Comment:
This chapter discusses and summarizes other important benefits of the NTPP, in addition to those considered in earlier chapters. These benefits respond to directions in the legislation for NTPP to assess how changes in non motorized usage affect energy usage, health, and the environment,25 and other priorities the working group set for the program. This chapter is divided into sections that consider benefits related to: Health and Safety, Environment and Energy, Community Access. Each section describes the focus the working group has taken for benefits related to these complex goals;includes analysis of quantitative impacts;and highlights examples of pilot projects developed to accomplish these goals.

Last Updated (Year): 2012

Year Produced: 2012

Abstract:

Section 1807 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) P.L. 109-59 established the Nonmotorized Transportation Pilot Program (NTPP) in August 2005. Over the span of 4 years, the NTPP provided roughly $25 million annually in contract authority allocated equally among four pilot communities (Columbia, Missouri;Marin County, California;Minneapolis, Minnesota;and Sheboygan County, Wisconsin) “to construct … a network of nonmotorized transportation infrastructure facilities, including sidewalks, bicycle lanes, and pedestrian and bicycle trails, that connect directly with transit stations, schools, residences, businesses, recreation areas, and other community activity centers.” From its inception, the NTPP was designed as a demonstration program to gather statistical information on transportation mode share shifts before and after the implementation of nonmotorized transportation infrastructure and educational or promotional programs. The program was intended to “demonstrate the extent to which bicycling and walking can carry a significant part of the transportation load, and represent a major portion of the transportation solution, within selected communities.”
Throughout the program to date, the four communities, each with unique physical and demographic characteristics, identified and implemented a locally devised strategy to significantly increase the use of nonmotorized transportation, along with the accompanying safety, environmental, and health benefits. This report represents the culmination of that initial implementation and analytical effort.

For:Walking, Biking

The E's:Evaluation

Ped Bike Activity:

• Planning
• Counting
• Assessment

Ped Bike Topic:

• Safety Promotion
• Research
• Planning Processes
• Planning
• Networks
• Intersections
• Design
• Data Collection
• Case Study
• Built environment
• Bicycle Planning
• Assessment

Resource Type:

• Information

Link to Content Source:

Nonmotorized Transportation Pilot Program Final Report