Monroe Countywide Active Transportation Implementation Plan
Monroe Countywide Active Transportation Implementation Plan
Safer streets. Better connections. More ways to walk, bike, and roll.
Overview
About the Project
Monroe County is developing a Countywide Active Transportation Implementation Plan (CATIP) to advance safer, more connected walking, bicycling, and multimodal transportation options across the County.
Building on the Countywide Active Transportation Plan (CATP) completed in 2023, this effort focuses on identifying active transportation improvement opportunities within the County’s jurisdiction. The CATIP will translate the CATP’s vision into implementable actions, including specific County infrastructure improvements, supportive policies, and prioritized investments. These recommendations will be designed for integration into future capital programs and roadway maintenance projects.
Project Background
Monroe County has taken important steps to make walking, biking, and rolling safer and more accessible. The Monroe County Department of Transportation applies a Complete Streets Policy to all County road projects, helping ensure that roads are designed for all road users, including pedestrians, cyclists, not just drivers. In 2021, the County also adopted a 3-foot passing law to better protect people biking.
Across the county, many local communities are working toward the same goal. In addition to County’s Countywide Active Transportation Plan (CATP), more than 10 municipalities have developed their own plans to support walking and biking. Local and regional efforts have also highlighted the need for better transportation options. For example, the 2018 report Transportation and Poverty in Monroe County identified the need to enhance and expand multi-modal transportation activity in the County, as employment is no longer centrally located in urban centers. This underscores the need for an active transportation network that spans the County and netter connects communities.
At the same time, transit improvements like the Reimagine RTS initiative are helping reshape how people move around the region - creating new opportunities to better connect walking and biking with transit, especially for first- and last-mile trips.
Building on existing efforts, the CATIP aims to advance County’s initiative into its next phase - turning vision into action by identifying specific improvements that can be implemented on County roads.
Project Goals
Enhance safety for active transportation users: Identify feasible strategies and infrastructure improvements that support safer, more reliable travel on County-owned facilities for people who walk, bike, and roll.
Expand multimodal transportation options: Support walking, bicycling, rolling, and connections to transit so residents have more options for how they travel.
Prioritize implementable projects: Develop a list of County roads, that will be in order of priority, for infrastructure improvements that can be integrated into future roadway and capital improvement projects.
Support transportation access: Ensure that transportation investments address the active transportation needs of communities across Monroe County.
Strengthen regional connectivity: Improve active transportation connections between municipalities, neighborhoods, schools, parks, and employment centers.
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