BikeTexas: Serving all of Texas

Mark Stine Program Manager mark@biketexas.org (512) 476-7433 1902 East 6th Street Austin, Texas 78702

Mission: Advancing Bicycle Access, Safety and Education. Pedestrian issues a natural part of our work.

Cyclists in Suits at the Capitol – Citizen Lobbyists

Transportation Enhancements Recreational Trail Program

Safe Routes to School Engineering – Education – Encouragement

Kids Kup Races

Operated Through Safe Routes to School Educational Material Program

Texas Bicycle Tourism Trails Act

•  Passed by 2005 Texas Legislature updating Texas Transportation Code Section 201.9025.

•  TxDOT, other agencies to ID potential tourism routes and trails. •  May “include multiuse trails… …where practicable.”

•  Routes “shall reflect the geography, scenery, history, and cultural diversity of this state.”

•  No fiscal note attached.

Adopted by TxDOT in November 2010

BikeTexas Trails Plate

Great Texas Cattle Trails

Source: University of Texas at Austin

Buffalo Soldier Trails

Source: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

El Camino Real de los Tejas NHT

San Antonio Missions Trail Bicycle Outing with Guests

SRTS: Bike/Walk Our Rich Texas History Funded by TxDOT SRTS

•  BikeTexas is reviewing potential developers.

•  BWORTH will promote logging of bike/ped and other physical activity.

•  BWORTH will teach bike/ped safety lessons.

•  BWORTH will provide context of journeys on historical Texas trails.

Bicycle Tourism Study on Outer Banks North Carolina Department of Transportation - 2004

Bicycling Contributes nearly $1.5 billion to Wisconsin's Economy every year.

66 Summary – How does this compare to Texas?

Bicycling Contributes nearly $1.5 billion to Wisconsin's Economy every year.

Personal cost of operating a family car

For an average sized car at 15,000 annual miles: $8100 or 54 cents per mile. Source: Your Driving Costs: How much are you really paying to drive?

American Automobile Association (AAA) , 2009, Stock 2717

Rising national cost of health care

Year U.S. Cost (trillions)1

Pct. of GDP1

Federal Coverage2

State/Local Coverage2

Cost Per Capita1

2003 $1.7 15.8% 32% 13% $6,000

2010 $2.6 17.7% 35% 13% $8,500

2018 $4.4 20.3% 38% 13% $13,100

Any ideas on reducing these costs?

Source: 1.  National Health Expenditure Projections 2008-2018, Table 1, 2008, Center for Medicare and

Medicaid Services, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. 2.  Ibid, Table 3.

Headin’ down the road, happy.