Massachusetts
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Work Plan
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Bicycle
Pedestrian
2012
Advisory Board
Board Member Engagement
Advisory Board Meetings (completed)
Complete Street Workshop - Through April 30th
Bay State Bike Week ---- May 14th - 20th
Wednesday, January 18th
Wednesday, March 21st
Car Free Week --- September 17 - 23rd
Establish New Advisory Board
New MassDOT Policy Initiatives
Moving Together --- October 17th
Introduction to MassDOT Structure and Advisory
Board Opportunity
Mode Shift Process
End of the Year Report
WeMove Massachusetts
MassDOT Sustainability and Livability
Framework: GreenDOT, Healthy Transportation
Compact, Bay State Greenway and Complete
Streets
Discussion of Work Plan 2012
Wednesday, September 19th
Wednesday, November 14th
Advisory Board Meetings (upcoming)
Wednesday, May 16th
ENCOURAGEMENT +
ENGAGEMENT
Work on Culture Change
to Reduce Driving
RMV Engagement (more test
questions, test upon renewal, driver
education)
Wednesday, July 18th
Priority
1
4
POLICY +
PROGRAMS:
Establish Mode Shift Goal
Snow/Ice/Leaf Removal Policy
MassDOT Take Lead with "20 is
Plenty" Policy (research)
WORK PLAN IDEAS + PRIORITIES
Priority
6
tie
9
10
LEGISLATION +
ENFORCEMENT:
25 MPH Speed Limit in Urban Areas
Funding (federal and state)
Priority
6
tie
8
DESIGN +
INFRASTRUCTURE:
Work w/ Highway Districts + Local
DPWs
Establish High Priority Collaboration
Projects for DCR + MassDOT
Priority
2
3
Massachusetts
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SUMMARY PRIORITIES January 19th
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Bicycle
Pedestrian
Advisory Board
POLICY +
PROGRAMS
DESIGN +
score INFRASTRUCTURE
Establish Mode Shift Goal (VMT Reduction
21
Work w/ Highway Districts + Local DPWs
+ Healthy Transportation Trip Increases)
for Better Designs + Understanding of
Concepts
Snow/Ice/Leaves Removal Policy
17
MassDOT Take Lead with "20 is Plenty"
Policy (Research)
16
Define Roles + Responsibilities of Bicycle
Coordinator at District Level
15
Commitment to Off-Road / Family Friendly
Networks
15
Bicycle Parking Policy
8
score
39
Establish High Priority Collaboration
Projects for DCR + MassDOT
29
Regional Network Identification (including
'neighborways', greenways, and cycletracks) to Build Regional Project Support
23
Synergies Between Agencies to Align
Design Objectives
10
Ch 90 + Complete Streets
5
Work w/ Design Consultants to Advance
Better Designs
4
ENCOURAGEMENT +
ENGAGEMENT
Culture Change (more than SRTS, Bike
Week etc.) - Middle + High School
Engagement by Districts, MassDOT
Employees, Discourage Driving
score
41
RMV Engagement - More Than 1
Question on Test; Test Upon Renewal;
Driver Education Module on Healthy
Transportation Options
24
Case Studies of Bicycle and Pedestrian
Improvements - Before / During / After
9
"Traffic Park" Area to Train People on How
to be a Pedestrian and Cyclist w/out Cars
5
Two-sided Brochure for Bicyclists and
Drivers to Explain Rules of the Road
2
Project Development + Design Guide
Awareness
0
LEGISLATION +
ENFORCEMENT
Pass 25 MPH Speed Limit in Urban Areas
Funding (federal and state)
Follow Existing DEP Wetland Statutes
score
21
18
15
Vulnerable Road Users Bill (refine cyclists
too), and Expand to Harassment
9
Better Connectivity w/ Project Priorities
and Funding
0
Regional Land Use Planning w/ Teeth
0
rank HIGHEST PRIORITY IDEAS
ENCOURAGEMENT + ENGAGEMENT:
Work on Culture Change
to Reduce Driving
1
0
Promote "Bike/Walk MA" for Economic
Development
0
Critical Infrastructure Plan for Pedestrians
0
Revise 2nd Goal of GreenDOT to Include a
Reduction in VMT Explicitly
0
WORK PLAN IDEAS + PRIORITIES
Not Just Complete Streets, but Include
Broad Set of Concepts and Resources
Like NAACTO etc.
0
Continual Evaluation or Re-Evaluation of
Existing Projects in Design Development,
Not Just New Projects
0
Vocabulary / Concepts Education (road
diets, traffic calming, min. parking req's,
for local planners, engineers, etc.)
0
41
2
DESIGN +
INFRASTRUCTURE:
Work w/ Highway Districts + Local DPWs
3
DESIGN +
INFRASTRUCTURE:
Establish High Priority Collaboration
Projects Between DCR + MassDOT
29
4
ENCOURAGEMENT +
ENGAGEMENT:
RMV Engagement (more test questions,
test upon renewal, driver education)
24
5
DESIGN +
INFRASTRUCTURE:
Regional Network Identification (build
regional support for projects)
23
6
LEGISLATION +
ENFORCEMENT:
Pass 25 MPH Speed Limit in Urban Areas
tie
Guidance on Construction Zone "Safe
Access" for All Modes
score
6
tie
POLICY +
PROGRAMS:
Establish Mode Shift Goal
39
21
tie
21
tie
8
LEGISLATION +
ENFORCEMENT:
Funding (federal and state)
18
9
POLICY +
PROGRAMS:
Snow/Ice/Leaf Removal Policy
17
10
POLICY +
PROGRAMS:
MassDOT Take Lead with "20 is Plenty"
Policy (research)
16