Partnerships and Key Strategies

Expand Walking and Bicycling Network

NCDOT will work with public and private sector partners to improve the quality of transportation choice for pedestrian and bicycle travel throughout North Carolina by expanding and connecting the local, regional and intrastate network of bicycle facilities, supporting the expansion of community-oriented pedestrian facilities, providing better access to transit, and meeting the needs of the disabled in all project work. NCDOT, in partnership with local governments and the private sector, will work collaboratively to streamline pedestrian and bicycle project delivery through a multi-prong approach that focuses on identifying available funding, reducing encumbrances, and implementing the NCDOT Complete Streets Policy.

NCDOT will update the Division of Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation planning grant program to modernize its function and purpose, create a new category of funding that supports Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and focus on corridor and small area grant awards.

NCDOT will work with colleges and universities to improve data, technology, and web applications that make planning and customer communication more efficient.

Finally, NCDOT and local partners will focus on land use and transportation integration. Cities will improve best practices and consider incentives for infill development and walkable/bikeable development.

THIS DIAGRAM REPRESENTS THE PARTNERSHIPS AND LEAD AGENCIES NECESSARY TO ADDRESS THIS PRINCIPLE.

Equity, choice, connectivity among transportation modes

Objectives (The WHAT)

Expand and connect the local, regional and intrastate network of bicycle facilities

Expand community-oriented pedestrian facilities

Improve transportation equity (fairness in transportation choice and facilities across communities)

Provide pedestrian and bicycle access to transit

Reduce traffic congestion

Improve performance-based program delivery

Improve efficiency of technology and planning

Performance Measures (The EVALUATION)

Pedestrian and bicyclist mode share

Percentage of trips made by bicycling and walking

Percentage of non-controlled roadway mileage that has sidewalks

Percentage of non-controlled roadway mileage that has designated and/or separated bicycle facilities

Percentage of signalized intersections with pedestrian crosswalks and crossing signals

Regions/MPOs/RPOs/Counties/Municipalities with bicycle/pedestrian/greenway plans

Percentage of eligible roadway projects built as Complete Streets

Percentage of transit, rail and ferry hubs with complete access amenities for bike/ped

Percentage of state bike routes with paved shoulders

Customer pedestrian and bicycle counts

Example Strategies (The HOW)

Increase investment in walking and biking infrastructure

Streamline project planning and delivery

Complete Streets implementation

Update Roadway Design Manual and Bicycle/Pedestrian Facility Design Guidelines
Pass Complete Streets as law

Enhance transit access policies and design to make transit accessible, attractive, and safe for pedestrians and bicyclists

Update NCDOT's Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation planning grant program

modernize its function and purpose
create a new category of funding that supports Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
focus on corridor and small area grant awards

Partner with the League of American Bicyclists to improve the Bicycle Friendly State Program ranking