Our budget reflects our values
Let's Get 500 Voices for 5%
We know that significant acceleration is needed if we want Raleigh to be more rollable + walkable, and safe for all ages and abilities. Once a year the City of Raleigh has a budget priorities survey sent out to the community and we need your help to realize a more sustainable and equitable future. Help us reach our goal of 500 comments in March asking for 5% more allocated in our transportation budget for stand-alone Bicycle + Pedestrian improvement projects. Help us get the word out by sharing on social at the links below:
To date, many of our Bicycle and Pedestrian projects come online when dollars are being spent to increase car capacity on our roadways. It’s not enough. Often when a road is “improved” it is widened, making the corridor statistically more dangerous and deadly for those on foot or bike. We need funding for stand alone projects and quick build solutions that allow us to improve our built environment at the rapid pace that we need to realize a more resilient Raleigh.
It’s time to tell our elected officials that we’re ready for transformative change that puts people, first.
Talking Points
Call To Action
Please reference the transportation budget with the button below. We've included three talking points you can incorporate into your comments to target areas where we think the most impact could be realized:
More Budget
Based on current projections, the total (5) year planned budget for Transportation is $222,773,940. We are calling for 5% of this, or approximately $2,200,000 more per year to be allocated specifically to stand-alone bicycle and pedestrian projects. If a transportation bond is considered in the future, this figure would need to be updated.
Tactical Solutions
Tactical, quick build solutions should be sought out to ensure equitable access to transportation options for all in real-time. A connected and protected network approach needs to be developed through an update to our existing Bike Plan.
Catalytic Projects
We should also begin planning for, and allocate budget for key corridors that need catalytic investment to realize shared community goals for better transportation options and access.
Minneapolis | Stone Arch Bridge
Connecting People to Places
Here in Raleigh, we have many bridges that are literal linchpins for safe + sustainable travel options. Many lack even the most basic accommodation of a sidewalk. Imagine a future where bridges are built for people – connecting places + spaces in a way that serve our community and future generations.
Asheville | Greenway + West Wayne Tactical Urbanism
Our Neighbors Are Doing It
Let’s take space that has been overbuilt for car capacity, and transition it to something more sustainable for our future. Here is an example from our neighbors to the West in Asheville where a greenway segment has been enhanced to add space for all modes to travel. This corridor connects to key destinations along the French Broad River, allowing for car-free trips for residents and tourists alike.
The changes we make to our built environment to better accommodate people don’t have to be expensive. Oaks and Spokes loves to help our community envision a better tomorrow through tactical projects, and we’d be a huge champion of seeing the City of Raleigh be more agile with our transportation dollars through implementing innovative projects where function + beauty are seamlessly integrated for an enhanced transportation network.
Here is an example from Asheville on Bikes, in partnership with AARP.
New Orleans | Bikeshare + Better Bike Lanes
We Have the Foundation Laid
Important investments have already been made in our community to help us realize a better transportation future. We need to amplify + accelerate our goals if we want a more sustainable and equitable future for the next generation to inherit.
There are simple solutions at our finger tips. We need our budget to reflect the future outcomes we know we need. Join us (and 500+ of your neighbors) in helping to communicate to our city the budget we need for a better future. Let’s roll, Raleigh.
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