MoBikeFed Vision of Bicycling and Walking in Missouri released

MoBikeFed's "Vision of Bicycling and Walking in Missouri" (PDF format) sums up years of conversations with MoBikeFed members, bicyclists, pedestrians, citizens, and officials across Missouri into a single document.

The vision lists concrete, measurable things MoBikeFed--with the cooperation of individuals, groups, agencies, and officials across the state--plans to accomplish in Missouri in the next 5-10 years.

Every action item in the Vision is measurable and progress is measured via the Results Tracker. The Result Tracker allows us to keep closer tabs on where Missouri is, where it needs to go, where we are making good progress, and where we need to concentrate our efforts to make more progress.

An annual "Report Card for Bicycling and Walking in Missouri" summarizes where Missouri stands each year. See the 2008 Report Card here.

The Vision is a work-in-progress and a living document, so please let us know what you think--what should be added or emphasized?

(Note that the PDF version of the Vision is a summary that lists only selected goals and projects. The complete list of priorities and goals is found in the Vision Results Tracker and tracked in the annual Report Card.)

Resources:

* Vision of Bicycling and Walking summary (PDF)
* 2008 Report Card on Bicycling and Walking in Missouri (PDF)
* Results Tracker (online spreadsheet)
* Powerpoint presentation (PDF format)

Related:

* MoBikeFed Legislative Platform
* About MoBikeFed

Highlights:

* Double the number of people walking, bicycling, and using mass transit in the next 10 years

* Cut bicycle and pedestrian crash rates in half at the same time

* Double MoBikeFed membership in the next 5 years

* Double the number of schools participating in Bike/Walk to School Month and communities participating in Bike Month activities

* Create a state bicycling map

* Continued movement towards traffic justice for nonmotorized users in Missouri traffic laws

* Greatly increase the number of instructors and participants in the national, proven League Cycling Instruction program

* Bicycle/pedestrian traffic enforcement weeks in at least 10 communities annually

* A statewide Missouri Complete Streets policy; at least 3 metro areas and 5 cities with Complete Streets policies

* 5 Bronze Level and 1 Silver Level Bicycle Friendly Communities in Missouri, and 5 additional communities working towards Bronze Level

* Improve the Katy Trail network:

From its current 225 miles to

• 300 miles within 5 years
• 800 miles long term

From its current reach of 210,000 Missourians within 2 miles of the trail to

• 350,000 within 5 years
• 2.5 million+ long term