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Types of Planning Activitie : Local Planning
Example plans
www.santabarbaraca.gov/Government/Departments/PW/alttran_main.htm Contact: Rob Dayton, City of Santa Barbara, 630 Garden Street, Santa Barbara, CA, (805)564-5390 City of Portland, Oregon — During the 1990's the City of Portland has developed an extensive bicycling infrastructure including on- and off-street routes, bicycle parking and other ancillary facilities. The network continues to grow based on a Master Plan that can be found at: www.portlandonline.com/transportation/ Contact: Roger Geller, City of Portland, 1120 SW Fifth Ave, Room 730, Portland, OR 97204. (503) 823-7671 City of Portland, Oregon — The City has adopted a two-part plan: Part One outlines the policies and plans for improving conditions for walking and Part Two is a detailed design manual for pedestrian facilities. www.portlandonline.com/transportation Contact: Courtney Duke, City of Portland, 1120 SW Fifth Ave, Portland, OR 97204. (503) 823-7567 City of Chicago, Illinois — Mayor Daley announced in the early 1990's that Chicago would become a bicycle-friendly city by the year 2000. A simple seven-page plan launched a series of improvements to existing facilities, and the striping of several miles of bike lane each year. The plan has also spawned more detailed bicycle improvement plans for a citywide facilities network. Contact: Ben Gomberg, Bicycle Program Coordinator, 30 N. LaSalle Street Suite400, Chicago, IL 60602. (312) 744-8093 (602) 254-6300. Email address: bgomberg@cityofchicago.org City of Tuscon, Arizona — The Pima Association of Governments (PAG) coordinates the bicycle planning process in the Tuscon Metropolitan Region. The current regional bicycle network contains more than 500-miles of lanes, routes and shared trails. The Regional Plan for Bicycling was updated in 2001 and included nearly $100 million of funding for bicycle facilities. www.pagnet.org/tpd/intermodal/Bicycle Contact: Richard Corbett, Regional Bicycle Program Manager, (520) 792-1093 ext. 513, 177 N Church Ave, Ste 405 Tucson, AZ 85701 City of Tuscon, Arizona — Closely matching the City's bicycling plan, Tucson has adopted an ambitious plan to improve conditions for walking that is clearly identifiable in the City's annual workplan. Contact: Tom Fisher, City of Tucson, 201 North Stone - 6th Floor, Tucson, AZ 85726. (520) 791-4372 City of West Palm Beach, Florida — The Transportation Element of the city's 1998 Comprehensive Plan establishes a new traffic hierarchy in which traffic calming is a key strategy in promoting walking and pedestrian safety. Contact: Roger Hedrick, Planning Department, 200 2nd St. 5th Floor, West Palm Beach, FL 33401. (561) 659-8031. City of Madison, Wisconsin — Adopted in September 1997, Madison's visionary plan for walking incorporates planning, design, maintenance and long-term goals and objectives. Madison was one of the first communities to adopt a separate plan for walking. www.ci.madison.wi.us/reports/execsum2.pdf Contact: Arthur Ross, City of Madison, P.O. Box 2986, Madison, WI 53701. (608) 266-6225 Arlington County, Virginia — Arlington County is one of the nation's densest urban areas and has developed a pedestrian plan that builds on the accessibility of two major transit corridors in the County. An extensive sidewalk-building program is complimented by a neighborhood traffic calming program, all directed by citizen task forces. www.co.arlington.va.us/dpw/planning/ped/ped.htm Contact: Ritch Viola, Arlington County DPW, 2100 Clarendon Blvd - Suite 717, Arlington, VA 22201 |
