Meaningful and context-sensitive performance measures dedicated to bicycling and walking are valuable for many reasons, including: * Demonstrating the value of pedestrian and bicycle projects to citizens and elected officials; * Tracking the success of an active transportation program, policy, or facility; * Informing smarter investment through data-driven measures of success; * Complying with federal, state, and metropolitan planning organization (MPO) funding requirements; * Producing a better built environment for walking and bicycling; * Providing information to engage a broad set of stakeholders in project and program identification and prioritization; and * Capturing the value of new and innovative datasets and data collection methods for the active transportation field. Portland TriMet produced a guide for estimating the number of jobs created by a project, which applies a multiplier to the capital cost estimate to come up with a job estimate.4 When to Consider Economic Development Performance Measures Metrics measuring the economic impacts of bicycling and walking projects are applicable when conducting various types of plans or studies, including:


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    Title :

    Putting Active Transportation Performance Measures into Practice


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    ITE journal ; 86 , 3


    Publication date :

    2016



    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English



    Classification :

    Local classification TIB:    770/7010
    BKL:    55.00 Technik der Verkehrsmittel, Verkehrswesen: Allgemeines




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