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TThhiinnkkiinngg ((aanndd BBuuiillddiinngg)) OOuuttssiiddee tthhee MMUUTTCCDD//AAAASSHHTTOO BBooxx TThhee 99tthh AAvveennuuee CCoommpplleettee SSttrreeeett aanndd BBiiccyyccllee PPaatthh Pro-Walk Pro-Bike NYC Dept. of Transportation Seattle, Washington Bicycle Program September 5, 2008 NNYYCC BBiiccyyccllee RRiiddeerrsshhiipp Daily Bicyclist Volumes: NYC East River Bridges and Staten Island Ferry, 2000-2007 8,000 7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 • Commuter Bicycle traffic on East River Bridges is at an all time high. • Bike share of Journey to Work is low: – 0.9% Manhattan – 0.5% NYC (5 Boroughs) – 0.4% US NNYYCC BBiiccyyccllee NNeettwwoorrkk TTooddaayy • 530+ Lane Miles ( ) As of Aug ’08 Class 1 – Bicycle Path Class 2 – Bicycle Lane Class 3 – Bicycle Route 200 Lane Miles 240 Lane Miles 90 Lane Miles NNYYCC BBiiccyyccllee NNeettwwoorrkk:: UUnnpprreecceeddeenntteedd EExxppaannssiioonn • 3-Year 200-mile Bicycle Network expansion • Increase connectivity • Citywide Backbone of Safe & Convenient Routes. DDeessiiggnniinngg SSttrreeeettss ffoorr CCyycclliinngg:: MMUUTTCCDD && AAAASSHHTTOO GGuuiiddaannccee • Limited Design Guidance • Only Simple Roadway Configurations are Addressed • Much is left to the discretion of the designer BBiiccyyccllee--FFrriieennddllyy SSttrreeeett DDeessiiggnn iinn NNYYCC:: CChhaalllleennggeess • Intense Traffic • Wide One-Way Avenues • Illegal Double Parking • Older Narrow Streets HHiissttoorryy ooff IInnnnoovvaattiivvee DDeessiiggnnss – Buffered Bike Lanes – Shared Lanes – Bike Box – On-Street Path – Green Bike Shared Lane – 5th Ave, Brooklyn Bike Box - Montgomery Street, Manhattan Lanes – Wide Parking Lanes – Parallel Routes On-Street Path – TIllary St, Brooklyn Green Bike Lane, Adams Street, Brooklyn IInnnnoovvaattiivvee DDeessiiggnn:: BBuuffffeerreedd BBiiccyyccllee LLaanneess Before: Auto-Centric & Disorganized After: Organized & Bike and Pedestrian-Friendly 9th Street, Park Slope, Brooklyn IInnnnoovvaattiivvee DDeessiiggnn:: IInntteerrsseeccttiioonn MMaarrkkiinnggss • AASHTO: “Bike lane striping …in most cases, should not continue through any street intersections.” • Define Cyclist Position through Intersections • Raise awareness to motorists about presence of cyclists
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