Promoting Safe Bicycle Travel Opportunities- 2021 Full Report

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Overview

This project is new to the 2018/19 Overall Work Program and is being partially funded through Caltrans Transportation Planning Grant funds. Tuolumne County Transportation Council (TCTC), Calaveras Council of Governments (CCOG), San Joaquin Council of Governments (SJCOG), Stanislaus Council of Governments (StanCOG), and Alpine County LTC (ACLTC), in collaboration with the California Bicycle Coalition Education Fund (CBC) will promote safe multimodal travel in our region and improve and promote bicycle tourism for economic development with an emphasis on improving disadvantaged, low income Rural Communities and Small Cities.

The Plan will identify and analyze priority routes for enhancing bicycle tourism along rural and scenic state highways and local roads, with an eye to improving travel conditions for all modes. The final deliverable will be a report and list of recommendations for priority improvements based on a planning process that includes community outreach to diverse area residents, including business and property owners, travel bureaus, local policy makers, bike shops and bicycle clubs, and other stakeholders. The Plan will also identify strategies for promoting the region’s bicycle tourism opportunities and encouraging economic development around tourism.

TCTC is leading this effort and will be responsible for procurement of consultant services and administration of the grant. This project is anticipated to begin in 2019.