng
new
concepts
• Near-­‐Term,
Medium-­‐Term,
and
Long-­‐Term
ImplementaAon
(2013-­‐2021):
– Candidates
for
next
Bond
Program
and
future
Bond
Programs
– Private
sector
donaAons
and
grants
– Public
sector
programs
and
grants
– Trail
Master
Plan
projects
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22. “Central
Core
ConnecDon”

23. Policy
RecommendaDons
• Expand
City
of
Dallas
bicycle
planning
program.
• Establish
mechanisms
to
accept
and
manage
charitable
contribuAons
for
implementaAon.
• Establish
and
maintain
a
Bicycle
Advisory
Board.
• Increased/new
types
of
bicycle
parking.
• Bicycle
transit
commuter
incenAves.
• Revisit
no
sidewalk
use
limits
for
bikes
in
downtown
area.
• Planning/policy
support
for
facility
standards
on
State
projects.
• Remove
or
phase
out
exisAng
signed
bike
route
system.
• Economic
incenAves
for
employer
&
retail
end-­‐of-­‐trip
faciliAes.
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24. Bicycle
Advocacy
and
EducaDon
Programs
• Strengthen
partnerships
with
exisAng
events
(e.g,
Tour
Dallas)
• Event
series
at
Fair
Park
• Bike
to
Work
Day/Week/Month
• Bike-­‐to-­‐School
Day,
Summer
bike
educaAon
and
recreaAon
(RecreaAon
Centers)
• Bike
Share
System
• Cyclovia
-­‐
“Da
(l)
las
Vias”
• Bikeway
System
guide
map
• Bike
Plan
web
site
with
interacAve
features
• Bicycle
Commuter
Reimbursement
Program
• PromoAonal
materials
• Bicycle
safety
educaAon
and
enforcement
program
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25. QuesDons

26. Max
Kalhammer
Senior
TransportaAon
Planner
Bicycle
Coordinator
Sustainable
Development
and
ConstrucAon
Department
City
of
Dallas
(214)
671-­‐8295
max.kalhammer@dallascityhall.com