filed under: trails as transportation
A Clear Vision for Travel and Transportation Management, Planning, and Implementation
A status update on the BLM’s progress since the year 2000
Speakers: William Gibson, Trails and Travel Management Coordinator, National Trails Lead, AZ, BLM; Tom Bickauskas, Outdoor Recreation Planner, Phoenix District BLM
This presentation will provide a status update on the BLM’s progress since the year 2000 (the year the BLM’s OHV Strategy was published, followed by the Mountain Bicycling Strategy) toward its goal of “Establishing a long-term, sustainable, multimodal transportation system for public access to and across BLM lands.” A panel of two BLM experts will present information of policy, planning, and education related to travel management as well as highlight success stories from around the nation.
Earmarks are an Opportunity for Trail Funding
The reemergence of earmarks in the infrastructure and appropriations process in Congress is creating huge opportunity for trail projects that are ready to go.
PedNet is Making a Difference on the Ground in Missouri
American Trails contributor Josh Adams recently interviewed Lawrence Simonson, who serves as the Chief Strategy Officer of the PedNet Coalition, to talk pedestrian safety, projects and obstacles, and making a difference in Missouri.
Strategic Agenda for Pedestrian and Bicycle Transportation
The 2016-2021 Strategic Agenda for Pedestrian and Bicycle Transportation builds on 25 years of progress toward increasing walking and biking safety and activity throughout the United States. The 1994 National Bicycling and Walking Study: Transportation Choices for Changing America set the stage for advancing safe, accessible, comfortable, and well-used pedestrian and bicycle transportation networks, with a focus on increasing trips and reducing injuries and fatalities.
Bike Network Mapping Idea Book
This resource highlights ways that different communities have mapped their existing and proposed bicycle networks. It shows examples of maps at different scales, while also demonstrating a range of mapping strategies, techniques, and approaches. Facility types represented on the respective maps and legends are each different because they represent a community’s unique context and needs.
