City of Appleton On-Street Bike Lane Plan

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PAGE 2 - 4 A PPLETON O N -STREET B IKE LANE P LAN CHAPTER 2: GOALS AND OBJECTIVES Goal 2.1.9: Continue to monitor progress toward implementing this plan and increasing mode share for non-motorized transportation. Objectives: a. To work with other Fox Valley communities to perform periodic bicycle counts. b. To set a benchmark for pedestrian and bicycle mode share over the next ten years. c. To regularly monitor police reports to determine if the incidence of vulnerable user crashes is affected by safety education programming and/or increased enforcement. d. To formalize events, such as Bike to Work Week, with recorded data so empirical data for number of trips (or other measures) can be compared yearto-year. e. To survey participants of education workshops or encouragement programs to see if these programs have an effect or could be better administered to enhance effectiveness or delivery.
3 BEST FACILITY PRACTICES Bike Lane Plan Accommodating a variety of transportation modes is the idea behind “complete streets” and improves mobility for all users. The purpose of this chapter is to provide clear and consistent information about how to plan and design bicycle facilities. Much of this document is based on existing published standards and guidelines through the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT), the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) or the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO). 3.1 Bicycle Facilities The best strategy for accommodating bicycle trips is to provide adequate on-street bicycle lanes and to educate the driving public on the need to share the road with bicyclists. Signs, off-road bicycle paths, proper bike parking facilities, and non-infrastructure initiatives also facilitate safe bicycle travel. Facility sheets describing the design and application of facilities are located at the end of this chapter. 3.1.1 Bike Lanes Bike lanes can be incorporated into a roadway when it is desirable to delineate available road space for preferential use by bicyclists and motorists, and to provide for more predictable movements by each. Bike lane markings provide greater comfort for bicyclists who are not used to operating on a roadway with other traffic. See Figure 1. Bike lanes should be one-way facilities and carry bike traffic in the same direction as adjacent motor vehicle traffic. On one-way streets, bike lanes should generally be placed on the right side of the street. However, bike lanes on the left side of the street may be appropriate when it will substantially decrease the number of conflicts, such as those caused by heavy bus traffic or unusually heavy turning movements to the right, or if there are a significant number of leftturning bicyclists. Curbside bike lanes and bike lanes adjacent to parking are common treatments. It is important that a curbside bike lane include at least 5 feet of space outside of the gutter pan to allow for snow storage and to discourage bicyclists from riding in the gutter pan. In corridors with limited space an innovative 5 foot gutter pan bike lane with saw cut joints can be installed to accommodate bicycles. See Facility Sheet 3.1. A PPLETON O N -STREET B IKE LANE P LAN PAGE 3 - 1
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