How Did They Do That- In Northeast Ohio? & What’s Happening in the Region? Sally Hanley, Senior Transportation Planner Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency

Do What? Large increase in bikeways Change attitudes (public officials, engineers, the public) Create environment in which bike transportation has become a serious issue Raise awareness of bicycling as an important urban amenity

NOACA: Metropolitan Planning Organization for Cleveland Area Transportation & Environmental Planning 5 Counties: Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, and Medina Board composed of elected officials from all 5 counties-- make decisions on spending federal transportation funds

NOACA Goal: Establish a more balanced transportation system … by prioritizing … transit, pedestrian, and bicycle travel instead of only single occupancy vehicle movement. Regional Bicycle Transportation Plans: 1997, 2008 Project reviews & recommendations for bike/ped accommodation Conducted “Bike Friendly Community” Campaign Created Bike Transportation Maps Conduct Training Courses for Planners & Engineers Bicycle Counts Adopted Multimodal Planning Policies Priority System

Bikeway Inventory in 1997: 103 miles of paths 6 miles of lanes Total of 109 miles of bikeways

Comparison of 1997 & 2006 Inventories Bike Lanes Multipurpose Paths Signed Routes Total Miles 1997 Inventory Inventory