This document is an update to the Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan for the National Capital Region (July 2006). It examines the status of bicycling and walking in the National Capital Region, including existing facilities, programs, mode share, and current policies and planning, in the context and supportive of the adopted Vision (1998) of the National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board and Region Forward (2010), the vision plan of the Council of Governments. It adopts the goals and indicators for walking and bicycling from the Vision and Region Forward, as well as identifying supporting performance indicators and relevant baseline conditions.

The Plan includes a list of major bicycle and pedestrian projects, drawn from local, state, and agency plans, which the region would like to carry out by the year 2040. This list contains both funded and unfunded projects. The Plan also describes the progress on completing the projects from the July 2006 Plan. Lastly, the Plan identifies a set of best practices for walking and bicycling programs.

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2010 Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan for the National Capital Region (6.6 MB)