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The meeting began at approximately 8:15 a.m. April Renard (Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development [LADOTD]) welcomed everyone and explained the purpose of the meeting. Daniel Helms (Arcadis U.S., Inc. [Arcadis]) opened the meeting by reviewing the agenda (attached) and covering housekeeping items with meeting attendees.

The following are key points of the meeting summarized by agenda item.

WELCOME/HEALTH AND SAFETY MOMENT • Mr. Helms provided a health and safety moment, discussing the topic of pedestrian safety nationwide

and in East Baton Rouge Parish. Mr. Helms then shared a video on pedestrian safety with the attendees (https://youtu.be/sAVYU7vP3hs).

Subject:

Technical Advisory Committee Meeting #2 East Baton Rouge Parish Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana Task Order No. H.013029.1, Supplement No.1 Contract No.4400004404

Department:

Infrastructure

Arcadis Project No.:

TM170010.0002.000PM

Meeting Location: Room 100, Auditorium Transportation Training and Education Center 4099 Gourrier Avenue Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70808

Meeting Date:

Tuesday, July 24, 2018

Participants:

See attached sign-in sheet.

Copies:

Participants

Minutes by:

Yuwen Hou, AICP, PTP Issue Date:

July 31, 2018 Revised August 31, 2018

https://youtu.be/sAVYU7vP3hs

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PUBLIC MEETING RECAP • Mr. Helms briefed the meeting attendees on the two public meetings for this project that were

conducted in May 2018. Both public meetings were well attended. The online polling activity, the mapping exercise, and the comments received during the meetings provided the project team valuable data and insight into the public’s vision for the East Baton Rouge Parish Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan (Master Plan) project. The full public meeting summary is available on the project website.

• Mr. Helms shared insights on the public outreach efforts for the public meetings and expressed appreciation for all agencies and individuals that helped to spread the word about the meetings.

• Mr. Helms presented a quick summary of the Mentimeter polling results from the public meetings. Detailed information can be found in the attached presentation slides and in the public meeting summary document on the website.

• Mr. Helms presented a summary of the Public Participation Plan and walked through the updates that have been made to the project website (http://ebrpedbike.org) over the past 2 months.

PROJECT VISION • Jeff Ciabotti (Toole Design Group [TDG]) explained the process of developing the vision of this

project, which started from the online polling exercises conducted during the last Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) meeting and during the public meetings.

• Mr. Ciabotti presented the draft vision statement to the TAC and requested feedback from the meeting attendees. The TAC members provided no additional input. At this time, the vision statement for the Master Plan project is: “East Baton Rouge Parish will have a safe, comfortable, and connected biking and walking network, with easy access to local and regional destinations, providing healthy transportation and recreation choices for everyone.”

MEETING IN A BOX • Mr. Ciabotti presented an overview of the “Meeting in a Box” materials so the attendees would have a

good idea on how TAC members and other project stakeholders can continue to collect community input for the project. Detailed descriptions are available in the attached presentation slides. The project team anticipates incorporating the Meeting in a Box materials under the Resources section of the Ped-Bike Master Plan website.

• Mr. Ciabotti pointed out the two displays showing Meeting in a Box Activity 1 (Walking and Biking Destinations) and Activity 2 (Hey that looks like my street!) and invited the attendees to review them in greater detail during the break.

• Jared Hymowitz (Mayor’s Healthy City Initiative) asked if these boards can be laminated so they can be reused. Mr. Ciabotti explained that if the boards are going to be reused that many times, the project team is willing to discuss the possibility of providing reusable activity boards on an as-needed basis.

• Doug Moore (Bike Baton Rouge) asked for an extension for the submission deadline for comments on the Wikimap. Mr. Helms explained that this topic is going to be covered after the break.

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• Mr. Ciabotti invited everyone to brainstorm and develop a master list of all activities, dates, etc., where Meeting in a Box can be used. Prior to presenting Meeting in a Box at an event, the Master Plan champion should have a discussion regarding logistics related to the Meeting in a Box activity and how to provide the information collected back to the project team.

• Dr. Jeanne George (AARP) asked about the timeline for the public to provide feedback. Mr. Helms emphasized the importance of public feedback and that it should continue throughout and even after the Master Plan project has been completed. To keep the project on schedule, there must be a deadline. The deadline helps to set a better-defined end date for the Master Plan project and encourages participants to provide timely input. The Steering Committee, TAC, and other project stakeholders should, however, continue to use Meeting in a Box and collect public input even after the deadline. Even though input received following the deadline may not be included in the Master Plan, it will help frame the conversation between the public and those who will determine how best to implement the Master Plan.

• Ms. Renard commented that the public feedback can be incorporated in the project prioritization phase. Mr. Ciabotti explained the use of WikiMap, which is to help in the development of the network. If the public input extends to later in the summer or even later in the year, it will be useful for the project team in developing the network. Following the discussion, the TAC agreed the project team should accept public input submissions from the WikiMap and survey through September 30, 2018.

BREAK • The group took a 15-minute break and reconvened at 9:05 a.m.

• Mr. Helms presented the current WikiMap to the attendees. Mr. Ciabotti pointed out that the questions asked at the beginning of the WikiMap also help determine where people are biking/walking to and from and identify gaps.

• Prior to starting the existing-conditions summary, Mr. Helms invited everyone to participate in quick introductions.

EXISTING CONDITIONS • Mr. Helms briefed attendees on the data collection summary. He then discussed the use of Strava

Metro data to explain how the project team reviewed each piece of data collected and made the best use of available data, realizing the limitations and applicability.

o Kathy Stites (Recreation and Park Commission for the Parish of East Baton Rouge [BREC]) commented that the route on River Road shown on the map is highly used due to it being part of club-recommended routes. Jessica Deville (LADOTD) added that people might use the Levee Trail north of the high-use section, but Strava does not capture that because it is not considered part of the road network. This illustrates another limitation of the Strava data.

• Mr. Helms reviewed the demographic data and conducted a demonstration of the demographic dashboard created by Arcadis. The demonstration covered the use of the following indicators: total population, commuting by bicycle, and zero-vehicle households.


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• Yuwen Hou (Arcadis) explained that because of limitations on the use of ESRI products outside of the Power BI software, the dashboard, with the map divided by census-block groups, would not be available to website users. Users would need to have the Power BI desktop application. The project team continues to explore other options, such as using Bing Map, which will display the information as centroids instead of census-block groups.

• Ms. Renard encouraged attendees to brainstorm on how this dashboard could be used following project completion and who could be the owner of the dashboard to update and integrate new data as it becomes available.

• Mr. Hymowitz commented that there are many organizations that are developing dashboards. The dashboard for this project is unique in that it integrates transportation information.

• Dr. George commented that the dashboard is useful for the Sustainable Transportation Action Committee and the Complete Streets Citizen Advisory Council.

• Mr. Helms presented the culmination of the existing-conditions task, which was the development of a geodatabase displaying existing conditions. The existing-conditions data were aggregated for display in a .kmz file, which is viewable in Google Earth. Logan Anderson (Baton Rouge Area Chamber [BRAC]) asked about the definition of low-, medium- and high-use layers. Ms. Hou explained that the project team received the original shapefile from the Open Data BR Portal, and it was likely developed by the City. Gilles Morin (City-Parish Planning Commission) explained that these layers should be considered as subjective because they were developed as a result of asking bicyclists their impressions of the roads where they tend to cycle. Mr. Ciabotti added that these layers are still useful for network development.

• A question was asked about the proposed trail/improvements layers. Mr. Helms explained that these proposed layers were provided by BREC and show infrastructure that BREC has proposed to develop. Ms. Stites believes this is correct but stated that she needed to confirm.

• Mr. Moore asked about the Existing-Conditions Memo and the review deadline. Mr. Helms replied that the draft was submitted to the LADOTD project manager, and if the project manager approves the draft, the memo can be disseminated for review. The review period could end in mid-August. Ms. Hou asked if this deadline would cause an issue with the network development task. Mr. Ciabotti confirmed it will not affect it at all. Ms. Renard stated that the project team was approved to disseminate the memo.

• Ms. Stites asked if the memo could be provided to the Steering Committee and the TAC prior to Friday. Mr. Helms stated that he was planning to disseminate the memo before Friday if possible.

LATENT-DEMAND ANALYSIS • Mr. Ciabotti shared the stats on the input received through Wikimap through July 24, 2018:

o Participants: 76 people o Destinations mapped: 157 o Barriers mapped: 183 o Routes where people bike or walk: 130


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• Mr. Ciabotti explained the latent-demand-analysis methodology including the proposed weighting factors to the TAC. A preliminary results map was presented to the group.

• Mr. Hymowitz asked for a copy of the latent-demand map with zip-code boundaries. The project team could provide that, but Ms. Hou explained that the map shown during the meeting was just a concept aimed at driving discussions with the TAC.

• Mr. Ciabotti then explained the proposed weighting factors to develop the latent-demand map. The following are questions, comments, and decisions made by the TAC:

o Dr. George asked if future development was taken into consideration. Mr. Ciabotti explained that the ability to integrate such data depends on the availability of the data.

o Mr. Moore asked for further explanation on intersection density as to why it is rated highly and what it means. Mr. Ciabotti explained that it is an indicator of pedestrian activity. Sarah Edel (City-Parish Department of Transportation and Drainage) asked if these were only signalized intersections or all intersections. Mr. Ciabotti confirmed they were all intersections.

o Kim Marousek (Capital Region Planning Commission [CRPC]) asked if a factor related to low-income households could be included. Mr. Ciabotti replied that this factor could be explored. Currently, the zero-vehicle-household indicator is used.

o Mr. Ciabotti explained that the crash factor is typically not included in this process because it tells a different story. Ms. Hou added that the demand or need for safety improvements can be revealed in other ways. The project team responded to TAC questions regarding the use of the crash factor in the latent-demand analysis.

o Haley Blakeman (Center for Planning Excellence) suggested the team coordinate with the Mayor’s Complete Streets Citizen Advisory Committee on criteria developed for prioritization.

o Frank Duke (City-Parish Planning Commission) suggested the weighting factors should correspond to the feedback received from the online polling results, which show a higher interest in access to recreation. Mr. Duke also suggested decreasing the weights for passenger rail stations because they are in concept only.

o Mr. Morin asked about the sensitivity of the location of the trail access points. Mr. Ciabotti said he believes that the buffer area for the trail access points is up to 1 mile.

o The TAC suggested the latent demand factor be revised from “Proximity to trail access points or BREC Property” to “Proximity of BREC facilities,” which would include trails, parks, etc.

o Whitney Hoffman Sayal (Downtown Development District) echoed Mr. Duke’s opinion about raising the weights for access to recreation and suggested that this could better balance with pedestrian need-based weights, which is represented by intersection density.

o Mr. Moore confirmed that latent demand is not the only way the proposed network is identified and prioritized.

o Ms. Marousek mentioned that CRPC has data on frequent-use bus-stop locations and bus stops compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act, and she will share the data with the team.

o Mr. Hymowitz commented that the current weighting factor is not equitable for the underrepresented population because that population is not necessarily in high-population-density


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and/or employment-density areas. He suggested increasing the weights for zero-vehicle households and access to bus stations by 5%, increasing the weights for access to trails to 15%, and decreasing the weighting factor for intersection density.

o Ms. Renard commented that according to the polling results, school was not rated very high, and therefore, this factor should go down and other indicators of like destinations should be grouped.

o Mr. Duke commented that a problem with considering too much weight for bus stops is that the Capital Area Transit System (CATS) can and does change their stops frequently and with little warning.

o Ms. Blakeman commented that access to transit is important and suggested a change to the access to bus routes or to consider using highly utilized bus routes.

o The TAC agreed to take the crashes out but maintain a separate layer for crash analysis.

o Dr. George commented that development is occurring in low-demand areas shown on the current map. Mr. Ciabotti asked for any available data and suggested that destinations being marked on the Wikimap could help provide development information to the project team.

o Ms. Renard asked how the TAC is going to approve the revised weighting factor given there will not be another TAC meeting until January 2019. Mr. Ciabotti suggested sending out a short one-question survey or a Mentimeter poll to receive feedback from the TAC on the adjusted weighting factors.

o Ingolf Partenheimer (City-Parish Department of Transportation and Drainage) commented that the project team should clarify that congestion may not be improved through the development of bicycle and pedestrian network facilities.

UPCOMING TASKS • Mr. Ciabotti explained the Greenways and Surface Street Network Development task in detail.

Mr. Helms discussed briefly future tasks that will occur between TAC Meeting #2 and TAC Meeting #3.

INTERSTATE 10 WIDENING PROJECT DISCUSSION • Risa Mueller (Franklin Associates) was asked to provide a brief update to the TAC on the Interstate 10

(I-10) widening project. The purpose of this update was to determine the possibility of reconnecting neighborhoods during the widening project by providing pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure.

• As part of the recap, Ms. Mueller showed the I-10 widening project website, highlighting the Spotlight section, which details upcoming public meetings.

• Ms. Renard suggested the I-10 widening project consultant team reach out to the project team and start conversations before the I-10 widening project public meetings in August to ensure the recommendations of the I-10 project do not conflict with the Master Plan. Ms. Mueller suggested a meeting in September after the public meetings because the public may have input on the alternatives.


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ADJOURN • The meeting adjourned at approximately 11:00 a.m.

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CRPC 225-383-5203

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Chris Tyson East Baton Rouge Redevelopment Authority

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AGENDA

EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE MASTER PLAN TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING

Tuesday July 24, 2018

8:00 AM –11:00 AM

TTEC Auditorium 4099 Gourrier Avenue Baton Rouge, LA 70808

The Second Technical Advisory Committee Meeting for Project H.013029.1. The main purpose of the meeting to review the public outreach efforts and existing conditions.

Welcome

Health and Safety Moment

Public Meeting Recap

Project Vision

Meeting in a Box

Break

Existing Conditions

Demand Analysis

Upcoming Tasks

Interstate 10 Widening Project Discussion

Discussion/Questions

Adjourn

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Agenda

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09

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Health & Safety Moment


Project Vision

Meeting in a Box

Break

Existing Conditions

Demand Analysis

Upcoming Tasks


Discussion/Questions

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Housekeeping Items

Please initial the sign-in sheet.

Parking Permit.

Agenda & handout.

Please set your cellphone on mute/vibrate.

Coffee is available at the lobby.

No food or drink (except bottled water) in the auditorium.

One scheduled break.

Wifi network: lsuguest; username: Arcadis; password: 119589

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Health and Safety Moment – Pedestrian Safety

• On average, a pedestrian was killed every 2 hours and injured every 7 minutes in traffic crashes. 14% of all traffic fatalities and an estimated 3% of those injured in traffic crashes were pedestrians (NHTSA)

• Louisiana Fatality Stats (FARS)Year Pedestrian

DeathsBicyclistDeaths

2013 11 0

2014 10 1

2015 8 4

2016 13 4

2017 14 4

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Public Meeting Summary

Two Public Meetings

May 7 – Greenwood Community Park (Baker), 35 participants

May 8 – Perkins Road Community Park (Baton Rouge), 96 participants– Both meetings broadcast on Facebook Live

– Valuable data collected

• Mentimeter Results

– Helps to define the public's vision of the Master Plan Project

• 21 comment cards submitted

• Mapping exercise

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Public Meeting at a Snapshot

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Public Outreach

Agency Outreach MethodLouisiana Department of Transportation and

Development (LADOTD)

Facebook

Twitter

City-Parish of Baton Rouge

Website

Facebook

Public Service Announcement

Bike Baton Rouge Facebook

Blog

Capital Region Planning Commission

(CRPC)/Capital Region Safety Coalition

Facebook

Instagram

Baton Rouge Area Foundation (BRAF) Newsletter

Recreation and Park Commission for the

Parish of East Baton Rouge (BREC)

Digital Display Boards at BREC Facilities

Facebook

Push Cards

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Online Polling Results

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Mapping Exercise

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Public Participation Plan

• Utilizing Stakeholder Outreach Networks to disseminate information about the Project and Public Meetings

• Stakeholders: LADOTD, City-Parish, Bike Baton Rouge, CRPC, BRAF, BREC, AARP, DDD, CPEX, etc.

• Website Enhancements

- WikiMap

- SurveyMonkey Survey, Questions from the Public Meeting

- Crash Dashboard

• Facebook Engagements

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Website Updates

http://ebrpedbike.org/index.html

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Project Vision

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Remember this?

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And this-

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Polling Results

Input from Public Meetings, TAC Meeting #1 and the continuous public engagement process was aggregate to develop the vision for the Master Plan.

Results:

Vision WordMarch 28

(TAC)May 7

(Baker)May 8

(Baton Rouge)Total

Connected, Connectivity 10 6 14 30

Safety 4 8 14 26

Equity 2 3 5 10

Community 2 1 2 5

Healthy 1 3 4

Fun 2 1 3

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Vision Statement

East Baton Rouge Parish will have a safe, comfortable, and connected biking and walking network, with easy access to

local and regional destinations, providing healthy transportation and recreation choices for everyone.

Meeting in a Box

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Meeting in a Box – What is it?

• Developed by Toole Design, Meeting in a Box is a successful outreach tool which generates excitement and support while also gathering important feedback and priorities for the network we are creating.

• A collection of visual boards and handouts with talking points, and tips for building a conversation and gathering input.

• Brings information about this planning process to your existing community organization’s meetings or events.

YOU are the champions we need to reach as many different people and organizations as we can, while we work on the network plan.

Image credit: The Open University

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Toolkit Contents

Summary Talking Points “Community

Event Toolkit”

Summary Talking Points “Community

Event Toolkit”

Activity #1 DestinationsActivity #1

DestinationsActivity #2 Hey that looks like my streetActivity #2 Hey that looks like my street

Materials ListMaterials List

Kids ActivityKids Activity Email scriptEmail scriptStaffing schedule

templateStaffing schedule

templateSign in sheetSign in sheet

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Meeting in a Box – Activity #1 Walking and Bicycling Destinations• Placemaking activity

• Gives us a sense of where people would like to walk or bike-their priority destinations

• Connecting EBR residents with bicycle and pedestrian routes to these places will be a major focus of the greenway network

• This activity also sized for poster board

• Can use dots or written marks for voting Example of Activity #1 board after an event

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Meeting in a Box – Activity #2 Hey that looks like my street!• Meeting attendees identify their

type of community-single family residential, more dense urban town living, high rise residential

• Participants discover and share the characteristics of their street, and if it is easy or hard to walk or bicycle there.

• Sized for poster board

• Use colored dots to indicate house type/neighborhood. Check marks for categories that make them enjoy, or not, the streets for walking or bicycling.

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Meeting in a Box – Youth activity

• While parents meet, kids have their own activity.

• Map game board with simple destinations and street network

• Kids plot their route from home to parks or school and back

• Only rule is they have to find a route using sidewalks and crosswalks

• Also teaches map reading and how to think through a safe route for bicycling and walking in their neighborhood!

• This is an activity meant to be taken home and shared.

• *Printing game board on heavier weight card stock is suggested.

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Meeting in a Box

Okay, you want me to do what exactly?

• Print the handouts – Please note: project team may be able to assist with printing! Try to give 10 days advance notice of your meeting.

• Go to your already scheduled community or organization meeting

• Read from our friendly script

• Take photos of the boards and tally up the counts, then email to the project team

• You will help us get more feedback, and build excitement for your plan!

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Existing Conditions

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Data Collection SummaryTopic Data Provider Data-Set Name Notes

Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities

Capital Region Planning Commission (CRPC)

East Baton Rouge Geographic Information System (GIS) Portal

BREC

Sidewalk Planned Bicycle Routes and Existing Trails

There are inaccuracies in the existing bicycle facility and trail shapefile. These issues need to be resolved before building the basemap.

Derived Street Classification LADOTD East Baton Rouge GIS Portal

Street Range Only Functional Classification is available.

Bicycle and Pedestrian Counts LADOTD CRPC BikeBR

Strava Metro 2014 Ped Counts 2015 Bike Counts 2017

The application of these counts to the project is limited.

Workers Commuting by Walking and Bicycling U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2015

5-year estimates by census block group

Transit Stops Capital Area Transit System

(CATS) Bus Stops

Demographic Variables U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2015 5-year estimates by census

block group

Existing Land Use, Facilities, and Destinations East Baton Rouge GIS Portal Public-Meeting Attendees

Land Use, Library, Tourist Venues, Hospitals

Existing Statewide Long-Range Bicycle Map and Other Relevant MPO Transportation Plans

LADOTD CRPC

Statewide LRBM; MOVE2042 Plan

Other Bicycle and Pedestrian Plans Various

Downtown Greenway Plan LSU Master Plan BREC Capital Area Pathways Project Map Health District Plan

Current AASHTO, NACTO, City-Parish Bicycle Facility Design Standards

N/A N/A

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Recreation Trips

Strava Metro Data

• Shows a schematic representation of areas and roads that are more likely to be used by bicyclist

Limitations:

• Counts were collected over 4 years ago;

• The entries are dependent on the Strava Map users, which is not a statistical sample from the entire population; and

• High-use roads, as reported by Strava, are highly recreational based.

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Demographic Indicators - Age

Age Group TotalPercent of Total

Population

15 to 29 years old 58,012 58,759 116,771 26.3%

65 years and over 22,194 31,103 53,297 12.0%

Total Population 213,266 231,424 444,690 100%

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Zero Vehicle Households

No vehicle available - 7%1 vehicle available - 39.4%2 vehicles available - 38.3%3 vehicles available - 11.7%4 vehicles available - 2.8%5 or more vehicles available - 0.8%

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Commute by Vehicle Type

Type Number Percent

Drive Alone 180,154 82.9%

Carpool 20,770 9.6%

Public Transportation 3,372 1.5%

Taxicab 24 0.0%

Motorcycle 378 0.2%

Type Number Percent

Bicycle 827 0.4%

Walk 4,583 2.1%

Other 1,240 0.6%

Work at Home 5,880 2.7%

Total 217,228

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Disability

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Demographics Dashboard

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Targeted Field Data Inspection

TDG Preliminary Screening

Arcadis “Ground Truthing”

BREC final confirmation

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Shared-lane markings

Google StreetView, Shared-Lane Markings, East Boulevard, April 2011

Figure 8. Google StreetView, Shared-Lane Markings, East Boulevard, May 2017

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Crash Heat Map

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Existing Condition Map Layers

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Plan Review MatrixImportant Bike/Ped Elements:

• Connectivity

• Economic Development

• Environmental Protection and Conservation

• Sense of Place or Community

• Safety

• Education

• Identification of Funding Sources

• Growing Ridership

• Health Aspects

• Coordination between Stakeholders: Public and Agency

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Latent Demand Analysis

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Latent Demand Analysis

What is it?

• Map showing where people are–or would be most likely to–bike or walk

• Base on development patterns and social and economic characteristics

• Highlights priority areas for adding or enhancing B/P infrastructure

• Assists in network prioritization and funding decisions

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Latent Demand Analysis Map

What does it look like?

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Methodology

How did we do it?

• Selected land-use, demographic, and destination factors that are highly correlated with walking and biking for utilitarian trips and casual recreation

• Scored each Census block by their proximity to or amount of overlap with these factors

• Factors and weights were used to determine the demand score in the map

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Factors and Weights - Discussion

Demand Factor Weight

Intersection Density 20%

Population Density 20%

Employment Density 15%

Proximity to primary, secondary, and post-secondary schools 15%

Households with no motor vehicle access 10%

Proximity to bus and passenger rail stations 10%

Proximity to trail access points or BREC Property 5%

Proximity to bicycle/pedestrian crash locations 5%

Next Steps in the planning process

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Task 4 – Greenway and Bicycle Network Development

Next Steps (July, August, September):

• Online interactive map

• Latent demand analysis

• Map proposed facilities

• Map study area

• Field study visit

• Draft network development

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Upcoming Tasks

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Upcoming Tasks

Task 4 – Greenways (Separated Off-Street Multi Use Paths) and Bicycle and Pedestrian Network Development

Task 5 – Greenway and Surface Street Feasibility

Task 6 – Policy and Programmatic Recommendations

Task 7 – Design Guidelines

TAC Meeting #3 and Public Meetings will be in January 2019

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Open Discussion

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THANKS FOR ATTENDING!

Walking is the best possible exercise. Habituate yourself to

walk very far. - Thomas Jefferson

Documents

RECORD OF MEETINGebrpedbike.org/docs/3-Technical Advisory Committee... · in a .kmz file, which is viewable in Google Earth. Logan Anderson (Baton Rouge Area Chamber [BRAC]) asked