1. BikeTexas: Serving all of Texas
Mark Stine
Program Manager
mark@biketexas.org
(512) 476-7433
1902 East 6th Street
Austin, Texas 78702
Mission:
Advancing Bicycle Access, Safety and Education.
Pedestrian issues a natural part of our work.

2. Cyclists in Suits at the Capitol – Citizen Lobbyists

3. Transportation Enhancements
Recreational Trail Program

4. Safe Routes to School
Engineering – Education – Encouragement

5. Kids Kup Races
Operated Through Safe Routes to School Educational Material Program

6. Texas Bicycle Tourism Trails Act
• Passed by 2005 Texas Legislature
updating Texas Transportation Code
Section 201.9025.
• TxDOT, other agencies to ID
potential tourism routes and trails.
• May “include multiuse trails… …
where practicable.”
• Routes “shall reflect the
geography, scenery, history, and
cultural diversity of this state.”
• No fiscal note attached.

7. Adopted by TxDOT in November 2010

8. BikeTexas Trails Plate

9. Great Texas Cattle Trails
Source: University of Texas at Austin

10. Buffalo Soldier Trails
Source: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

11. El Camino Real de los Tejas NHT

12. San Antonio Missions Trail
Bicycle Outing with Guests

13. SRTS: Bike/Walk Our Rich Texas History
Funded by TxDOT SRTS
• BikeTexas is reviewing
potential developers.
• BWORTH will promote
logging of bike/ped and
other physical activity.
• BWORTH will teach bike/
ped safety lessons.
• BWORTH will provide
context of journeys on
historical Texas trails.

14. Bicycle Tourism Study on Outer Banks
North Carolina Department of Transportation - 2004

15. Bicycling Contributes nearly $1.5 billion to Wisconsin's Economy every year.
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Summary – How does this compare to Texas?

16. Bicycling Contributes nearly $1.5 billion to Wisconsin's Economy every year.

17. Personal cost of operating a family car
For an average sized car at 15,000 annual miles:
$8100 or 54 cents per mile.
Source: Your Driving Costs: How much are you really paying to drive?
American Automobile Association (AAA) , 2009, Stock 2717

18. Rising national cost of health care
Year U.S. Cost Pct. of Federal State/Local Cost Per
(trillions)1 GDP1 Coverage2 Coverage2 Capita1
2003 $1.7 15.8% 32% 13% $6,000
2010 $2.6 17.7% 35% 13% $8,500
2018 $4.4 20.3% 38% 13% $13,100
Source:
1. National Health Expenditure Projections 2008-2018, Table 1, 2008, Center for Medicare and
Medicaid Services, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
2. Ibid, Table 3.
Any ideas on reducing these costs?

19. Headin’ down the road, happy.