Recommendation RG.36

Recommendation Status: New

Establish County-wide mode share targets for active transportation and transit use, setting specific goals for annual increases based on current baseline data.

This recommendation helps achieve the following

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Responsible
Growth

Sustainable Infrastructure

Leading the Region

Key Issues Addressed

Population Stagnation
Greater Housing Diversity & Affordability
Social & Environmental Resilience
Infrastructure Cost-burden
Jobs-Skills Mismatch

Related Planning Topic Areas

Economic Development
Housing
Land Use & Development
Not Open Space & Environment
Transportation & Infrastructure

Applicable Geographic Scales

Countywide

Not Countywide

Municipalities

Not Municipalities

Sub-geographies

Sub-geographies

Equity Considerations

Alternative transit options addresses under-sourced communities that do not have vehicular access.

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Sustainability Considerations

Gradual goal-setting reduces strain of mode shift implementation and increases buy-in to use active transportation.

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Implementation

Lead Partner(s)

  • St. Louis County Department of Transportation and Public Works

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Supporting Partner(s)

Cost

Medium
($1-10mil)

Low
(Less than $1 mil)

High
($10+ mil)

Project, Partnership, or Policy

Not Project
Not Partnership
Policy

Project

Partnership

Policy

  • EWGCOG

  • Municipalities

  • Community Organizations

  • Metro Transit

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Timeline

Medium-term
(5-10 Years)

Ongoing

Near-term
(Within 5 Years)

Long-term
(10+ Years)

Potential Funding Sources

  • FHWA Planning Grants

  • CMAQ

Tracking Implementation

Tracking Success

  • Percentage increase in active transportation and transit mode share.

  • The completion of baseline data collection and reporting.

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If overperforming, what should we do?

Reassess data collection methods, refine outreach strategies to encourage active transportation.

If underperforming, what should we do?

Enhance data collection for more detailed transportation behavior analysis.

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