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CFTE Conference
June 26, 2013
ADVOCACY
ADVANCE
ACTION
MULTI-MODAL MEASURES:
2020PARTNERING
WORKSHOP
FOR SUCCESS
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Action 2020 Workshop
Advocacy Advance Partnership
www.AdvocacyAdvance.org
Panelists
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Gainsville, FL: The Honorable W. Thomas Hawkins,
Esq., Gainesville City Commissioner
Columbia, SC: The Honorable Jim Manning,
Richland County Councilman
Alameda County, CA: Dave Campbell, East Bay
Bicycle Coalition
St. Louis, MO: Rhonda Smythe, Trailnet
Gainesville, FL
The Honorable W. Thomas Hawkins, Esq.
Commissioner
Gainesville City Commission
Columbia, SC
The Honorable Jim Manning
Councilman
Richland County Council
Jim Manning
Licensed Social Worker
at Palmetto AIDS Life Support Services
(Columbia South Carolina)
and Richland County Councilman
Who Am I
Really?
• 2006 - Established a 39 member citizen
led Transportation Study Commission.
• This Commission held public input
meetings completed a comprehensive
study with the assistance from a global
consulting firm.
• The study addressed failing roads, the
lack of sidewalks and greenway
infrastructure, and the unstable bus
system.
2008
• Council made it to 3rd reading with a multiyear, approx. $1 Billion Transportation
Penny with 3 multi-modal transportation
modes: Transit (CMRTA – Buses), Roadway,
and Bike / Pedestrian / Greenway.
• Failed on 5 to 5 Vote.
2010
• Council proposed a 25-year, $1 Billion
Transportation Penny with 3 multi-modal
transportation modes: Transit (CMRTA – Buses),
Roadway, and Bike / Pedestrian / Greenway.
• The Transportation Penny appeared on the
November 2, 2010 ballot with 10 to 1 vote, BUT
did not pass.
• (3 new Council memebers)
The Breakdown
Mode
Amount
Roadway
$656,020,644
Transit (CMRTA / Bus Service)
$300,991,000
Bike/Pedestrian/Greenway
$80,888,356
Total Project Expenditures
Administrative Expenditures
TOTAL EXPENDITURES
$1,037,900,000
$32,100,000
$1,070,000,000
2010 vs. 2012 Transportation Penny
2010
2012
Number of Years
Up to 25 Years
Up to 22 Years
Amount
1 Penny on the Dollar
1 Penny on the Dollar
Modes of
Transportation
3: Transit (CMRTA – Bus 3: Transit (CMRTA – Bus
Service); Roadway;
Service); Roadway;
Bike / Pedestrian /
Bike / Pedestrian /
Greenways
Greenways
$ for Projects
$1.03 Billion
$1.04 Billion
Bonding Capacity
Up to $200M
Up to $450M
Other
na
Additional Items
2012 Additional Items
• Emphasis placed on local / small /
minority firms.
• A partnership with DOT is
recommended. An in-house
Transportation Director was approved.
• Outside Program / Project
Management Firm(s) will be procured.
• An oversight / accountability /
“watchdog” committee will be
created.
The
campaign
The
campaign
… and hopefully everyone
will live happily here
after!
The End
Alameda County, CA
Dave Campbell
Advocacy Director
East Bay Bicycle Coalition
Measure
B1
One-cent transportation sales tax measure
Alameda County, CA
November 6, 2012
Year is 2010
• Federal & State Gov’t
reducing transportation
funding
• No capital projects left
• Running out of money
• Off year for other revenue
measures (so we thought).
Presidential election
League of Women
Voters
Alameda County Supervisor Keith Carson
Albany Strollers & Rollers
Walk Oakland Bike Oakland
Sierra Club
St. Mary’s Center
Youth Uprising
Urban Habitat
Bay Localize
Community Vision ACCE
Coalition
Greenbelt Alliance
Genesis
Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency
Transform
East Bay
Bicycle
Coalition
HOPE Collaborative
Bike Alameda
*chart is logarithmic
Yes on B1
outreach
strategy
Yes on B1
66.53% yes
over 80% where our membership is strong
Lessons Learned
• Perpetuity kills
• Campaign team
• Run a grassroots campaign
What now?
• Lose perpetuity
• Lower voter threshold to 55%
• Surveys to gauge 2014 or 2016
• Deal with BART to Livermore
New partnerships
• Alameda County Transportation
Commission
• Unions
• Affordable housing, youth empowerment
St. Louis, MO
Rhonda Smythe
Policy & Advocacy Manager
Trailnet
Trailnet
St. Louis, MO
History
1876
St. Louis City withdraws from St. Louis
County
1904
World’s Fair
1996
St. Louis 2004 civic initiative
Prop C - The River Ring
Ballot Measure
2000
Clean Water, Safe Parks and Community Trails
Prop C
Missouri tax district – Great Rivers Greenway
Illinois tax district – Metro East Parks & Recreation
Missouri Votes
- St. Louis City: 76.6% Y, 23.4% N
- St. Louis County: 69.6% Y, 30.4% N
- St. Charles County: 56.7% Y, 43.3% N
Prop C Allocation
50%
50%
Great Rivers Greenway
Local and County Parks
37
Prop C - The River Ring
What next?
Prop P – Arch Renovation
Prop P – Arch Renovation
Ballot Measures
2013
Safe & Accessible Arch& Public Parks
Prop P
3/16th cent tax = $38.5 million/year
(only Missouri)
Votes
- St. Louis City: 67.2% Y, 32.8% N
- St. Louis County: 52.3% Y, 47.7% N
- St. Charles County: opted out
Prop P Allocation
60%
40%
Great Rivers Greenway
Local and County Parks
30%
30%
Arch Grounds
Regional Parks
& Trails
44
Implementation
Unforeseen policy implications
45
Common Complete Streets
Elements
• Sidewalks
• Bicycle facilities
(lanes and
routes)
• Trails
• Crosswalks
• Paved shoulders
• Curb cuts
• Transit
connections
• Street trees
Implementation
Complete Streets does not require
additional funds, new Right of Way, or new
projects
Complete Streets is about changing
the way we do businessso that
existing resources are used to create transportation
options for Saint Louis residents.
Policy Asks
• Complete Streets elements included in every road
project
• Collaboration with schools, businesses,
neighboring municipalities
• Interdepartmental Advisory Committee
• Incorporate CS elements into all plans, manuals,
rules, regulations, programs, etc
• New design standards
• Every large scale project requires stakeholder
meeting and public charrette process
• Performance measures
• CS Review Committee
It’s what people want
Average Home Sale Increase Since 1997
Source: Zillow 2012
200%
150%
100%
50%
0%
-50%
Mar
1997
Mar
1998
Mar
1999
Mar
2000
Mar
2001
St. Louis Metro
Mar
2002
Mar
2003
Mar
2004
Skinker DeBaliviere
Mar
2005
Mar
2006
Mar
2007
Mar
2008
DeBaliviere Place
58% of Boomers and 62% of Millennials strongly prefer
walkable, transit-oriented communities with a variety of
“Housing for the Generations”
houses and businesses
Mar
2009
Mar
2010
University City
Mar
2011
Mar
2012
Lessons Learned
• Public input is non-negotiable
• Passing a bill isn’t enough, oversight is
necessary
Every
trip
begins
and
ends
with
Complete Streets make it easy . .
walking
.
Questions?
Brighid@PeoplePoweredMovement.org
Darren@BikeLeague.org
www.AdvocacyAdvance.org