FHWA Walking and Bicycling Data Activities Gabe Rousseau

FHWA Walking and Bicycling Data Activities Gabe Rousseau, Ph. D. Bicycle/Pedestrian Program Manager Federal Highway Administration

Key Data Questions? o What do we already collect aside from NHTS? o What can be estimated from existing data sources? o What new data do we want to collect? o What new data do we need to collect? n How will data be used? n How often should it be collected? n At what level (corridor, regional, national)? n For what purposes (modeling, exposure rates, GHG reduction)? o What new data requirements will emerge in the next Authorization?

What do we already collect? Pedestrian & Bicyclist Fatalities

What do we already collect? Federal Funds Obligated for Walking and Bicycling Projects

Nonmotorized Transportation Pilot Program o “a nonmotorized transportation pilot program to construct… a network of nonmotorized transportation infrastructure facilities” o Each community receives $25 million total during SAFEATEA-LU n Columbia, Missouri n Marin County, California n Minneapolis, Minnesota n Sheboygan County, Wisconsin

NTPP Evaluation Requirements o STATISTICAL INFORMATION: The Secretary shall develop statistical information on changes in: n motor vehicle, nonmotorized transportation, and public transportation usage o And assess how such changes: n decrease congestion and energy usage, n increase the frequency of bicycling and walking, n and promote better health and a cleaner environment. o Final Report will be submitted to Congress in 2011

The Future o NCHRP 08 -78: Estimating Bicycling and Walking for Planning and Project Development o The next Authorization n Performance measures p Mode share targets? p A new National Bicycling and Walking Study?