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• State-owned Component of Washington's Transportation Plan—Within the highway <br /> systems plan, over$325 million in bicycle projects over the next 20 years have been <br /> identified. <br /> • Transportation Improvement Board—The Transportation Improvement Board (TIB) has <br /> five programs,two of which fund bicycle and pedestrian facilities as a part of a larger <br /> transportation project. Over the past six years, an average of$9 million has been spent on <br /> bicycle and pedestrian facilities. This accounts for approximately 11 percent of those two <br /> programs. Beginning in Fiscal Year 1996, TIB will be funding $2 million for stand-alone <br /> pedestrian facilities. <br /> • City and County Expenditures—Approximately $58 million were spent on non-motorized <br /> facilities at the city and county level from 1989 to 1992. This represents approximately 1.1 <br /> percent of total transportation expenditures by city and county governments. When 1994 <br /> data becomes available, city and county expenditures will reflect the impact of ISTEA <br /> expenditures. <br /> SAFETY EDUCATION AND ENFORCEMENT <br /> Costs for safety education are largely borne through staff time which is spent teaching safe <br /> walking and bicycling techniques. This is usually on component of a larger safety program and <br /> is difficult to quantify. Time and resources spent on enforcing non-motorized traffic violations is <br /> very small and is also difficult to quantify. <br /> The Washington State Patrol presents the School Safety Program, which includes bicycle and <br /> pedestrian safety. Until 1995, the program was supported by 19 troopers who reach <br /> approximately 248,000 of the 454,000 students in kindergarten through sixth grade. Local law <br /> enforcement agencies also visit schools and local organizations on a volunteer basis. <br /> The Washington State Traffic Safety Commission considers bicycle and pedestrian safety as <br /> part of its mission. The Traffic Safety Commission received $228,000 in grant money for <br /> bicycle and pedestrian safety for the first fiscal year 1994-1995. Examples of the use of the <br /> money is for education materials, and small grants to local communities who want to initiate a <br /> pedestrian safety program. <br /> W:\PLANNING\TRAILS\COMP96.DOC 60 <br />