Interim Report to the U.S. Congress on the Nonmotorized Transportation Pilot Program SAFETEA-LU Section 1807, Continued

Addendum

Last Updated May 21, 2008

Since the Interim Report to Congress was issued, the four communities involved in the pilot program have provided an update on their projects. These updates are presented below:

On page 13, there were two corrections to Table 1.3. The correct information is below:

	City of Columbia	Marin County
Automobile Vehicle Miles Traveled¹¹	831,470,000	2,223,546,818

Footnote 11 on page 14 should read:
- Marin County: Metropolitan Transportation Commission projected average weekday VMT for 2007. Average weekday data has been annualized to arrive at estimated average annual VMT. Minneapolis data are from MnDOT (2001), and include all VMT in Anoka, Hennepin, and Ramsey Counties. Sheboygan County: Wisconsin State DOT (2005). Columbia: City of Columbia, MO (2005), average daily VMT for the Columbia Urbanized Area (UA) has been annualized to estimate annual VMT.
There were several corrections for the City of Minneapolis and Sheboygan County portions of Table 2.1 on page 16. The correct information is below:

City of Minneapolis

Sheboygan County

Status of Plans for Projects

$7.3M programmed as of spring 2007

County's Comprehensive Pedestrian and Bicycle Plan identifies nonmotorized priorities

Approach to Management

"Transit for Livable Communities" manages NTPP, advised by "Bike-Walk Advisory Committee" (B-WAC)
3 B-WAC subcommittees (Planning; Communications; and Facilities and Operations)

Joint Resources & Transportation Committee of the County Board of Supervisors oversees program
Citizens Advisory and Technical Committee (CATC) provides guidance

Existing Bike/Ped Facilities

SHARED-USE PATHS:	57 MI
STRIPED BICYCLE LANES:	38 MI
SIDEWALKS:	1841 MI

SHARED-USE PATHS:	35.5 MI
STRIPED BICYCLE LANES:	1.75 MI
SIDEWALKS:	414 MI

Project Mix

25 infrastructure projects
8 planning projects
3 promotional projects

20 infrastructure projects
5 promotional or educational projects
2 planning studies

Project Selection Criteria

Points-based system developed by advisory committees

Developed by Staff, CATC and approved by Joint Resources Committee

Leveraged Funds / Prospects for Leveraging Funds

STP-Urban, STP-Rural, CMAQ and CHIP were used to fund Phase 1 bicycle/ pedestrian facilities of a three phase project. NTPP funds have been allocated for Phases 2 & 3. State partnership for a SRTS project, and possible leveraging of funds w/ CDC for data collection and subsequent studies

On page 27, the title of Table 2.4 should read "Sample of Minneapolis' Projects."
On page 30:
- The text under Figure 2.4 should read: "Among other accomplishments, Staff and the CATC finalized its project selection criteria, which were approved by the JRTC. This is a crucial step in setting up an equitable process to review proposals."
- The reference to the County's Pedestrian and Bicycle Comprehensive Plan 2025 should instead read County's Pedestrian and Bicycle Comprehensive Plan 2035.
On page 31, the last three bullet items under the paragraph that begins, "Five projects are especially innovative..." should read:
- Implementing the countywide "Walk to School Initiative" two times per year (i.e., one in spring and one in fall). The City of Sheboygan Falls School District recorded that almost half of the elementary school students participated in the first Walk to School Day. The Village of Kohler held a concurrent event attracting a 99% participation rate. Over 2,200 children and roughly 400 adults have participated thus far in the two events (Education/Promotion).
- The County Planning and Resources Department has sponsored bike corrals at a number of community events. In the summer of 2007 over 400 cyclists participated (Education/Promotion).
- Comprehensive build-out of the City of Sheboygan Falls bicycle/pedestrian network. Especially innovative, are two road diet projects included in the plan (Infrastructure).

On page 31, Table 2.5 for Sheboygan's Projects to Date should read:

Project Type	Project	Status
Infrastructure	Bike rack installation at County facilities as well as countywide bicycle parking initiative for other destinations (i.e., commercial areas, churches, schools, parks, etc.) Town of Sheboygan bicycle/pedestrian facility on Mueller Road City of Sheboygan bike racks on buses City of Plymouth sidewalk construction on Eastern Avenue and Highland Avenue Village of Howards Grove sidewalk construction and bike lane striping on Millersville Road between Elk Street and Highway 32 Village of Oostburg sidewalk on north side of school district campus from 6th to 8th Street Countywide bike lane striping initiative for urban areas Paved shoulders on County Highway A/J in the Village of Elkhart Lake Paved shoulders on Sunset Drive in the City of Plymouth connecting the City with large employers including Sargento Village of Random Lake/Town of Sherman pathways, paved shoulders, and sidewalks - eliminates school busing to surrounding neighborhoods Sidewalks, pathways, and bike lane striping on Audubon Road and Mill Street in the Village of Howards Grove Paved shoulders on CTH A connecting the Village of Howards Grove with Lakeland College Paved shoulders on CTH PP connecting the City of Plymouth with new industrial park Village of Adell sidewalk network updates CTH O updates to include sidewalks, bike lanes, and paved shoulders City of Sheboygan Falls Comprehensive build-out to include bike lanes, road diets, pathways, sidewalk gap updates, and signage Village of Cedar Grove sidewalks and bike lanes on South Main Street - eliminates school busing to surrounding neighborhoods Village of Cedar Grove pathway between new subdivisions and school campus - eliminates school busing to surrounding neighborhoods	All projects are funded
Education / Promotion	Village of Elkhart Lake Safe Routes to Schools Bike to Work Week focusing on the city of Sheboygan, Sheboygan Falls, Plymouth, and the village of Kohler Countywide "walk and bike to school days" (two events each year) Association of Pedestrian & Bicycle Professional/League of American Cyclists Bicycle Friendly Community Workshops WE Bike, etc. law enforcement training program	All projects are funded
Planning / Research / Policy	Countywide planning for the Safe Routes to School program Update of the comprehensive pedestrian and bicycle plan to better enable Sheboygan County to plan for the programs and projects that move forward as part of the NTPP. The plan extends past the end of the NTPP to help the county continue to enhance its pedestrian and bicycle programs well into the future.	Funded

On page 46, Footnote 11 should be removed.

Updates related to Spokane, WA, the comparison site:
The original report included values for the City of Spokane, WA instead of values for Spokane County. The updates listed below provide updates with the values for Spokane County.

In Table 1.1 on page 5, the values for Spokane in the original report were for the City of Spokane. They should have presented the values for Spokane County. The updated values are below:

	Spokane (Control)
Geographic Area (sq mi)	1764
Persons per sq mi	241.3
Total	425,684
% enrolled in college or grad school	7.2
Total population 25 and older	276,887
Less than high school	10.9
High school or equivalence	26.8
Some college, no degree	27.2
Associate or bachelors degree	26.4
Grad or professional degree	8.7
MEDIAN AGE	35.4
Total # of households	163,611
Less than $ 25,000	32.2
$ 25,000-49,999	32.1
$ 50,000-74,999	19.3
$ 75,000-99,999	8.5
$ 100,000 or more	7.9
Median household income (2006 $)⁴	$45,145
White (alone)	88.4
Black (alone)	1.3
Asian (alone)	2.1
Other race or multi-racial	4.1
Hispanic (any race)	3.1
Total # of workers 16 and over	191,195
Car, truck or van -- drive alone	76.7
Car, truck or van -- carpool	12.3
Public (includes taxi)	2.8
Walk	2.8
Other means	1.2
Worked at home	4.1
Mean travel time (minutes)	21.2
Bike commute (MSA)	0.57
Total # occupied units	175,005
Owner occupied	65.5
Renter occupied	34.5
Average household size	2.5
Households with own child under 18	34.7
Average number of vehicles per household (owner-occupied units)	1.6
Average number of vehicles per household (renter-occupied units)	1.3

Because of updates to the Spokane data in Table 1.1, there were updates for Figures 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, , and 1.5. These figures are presented below:

Chart showing population rates in the following 6 communities: Minneapolis; 6,957, Average Among Pilots; 2,829, Marin; 1,920, Spokane (Control); 241, Sheboygan; 219.

This figure displays the educational attainment for Minneapolis, Columbia, Marin County, and Sheboygan. It also shows the average across these four communities as well as for Spokane, the control community. For each community except for Sheboygan, the majority of adults 25 years old and older have at least some college education.

Graph showing Median Household Income in 2006 dollars for the following 5 communities plus the average: Marin; $86,286, Columbia; $63,273, Average Among Pilots; $62,865, Sheboygan; $55,951, Minneapolis; $45,952, Spokane (Control); $45,146

Graph showing average commute times in Minutes for the following 5 communities plus the average: Columbia; 15, Sheboygan; 17, Spokane (Control); 21, Average Among Pilots; 22, Minneapolis; 22, Marin; 32

In Table 1.3 on page 13, the Average Daily Trips by pedestrians in Spokane should be 2.0. The total annual estimated reduction in auto travel due to bicycling and walking (in miles) should be 35,635,777.
In Table 5.4 on page 49, the average for Spokane should be 35,635,777.

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