Welcome and Introductions Good morning and welcome to an informational webinar about our exciting new program – The Big Jump Project! For the next hour, we will walk through detailed explanations of what The Big Jump Project hopes to achieve, what participating communities can expect, and tips for creating an appealing application. We will leave time at the end to respond to any questions you might think of during the course of the webinar. As an introduction to our PeopleForBikes staff joining us today, I am Kyle Wagenschutz, Director of Local Innovation, and I am joined by Martha Roskowski, VP of Local Innovation and Aisling O’Suilleabhain, Marketing Manager. 1
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Using therecipeofsuccessdevelopedduringtheGreenLaneProject- leadershipdevelopment,smartoutreach,effectivecommunication,andimmersivelearningexperiences- theBigJumpisthenextevolutioninexpeditingthefrequencybywhichpeopleintheU.S.cancomfortablyandsafelyrideabicycletotheplacestheyareactivelytravelingto.
In mostcommunities,youcanpointtoanexcellentpieceofbikeinfrastructure– asingletrailorprotectedbikelanecorridorthatseeshighuseandisanexampleofgreatdesign.However,weknowthatthoseprojectsoften onlyhavelocalizedimpactsanddon’talwaysgetpeopletotheplacestheywanttogo.Ifwearetoreapthemultiplebenefitsofgettingmorepeopleonbikes,weneedtoturnour attentionawayfromsingularprojectsandexpandourplanningandconstructiontowardsbuildingcompletenetworksofcomfortableplacestoride.
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Throughout planningliteratureandpractice,thesenetworksaredescribedbyavarietyofterms,including“low-stress,”“high-comfort”and“allagesandabilities.”Basedonsuccessfulsystemsinternationallyandinthiscountry,weseethreemajorcomponentstothesenetworks:• protectedbikelanesonbusystreets,• localstreetswithlowvolumesofcarsmovingatslowspeedswherebikesandcars
Past effortsliketheGreenLaneProjectfocusedeffortsonacity-widebasis,workingindiversecommunitiesacrossmultipletransectsofdensity,development,androadwaynetworks.TheBigJumpwillrefocusthoseeffortstoamorenarrowlydefinedgeographicspace.Thesize,demographics,andshapeofthefocusareawillvarycitybycityandmayconsistofaneighborhood,businesscorridor,schoolzone,downtown,residentialsuburb,orotherproposedboundaries.Generally,wearethinkingthatthesizeofazipcode(about30,000people)maybeanoptimumsize,butareopentootherproposals.Insomesmallercommunities,thisfocusareamaybeequaltotheboundariesoftheentiretown.
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An importantaspectofchoosingafocusareawillbeaconsiderationwhatmomentumalreadyexistsforbicyclingandwhatpotentialexistsforthedevelopmentofanetwork.Agoodcandidateisonethathassomeexistingbikeinfrastructureinplace– maybeasingleprotectedbikeortrail– andonethatprovidesaclearpictureofhowthoseconnectingthoseroutestoeachotherandtoplacesofinterestcouldimpactthedegreetowhichbicyclingbecomeseasierandsaferforthosetravelinginandoutofthecommunity.
The BigJumpprojectdoesnotprovidefundingforinfrastructureprojects.Whensubmittingapplications,communitiesareaskedtoprovidedetailsaboutprojectsthatarebeingconsideredorarealreadymovingthroughthedevelopmentprocess.TheBigJumpwillworkwithcommunitiestoleveragethoseprojectsandbuildabasesupportaroundthem,butisnotsetuptofundtheirplanningorinstallation.
On Thursday,August4,2016- PeopleForBikes willhostawebinarspecificallyforpotentialfunders(localandnational)tobetterunderstandtheroletheycanplayinachievingtheBigJumpProjectgoalsandobjectivesaspartnerswithprospectiveapplicants.Iwouldencourageyoutoaskanyfundersconsideringjoiningyourleadershipteamtoparticipate inthiswebinarandwe’llbeprovidingmorespecificinformationaboutwhatfundingparticipationwouldmean.RegistrationforthewebinarcanbemadebyvisitingTheBigJumpProjectwebsite.
On Thursday,August18,2016 weareaskingcommunitiesthatareinterestedinsubmittinganapplicationtocompleteanonlinenoticeofinterestindicatingyourintenttoapply.Thisnoticeisnotaprerequisitetoparticipateintheprogram,butitdoesgiveusasenseofthetypesofcommunitiesthatareplanningtoapply.ThelinktosubmittheNoticeofintentcanbefoundonThe BigJumpProjectwebsite.
The PeopleForBikes staffwillbeattendingtheProWalkProBikeProPlace conferencetakingplaceinVancouver,BCSeptember12-15.Wewillbehostingalunchandlearnsessionduringtheconferenceforanyapplicantstomeetwithusinpersonanddiscussanyaspectoftheirplannedsubmissionwithus.Ifyou’reattendingtheconference,pleasefeelfreetostopby,sayhello,anddiscussyourapplicationwithus.