JordanL
06-19-2009, 10:17 AM
Portland seems to have decided that the stimulus money means they are going to fast-track a huge expansion of the regional bike master plan.
http://www.portlandonline.com/transportation/index.cfm?c=44674
Key elements of the 2009 bicycle plan update
We are focusing on creating conditions that allow average Portlanders to feel as safe and comfortable riding bicycles for their daily needs as they do today when they hop into their cars. To achieve that, we expect to:
Strengthen city policies in support of bicycling
Expand the network of planned bikeways from 650 to 926 miles
Develop new designs for safe, comfortable attractive bikeways that can carry more bicyclists
Emphasize construction of “low-stress” bikeways in the strategic implementation plan
Provide more and better bicycle parking that does not clutter the sidewalks
Strengthen and expand our educational and encouragement programs like Safer Routes to Schools, SmartTrips and Sunday Parkways
Continue to better integrate enforcement into transportation to reinforce safer roadway conditions for all users
Monitor our efforts through various evaluation methods so we know what works and what we need to adjust
The May open houses are over, but you can still visit our VIRTUAL OPEN HOUSE.
What’s next?
Draft plan document incorporating open house feedback released for public comment in late July
Planning Commission hearing tentatively scheduled for the evening of Tuesday, August 25, 2009
City Council hearing tentatively scheduled for the evening of Wednesday, October 21,2009
Policy recommendations folded into upcoming Transportation System Plan update
http://www.heliumdesigns.com/ne_bike.png (http://www.heliumdesigns.com/ne_bike_big.png)
Check out all the info here: http://www.portlandonline.com/transportation/index.cfm?c=44674&a=244372
"Bike Freeway"
The Sullivan Gulch trail seems to be a key part of Metro's fast tracking. Here's a proposed map, although the planning is in the initial stages:
http://www.sullivansgulch.org/images/TrailMap_800.gif
http://www.heliumdesigns.com/sgtrail.png (http://www.heliumdesigns.com/sgtrail_big.png)
Here's a 2004 study on the corridor: http://atfiles.org/files/pdf/SullivansGulchRWT.pdf
http://www.portlandonline.com/transportation/index.cfm?c=44674
Key elements of the 2009 bicycle plan update
We are focusing on creating conditions that allow average Portlanders to feel as safe and comfortable riding bicycles for their daily needs as they do today when they hop into their cars. To achieve that, we expect to:
Strengthen city policies in support of bicycling
Expand the network of planned bikeways from 650 to 926 miles
Develop new designs for safe, comfortable attractive bikeways that can carry more bicyclists
Emphasize construction of “low-stress” bikeways in the strategic implementation plan
Provide more and better bicycle parking that does not clutter the sidewalks
Strengthen and expand our educational and encouragement programs like Safer Routes to Schools, SmartTrips and Sunday Parkways
Continue to better integrate enforcement into transportation to reinforce safer roadway conditions for all users
Monitor our efforts through various evaluation methods so we know what works and what we need to adjust
The May open houses are over, but you can still visit our VIRTUAL OPEN HOUSE.
What’s next?
Draft plan document incorporating open house feedback released for public comment in late July
Planning Commission hearing tentatively scheduled for the evening of Tuesday, August 25, 2009
City Council hearing tentatively scheduled for the evening of Wednesday, October 21,2009
Policy recommendations folded into upcoming Transportation System Plan update
http://www.heliumdesigns.com/ne_bike.png (http://www.heliumdesigns.com/ne_bike_big.png)
Check out all the info here: http://www.portlandonline.com/transportation/index.cfm?c=44674&a=244372
"Bike Freeway"
The Sullivan Gulch trail seems to be a key part of Metro's fast tracking. Here's a proposed map, although the planning is in the initial stages:
http://www.sullivansgulch.org/images/TrailMap_800.gif
http://www.heliumdesigns.com/sgtrail.png (http://www.heliumdesigns.com/sgtrail_big.png)
Here's a 2004 study on the corridor: http://atfiles.org/files/pdf/SullivansGulchRWT.pdf
