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Enhancing Mobility for Bicycles and Pedestrians in Tampa's Downtown

Exploring innovative strategies for developing bicycle and pedestrian programs in Tampa, even amidst infrastructure challenges and limited funding. This report outlines Tampa's downtown features, including a workforce of over 50,000 and 98,000 residents within a 3-mile radius. It highlights the implementation of Complete Streets, urban bikeway design guidelines, and walkable community initiatives. The document also shares successful examples of education, advocacy, and community events aimed at fostering a more walkable and bike-friendly environment.

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Enhancing Mobility for Bicycles and Pedestrians in Tampa's Downtown

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  1. Designing for MobilityBicycle and Pedestrian Programs when you don’t have good Infrastructure (or $) for either!

  2. Tampa’s Downtown Quick Facts • Land area 760 acres (220 blocks) • Workforce 50,000+ • Office Space 9.4 Million Sq. Ft. • Art & Cultural Centers 9 • Students 9,000 • Residents within 3 miles 98,000+ • Residents in Downtown 4,300+ (est.) • Parking spaces 25,000+ • Bike lanes/trails 7

  3. Special Services District

  4. I. Design/Policy/Planning

  5. Design/Policy/Planning Complete Streets • Design and operate entire roadway with all users in mind • 379 regional and local jurisdictions + 26 states have adopted ordinance or policy.

  6. Design/Policy/Planning NACTO urban bikeway design guidelines • Provide cities withsolutions that can help create complete streets that are safe and enjoyable for bicyclists. • Lanes, intersections, signals, bike boulevards, cycle tracks, etc. • Free Webinars and resources.

  7. Design/Policy/Planning Walk Friendly Communities • America Walks received funding from the National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to bring workshops, technical assistance and other support services to local communities. • Steps to a Walkable Community: A Guide for Citizens, Planners, and Engineers. • This resource serves as the basis for a series of webinars, phone discussion groups, trainings, and walking campaign walkshops™.

  8. Design/Policy/Planning Bicycle Friendly Community • The Bicycle Friendly Community Program provides incentives, hands-on assistance, and award recognition for communities that actively support bicycling. • The League named 24 new and 25 renewing BFC during the 2012 Spring BFC awards. • Minneapolis has reached the Gold level!

  9. Design/Policy/Planning • Walk Score/Transit Score/Bike Score • Downtown Minneapolis got a 95 out of 100 • Downtown Tampa was most walkable at 82. • Nearby suburb scored a dismal 36!

  10. Design/Policy/Planning Walkable 101: The Walkability Workbook Free set of documents and slide presentations providing guidance on everything needed to: • organize community walkability workshops, • conduct walkability audits and • prioritize changes for a better built environment.

  11. Design/Policy/Planning Tampa Example- Walk/Bike Plan • Result of 2009 Comprehensive Plan Update – encourage growth in “mixed-use corridors and villages”. • Review past studies to ID, prioritize feasible bike/ped projects and put business plan in place for completion. • Projects either Complete Streets re-configuration (6) or stand-alone (20).

  12. Design/Policy/Planning Tampa Example- (con’t) Walk/Bike Plan Projects identified/prioritized by this effort will be used to: • Allocate City tax revenues (i.e. local option gas tax, capital infrastructure sales tax). • Identify right-of-way needs and opportunities within City, County, and FDOT resurfacing projects and other public works projects. • Identify projects along the major road network eligible for Federal “Enhancement” funds or Federal Highway Safety Program funds.

  13. II. Education/Advocacy

  14. Education/Advocacy Tampa BayCycle– bike advocacy campaign • Funded by FL Dept. of Transportation • Active website and Facebook page • Grant used for bike safety gear, free bike safety classes, event support, etc. • “Words for Wheels” essay contest • Bike to Work Rides

  15. Education/Advocacy Low Cost Bike Racks • Parking meter bike rack • Student Art racks

  16. Education/Advocacy WalkWise/BikeSmart • Funded by FL DOT • 15 to 45 min presentation • Tips for pedestrians, cyclists and drivers • Enforcement campaign as well Green Artery • Downtown area neighborhood-led campaign to connect via safe walk/bike paths • Identify, expand and enhance a trail system between neighborhoods

  17. III. Events

  18. Events Mobility Market Feb. 2010

  19. Events Do the Local Motion Combining Fitness with Culture and Community *Bi-weekly free guided walking tours *Walker feedback soliticed *Highlights downtown business *Averaged 69 people per walk!

  20. Events Urban Restaurant Tours • Sponsored by downtown bike shop • Introduces new riders to cycling • Mini bike-safety workshop offered prior to ride • Great exposure for downtown restaurants

  21. Events Mobility Awareness Tour • Partnered with groups we hadn’t worked with • Invited transportation engineers and planners • Very “eye-opening” experience

  22. Events National Park(ing) Day • Partnered with Arts Organization • Held call for artists • Ideal morphing into Parklets

  23. Events Other ideas • Tampa Bay Bike Co-op • Criterium and Festival • Bike Valet at events

  24. Karen Kress, AICP, LCI kkress@tampasdowntown.com 813-221-3686

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