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Issues and Needs Analysis Meeting Thursday, January 11, 2017 2:00-3:30 PM

 2:00 PM Presentation

 Issues & Needs from Public Open House  Crash Data Analysis  Issues & Needs from Online Survey  Level of Stress Analysis

 2:30 PM Working Committee Discussion

 Network Development Criteria  Preliminary Network  Public engagement follow-up  Public Open House II schedule

 3:30 PM Meeting Adjourned

Brick Bike Walk

 Walking and bicycling is safe, enjoyable and convenient for

all people of all ages and abilities (33 votes)

 Improve Safety (11 votes)  Enhance accessibility, mobility and connectivity (6 votes)  Become a “Complete Streets” community (4 votes)

 Bicycle and pedestrian facilities link places where people

live, work and recreate (18 votes)

 Incorporate and integrate bike/ped facilities (7 votes)  Achieve healthy sustainable communities (6 votes)  Foster Culture Shift (3 votes)

 Education

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Reinforce crosswalk rules to motorists (5 votes)

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Need to include drivers in the process (2 votes)

 Encouragement

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Make destinations along Princeton Ave and Route 35 more bicycle friendly by giving discount season passes to those who ride their bikes to the beach

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Encourage vendors and business

• wners along those routes to

participate in giving in-store discounts to same

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Once routes are safe and frequently used, promote bicycling to school

 Enforcement

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Reduce speed limit (5 votes for) (1 vote against)

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Enforcement measures to keep motorists from driving/passing on road shoulders (3 votes)

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Radar speed enforcement (3 votes)

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Forbid right turns from Route 70 onto Chambers Bridge Road (2 votes for) (1 vote against)

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Redo bicycle lanes on Princeton Ave and install sidewalks (1 vote)

 Engineering

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Build sidewalks where they link existing areas (11 votes)

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Improve pedestrian crossings with timed count down lights and signs (9 votes)

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Link bicycle trails to sidewalks (8 votes)

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Install bicycle lanes and mid-block crosswalks on Mantoloking Rd (7 votes)

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Build Expansions to bicycle trails (6 votes)

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Lighting along all roads needs to be improved (1 vote)

 Education

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NJ Safe Routes to School (9 votes)

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Street Smart Safety Campaign (5 votes)

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Bicycle Mentor Program (4 votes)

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Bicycle Rodeos/Skill Clinics (3 votes)

 Encouragement

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Social Bicycle Rides (10 votes)

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Safe Routes for Seniors (9 votes)

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Open Street Events (6 votes)

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Bicycle Sharing Program (3 votes)



Walking Meetings at Work (2 votes)

 Enforcement

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Pedestrian Safety Enforcement Program (13 votes)

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Neighborhood Slow Zones (10 votes)

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Hotline or Website – Report Unsafe Conditions (10 votes)

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Pedestrian Traffic Managers (7 votes)

 Two-way Separated Bicycle Lanes (13

votes)

 Multi-use Trails/Sidepaths (9 votes)  Buffered Bicycle Lanes (8 votes)  Bicycle Lanes (7 votes)  Bicycle Lane Intersection

Markings/Bike Box (6 votes)

 Bicycle Boulevards (5 votes)  Bicycle Signage and Parking (5

votes)

 Shared Lane Markings (4 votes)  One-way Separated Bicycle Lanes (3

votes)

 Advisory Bicycle Lanes (3 votes)  Contra-flow Bicycle Lanes (2 votes)

 Midblock Crossing (3 votes)  Raised Crosswalk and Curb Ramps

(3 votes)

 Pedestrian hybrid/HAWK signal (3

votes)

 Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon

(RRFB) (3 votes)

 Diverter (2 votes)  Pedestrian Refuge Island (2 votes)  Pedestrian scramble/Barnes dance (1

vote)

 Shared Use Paths (1 vote)

 Prominent Destinations:

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Brick Plaza (7 votes)

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Windward Park (6 votes)

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Bay Head Borough Beaches (5 votes)

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Chambers Bridge Road between Route 70 and Lakewood Township (5 votes)

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Brick Barrier Island (4 votes)

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Shop Rite/Kohl’s Plaza (4 votes)

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Trader’s Cove (4 votes)

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Brick Township Reservoir (3 votes)

 Prominent Destinations for walking or

bicycling:

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Brick Barrier Island/Route 35 (5 votes)

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Midstreams Elementary School and surrounding neighborhood (5 votes)

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Brick Township Reservoir (4 votes)

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Trader’s Cove/Mantoloking Road (4 votes)

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Airport Tract Trail (2 vote)

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Saw Mill Tract Trail (1 vote)

 Locations/roads where walking and bicycling is desired:

 Brick Township Reservoir (4 votes)  Brick Plaza area (4 votes)  Trader’s Cove (4 votes)  Brick Barrier Island (4 votes)  Mantoloking Road (4 votes)  Princeton Road (2 votes)  Route 88 (2 votes)

 Roads/intersections considered unsafe for walking and

bicycling:

 Route 70 between Cedar Bridge Ave and Route 88 (24 votes)  Mantoloking Road(CR 528) (7 votes)  Cedar Bridge Road/Mantoloking Road east of Brick Blvd (5)  Princeton Road (CR 630) (3)  5-way intersection between Route 70, Route 88, and Princeton Ave

 Desired roads/intersections safety

measures:



Brick Blvd(CR 549)

 Add bicycle lane Intersection

Markings at Cedar Bridge Ave, Chambers Bridge Rd and Drum Point Rd intersections

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Chambers Bridge Road (CR 549)

 Improve pedestrian lighting  Improve crosswalk safety  Add bus shelters

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Mantoloking Road(CR 528)

 Add buffered bicycle lane  Complete missing sidewalk gaps  Improve pedestrian lighting  Reduce traffic speed



Princeton Ave(CR 630) & Route 35

 add more and better signage

 add road markings

 Provide bicycle parking

 Route 70:

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complete sidewalk coverage;

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add mid-block crossing between shopping centers

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create a bridge trail over the Metedeconk River

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install bus benches and shelters  Route 88

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Add bicycle lanes from Princeton Ave to Point Pleasant border  Complete sidewalk coverage for:

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Burnt Tavern Road (CR 632)

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Carolina Ave

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Dakota Ave

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Duquesne Blvd

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Lake Shore Dr

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Sally Ike Road (CR 549 Spur)

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Van Zile Road (CR 42)

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Vermont Dr  Forsythe Park

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create a bridge trail over Redy Creek

Brick Bike Walk

 Crashes per year  Crashes by time of year

5 10 15 20 25 30 35 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Bicyclist-Vehicle Pedestrian-Vehicle 5 10 15 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Bicyclist-Vehicle Pedestrian-Vehicle

• Total crashes Jan 2012 – Jul 2017:

131 ped-vehicle; 98 bike-vehicle

• 29 ped-vehicle in 2016
• Bike-vehicle low of 9 in 2016

(but 13 from Jan to Jul in 2017)

• Bike-vehicle highest during summer
• Ped-vehicle more consistent

throughout year; highest in Nov, Dec

 Severity of Crashes  Lighting conditions at

time of crash

1 1 27 40 21 4 8 24 44 13 Bicyclist-Vehicle Pedestrian-Vehicle 3 15 1 71 4 1 30 4 53 1 Dark (no street lights) Dark (street lights off) Dark (street lights on) Dusk Daylight Not Recorded Bicyclist-Vehicle Pedestrian-Vehicle

• ≥ Moderate Injury in 29 bike-

vehicle and 36 ped-vehicle crashes

• 1 cyclist and 4 pedestrian deaths

(does not include Aug 2017 cyclist fatality)

• 96% of bike-vehicle and 89% of ped-

vehicle crashes during daylight or under streetlights

• Other visual factors?  lack of ped-scale

lighting, unclear/undefined infrastructure (i.e. bike lanes, crosswalks), etc.

• Very few on local roads
• 92% of ped-vehicle and 96% of

bike-vehicle crashes on county/state roads

• Crashes heaviest in

“downtown” Brick

• 32% of bike-vehicle and 51% of

ped-vehicle crashes within Commercial Corridor

• Intersections particularly

dangerous

• 54% of all bike and 47% of all

ped crashes within 500 feet of signalized intersection

• 77% of ped crashes at

intersections occurred where crosswalks were fully or partially missing

• Pedestrian-Vehicle Crashes
• 39% occurred in location with no

sidewalk

• Bike-Vehicle Crashes
• Roads with Bike Infrastructure:
• Princeton Ave (7 bike

crashes)

• Route 35 (3)
• Other commonly biked roads of

concern:

• Mantoloking Rd (13)
• Route 88 (10)
• Drum Point Rd (7)

Brick Bike Walk

61.3% 33.9% 80.0% 75.7% 93.1% 94.8% 89.8% 28.2% 44.7% 15.6% 18.5% 4.8% 3.1% 5.8% 10.5% 21.4% 4.4% 5.8% 2.1% 2.1% 4.4% Other: Exercise or Recreate Eat or Shop Errands Transit Connection School Work Daily Multiple times/month Annually/Never 20.5% 13.6% 55.1% 55.6% 88.6% 90.1% 79.7% 35.2% 40.9% 32.3% 21.7% 5.9% 4.0% 5.5% 44.3% 45.5% 12.6% 22.7% 5.6% 5.9% 14.8% Other: Exercise or Recreate Eat or Shop Errands Transit Connection School Work Daily Multiple times/month Annually/Never

WALKING FREQUENCY BICYCLING FREQUENCY

5.2% 6.0% 10.5% 26.1% 17.5% 10.1% 25.4% 13.4% 44.5% 33.6% 31.5% 20.9% 22.7% 24.8% 15.0% 26.5% 17.5% 0.7% 3.2% 4.9% 10.9% 7.0% 7.3% 7.0% 6.3% 21.7% 34.3% 16.6% 65.7% 61.9% 60.3% 72.8% 64.7% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% Don't Like to Walk Physical or Other Health… Unsure of Route Too Much to Carry Too Many Stops Travel wih Small Children No Time No Worksite Amenities Bad Weather Destination(s) Distance Visually Unappealing… Personal Safety Automobile Traffic Bad Driver Behaviors Unsafe Roads, Intersections,… Sidewalks in Poor Condition No Sidewalks Major Minor

WALKING REASON BICYCLING REASON

6.5% 1.4% 7.0% 21.9% 13.7% 7.9% 10.9% 36.8% 29.1% 21.2% 23.4% 18.3% 18.4% 20.9% 13.5% 17.5% 14.1% 30.6% 2.9% 8.9% 5.5% 5.0% 4.3% 6.8% 5.4% 15.5% 15.8% 4.3% 12.4% 62.3% 66.1% 63.3% 72.7% 36.8% 67.3% 21.8% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Physical or other health… Don't own a bike Unsure of route Too much to carry Too many stops to make Travel with small children No worksite amenities Bad weather Destination(s) distance No time Visually unappealing… Personal safety concerns Automobile traffic Bad driver behaviors Unsafe roadways, intersections,… Bike lanes in poor condition No bike lanes No bicycle parking Major Minor

81.1% 22.5% 18.5% 7.3% 6.5% 10.5% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%

Go to work Go to school Get to and from a transit stop Run errands Go shopping or to eat Exercise or go to the park

65.6% 95.2% 91.0% 94.4% 91.7% 96.2% 87.7% 20.5% 79.0% 63.4% 4.1% 4.1% 8.0% 4.9% 6.9% 3.1% 7.4% 54.8% 15.7% 30.3% 0.3% 0.7% 1.0% 0.7% 1.4% 0.7% 4.9% 24.7% 5.2% 6.3% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% More sidewalks/bike lanes/signed bike routes/greenways Maintenance of sidewalks, bike lanes, bike, routes/greenways Improved connections between sidewalks, bikeways and transit Better intersections (pedestrian signals/crosswalks) Better street lighting More separation from vehicle traffic Education/enforcement for motorists, pedestrians, & bicyclists Worksite amenities (lockers, showers, dressing rooms) Secure bicycle parking Bicycle route map Not sure Not important Important

Strong & fearless 23% Enthused & confident 33% Interested but concerned 30% Beginner-trail/paths

• nly

14%

Respondents

Strong & fearless Enthused & confident Interested but concerned Beginner-trail/paths only

Brick Bike Walk

 Bicycle Level of Traffic Stress (LTS)

 evaluates the bike-ability of routes based on what riders

deem to be acceptable riding conditions

 Four categories

 LTS I: appropriate for almost all bicyclists  LTS II: appropriate for “interested but concerned” bicyclists

 Research suggests most people fall into this category

 LTS III: appropriate for “enthused and confident” bicyclists  LTS IV: appropriate only for “strong and fearless” bicyclists

 LTS Criteria in Mixed Traffic:

2-3 (no centerlines or residential) 2-3 (centerlines or non- residential) 4-5 6 + ≤ 25 mph LTS I LTS II LTS III LTS IV 30 mph LTS II LTS III LTS IV LTS IV ≥ 35 mph LTS IV LTS IV LTS IV LTS IV Street Width (number of total lanes) Speed Limit

 Uses the “weakest link principle”

 LTS criteria in other traffic conditions

 Bike Lanes (alongside a parking lane)  Bike Lanes (not alongside a parking lane)

 Allows for greater vehicle speeds (30 mph = LTS I/II; 35 mph = LTS

III; 40 mph = LTS IV)

 Separated travel paths are LTS I

 Almost all county and state

roads are LTS IV

 mph ≥ 35

• Almost all local roads are

LTS I

• mph = 25
• Note: LTS may actually be

higher: presence of obstacles (i.e. parked school buses), high traffic volume, etc. increases stress

1. Decide appropriate LTS to strive for

a. Ideally LTS II, more likely LTS III (or other)

2. Determine network of roads ≤ this LTS

a. Use alternative routes that do not add substantial distance to route AND/OR b. Improve infrastructure on selected roads to decrease LTS

 Network Development Criteria  Preliminary Network  Public engagement follow-up  Schedule Public Open House II  Schedule Next Working Committee Meeting

Brick Bike Walk

 Network Development:

 Evaluation Criteria  Policy Changes

 Network Identification

 Facility Types & Design  Recommendations  Performance & Monitoring

 Host Public Open House # 2  Planning Board presentation of draft Pedestrian &

Bicycle Plan & Complete Streets Policy