District 8 Active Transportation Pilot Study (PID 117030)
District 8 Active Transportation Pilot Study (PID 117030)
The Ohio Department of Transportation is developing an Active Transportation Plan for District 8, which includes Butler, Clinton, Clermont, Greene, Hamilton, Preble, and Warren Counties.
Walking and biking in Ohio should be a safe, convenient and accessible transportation option for everyone. This plan will identify needs and priorities for walking, biking and rolling on the state-maintained roads in the district. This includes all State and US Routes outside of city boundaries in the seven counties. By identifying key active transportation connections on the state system, we aim to improve bicycle and pedestrian connectivity and to support network development in communities across the district.
Explore this page to learn more about the project and provide your input!
In the first stages of this project, we used geospatial analysis to determine where there were potential needs for new or improved walking and biking infrastructure on the state highway system. These included places where there were gaps in the existing or future walking or biking networks, places with needs identified by the public or through local plans, rotues to provided better access to transit and key destinations, village centers, and roads that are part of the State and US Bicycle Route system.
A total of 690 miles of roadway, or 66 percent of the State Highway System; along with 3,348 crossing legs, or 64 percent of the total, were identified as having potential walking, biking, and/or crossing needs. Around three percent of roadway miles had sidewalk needs only; 9.5 percent had bikeway needs only; and 53 percent had both bikeway and sidewalk needs identified.
You can review the Needs Analysis Memo and accompanying Story Map to see the results.
Frequently Asked Questions
Active transportation is human-powered transportation that engages people in healthy physical activity while they travel from place to place. It includes people walking, bicycling, and rolling (eg. using strollers, wheelchairs/mobility devices, skateboarding, rollerblading, and more).
The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) owns and maintains over 1,300 miles of roadways in District 8; this state-owned roadway network can be either a barrier or enabler for people to walk, bike and roll safely throughout the district. The District 8 Active Transportation Plan will identify gaps, needs, opportunities, and priorities for walking and biking and will align with the state’s vision and goals for active transportation that were identified in the Walk.Bike.Ohio Policy Plan. By identifying key active transportation connections on the state system, we aim to improve bicycle and pedestrian connectivity and to support network development in many communities. The plan will enhance strategic coordination with local governments to implement connected pedestrian and bicycle networks, inform District Multi-Year Workplans, and identify standalone priority projects which may be funded using ODOT’s formula programs.
The plan will assess pedestrian and bicyclist connections across the 7-county region (Preble, Greene, Butler, Warren, Clinton, Hamilton and Clermont counties). It will then identify needs and priorities only for the state-maintained roadway system, which includes State and US Routes outside of City jurisdictional limits, including those within County, Township and Village jurisdictional limits.
ODOT will collaborate with key stakeholders and the public to understand current conditions, future needs, and get concurrence on the priorities in the region for advancing safe, convenient, and accessible walking and biking. It is important that we incorporate local needs and plans that impact the state-owned roadways. The plan will consider any relevant transportation plans in the District. The District will also form a steering committee of district- and county-level stakeholders to provide input and inform us of local needs. The general public will also be invited to participate in multiple stages of the plan through the project website.
If you have questions about this plan, please contact Brianne Hetzel at brianne.hetzel@dot.ohio.gov