1. MnDOT District Bicycle Plans
Jake Rueter | Multimodal Planner
Office of Transit and Active Transportation
MPO Workshop - August 8, 2018
mndot.gov/bike

2. What have we been up to?

3. What have we been up to? Project Goals
Define local bicycle routes on existing or planned facilities that will develop or connect the corridors identified in the State Bicycle Route Network
11/28/2018
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4. What have we been up to? Project Goals
Prioritize locations for bicycle infrastructure improvements
Develop a framework to estimate the cost of building a statewide bicycle system
11/28/2018
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5. What have we been up to? Since the last MPO Summer Workshop:
Worked with MnDOT districts to reorient the project in a way that made sense given data challenges and resources available
Developed investment priority routes with District partners
Initial work on prioritization framework to guide investment on the Trunk Highway system
Reframed the project assistance components of the project to offer assistance to more districts
11/28/2018
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6. Project Re-orientation

7. Project Re-orientation
Challenges with data availability/reliability
Revisiting project goals to ensure that the end result will be meaningful for districts and local partners
Three questions guided our thought process:
Who is the intended audience of this plan?
What are the desired outcomes or products?
How will the completed plan be used?
11/28/2018
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8. Project Re-orientation
Who is the intended audience of this plan?
MnDOT Districts + local transportation partners
What are the desired outcomes or products?
Identified corridors for investment
Project prioritization tools
How will the completed plan be used?
Guide investment in targeted locations
11/28/2018
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9. Investment Priority Route Identification

10. Investment Priority Route Identification
Toole Design Group completed level of stress analysis on almost all MN roadways
TDG-developed routing algorithm recommended lowest stress routes within State and District Priority Corridors
Algorithm results were not ideal, largely based on incomplete data inputs
11/28/2018
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11. Little Falls to Long Prairie
Consultant Algorithm
11/28/2018
Bicycle Transportation | mndot.gov/bike

12. Little Falls to Long Prairie
State Bike Map
11/28/2018
Bicycle Transportation | mndot.gov/bike

13. Little Falls to Long Prairie
Google Maps
11/28/2018
Bicycle Transportation | mndot.gov/bike

14. Investment Priority Route Identification
Districts have been collaborating with local partners and Technical Advisory Committees to identify “Investment Priority Routes”
IPRs would indicate where roadway authorities should consider prioritizing infrastructure investment to make improvements for people bicycling
Combination of finding best current fit and what makes most sense for future investment
11/28/2018
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15. Investment Priority Route Identification
Investment priority routes will not be published as navigational guides
People looking for route guidance will be directed to the State Bicycle Map
11/28/2018
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16. Project Prioritization Framework

17. Project Prioritization Framework
MnDOT has limited resources available for bicycle infrastructure investment
Establishing priorities can help identify the highest impact projects
11/28/2018
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18. Project Prioritization Framework
Prioritization will take into consideration local and statewide policy considerations
Generally consistent approach across districts with some flexibility
11/28/2018
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19. Project Prioritization Framework
Prioritization intended to be used only on MnDOT Trunk Highways
Helpful way to organize data into pieces
Some categories use objective data, some more subjective
Each district discussing how to merge these two
11/28/2018
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20. Combined Prioritization Scores
How will scoring work?
GIS Analysis
Subjective Scoring
Combined Prioritization Scores
11/28/2018
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21. Prioritization Framework Categories
A total of 29 criteria will be used from the following prioritization categories:
Local Connections
Population/Equity
Activity Generators
Network
Plan Consistency
Safety
11/28/2018
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22. GIS Analysis
11/28/2018
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23. Metro District Bicycle Plan

24. Metro District Bicycle Plan
Key differences between Metro District and Greater MN
Met Council’s Regional Bicycle Transportation Network and extensive planning in the 7-county metro area
More spatial data available for analysis
Focus on where MnDOT is part of or can compliment the established network
11/28/2018
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25. Next Steps

26. Next Steps – Greater Minnesota
Summer 2018
Apply and refine prioritization framework in each district
Late summer/Early fall 2018
Interested districts have the opportunity to work with Toole Design Group on one bicycle project
End of 2018
District Bicycle Plans completed
11/28/2018
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27. Next Steps – Metro District
Summer 2018
Continue refining and identifying spatial data to be used in prioritization framework
Late summer/Early fall 2018
Conduct prioritization on three critical areas:
Connections to Greater MN Districts
RBTN where the TH is identified as the preferred route
TH segments identified as routes in local plans
End of 2018
Metro District Bicycle Plan completed
11/28/2018
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28. MnDOT District Bicycle Plans
Jake Rueter | Multimodal Planner
Office of Transit and Active Transportation
MPO Workshop - August 8, 2018
mndot.gov/bike