Toledo Metropolitan Area Council of Governments


Bike and Pedestrian Planning

Purpose: The Pedestrian & Bikeways Committee is responsible for the implementation of that portion of the transportation program applicable to bicycling and pedestrians; coordinates and promotes bicycle and pedestrian facility plans, safety programs and regulations in the Toledo Metropolitan Area.

Activities:
Activities of the committee include developing an inventory of both pedestrian and bicycle facilities in the region, preparing the pedestrian and bike components of the Regional Transportation Plan, and working with area stakeholders towards developing needed programs and projects. The committee promotes alternative forms of transportation through the annual events of Bike Month and our 2011 Bike Week ( 2004 events were promoted as 7 Days Different Ways, prior to 2005, this was known as BBOPPR Week -- "Bike, Bus Or (car) Pool, Pedestrian, and Rail"). The committee also publishes maps and information (see RESOURCES below)

Meetings of the committee are open to the public, and new members are welcome. Contact TMACOG staff at 419-241-9155 or click here to e-mail questions or comments.

For more information about the Pedestrian & Bikeway Committee, including agendas and notes, click here. Agendas and notes, for the Wabash Cannonball Corridor Coordinating Committee & the Westside Corridor Coordinating Committee are also on this page.

bike month

Westside Corridor Information

Regional Bike Facilities

Changes to the Ohio Revised Code's Bicycle Laws

Bicycle Facilities Guide

RESOURCES
1. You can help make our community safer for bicycling and walking:

"Top Ten Ways to Make Our Community Bike and Pedestrian Friendly.
Complete Streets Presentation - Transportation Summit 2011

2. TMACOG Bikeway Maps and Related Documents
Map of the 2035 Regional Bike Network
Map of signed bike routes
Description of bike routes/comment form

3. Funding Information:
Transportation Enhancement (TE) Program (federal funding):
Ohio Department of Transportation (TE for rural counties; excludes Lucas & Wood)
Michigan Department of Transportation

Other:
Safe Routes to School
TMACOG slide show on funding bike projects
Clean Ohio Fund (Recreational Trails and Greenspace Conservation funding)
4. Area Bikeways:
North Coast Inland Trail
Slippery Elm Trail
University/Parks Trail
Wabash Cannonball Trail:

- Metroparks of the Toledo Area

- Northwestern Ohio Rails-to-Trails Inc.

- Wabash Cannonball Trail Stewardship Plan

Michigan Department of Transportation--Biking in Michigan
Ohio Department of Transportation--Biking Ohio

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. Other Links:
National Center for Bicycling & Walking
Pedestrian/Bicycle Safety (Federal Highway Administration)
ODOT Bicycling Home Page
ODOT Bicycle and Pedestrian Accommodation Policy
Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center
Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
Walk and Bike to School page
America Bikes
 
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