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Urbana Bicycle Master Plan 2014 Update Public Workshop #1 Wednesday, February 12, 2014 Urbana Civic Center Existing UBMP Developed in 2007 Approved by City of Urbana in 2008 Won 2 awards in 2008 Target: casual adult

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Urbana Bicycle Master Plan 2014 Update

Public Workshop #1 Wednesday, February 12, 2014 Urbana Civic Center

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Existing UBMP

  • Developed in 2007
  • Approved by City of Urbana in

2008

  • Won 2 awards in 2008
  • Target: casual adult cyclist
  • 5 year Implementation

Timeframes

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Why update?

  • 2008 UBMP Recommendation: Update this

plan every 5 years

  • Evaluation is one of the 5 E’s used in bicycle

& pedestrian planning

  • The network has changed significantly since

2008, and we want to get public input on:

– Existing facilities – Future improvements

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Urbana Bike Network: 2003

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Urbana Bike Network: 2004

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Urbana Bike Network: 2006

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Urbana Bike Network: 2007

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Urbana Bike Network: 2008

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Urbana Bike Network: 2009

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Urbana Bike Network: 2010

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Urbana Bike Network: 2011

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Urbana Bike Network: 2012

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Urbana Bike Network: 2013

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Current Network Mileage

Jurisdiction/ Facility City of Urbana Urbana Park District University of Illinois Total On-Street 16.8 miles 0 miles 0.5 miles 17.3 miles Bike Lanes 9.2 miles 0 miles 0.5 miles 9.7 miles Sharrows 1.8 miles 0 miles 0 miles 1.8 miles Bike Routes 4.9 miles 0 miles 0 miles 4.9 miles Shared Bike/Parking Lanes 0.9 miles 0 miles 0 miles 0.9 miles Off-Street 14.7 miles 4.8 miles 6.6 miles 26.1 miles Shared-Use Paths 14.7 miles 4.8 miles 2.2 miles 21.7 miles Bike Paths 0 miles 0 miles 4.4 miles 4.4 miles Total 31.5 miles 4.8 miles 7.1 miles 43.4 miles

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Bicycle Network Growth

Year New Mileage Total Mileage % Change Mileage 2007 (UBMP Baseline)

  • 24.0
  • 2008

1.0 25.0 4.3% 2009 0.8 25.8 3.1% 2010 3.0 28.8 11.8% 2011 0.5 29.4 1.8% 2012 1.1 30.4 3.6% 2013 11.3 41.8 37.1% Total 17.7

  • 73.9%
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Literature Review

  • Local Documents

– 5 City of Urbana documents – 18 Related Area documents

  • Other Bicycle Plans

– 4 Peer Midwest Cities

  • 3 Big Ten cities

– 2 Large Midwest Cities – 5 Model U.S. Cities

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Off-Street Bike Counts

  • Sidepaths parallel to

roads

  • 26 locations
  • Highest counts: 50-80

cyclists

– Race St. – University Ave. – Goodwin Ave. – Florida Ave. – Philo Rd.

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Off-Street Facilities

  • Shared-Use Paths (Trail)

– Sidepaths

  • Parallel to road
  • For busier, faster roads

without many crossings

– Off-Street

  • Between neighborhoods
  • Through parks
  • Rail-Trails
  • Utility easements
  • Waterway corridors
  • Bike Paths
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On-Road Bike Counts

  • 2011-2013
  • 21 locations
  • Highest counts: 250-

825 cyclists

– Illinois St. – Goodwin Ave. – Pennsylvania Ave. – Main St.

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On-Road Facilities

  • Bike Lanes

– Both sides of the road – Minimum width w/ curb: 5’ – Stripe defines car/bike space

  • Sharrows

– Indicates proper bike position in shared lane – Can be used at intersections – Can be used on streets with or without parking

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On-Road Facilities

  • Bike Routes

– Shared roadways – Signs should include:

  • Destination
  • Distance
  • Direction
  • Shared Bike/Parking Lanes

– Low parking occupancy – Not exclusive “bike lanes,” but more like paved shoulder with Bike Route signage

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Other Considerations

  • Road Diets

– Restripe from 4-5 lanes to 3 lanes to accommodate bike lanes

  • Bike Boulevards

– Bike-priority streets – Discourages thru car travel

  • Drainage Grates
  • Stoplight Activation
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Other Considerations

  • Bicycle Parking

– Recommended:

  • Inverted U racks
  • Post and Loop

– Many other types are acceptable – Covered – Corral – Lockers

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Bike/Vehicle Crashes

  • 2008-2012: 66 crashes

– 5 years – Most recent data

  • Concentrations:

– U of I Campus – Lincoln Ave. – Cunningham Ave.

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Urbana PABS

  • PABS = Pedestrian and

Bicycle Survey (PABS)

  • Responses:

– Total SENT

  • Paper (mailed) = 1,272
  • Web Survey: open 6

weeks (July-Sept. 2013)

– Total RECEIVED = 1,327

  • Paper = 348
  • Web = 979
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Urbana PABS

  • Selected results:

– Previous 3-4 days:

  • 10% biked to work/school
  • 11% biked to a destination not work, school, or transit

0 Days (684) 51% 1-2 Days (127) 10% 3-4 Days (128) 10% 5-7 Days (269) 20% Missing or Blank (119) 9%

Commuting Frequency: Biking

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Next Steps

  • Neighborhood workshops next week

– Tue. 2/18: King School – Wed. 2/19: Urbana Early Childhood School – Thu. 2/20: Leal School (Latinos)

  • Compile Public Workshop #1 comments

to help develop recommendations

  • Website: cuuats.org/ubmp
  • Public Meeting #2 – April 2014

– Weigh in on recommendations

  • Plan adoption – Summer 2014
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Urbana Trails Master Plan

  • Urbana Park District

has received a lot of public interest in trails

  • In conjunction with the

Urbana Bike Plan update, UPD has contracted with CCRPC to develop a trails plan

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Public Input

If you are not able to attend one of our workshops, you are welcome to provide input on the UBMP Interactive Map website through February 2014: www.cuuats.org/ubmp/interactive-map