Protected Bike Lanes and Bike Network
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Priority: Improving Community Mobility
Author/Sources: Michael Wiethop, Malik Lendell, Nina
Reckless driving and poor road design can make biking in St. Louis unpleasant and even dangerous. By creating a bike network with protected bike lanes (using physical barriers, not just paint), separate bike paths, and frequent bike racks throughout the city, we can protect those who already commute by bike and encourage more residents to bike. Increasing the use of bikes leads to improved health, environmental benefits, and more vibrant and connected neighborhoods. This would be administered by the Streets Department.
This idea could be partially funded by the annual interest accrued by a municipal endowment fund, and could potentially be supplemented by other City funding, state and federal grants, as well as philanthropic funding.
Funding Considerations
- Cost estimate: To be assessed
- Can this be funded from interest via a Municipal Endowment Fund? (Estimated value of $12M annually): Yes
- Does this require matching funds? (More than $250M) No
- Is this eligible for a tax-exempt bond? (Project benefits taxpayers and proceeds used by governmental entity) Yes
- Is this likely to attract philanthropic funding? Yes
- Are there other potential funding sources? Yes
City: General Revenue, Ward Capital, ARPA
State: Traffic Engineering Assistance Program (TEAP); Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP); Community Development Block Grants (CDBG)
Federal: Safe Streets for All (SS4A); Transportation Infrastructure Financing and Innovation Act (TIFIA)
