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Protected Bike Lanes The What, Why, and How
Presented by Robert Burchfield, City Traffic Engineer Portland Bureau of Transportation
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Build it…
6 miles
Protected Bike Lanes The What, Why, and How Presented by Robert - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Protected Bike Lanes The What, Why, and How Presented by Robert - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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
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Build it…
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Build it…
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Build it…
306 miles
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…and they will come
Bridge Bicycle Traffic Bikeway Miles
Cyclists Per Day Bikeway Miles
1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
2,500 5,000 7,500 10,000 12,500 15,000 17,500 50 100 150 200 250 300 350
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
2008: 274 miles of bikeways 16,711 daily trips 1992: 83 miles of bikeways 2,850 daily trips
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4 Types of Transportation Cyclists
Strong & Fearless Enthused & Confident No way No How Interested but Concerned
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Photo by Jonathan Maus/bikeportland.org
Sunday Parkways 2011 5 Events--100,000 participants
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Good for Business
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Mode Split Strategy
- 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
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What is a cycle track?
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Cycle track
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
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Raised / Curb Protected Cycle Track
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Why cycle tracks?
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Why Cycle Tracks?
- 5’ Bike Lanes!?
- Not comfortable
enough
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Cycle Track—Comfortable & Attractive
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Parking Buffered ‘Cycle Track’
Entrance to cycle track Typical mid-block marking Entry marking
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Raised / Curb Protected Cycle Track
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Cycle Track Left Turn Treatment
Two Stage, with Bike Box
JONATHAN MAUS / BIKEPORTLAND.ORG
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Exclusive bike phasing
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Cross Section Design
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Broadway Cycle Track PUBLIC
OUTREACH
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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.
A world-class bicycling city
JONATHAN MAUS /
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