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CITY OF PORTLAND BIKEWAYS Protected Bike Lanes The What, Why, and How Presented by Robert Burchfield, City Traffic Engineer Portland Bureau of Transportation

6 miles Build it… CITY OF PORTLAND BIKEWAYS

79 miles Build it… CITY OF PORTLAND BIKEWAYS

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306 miles Build it… CITY OF PORTLAND BIKEWAYS

…and they will come CITY OF PORTLAND BIKEWAYS Cyclists Bikeway Per Day Miles 17,500 2008: Bridge Bicycle Traffic 350 274 miles of bikeways Bikeway Miles 15,000 16,711 daily trips 300 12,500 250 1992: 10,000 83 miles of bikeways 200 2,850 daily trips 7,500 150 5,000 100 2,500 50 0 0 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Bridge Bicycle Traffic2,850 3,555 3,885 3,830 3,207 4,520 5,225 5,690 5,910 6,015 7,686 8,250 8,562 8,875 10,192 12,046 14,563 16,711 Bikeway Miles 79 84.5 87 104 114 144 167 183 214 222.5 236 253 256 262 265.5 269 272 274

4 Types of Transportation Cyclists CITY OF PORTLAND BIKEWAYS Strong & Fearless Interested but No way No How Concerned Enthused & Confident

Sunday Parkways 2011 5 Events--100,000 participants CITY OF PORTLAND BIKEWAYS Photo by Jonathan Maus/bikeportland.org

Good for Business CITY OF PORTLAND BIKEWAYS

Mode Split Strategy CITY OF PORTLAND BIKEWAYS 1. Build out network • Safety • Comfort • Attractive • Direct • Cohesive 2. Focus on bicycle boulevards • cost effective • popular • require crossing treatments 3. Major streets • higher quality/emphasis on comfort • cycle tracks/buffered lanes

What is a cycle track? CITY OF PORTLAND BIKEWAYS

Cycle track CITY OF PORTLAND BIKEWAYS An exclusive bicycle facility adjacent to the roadway but separated from motor vehicle traffic by a physical barrier or other buffer. City of Portland Bicycle Plan for 2030 A cycle track is an exclusive bike facility that combines the user experience of a separated path with the on-street infrastructure of a conventional bike lane. A cycle track is physically separated from motor traffic and distinct from the sidewalk. NACTO Urban Bikeway Design Guide

Raised / Curb Protected Cycle Track CITY OF PORTLAND BIKEWAYS

Why cycle tracks? CITY OF PORTLAND BIKEWAYS

• Not comfortable • 5’ Bike Lanes!? enough Why Cycle Tracks? CITY OF PORTLAND BIKEWAYS

Cycle Track—Comfortable & Attractive CITY OF PORTLAND BIKEWAYS

Parking Buffered ‘Cycle Track’ CITY OF PORTLAND BIKEWAYS Entry marking Typical mid-block marking Entrance to cycle track

Raised / Curb Protected Cycle Track CITY OF PORTLAND BIKEWAYS

JONATHAN MAUS / BIKEPORTLAND.ORG Cycle Track Left Turn Treatment Two Stage, with Bike Box CITY OF PORTLAND BIKEWAYS

Exclusive bike phasing CITY OF PORTLAND BIKEWAYS

Cross Section Design CITY OF PORTLAND BIKEWAYS

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Broadway Cycle Track PUBLIC OUTREACH CITY OF PORTLAND BIKEWAYS

A world-class bicycling city CITY OF PORTLAND BIKEWAYS JONATHAN MAUS / In 2030 Portland is a clean, thriving city where bicycling is a MAIN PILLAR OF THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM and more than a quarter of all trips are made on bicycles.

City Traffic Engineer Questions? Rob Burchfield Portland, OR CITY OF PORTLAND BIKEWAYS