1. Sustaining
Complete
Streets
Momentum
through
Advocacy
Chad
Mullins
Chair,
Salt
Lake
County
Bicycle
Advisory
Commi<ee
Salt
Lake
City,
Utah
2. Sustaining
Complete
Streets
Momentum
through
Advocacy
Excellent
Complete
Streets
Policy
ordinance
adopted
by
County
Problem
–
no
implementaCon
SoluCon
• Complete
Streets
Policy
implementaCon
workshop
3. Sustaining
Complete
Streets
Momentum
through
Advocacy
SoluCon:
Complete
Streets
Policy
implementaCon
workshop
GOAL:
broaden
community
parCcipaCon
Community
partners
to
share
expense
and
increase
exposure
Salt
Lake
City
and
County
co-‐sponsored
workshop
Public
transit
agency
UTA
–
financial
co-‐sponsor
and
parCcipant
A<endees
included
State
DOT
and
UTA
4. GOAL:
broaden
community
parCcipaCon
• MulCple
presentaCons
by
Complete
Streets
instructors
– PresentaCons
to
County
and
City
Councils
– Public
Planning
seminar
– Luncheon
presentaCon
to
the
Wasatch
Front
Regional
Council
(MPO)
-‐-‐
elected
public
officials
and
staff
5. GOAL:
broaden
community
parCcipaCon
RESULT:
complete
streets
seminars
and
working
groups
• Women
in
TransportaCon
(WTS)
-‐-‐
bicycle
planning
workshops
• UDOT
and
UTA:
joint
regional
study
to
improve
acCve
transportaCon
access
to
public
transit
• WFRC
(regional
MPO)
–
created
an
AcCve
TransportaCon
Commi<ee
incorporaCng
Complete
Streets
vision
Complete
Streets
is
now
a
part
of
community
dialogue
and
ciCzen
group
discussions
relaCng
to
transportaCon
6. Salt Lake County Bicycle Advisory Committee
EffecCve
tools
and
strategies:
• Financial
and
logisCcal
support
from
Mayor’s
Office
–
our
own
budget
• Staff
a<endance
from
Planning,
Engineering,
Parks
&
RecreaCon,
Police
and
Mayor’s
Office
7. Salt Lake County Bicycle Advisory Committee
EffecCve
tools
and
strategies:
• Establish
posiCve
working
relaConship
with
Public
Works
• A<end
regional
transportaCon
meeCngs:
State
TransportaCon
Commission,
MPO,
City
and
County
Councils
• Develop
familiarity
with
the
planning
process,
terminology,
etc.
• IdenCfy
strategic
transportaCon
projects
in
the
planning
stage
• Know
the
planners
and
decision
makers
• Engage
other
support
groups
–
health
and
educaCon/schools
8. EffecCve
tools
and
strategies:
• Organize
study
tour/field
trip
for
elected
officials
and
staff
• Find
champions:
– Public
Works
Director
– Commi<ee
members
• ParCcipate
as
a
stakeholder
in
project
planning
• Schedule
meeCngs
with
elected
officials
• ParCcipate
in
community/neighborhood
council
meeCngs
• Write
arCcles
for
newspaper
editorial
page
9. Salt Lake County Bicycle Advisory Committee
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Salt
Lake
County
acCons
in
2012
• Created
bicycle
transportaCon
planning
coordinator
posiCon
• Approved
budget
funding
bicycle
transportaCon
improvements
• Developed
County-‐wide
Bicycle
Best
PracCces
manual
• Organized
study
tour
for
public
officials
to
Boulder,
Colorado
• Developing
a
Bicycle
Infrastructure
ImplementaCon
Plan
10.
11. Sustaining
Complete
Streets
Momentum
through
Advocacy
Chad
Mullins
Chair,
Salt
Lake
County
Bicycle
Advisory
Commi<ee
Salt
Lake
City,
Utah