WS Item 4 - Bike Friendly Report Card - Texas League of
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Bicycle Friendly State BFS Report Card
RANKIN
Scoring: 5=High 1=Low
Governor: Rick Perry Category Scores
3 Legislation and Enforcement
DOT Commissioner: Phil Wilson 4 Policies and Programs
Bicycle/Pedestrian Coordinator: Charles Riou . Infrastructure and Funding
4 Education and Encouragement
State Advocacy Group: Bike Texas
1 Evaluation and Planning
Feedback One Bicycle Friendly Success
Charles Riou,the only coordinator who admits he's a daily bicycle
• Adopt a vulnerable road user law with a commuter,conducts lunch wellness rides with TxDOT and BikeTexas
minimum safe passing distance to address
bicyclist safety.
Top Tip for Improvement
• Lots of good policies,ensure consistent ap- Adopt a safe passing law that protects vulnerable road users and
plication. provides stricter consequences for violations.
• Adopt federal funding project rating criteria
that incentivize bicycle projects and ac Top 10 Signs of Success
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commodations. The state is spending a low
amount,less than 1.18 percent,of federal People Commuting by Bike(More than 1%)
funding on bicyclists and pedestrians.
• Hold a bicycle ride sponsored by the Gover- Safe Passing/Vulnerable Road User Law
nor and/or legislators to show their con-
stituents that their elected officials support Complete Streets Policy
bicycling. Dedicated State Funding
• Texas is one of the least safe places for bicy-
clists in the country(based on the number of Active State Advocacy Group
fatalities and bicyclists). Bicycle safety should State Bicycle Plan(Adopted 2002 or later)
be a major emphasis for all projects,pro-
grams,and policies to address this issue. Share the Road Campaign
• In general,any question that was answered
with"no"should be addressed so the answer Bicycle Education for Police
can be a"yes"next year. cc Bicycle Safety Emphasis in Strategic Highway Safety Plan
Top 10 State for Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Spending
The Bicycle Friendly States ranking is based on a comprehensive survey completed by state departments of transportation and state bicycling advocates.It asks 50 questions across 5 categories:Legislation and League of
Enforcement,Policies and Programs,Infrastructure and Funding,Education and Encouragement,Evaluation and Planning.The results listed above provide only a snap shot ofthe full application.They are intended American
to offer some ideas for further growth in bicycle friendliness.For more information,visit www.bikeleague.org/states or contact Matt Wempe at(202)822-1333 or matt@bikeleague.org. Bi ;;