April presentation

CENTRAL IOWA BICYCLE + PEDESTRIAN ROUNDTABLEApril 21, 2015

April 21, 2015 Agenda

1. Call to Order2. Introductions3. VOTE: Approval of Agenda4. VOTE: Approval of Meeting Minutes5. REPORT: Water Trails Plan6. REPORT: BikeLife Cities Subcommittee Recommendation7. REPORT: Development of 2015 Central Iowa Trails Report8. INFORMATION: Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals Webinars9. INFORMATION: Bike and Ride Data10. Other Non-Action Items of Interest to the Committee11. Project Updates12. Future Agenda Items13. Next Roundtable Meeting Date – Tuesday, May 19, 2015 – 12:00 pm, MPO Office

Water Trails

Water Trails Project OverviewObjective: Create a collaborative regional plan for water trails and adjoining greenways in the metro area

Purpose: Establish a vision for future development of water trails, public greenspaces and urban waterfront areas and a long-term plan for management of public areas in central Iowa.

Guiding Principles: Improved recreation, enhance conservation, and improved quality of life for residents

Funding: Iowa DNR contract to MPO ($150,000)

Boating

Fishing

Wildlife Corridors

Ecological Riverfront Design

Riverside CampingPicnickingBirdwatchingWalking

Play

Project Phases1. Existing Conditions

A. Review existing statewide plansB. Review current land use and zoningC. Interviews with stakeholders about existing plans, noting issues

and opportunities. Also review management approaches.D. Inventory of land ownership, planned capital investments,

development regulations, floodplain information, access points, etc.

E. Cultural review (Office of State Archeologist)F. Develop geodatabase of dataG. Technical review of promising corridors and connectionsH. Draft existing conditions report – December 31, 2015

Project Phases2. Vision and Goals

A. Facilitate a steering committee – explore gateway downtown, land uses, and other physical improvements that tie to identity concepts

B. Branding/marketing effortsC. Public inputD. Finalize vision and goals – February 1, 2016

Project Phases3. Draft Plan – June 1, 2016

4. Master Plan – November 1, 2016

5. Public Input – Major input opportunities throughout

6. Walnut Woods and Associated Quarries Concept Plan

May: Public Launch• May 28 & 29 – Natalie Warren• May 30 – Public Art Event

• Goal: Reconnecting to our rivers• Launch two major regional efforts celebrating our rivers:

• The launch of a regional water trails plan aimed at developing a roadmap for enhancing citizen experiences in and along the urban waterways.

• The launch of Phase 1 implementation of the Water Works Park Master Plan. • Speakers at 1:00 – Chuck Gipp, Director of DNR, Matt Harris, Iowa Arts

Council Administrator and Zach Voss, Water Works Park Foundation, Mary Mattingly and Public Art Foundation

BikeLife Cities

• Committee recommendation: Do not pursue BikeLife Cities at this time, but rather provide a resource for the region that would include a list of available opportunities for exposure

• Resource List Topics:– Trails + Trail Etiquette– On-Street Biking– Biking Events– Bike Safety– Getting Around

2015 Central Iowa Trails Report

• General overview of CIT network• Information on regional maps

– Iowa By Trail– Central Iowa Trails Interactive Map– Bike Collective’s printed maps

• Trail usage (using NBPD projections)– Hourly/daily/monthly averages– Most used trails


• National Bicycle and Pedestrian Documentation (NBPD) Project– Annual bike/ped count and survey – Co-sponsored by Alta Planning and Design and the

Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)– Provides consistent model for data collection– Extrapolation spreadsheets made available for projecting

annual counts based on your own data


• National Bicycle and Pedestrian Documentation (NBPD) Project

Table 1: Hour to Day Table 2: Day to Week Table 3: Region and Month(6AM - 10PM = 95% OF ALL USAGE) MONTHLY ADJUSTMENT FACTORS

Long Winter Short Summer

Moderate Climate

Very Hot Summer Mild Winter

SUN 19%MON 14% JAN 2% 7% 10%

wkdy wkend wkdy wkend wkdy wkend wkdy wkend TUES 13% FEB 2% 7% 12%Hour X WED 13% MAR 4% 8% 10%600 3% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 0% THURS 12% APR 9% 8% 9%700 4% 3% 2% 1% 2% 2% 2% 1% FRI 12% MAY 15% 8% 8%800 5% 5% 4% 3% 4% 3% 3% 2% SAT 18% JUN 17% 8% 8%900 5% 7% 5% 3% 5% 6% 5% 4% JUL 14% 12% 7%1000 6% 8% 6% 5% 6% 8% 6% 5% AUG 12% 16% 7%1100 6% 10% 7% 6% 9% 7% 8% 8% SEP 12% 8% 6%1200 6% 9% 9% 7% 9% 9% 9% 10% OCT 8% 6% 7%1300 5% 10% 9% 7% 12% 10% 10% 13% NOV 4% 6% 8%1400 6% 10% 8% 9% 7% 13% 9% 11% DEC 2% 6% 8%1500 5% 9% 8% 9% 10% 13% 8% 8%1600 7% 8% 7% 9% 10% 10% 7% 7%1700 11% 7% 7% 8% 10% 8% 6% 6%1800 13% 5% 7% 8% 9% 5% 7% 6%1900 11% 4% 7% 8% 4% 3% 7% 6%2000 6% 3% 7% 8% 1% 1% 6% 6%2100 1% 1% 6% 8% 1% 1% 5% 5%

DAILY ADJUSTMENT FACTORS

APR-SEP OCT-MARCLIMATE REGION

6am - 9pm 6am - 9pm ---- PATH------ -----PED District----- ---- PATH------ -----PED District-----

Note: Holidays use weekend rates



Inputs - Green cells require your attention.

Input your two-hour count total 20

Count date 9/21/2011

Count time: Enter first hour of two hour count period 4:00 PM

Type: Path or PED District Path

Climate Zone: Long Winter Short Summer, Moderate Climate, or Very Hot Summer Mild Winter

Long Winter Short Summer

Multiplier Value

Outputs - Orange cells are the daily, weekly, monthly and annual estimates.

1.05 2 hour period multiplied by 1.02 20.40

18%Your two hour count extrapolated to an estimated daily figure. See Table 1 for adjustment factors used. 113 Daily Activity (Wednesday)

13%Your daily estimate extrapolated to a weekly estimate. See Table 2 for the adjustment factor used. 872 Weekly Activity

4.29Your weekly estimate multiplied by the number of weeks in the count month (# of days in month/7). 3,736 Monthly Activity (September)

12%Your monthly estimate extrapolated to an annual figure. See Table 3 for the adjustment factor used. 31,136 Annual Activity




• Conclude with:– New + upcoming projects

• Chichaqua Valley Trail• Easter Lake – Mark C. Ackelson Trail• Gay Lea Wilson Trail• Others?

– Remaining gaps to be filled

APBP Webinars

• 2015 Webinars– January 21 – Level of Service for Pedestrians and Cyclists– February 18 – New Tools for Estimating Walking and Bicycling Demand– March 18 – Pedestrian and Bicycle Counting Programs– July 15 – Health in All Policies– September 16 – Shared Streets, Slow Streets– December 16 – The Best Guides and Manuals You’ve Never Heard Of

Bike and Ride Data

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015JANUARY 334 717 718 521 341 636 1,772 1,705 1,565 2,275 FEBRUARY 425 378 623 973 356 868 1,799 1,738 1,031 1,287 MARCH 553 833 1,183 1,935 N/A 2,252 3,160 2,106 2,026 3,366 APRIL 771 1,256 1,904 2,792 2,902 3,075 3,901 3,549 3,179 MAY 1,240 1,934 2,739 3,454 3,333 3,884 4,574 5,095 4,370 JUNE 1,718 2,632 3,297 4,228 3,828 4,646 4,781 5,370 5,238 JULY 1,803 2,823 3,968 4,446 4,174 5,046 5,156 6,470 5,636 AUGUST 2,077 3,202 6,636 4,385 4,425 5,692 5,952 6,996 5,440 SEPTEMBER 1,898 2,823 3,844 4,156 3,945 4,898 4,168 6,707 5,874 OCTOBER 1,623 5,873 3,797 N/A 3,862 4,777 4,628 6,618 6,337 NOVEMBER 1,255 2,282 2,248 2,367 2,623 2,858 3,295 3,804 3,596 DECEMBER 1,064 701 701 910 1,316 2,034 2,053 2,260 3,158

TOTAL 14,761 25,454 31,658 30,167 31,105 40,666 45,239 52,418 47,450 6,928 Source: DART

Table 1: DART Bike & Ride User Counts per Month by Year2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

JANUARY - 17 22 134 334 384 246 FEBRUARY - 38 63 160 328 366 226 MARCH - 54 232 297 474 300 355 APRIL - 53 322 376 695 750 712 MAY - 189 248 426 764 740 855 JUNE - 284 335 512 851 731 991 JULY - 336 482 552 823 802 789 AUGUST - 429 582 838 1,118 1,120 1,145 SEPTEMBER 87 401 576 1,106 1,195 1,747 1,684 OCTOBER 169 289 507 1,046 1,208 1,610 NOVEMBER 79 139 293 637 728 813 DECEMBER 36 53 146 425 461 315

TOTAL 371 2,282 3,808 6,509 8,979 9,678 7,003 - Source: CyRide

Table 2: CyRide Bike & Ride User Counts per Month by Year

Regional GIS + Trails

• New format is up and running• Talk to your RGIS contributor to begin updating data

2015 MATAG Conference

April 21, 2015 Agenda

1. Call to Order2. Introductions3. VOTE: Approval of Agenda4. VOTE: Approval of Meeting Minutes5. REPORT: Water Trails Plan6. REPORT: BikeLife Cities Subcommittee Recommendation7. REPORT: Development of 2015 Central Iowa Trails Report8. INFORMATION: Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals Webinars9. INFORMATION: Bike and Ride Data10. Other Non-Action Items of Interest to the Committee11. Project Updates12. Future Agenda Items13. Next Roundtable Meeting Date – Tuesday, May 19, 2015 – 12:00 pm, MPO Office

April presentation

Presentations & Public Speaking