WS Item 4 - Bike Friendly Report Card - TexasGovernor:
DOT Commissioner:
Bicycle/Pedestrian Coordinator:
State Advocacy Group:
BFS Report Card
One Bicycle Friendly Success
Top Tip for Improvement
Category Scores Scoring: 5 = High 1 = Low
Top 10 Signs of Success
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
Enforcement, Policies and Programs, Infrastructure and Funding, Education and Encouragement, Evaluation and Planning. The results listed above provide only a snap shot of the full application.
They are intended
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.
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RANKING #
Texas
REGIONAL
27RANKING
Charles Riou, the only coordinator who admits he’s a daily bicycle
commuter, conducts lunch wellness rides with TxDOT and BikeTexas
SOUTH #6
Adopt a safe passing law that protects vulnerable road users and
provides stricter consequences for violations.
Rick Perry
Phil Wilson
Charles Riou
Bike Texas
3 Legislation and Enforcement
4 Policies and Programs
1 Infrastructure and Funding
4 Education and Encouragement
1 Evaluation and Planning
People Commuting by Bike (More than 1%)
Safe Passing/Vulnerable Road User Law
Complete Streets Policy
Dedicated State Funding
Active State Advocacy Group
State Bicycle Plan (Adopted 2002 or later)
Share the Road Campaign
Bicycle Education for Police
Bicycle Safety Emphasis in Strategic Highway Safety Plan
Top 10 State for Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Spending
• Adopt a vulnerable road user law with a
minimum safe passing distance to address
bicyclist safety.
• Lots of good policies, ensure consistent ap-
plication.
• Adopt federal funding project rating criteria
that incentivize bicycle projects and ac-
commodations. The state is spending a low
amount, less than 1.18 percent, of federal
funding on bicyclists and pedestrians.
• Hold a bicycle ride sponsored by the Gover-
nor and/or legislators to show their con-
stituents that their elected officials support
bicycling.
• Texas is one of the least safe places for bicy-
clists in the country (based on the number of
fatalities and bicyclists). Bicycle safety should
be a major emphasis for all projects, pro-
grams, and policies to address this issue.
• In general, any question that was answered
with “no” should be addressed so the answer
can be a “yes” next year.