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North Central Texas Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning Initiatives
LMRA Bicycle Club Meeting October 23, 2006
North Central Texas Council of GovernmentsTransportation Department
Overview• Introduction to NCTCOG
• NCTCOG Bicycle/Pedestrian initiatives in FY 2006-2007
• The Regional Veloweb
• NCTCOG Local Government Air Quality Program 2006
• NCTCOG Sustainable Development Program 2006
• NCTCOG-Funded Bike/Ped Projects in the Western subregion
• Fort Worth on-street bicycle routes
• Request for input on Bike/Ped planning near Lockheed Martin facility
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• Monitoring and implementation of Bicycle/ Pedestrian Local Government Air Quality Program projects
• Update of Bicycle / Pedestrian website
• Metropolitan Transportation Plan – Mobility 2030
• Bicycle Pedestrian Transportation Task Force (BPTTF) meetings
• Bicycle / Pedestrian traffic counts
• Education / Outreach presentations
• Workshop on Engineering for Pedestrian Safety
NCTCOG Bicycle/Pedestrian InitiativesFY 2006-2007
The Regional VelowebAn interconnected network of off-street trails designed to provide safe efficient mobility to pedestrians cyclists and in-line skaters.
Design Considerations• Concrete surface
• Design speed of 25 miles per hour
• Recommended minimum 12 foot widthto accommodate a variety of users
• Grade separated crossings
• Few, if any, signalized or stop sign intersections
• Easy access from roadways, particularly on-street bicycle routes
Individual routes were determined through:• The inventory of existing and funded trails
• Facilities planned by local governments
• Routes providing air quality benefits
• Routes linking transit stations
• The potential to link these routes together and provide access to important trip origins and destinations
• The potential for securing free or low cost right-of-way
Routes with high exposure levels and linkages to transit are given priority status for funding.
The Regional VelowebRoute Determination
New facility locations indicate transportation needs and do not represent specific alignments.
All existing railroad rights-of-way should be monitored for potential future transportation corridors.
All Veloweb routes should be targeted for right-of-way preservation.
Mobility 2025The Metropolitan Transportation Plan
The Regional VelowebDowntown Linkages – Trinity Trails, Fort Worth
The Regional VelowebRail Station Access–Galatyn Park Station,
Richardson
Considerations for Districts• Street Pattern–Grid street patterns allow
walking and cycling for short trips
• Land Use – Integrated and mixed land usespromote walking and cycling
• Proximity to Rail Stations
• Bicycle and Pedestrian Needs Indices• Medium Income• Population density• Employment density• Percentage of transit trips • Percentage of trips 5 miles or less
• Within all rail corridors all existing and planned stations arebicycle and pedestrian districts
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The Regional VelowebBicycle-Pedestrian Districts
Bicycle and PedestrianFacilities
Legend
Area Roads
Bicycle-PedestrianTransportation Districts
Forth Worth CBD
Recommended VelowebRoutes
Dallas CBD
North Central TexasCouncil of Governments
Transportation Department ¯
New facility locations indicatetransportation needs and do notrepresent specific alignments.
Within all rail corridors all exisingand planned stations arebicycle and pedestrian districts
Candidate VelowebRoutes
All Veloweb routes should betargeted for right of way preservation.
DRAFT
$47.88 61Total
$9.43 8Bicycle/ Pedestrian
$18.89 8Regional/ Innovative Air
Quality Programs
$6.23 3Park-and-Ride Facilities
$13.32 42Traffic Signal Retiming
Total Funds(in millions)
Number ofProjectsFunded
Project Type
NCTCOG Local Government Air Quality Program 2006
Funding Categories
100%$8,816,840 $1,160,000$7,656,840 Total
72%$6,353,559 $1,160,000 $5,193,559 Eastern
28%$2,463,281 $0 $2,463,281 Western
PercentTotal FundsFederal FundsRTC Local Funds
TxDOTDistrict
NCTCOG Local Government Air Quality Program 2006
Bicycle/Pedestrian Projects
$6,969,559 Sum of selected projects$1,160,000
Expanded Bicycle, Pedestrian,and Vehicular Project Along15th StreetPlano
$616,000 DART External Bike Racks forBus Fleet and Bike LockersDART
$1,018,325 Park Blvd. PedestrianBridge/TrailPlano
$800,000 Richardson sidewalks toDART stationsRichardson
$3,375,234 Cottonwood TrailDallas County
RTC Local/Federal FundsProject NameSubmitting
Agency
NCTCOG Local Government Air Quality Program 2006
Bicycle/Pedestrian Projects–Eastern Subregion
$2,463,281 Sum of selected projects$1,715,281
Abram Street Hike andBike TrailArlington
$357,600 Richland Hills TRE Station
Sidewalk ConnectionsRichland Hills
$390,400 Sierra Vista Pedestrian and
Bicycle Connection
Fort WorthTransportationAuthority (FWTA)
RTC Local FundsProject NameSubmittingAgency
NCTCOG Local Government Air Quality Program 2006
Bicycle/Pedestrian Projects – Western Subregion
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BERRY
GLEN GARDEN
OLD
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Sierra Vista Pedestrian and Bicycle Connection
(Fort Worth)
Existing trail in Cobb Park
Trail to be constructedSidewalks to be constructed
Major ArterialMinor Arterial
Sierra Transit Plaza
Retail and Mixed-Use
Single Family Residential
MIDWAY
PINE PARK
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Richland Hills TRE Station Sidewalk Connections
Primary Highway
Major Arterial
Richland Hills TRE Station
Sidewalks to be constructed
Downtown
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EntertainmentSANFORD
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Abram Street Hike and Bike Trail (Arlington)
Abram Street Hike and Bike Trail to be constructedSecondary Highway
Major Arterial
Minor Arterial
$1,000,00052
TOD Implementation Group
$38,610,00040Total
$954,6258Planning
$3,500,0004Landbanking
$34,155,37528
Transportation Infrastructure
RTC Local Funds Approved
Number of Projects FundedProject Type
NCTCOG Sustainable Development Program 2006
Summary of Funded Projects
$26,640,00026Total$556,6254Planning
$2,500,0003Landbanking
$23,583,37519Transportation Infrastructure
RTC Local Funds ApprovedNumber of Projects FundedProject Type
Dallas TxDOT District
$11,970,00014Total$398,0004Planning
$1,000,0001Landbanking
$10,572,0009Transportation Infrastructure
RTC Local Funds ApprovedNumber of Projects FundedProject Type
Fort Worth TxDOT District
NCTCOG Sustainable Development Program 2006
Summary of Funded Projects by District
$6,870,900RTC Local Funds Approved
$400,000$1,200,000Sierra Vista Transit PlazaFort WorthTransportationAuthority (FWTA)
$300,000$1,200,000West Rosedale Improvements-Magnolia GreenCity of Fort Worth
$2,400,000$2,400,000West Berry Streetscape –Grandmarc DevelopmentCity of Fort Worth
$1,050,900$1,050,900Trinity Bluff Streetscape City of Fort Worth
$2,400,000$6,670,379Museum Place DevelopmentCity of Fort Worth
$320,000$320,000McAdams Building and SixPoints CenterCity of Fort Worth
RTC LocalFunds
Approved
RTC LocalFunds
RequestedProject NamePublic Sector
Partner
Infrastructure Projects
NCTCOG Sustainable Development Program 2006
Fort Worth Projects
Group Planning StudyPolytechnic/WesleyanUrban VillageCity of Fort Worth
RTC Local FundsApprovedProject NamePublic Sector
Partner
Included in Regional TOD Implementation Group
$65,000$65,000Evans & RosedaleUrban Village/PublicImprovement District
City of Fort Worth
RTC Local Funds
Approved
RTC Local Funds
RequestedProject NamePublic Sector
Partner
NCTCOG/Public Sector Partnership Planning Project
NCTCOG Sustainable Development Program 2006
Fort Worth Projects (cont.)
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NCTCOG Sustainable Development Program 2006 Funded Projects in Fort Worth
Infrastructure ProjectsPublic Sector Partnership Planning ProjectRegional TOD Implementation Project
Primary Highway
Secondary HighwayMajor Arterial
$596,200 South Electric TrailNorth RichlandHills
$1,998,700 Little Bear Creek TrailNorth RichlandHills
$646,932
Cotton Belt Trail Extension & Phase II Route Maps & Signs
North RichlandHills
$1,142,275 Cotton Belt TrailNorth RichlandHills
$1,599,682 Cottonbelt TrailwayColleyville
$187,200 Bikeways CitywideArlington
Federal Funds Project NameImplementingAgency
NCTCOG-Funded Bicycle / Pedestrian Projects in Western Subregion
Keller
Watauga
Haltom City Richland Hills
Hurst
North Richland Hills
NCTCOG-Funded Trailsin North Richland Hills
CompletedFunded
Cotton Belt Trail ExtensionLittle Bear Creek Trail
Cottonbelt Trail
South Electric Trail
• 60 miles of streets marked as bicycle routes, with four signs per mile
• Routes are based upon the Fort Worth Bicycle Blueprint, a planning document created by NCTCOG in 1999
• To be funded with roughly $100,000 in Fort Worth local funds
Fort Worth On-Street Bicycle Routes
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SH183
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SOUTHWEST BLVD
US377
377 VICKERY BLVD
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NCTCOG Regional Veloweb nearLMRA Facility
LMRA Facility
Primary Highway
Secondary Highway
Major Arterial
Existing Veloweb
Recommended Veloweb
Candidate Veloweb
Helen [email protected]
(817) 704-2503
or
Alicia Hopkins, [email protected]
(817) 608-2380
For more information:
Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning