https://lawrenceks.org/mpo/bicycle_planning August 2019
Why update the plan? • The need to reconcile the various bicycle related plans into one vision • Plan for a continuous low stress bikeway network • Establish criteria for bikeway types based on best practices and national design standards • Lay out a 5E’s approach to implementation (Engineering, Education, Encouragement, Enforcement, Evaluation) • Establish performance measures
The Case for Bicycling
Public Input: What We Heard I would ride my bicycle more often if I felt I could do it safely Number of Responses - 580
Public Input: What We Heard Lawrence & Douglas County’s transportation network should equally prioritize the needs of people who bicycle with other travel modes Number of Responses - 573
Public Input: What We Heard Comfort Bicycling On Different Forms of Bicycle Facilities on Residential/ Neighborhood Streets
Public Input: What We Heard Comfort Bicycling On Different Forms of Bicycle Facilities on Commercial Streets
Vision & Goals Improve Safety 0 as of 2017 data • Continue zero bicycle riders fatalities & serious injuries through 2025. Increase Ridership 1% with ±0.4 Margin of Error in 2017 • Increase bicycle mode choice to 3% by 2025. • Increase Bike to School percentage to 5% by 2025. 3% in Fall 2018 Increase Access 79% as of July 2019 • Increase the percentage of population within ¼ mile of Level of Comfort 3 or below bikeway network to 89% by 2025. Create a Network of Low-Stress Bikeways 42% as of July 2019 • Increase the mileage of low-stress bikeways to 46% by 2025. Bicycle Friendliness Bronze level since 2004 • Achieve League of American Bicyclists Silver level Bicycle Friendly Community or higher by 2025
Action Plan
Existing & Planned Network
Level of Comfort
Level of Comfort
Design Guide The purpose of this guide is to provide a toolbox of available bicycle related facility and treatment options. The guide is not a standard or mandate superseding City of Lawrence design criteria, rather this guide provides a supplement to the Lawrence Bike Plan in an effort to create a more bikeable city. The application of bike guide elements are by a public process and engineering study.
Design Guide Facility Selection Criteria Shoulder Bikeway Advisory Bike Lanes Marked Shared Lanes Bicycle Boulevard Conventional Bike Lane Buffered Bike Lane Protected Bicycle Shared Use Path Lane
Public Comment Period Public Comment Period: May 15 to June 14 25 comments by 14 people/organizations http://assets.la lawrenceks.org/assets/mpo/bic icycle le/Bik ikePla lan-Draft.pdf https ps://la lawrenceks.org/mpo/bic icycle le_pla lannin ing
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