Presentation by Gina Simpson, Amy Davenport and Greg Thomas

1. How to Make a
Big Impact on
Small Communities

2. Where is Cleveland?

3. Making Community
Conncections!

6. Use Your Resources!

7. Inform
Local News
Outlets
About Your
Events

9. Health Fairs and Community Health Days

10. Local Government

11. Local Nonprofits

12. Health Department

13. Local Schools

14. Don’t Forget the Homeschool Community

15. Local Businesses

16. Gyms and the YMCA

17. EVENTS DON’T HAVE TO
BE EXPENSIVE TO BE
EFFECTIVE!

18. Group Ride to
the Library

19. Pop-Up Rides

20. Community Education Classes

21. Find Partners that
Share Your Goals!

22. Meet the Candidates Walk

23. Bicycle
Education at
the YMCA

24. ICE CREAM DAY

25. Make the Most out
of Your Marketing!

26. Shop for sales on Giveaway Items that also Promote

27. Final Thoughts

28. Connect Cleveland
Public Health
Health of our population as a whole- working as a
community to prevent disease.
Diabetes HypertensionCardiovascular
Disease

29. BRADLEY COUNTY –CLEVELAND CITY( Health Rankings-Robert Wood Johnson Foundation)
2019 Adult
Obesity
38%
2018 Adult
Obesity
37%
2017 Adult
Obesity
35%
2019 Adult
Physical
Inactivity
32%
2018 Adult
Physical
Inactivity
34%

30. PHYSICAL ACTIVITY OPPORTUNITIES
(Health Rankings – Robert Wood Johnson Foundation)
2019
Access
to
Exercise
Opportu
nity
75%
2017
Access
to
Exercise
Opportu
nity
70%
2018
Access
to
Exercise
Opportu
nity
70%

31. COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS
Cleveland
City MPO
UT
Extension

32. FUNDING
•Local , State, National
•Collaborate with Partners

33. Healthier TN Communities
Grants
Physical Activity
Initiatives
Run Clubs
5K’s
Bike Events

34. Health Promotion

35. BUILT ENVIRONMENT

36. Cleveland City and MPO
Conceptual Roles in
Pedestrian and Bicycle
Improvements and Current
Status of Multi-modal
Transportation Projects as of
May 6, 2019
Greg Thomas, AICP
Transportation Director/MPO Coordinator
423-472-4551, gthomas@clevelandtn.gov

37. What Am I
Talking About?
◦ Overview --- City of Cleveland and
Cleveland MPO
◦ Cleveland Transportation Division
◦ City/MPO Conceptual Roles in Multi-
modal Improvements
◦ Current Multi-modal Projects

38. Conceptual Roles of
the small city and
MPO in Multi-modal
Improvements–
playing the game
with an “imaginary
runner”
◦ Partner
◦ Planner
◦ Promoter
◦ Implementer

39. Partner– the city/MPO cannot by itself change culture
and the built environment for a multi-modal future to
create:
◦A greater sense of place
◦Economic vibrancy
◦Reduced travel delays (congestion) and emissions
◦Improved community health

40. Partner--- the City/MPO needs partners in the public
sector, the non-profit sector, and the private sector
◦ PUBLIC---TDOT, FHWA/FTA, CDC-NACDD, TN Department of Health,
Bradley County Health Department, Cleveland City Schools, Bradley County
Schools, UT Agricultural Extension Service, Greenway Advisory Board,
SETHRA, Walkability Learning Collaborative (Liliana Burbano, Knox County
Health Department, Liliana.Burbano@knoxcounty.org ) etc.
◦ NON-PROFIT---BikeWalk Cleveland, CityFields, United Way, Lyndhurst
Foundation, Johnson Family Foundation, etc.
◦ PRIVATE--- neighborhood associations (Blythe-Oldfield, Northwest
Cleveland, Historic Downtown), and individual citizens.

41. PLANNER--- the City/MPO conduct a multi-
modal planning process that is cooperative,
comprehensive, and continuous
◦ CONVENOR—call together others for purposes of input on bicycle, pedestrian, and transit
issues, and help translate input into a plan vision (Vision 2030 Process; Downtown
Revitalization Charrette; Calhoun sidewalk planning with UTK, TDOT, and LDA Engineering;
2040 RTP and update process; UPWP development, etc.)
◦ TECHNICIAN---assemble data, analysis, and public input and formulate these into plans for
improvements to the multi-modal system
◦ GRANT WRITER--- either in a lead or supporting role, write grant applications for multi-
modal infrastructure funding
◦ ADMINISTRATOR--- administer different aspects of the planning process and funding
leading to the implementation of multi-modal transportation projects

42. PROMOTER--- the City/MPO (mostly the City)
has work to do in “promoting” a more successful
multi-modal environment
◦ LAND USE/TRANSPORTATION NEXUS--- encourage a more walkable,
bikeable, “transitable” future through better land use policies that connect
more people, places, and activities with sidewalks, multi-use paths, and
transit stops, etc.
◦ ACTION PLAN--- adopt and implement a vision-based action plan, like the
Connect Cleveland Walkability Action Plan, that involves various people and
organizations within the community and moves them toward concrete steps
to realize “Big Ideas”:
--Connect people and neighborhoods to the Downtown and other activity centers
--Connect people and neighborhoods to the Greenway
--Connect people and neighborhoods to the schools
◦ MOMENTUM--- build and sustain momentum by working with economic
developers, real estate developers, tourism developers, event organizers, and
the others to foster an atmosphere organized around walkable and bikeable
spaces.
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Karma Edwards

43. Project Implementer…the City/MPO (mostly City with
some MPO involvement as appropriate) initiate, build,
and maintain pedestrian, bicycle, and transit projects
that are planned
◦ CONSTRUCTION PHASE---
1. Norman Chapel Road sidewalk and drainage reconstruction and
resurfacing. This project will replace existing sidewalk with ADA-compliant
sidewalk, provide a grass buffer behind the curb, and connect underneath
I-75 to the Cleveland State Community College entrance.

44. Project Implementer…the City/MPO (mostly City with
some MPO involvement as appropriate) initiate, build,
and maintain pedestrian, bicycle, and transit projects
that are planned
◦ ROW PHASE---
1. 17th Street sidewalk project will extend sidewalk where there is none along 17th Street past Deer Park and connect with the
Greenway. The project connects existing sidewalk on Ocoee Street just north of Lee University to existing sidewalk on Keith Street SR2
2. 20th Street sidewalk fills gaps in the residential area along this major collector. Existing sidewalk connects Mayfield
Elementary School, the northern entrance to Lee University at Parker Street, and Ocoee Street. The project is in two parts: one will extend sidewalk east
of Mayfield Elementary School to serve additional residences, and the other will extend sidewalk through the neighborhood west of Ocoee Street to the
Greenway and Keith Street.
3. Wildwood/Dalton Pike multi-modal access project--- this project would provide new sidewalk on Wildwood Avenue
SR 74 from 9th Street to 14th Street. The project would extend sidewalk from 20th Street near Blythe Bower Elementary School down Dalton Pike SR 60 to
a major shopping/employment area containing Walmart, etc. The project would also provide ADA-compliant crossing upgrades and two transit
shelters.
4. Georgetown Road SR 60 Widening--- coordinate on this TDOT project that extends five-lane roadway
with bicycle accommodation on shoulders and sidewalk from near West Lake Drive close to Cleveland Middle School, past the new Candy’s Creek
Cherokee Elementary School and Hopewell Elementary School.

45. Project Implementer…the City/MPO (mostly City with
some MPO involvement as appropriate) initiate, build,
and maintain pedestrian, bicycle, and transit projects
that are planned
◦ DESIGN PHASE---
1. 25th Street/Peerless Road Area Multi-modal project--- would extend sidewalk from
existing sidewalk on Peerless Road north of 25th Street SR 60, and east on 25th Street to existing
sidewalk on Keith Street SR 2. The project would include pedestrian crossings at Peerless/25th
and 25th /Keith intersections, as well as a transit shelter/bus stop (Awaiting NTP for NEPA).
2. Cleveland-Chattanooga Commute Hub--- this project features a park-and-ride lot, a
connector bus service to the Chattanooga CARTA transit system, a transit shelter, bike racks, and
parking for out-of-service transit buses. The project will be located at the Old Woolen Mill site, a
major feature in Cleveland’s downtown revitalization plan (Awaiting TDOT contract then NTP
for NEPA).
3. Adkisson Drive Widening--- project includes sidewalks extending along a widened
Adkisson Drive from Cleveland State Community College to commercial area at Paul Huff
Parkway

46. Project Implementer…the City/MPO (mostly City with
some MPO involvement as appropriate) initiate, build,
and maintain pedestrian, bicycle, and transit projects
that are planned
◦ FUNDING APPLICATION PHASE---
1. Blythe-Oldfield Area sidewalk improvements--- in this project, the City, the
City’s CDBG program, and the MPO have partnered with the Cleveland City Schools, the
Bradley County Health Department, City Fields, Blythe-Oldfield Neighborhood
Association, the Lyndhurst Foundation, the United Way, and a private developer to develop
a Tennessee Department of Health funding application for a sidewalk connecting a park
and social services center at the north end of the Blythe-Oldfield neighborhood with
Blythe-Bower Elementary School and a new park at the south end of the neighborhood.
The project also would extend sidewalk along the 9th Street corridor; these improvements
will provide a pedestrian connection to the Health Department on the east and to a new
private affordable health clinic on the west in the downtown revitalization area (funding
application submitted)

47. Project Implementer…the City/MPO (mostly City with
some MPO involvement as appropriate) initiate, build,
and maintain pedestrian, bicycle, and transit projects
that are planned
◦ FUNDING APPLICATION PHASE---
2. Greenway Phase VI--- this project would extend the extremely popular Greenway
multi-use path from its current southern terminus south of Willow Street to a crossing
underneath Inman Street, where the stage would be set for extending the Greenway into the
downtown revitalization area (funding application submitted).
3. Inman Street Road Diet---this project is part of the City’s downtown
revitalization planning process. It will create sidewalks and streetscaping features from
near Keith Street to Broads Street. Wider sidewalks and streetscaping will be installed from
Broad Street to the railroad. Streetscaping and sidewalk improvements will extend east of
the railroad to East Street. A design concept is expected to be shared with public soon.
Development of more detailed plans and estimates will follow shortly in anticipation of
funding applications within the year.

48. Project Implementer…the City/MPO (mostly City with
some MPO involvement as appropriate) initiate, build,
and maintain pedestrian, bicycle, and transit projects
that are planned
◦ EARLY PLANNING PHASE (PARTIAL)---
1. Georgetown Road Sidewalk improvements
2. 25th Street Sidewalk Phase II
3. North Lee Highway sidewalk (supports transit extension, previously
unsuccessful grant application)
4. Transit Route Additions/Modifications
5. Pedestrian crossing upgrades on State routes, especially downtown.