CENTRAL INDIANA 2010 CAMPAIGN

Making the Case for Active Transportation

June 2008

 

Resolution of Support   As described on the home page, the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy is building upon a pilot program from the 2005 federal transportation act, where four communities were provided with $25 million each over four years to demonstrate that targeted investments can result in transportation mode-shift to bicycling and walking.  They propose to expand the program in the next federal transportation reauthorization to include at least 40 communities, with $50 million per community over six years to promote active transportation.   The Central Indiana Region is a great example of a community where such an investment would create a diverse walkable, bikeable, and transit-friendly area linked together by a network that provides access to home, work, education, commerce, transit and recreation.   If you support the Campaign for Active Multi-Modal Transportation in Central Indiana we ask that your organization write a resolution of support (see link below), providing a sample resolution.  You may also consult Attachment 5 in the 2010 Campaign Case Statement for more examples of support resolutions. The campaign is important because citizens are demanding more choices for transportation to connect to accessible destinations that will drive economic and community development to enhance quality of life and physical and environmental health.   Studies show that people are more likely to ride transit, walk, or ride their bicycles if their destinations or transit stop is less than half a mile (walking) and within two to three miles (bicycling).  Constructing a network of nonmotorized transportation facilities will enable bicycling and walking to carry a significant part of the transportation load and create a balanced transportation system. The  2010 Campaign for Active Transportation hopes to become the foundation for other partners to fund an initial, yet expandable system of pedestrian, bicycle, and transit priorities, and reconnect our neighborhoods, transit stops and facilities in Central Indiana.   The Indianapolis MPO hopes you will strongly support Central Indiana’s participation in the 2010 Campaign for Active Transportation for the significant non-motorized transportation opportunities it will provide, and the corresponding quality of life benefit for our region.   Download Resolution to Support Participation (word document) Link to 2010 Campaign Case Statement   Please mail or email to:   INDIANAPOLIS MPO PROJECT MANAGER Tom Beck, AICP, Principal Planner Phone:317-327-5646 Fax: 317-327-5103 Email: tjbeck@indygov.org   Indianapolis Metropolitan Planning Organization 200 East Washington Street, Suite  1321 Indianapolis, IN 46204-3310    and copy:   CONSULTANT TEAM Andrew Gast-Bray, AICP, Project Manager Sustainable Systems Planner Phone: (317) 639-3420 x 13 Email: gast-bray@storrowkinsella.com   Storrow Kinsella Associates Inc 212 West 10th Street, Studio A440 Indianapolis, IN 46202