Ten Years Forward: An Evaluation of California’s Active Transportation Program [Brief]

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• Creators:
  Appleyard, Bruce S. ; Carbajal, Mario ; Swayne, Madison ; Ahangarfabrik, Nell ; Honey, Megan
• Corporate Creators:
  San Jose State University. College of Business. Mineta Transportation Institute ; San Diego State University
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program ; United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Administrative Procedures Before And After Studies Data Collection Infrastructure Nonmotorized Transportation Pedestrian Areas Traffic Safety
• Resource Type:
  Brief
• Geographical Coverage:
  California;United States
• Edition:
  Research Brief
• Corporate Publisher:
  San Jose State University. College of Business. Mineta Transportation Institute
• Abstract:
  California’s Active Transportation Program (ATP) is a competitive, grant-based program that serves as a major funding stream for active transportation infrastructure in California. The program has six goals based on increasing nonmotorized transportation, safety, equity, sustainability, and health. Evaluation of the ATP’s administrative and scoring processes is crucial to ensure goals are met as equitably and efficiently as possible. Additionally, establishing a methodology for evaluating the safety impacts of active transportation projects is critically important. Through a series of interviews and an extensive review of the documents and rubrics of the program, this report discusses how the Active Transportation Program prioritizes and funds active transportation projects. California’s Active Transportation Program can serve as a model for other states, regions, and localities to follow. Building from this approach, the research team poses questions and considerations that could lead to program improvements, including increasing funding for the program, improving data collection, facilitating the funding of a larger number of smaller projects, and expanding long-term monitoring. After evaluating the program using qualitative methods, the research team quantitatively assessed the benefits of funded and completed projects. Variables in the proposed model included social equity, safety, urban form, active transport use, automobile dependence, existing facilities, street design, and land use.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  Project 2230
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:d8094773ac23bd3bef7218d7a9a69c5c694d1bfd5f8ea02d8c1539e29d5ef83658c01c99b46173a98218ca945df951a690ef59d3f6aea5222e3ec2b938c62170
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