Navigating MAP-21

We are not going to let 20 years of progress in biking and walking come to an end. It's true that the new federal transportation bill — MAP-21 — has slashed guaranteed funding for biking and walking. But thanks to you and thousands of individual advocates who called, wrote, and e-mailed Congress as the bill was being written, we are still very much in the game. Advocacy Advance is committed to ensuring that states and local governments use every opportunity in the new law to increase the safety and convenience of biking and walking.

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OUR STRATEGY

Advocacy Advance, working with our partner organizations in the America Bikes Coalition, is committed to ensuring that states and local governments use every opportunity in the new law to increase the safety and convenience of biking and walking.

We have identified contacts in each state to coordinate efforts around the country and track each state’s plan for implementing MAP-21. If you are an individual or a local group interested in supporting the MAP-21 campaign efforts, please email your state lead directly.

Together, we can maximize biking and walking investments -- both under MAP-21's new Transportation Alternatives program and the larger core transportation and safety funds.

How do we get there? We expect every state to:

 

1) Fully fund, staff, and implement the new Transportation Alternatives program.

 

2) Fully maximize the state's investments in safe, accessible streets.

 

3) Fully spend remaining funds from the Transportation Enhancements, Safe Routes to School, and Recreational Trails programs.

 

Click on the links above for one-page descriptions of each ask. We are coordinating our efforts for the best results in every state. See below for information on your state contact and a suite of tools and resources to help advocates ensure that states and communities take full advantage of MAP-21.  With your help and dedication over the coming weeks and months, the national renaissance in biking and walking will continue in communities all across the country. Thank you for all that you do for biking and walking.

 

GET INVOLVED


We have identified contacts in each state to coordinate efforts around the country and track each state’s plan for implementing MAP-21. These contacts will lead their state-wide effort – often in coordination with other partners – to encourage DOTs to fully fund, staff and implement Transportation Alternatives; use all available eligibility in MAP-21; and spend down SAFETEA-LU funds.

The list of state contacts is available here. If there is not a lead identified for your state or contact information listed, you can contact info@AdvocacyAdvance.org, and we will assist with your efforts.

If you are an individual or a local group interested in supporting the MAP-21 campaign efforts, please email the state lead listed in the contact list first. They are informed about the most up-to-date information, your state’s unique circumstances, the advocacy campaign priorities and how you can plug in. They are your conduits for action.

 

Get involved! Contact your State Lead here.

 

For State Leads

Navigating MAP21: Transportation Alternatives Advocacy Toolkit (updated 9/23/12)

 

WEBINARS

UPCOMING WEBINARS

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PREVIOUS WEBINARS

Click on the webinar titles for a recording of the presentation. 

 

Understanding and Shaping Transportation Performance Measures, Part II: Current Data Collection Methods and Exploring What's Possible (May 14, 2013)

This webinar series explores the implications of the new performance measure requirements in MAP-21. How will performance measures impact bicycling and walking investments? Can they work in favor for active transportation? What should be measured? What can be measured? Panelists: Robert Ritter, Acting Safety Team Leader, Office of the Secretary of Transportation; Caron Whitaker, Vice President of Government Relations, League of American Bicyclists

Slides from the Presentation - Charles Denney, Alta Planning + Design (PDF)

Slides from the Presentation - Tony Hull, Toole Design Group (PDF)

Slides from the Presentation - Jean-Francois Rheault, Eco-Counter (PDF)

 

Understanding and Shaping Transportation Performance Measures, Part I: Federal Context and Perspectives (April 23, 2013)

 

Slides from the Presentation - Robert Ritter (PDF)

Slides from the Presentation - Caron Whitaker (PDF)

 

MAP-21 and the National Bike Summit (February 19, 2013)

Gear up for the National Bike Summit, March 4-6. Learn how to make the most of the Summit to support your MAP-21 implementation efforts.

Slides from the Presentation (PDF)

 

Tracking Data on Bicycling and Walking Investments (January 29, 2013)

Maximizing bicycling and walking investments requires a great understanding of the many ways in which these investments are funded. Join this webinar to learn about Advocacy Advance tools that can illuminate sources of funding outside of Transportation Alternatives and about what is being done to track bicycle funding. Panelists: Ken McLeod, Legal Specialist, Advocacy Advance; Andrea Milne, Benchmarking Project Manager, Alliance for Biking & Walking; Renata Silberblatt, staff analyst, Tri-State Transportation Campaign.

Slides from the Presentation (PDF)

 

How Metropolitan Planning Organizations Plan for and Fund Bicycling and Walking Investments (December 18, 2012)

The new transportation bill, MAP-21, gives Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) more responsibility for distributing federal transportation funds. MPOs serving areas with more than 200,000 residents are required to use a competitive process to select projects for funding through the Transportation Alternatives (TA) program. Join this webinar to learn best practices from Advocacy Advance’s Bike-Ped Friendly MPO Working Group to effectively integrate bicycling and walking needs into the MPO planning and funding process under MAP-21. Webinar speakers: Mitch Barloga, Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission; Brent Buice, Georgia Bikes!; Darren Flusche, League of American Bicyclists; and Leslie Meehan, Nashville Area Metropolitan Planning Organization.

Slides from the Presentation (PDF)

 

Guidance on Guidance: How the USDOT's interpretation of MAP-21 affects your state and region (November 28, 2012)

After Congress passes a transportation bill, it's up to the U.S. Department of Transportation to figure out how the law should be interpreted — and release "guidance" for your state department of transportation to follow. On this Navigating MAP-21 webinar, Caron Whitaker, League Vice President of Government Relations, and Darren Flusche, League Director of Policy, will explain the importance of the recently released guidance, as well as the good and bad news for bicyclists.

Slides from the Presentation (PDF)

Q&A (PDF)

 

Maximizing Eligibility for Bicycling and Walking Projects under MAP-21 (September 26, 2012)

States have a lot of flexibility in how they spend their transportation funds. Bicycling and walking projects can be built using funds intended for safety, congestion mitigation and air quality, and general transportation purposes. This webinar shared examples of how advocates have taken advantage of the full range of transportation programs. Presenters include Blake Trask, Statewide Policy Director at the Bicycle Alliance of Washington, James Wilson, Executive Director of Bike Delaware and Caron Whitaker, Campaign Director at America Bikes.
Slides from the Presentation (PDF) 

Q&A (PDF)

Read more about Washington's HSIP Campaign (PDF, American Bicyclist Magazine Jan/Feb 2013)

 

Winning Bike Funding under Transportation Alternatives (September 5, 2012)

Transportation Alternatives is a critical component of the new federal transportation law: MAP-21. Already advocates are working successfully with their state departments of transportation to ensure that the new TA program is implemented in a way that benefits bicycling. Facilitated by Darren Flusche, Policy Director for the League of American Bicyclists, this webinar explored successful advocacy from Ron Burke, Executive Director of  the Active Transportation Alliance in Chicago, Ed Barsotti, Executive Director of the League of Illinois Bicyclists, and Tim Young, League Board Member and Executive Director of Wyoming Bicycle & Trails Association.
Slides from the Presentation (PDF)

Questions and Answers (PDF)

 

Navigating MAP-21: The Safe Routes to School Edition (August 27, 2012)

Building on the Navigating MAP-21 series, this webinar focused specifically on the impact of the new transportation law on Safe Routes to School, and what you can do to ensure that Safe Routes to School survives and thrives in your community and state. Presenters included Margo Pedroso, deputy director, and Robert Ping, technical assistance director, from the Safe Routes to School National Partnership.
Slide from Margo Pedroso (PDF)
Slides from Robert Ping (PDF)

Questions & Answers (PDF)

 

The ABCs of MAP-21(August 13, 2012)

The first of the Navigating MAP-21 webinar series, this session explained the basics of the new law, what it means for bicyclists and how we can harness the opportunities to fund biking and walking projects and programs. Presented by Caron Whitaker, campaign manager for America Bikes; Randy Neufeld, director of SRAM Cycling Fund; and Darren Flusche, policy director for the League of American Bicyclists and Advocacy Advance.
Slides from the Presentation (PDF)
Questions & Answers (PDF)

 

ADDITIONAL WEBINARS

 

RESOURCES

 

GENERAL

Federal Highway Administration resources

Federal Transit Administration

Transportation Issues Daily

 

FROM ADVOCACY ADVANCE & AMERICA BIKES PARTNERS

"Understanding the Transportation Alternatives Campaign" One-Pagers:

Funding Program Flow Charts: These infographics show how federal dollars flow from congress to your community in MAP-21, and advocacy tips for each stage of the process.


METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATIONS (MPO)

Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) with populations of more than 200,000, known as Transportation Management Areas (TMA), will run their own competitive grant process for Transportation Alternatives funding. Click here for a list of these MPOs.

MPO Transportation Alternatives Program Template Application (Transportation for America)

Thank you to the Advocacy Advance Bike/Ped-Friendly MPO Working Group:

The Association of Metropolitcan Planning Organizations (AMPO) has a sampling of bike-ped MPO best practices is located here.


FUNDING TABLES

Funding tables for Transportation Alternatives (FHWA)

How will Transportation Alternatives funding compare to past bike/ped funding for my state?

Current status of dedicated bike funds

Funding tables for other federal programs

 

FEDERAL FUNDING - GENERAL

For more federal funding program resources, visit our Resources page.

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