CALTRANS DISTRICT 4 BICYCLE ADVISORY COMMITTEE (D-4BAC) CHARTER

The District 4 Bicycle Advisory Committee was formed in 1993 by District Director Preston Kelly.

Bicycle Advisory Committee Mission:

• The primary mission of the Caltrans D-4 Bicycle Advisory Committee is to:
  • increase bicycling and walking projects in accordance with the California Blueprint for Bicycling and Walking and Deputy Directive-64;
  • encourage safe bicycle improvements,
  • and continue to support mandatory and Routine Accommodation for regional bicycle and pedestrian projects across the nine Bay Area counties.

Bicycle Advisory Committee Goals and Objectives:

1. Increase bicycle and pedestrian projects region wide.
2. Decrease bicycling fatalities and injuries.
3. Provide adequate input for the development of bicycling facilities region wide.
4. Advise and assist Caltrans and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) on implementing Deputy Directive-64, and MTC´s "Routine Accommodation of Bicyclists and Pedestrians in the Bay Area".
5. Improve ways to involve and incorporate regional, and local bicycle groups, and advocates in information sharing.
6. Provide bicycle input to project management purpose and need statements; project development teams on improvements, retrofit/rehabilitation, new construction, and design issues in early stages of roadway projects.
7. Improve outreach and approach with County Technical Advisory Committees (TAC´s), Transportation Authority´s (TA´s) and Congestion Management Agencies (CMA´s), Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), Caltrans Headquarters Statewide Bicycle/Pedestrian Advisory Committee´s and Local Agencies staff.
8. Set up a consistent meeting location and schedule for Quarterly Bicycle Advisory Meetings and provide timely minutes for each meeting.
9. Provide input and awareness of reported roadway deficiencies or repairs for field maintenance sweeping, sign and traffic engineering for bicycle travel.
10. Support the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) Regional Bicycle Working Group, and MTC Regional Bicycle Plan, and funding programs.

Committee Membership

The D-4BAC will be comprised of State, Local and Regional government agency staff, transportation professionals, and regional bicycle advocates whom regularly work on bicycle and pedestrian issues, and support the awareness and goals to improve non-motorized, bicycle and pedestrian mobility, accessibility and safety throughout the nine Bay Area counties.

In order to enhance the D-4BAC expertise and authority, each member shall meet one or more of the following criteria:

• Formally represent a major governmental agency (other than Caltrans), or Local Agency.
• Formally represent a Regional Bicycle or Pedestrian Advisory group, or advocate.
• Provide the D-4BAC with necessary professional expertise or help balance regional advisory representation.
• Adhere to the D-4BAC Team Charter and meeting roles.

D-4BAC members should:

• Consistently attend meetings or arrange for alternates when necessary.
• Be an advocated for bicycle mobility, accessibility and safety, setting aside other organizational or individual interests.
• Convey the D-4BAC action requests to their organizations for response to the committee.
• Generally promote and support regional bicycle advocate groups and clubs to support the implementation of the California Blueprint for Bicycling and Walking, Deputy Directive DD-64, the Design Information Bulletin 82 for ADA Pedestrian Accessibility, and the Metropolitan Transportation Comission's Routine Accomodation of Bicyclists and Pedestrians in the Bay Area.

Notes

The Committee Chair and Co-Chairs are the MTC Bike Coordinator, the East Bay bicycle Coalition designee and the Caltrans Bicycle/Pedestrian Coordinator

Meetings are open to the public and anyone may participate. Public participation will be permitted at a defined time in the meeting agenda.

Contributions to the discussion by each Committee member and public speaker should be brief as necessary, the chair may impose reasonable time limits on speakers. When an action item requiring discussion is under consideration, the chair may give priority to regognizing a Regional Advocate and Caltrans staff.

Copyright © 01-06-2008 Julian W. Carroll