Cycling Programs and Infrastructure Rochelle Owen Director Office

Cycling Programs and Infrastructure Rochelle Owen, Director Office of Sustainability

Dalhousie University Campus 110 buildings in downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada and 50+ building in Truro and four campuses. Includes 5. 5 million gross square feet of building space. A campus population of approximately 25, 700 (18, 200 students, 7500 faculty and staff). 95% of population located in three campuses downtown Halifax.

Dalhousie University Campus 12 faculties and more than 3, 600 courses in 190+ areas of study. Dalhousie’s has an Office of Sustainability, College of Sustainability, and Student Sustainability Office. Largest university in the Maritimes. 200 year anniversary in 2018.

Current Issues at Dalhousie Hfx campuses • Urban campus with limited land availability • Situated on a peninsula with pinch points • Parking system subsidized by other University revenues • Mode shares different between students and faculty/staff • Growing Population • Value of Land

Dal TDM General activities • TDM plan 2011 • Upass & Launching Epass • Travel avoidance (telework, etc) • Guarenteed Ride Home • Ride Share • Smart Trip website • Annual commuter study

Dal TDM General activities • Formed TDM committee with CDHA, IWK, and SMU – together we bring over 40, 000 people to a one square km radius. • Funding plans for TDM coordinator • More Work on shuttle feasibility study, parking spot

Active Transport: Walking Cycling, skating, … Transit: bus, rail, ferry Shared Transport: Car share, carpooling, vanpooling SOV- Single Occupant Vehicle

Why Cycling? • • Potential for growth in active modes is demonstrated by other successful models – Good for health, pocket book, and the environment Social equity Liberating Time saver - downtown Dal campus connector

Dal Cycling Goals • Increase Dalhousie – home cycling commuting • Increase intercampus cycling commuting • Support cycling education and services to Dalhousie community • Leadership role in the community to support cycling infrastructure by working with other institutions and HRM • Support conference and residential programming and services through cycling programs

Cycling Key Action Areas Planning, Design, Policy Educationa l Programmi ng and Monitoring Infrastructu re Loans and Shares

Planning, Design, Policy: 2009 -2012 1. Campus Master Plan – University Ave. 2. Transportation Demand Management Plan 3. Institutional Cycling Plan 4. Campus Corridors Plan 5. Bike Rack Study and Plans 6. Active Transportation Guidelines 7. Bike Rack Siting Report and Tendering

Campus Master Plan

BIKEWAYS PLAN Shifting behaviour “Riding a bicycle should not require bravery” - Roger Geller, Portalnd Office of Transportation Enthused and confident Interested but concerned 60% 0% 25% 50% No way no how 33% 75% Herring Cove Road Presentation Cities & Environment Unit 100% June 17, 2010

BIKEWAYS PLAN Implementation Portland's transportation costs related to cycling Infrastructure 60 Million Dollars (2008) = Herring Cove Road Presentation 1. 5 Km of Highway Cities & Environment Unit June 17, 2010 450 Km Bike Network Institutional TDM Working Group

District principles BIKEWAYS PLAN 1. Invest in bicycle infrastructure and programs that are designed to capture the maximum number of new riders. 2. Integrate bicycles as an essential component of a multi-modal transportation system. 3. Develop a sense of place for the Institutional District’s bicycle environment. 4. Prioritize bicycles along designated cycling routes. 5. Develop a connected and continuous network of bicycle routes. Herring Cove Road Presentation June 17, 2010 6. Design and maintain a cycling environment for all seasons. . Cities & Environment Unit TDM Working Group

BIKEWAYS PLAN Network • Direct Routes • Connect key destinations • Clear priorities • Spines of the district • Build foundation Herring Cove Road Presentation Cities & Environment Unit June 17, 2010 TDM Working Group Presentation

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Educational Programming • Bike Maintenance at the Bike Centre • One day safety and skills – Can bike courses • Group rides, Frosh Week, Bike Week, Challenges …] • HRM Smart Cycle

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Bike Racks: Infrastructure • Over 750 spots at Dal • Added over 200 spots this year – • Multi-step process

8 steps to 200 new spots 1. Audit all bike parking racks/spots 2. Pass active transportation guideline –outlines acceptable and unacceptable rack type, …. 3. Location analysis of where new racks should go 4. Field review and costs analysis 5. Landscape Plans – Landscape Arch 6. Bike rack design dimensions – in house design 7. Tender documents –size and type for durability – stainless thicker gauge staple 8. Landscaping installed bike racks fabricated by local weld shop. 9. Costs: depends on the soil, location, and type of rack – may need to pore concrete. $200 – 600 per staple installed

Derek Robinson Dal Planning Thesis and Office of Sustainability

Campus as a Living Lab – Project 2012 Bike Parking Auditing

Infrastructure - Future • More racks in populated areas • More covered racks • Any new building – racks indoors, outdoors, showers, lockers • Campus bike path leading to University ave project • Finished shower audit – now improving

Monitoring • Bike Parking Audits • Count, use, light, ease, HRM Bylaw, • Annual Commuter Survey • Campus Bike Centre – statistics • Bike Counts

Loans and Shares • Bike loans now from Campus Bike Centre • Adding bikes to residences in the Fall to loan out • Studied bike share systems, costs, and prepared business case

Different Models Smart Bike Systems Vs. Community Systems

Share - Options • 1. Collect old/used or donated bikes, fix them up – all with similar stickers/colors • 2. Buy new bikes all of similar nature and have them placed at all three campuses • 3. Buy Bixi bikes to get started

Capital and Operating Financing • Interest is there, need to obtain funding Explore internal and external sources of funding – private/ public sponsorship supporting physical activity, healthy lifestyles and sustainable transportation for Dalhousie, Universities, and HRM

Two questions to ask • Is it the right thing to do? • Is it sustainable? 34