WASHINGTON STATE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN PART 1 2020 AND BEYOND ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN PART 1, 2020 AND BEYOND | CONTENTS CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................................................................. 1 RECOMMENDATIONS ................................................................................................................................................4 NEXT STEPS ...................................................................................................................................................................4 TERMS USED IN THIS PLAN .....................................................................................................................................5 Chapter 1 CHARTING A PATH FORWARD ................................................................................................................... 7 INTRODUCTION: WE NEED A COMPASS ............................................................................................................7 PLAN CONTENTS AND ORGANIZATION .............................................................................................................9 PLAN PURPOSE ..........................................................................................................................................................10 WHY WE NEED TO PLAN FOR ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION ......................................................................11 BENEFITS OF MEASURING MULTIMODAL NETWORK CONNECTIVITY ............................................12 THE PLANNING PROCESS ..................................................................................................................................... 12 ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN GOALS ...................................................................................................... 13 GUIDING PRINCIPLES AND THEMES .................................................................................................................14 PERFORMANCE PROGRAM ................................................................................................................................. 15 EQUITY .........................................................................................................................................................................16 MOVING FORWARD TOGETHER ..........................................................................................................................19 Chapter 2 ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION IN WASHINGTON STATE .......................................................................20 INTRODUCTION: INTEREST, OPPORTUNITIES, ISSUES ............................................................................... 20 WHAT PEOPLE IN WASHINGTON SAY ABOUT ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION ........................................ 21 BENEFITS OF BICYCLING AND WALKING .........................................................................................................24 HEALTH BENEFITS ..............................................................................................................................................24 ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS ............................................................................................................................26 ECONOMIC BENEFITS .......................................................................................................................................27 MOBILITY, ACCESSIBILITY, AND CONGESTION RELIEF BENEFITS .....................................................29 ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION USE: WHO, WHERE, AND HOW MUCH ...................................................... 31 NATIONAL NUMBERS ........................................................................................................................................31 ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION IN WASHINGTON ...........................................................................................34 COUNTS OF PEOPLE WALKING AND BIKING ............................................................................................34 ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN PART 1, 2020 AND BEYOND | CONTENTS HOW WSDOT USES COUNT DATA .................................................................................................................36 SURVEY OF CITY AND COUNTY COUNT PROGRAMS ............................................................................37 SCHOOL TRIPS: HOW CHILDREN ARE GETTING TO AND FROM SCHOOL......................................37 PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND THE ELDERLY ........................................................................................38 WALKING AND BIKING TRAFFIC CRASHES ................................................................................................... 39 TARGET ZERO ........................................................................................................................................................39 STRATEGIES AS DESCRIBED IN THE 2019 TARGET ZERO PLAN ............................................................... 40 TRAFFIC DEATHS .................................................................................................................................................42 SERIOUS INJURIES ...............................................................................................................................................44 SOCIETAL VALUE OF LIFE ..................................................................................................................................47 DATA LIMITATIONS ..............................................................................................................................................47 CRASH LOCATIONS AND DEMOGRAPHICS................................................................................................48 TAKEAWAYS FROM CHAPTER 2 ...........................................................................................................................52 UNDERSTANDING SPEED AND SAFETY ........................................................................................................... 53 Chapter 3 UNDERSTANDING THE SYSTEM, NETWORKS, AND NEEDS ...........................................................56 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................................................... 56 PART A: A NEW DIRECTION FOR DATA-BASED DECISION MAKING .......................................................59 ANALYZING LEVEL OF TRAFFIC STRESS ......................................................................................................62 HIGHWAY CROSSING AVAILABILITY .............................................................................................................77 ILLUSTRATING HIGHWAY CROSSING AVAILABILITY CHALLENGES....................................................78 PART B: STATE ROUTES AND FACILITIES .......................................................................................................... 80 EXISTING NETWORK ..........................................................................................................................................80 UNITED STATES BICYCLE ROUTE SYSTEM .................................................................................................89 SIGNIFICANT TRAILS AND NETWORKS IN WASHINGTON ...................................................................91 MODAL CONNECTIONS .....................................................................................................................................93 TRACKING AND MONITORING STATEWIDE NEEDS ....................................................................................95 FACILITIES INVENTORY ......................................................................................................................................95 WALK AND BIKE FACILITY TYPES ...................................................................................................................96 ASSET MANAGEMENT .......................................................................................................................................97 BEST PRACTICES IN BICYCLIST AND PEDESTRIAN INFRASTRUCTURE DATA COLLECTION .....98 TAKEAWAYS FROM CHAPTER 3 .......................................................................................................................... 99 ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN PART 1, 2020 AND BEYOND | CONTENTS Chapter 4: COST ESTIMATES FOR STATEWIDE NEEDS AND OPPORTUNITIES ............................................100 INTRODUCTION .....................................................................................................................................................100 MILEAGE BASIS AND SUMMARY OF ESTIMATED COSTS ......................................................................... 103 INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS................................................................................................................................... 107 SPEED MANAGEMENT FOR SAFETY ......................................................................................................... 108 SEPARATED PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLIST FACILITIES ..........................................................................111 CROSSING TREATMENTS .................................................................................................................................114 HIGH-SPEED RURAL SEGMENT GAPS .........................................................................................................117