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Integral 6ft bike lane / curb and gutter
Integral bike lane-gutter pan curbs provide an extra-wide gutter pan that also serves as a bike lane and avoids the gutter pan-pavement seam that often decreases the available lane width available for cycling. Because these curbs are built of concrete, they typically provide additional contrast for the bike lane when built adjacent to asphalt pavements.
The bike lane pictured here is 6 ft wide, and includes use of contrasting materials (concrete for the lane / curb and gutter vs. asphalt roadway) also serves to mark lane.
FHWA Design guidance: walking and cycling
Policy statement and design guidance from the US Department of Transportation on integrating bicycling and walking into transportation infrastructure re TEA-21 and subsequent authorizations.
Dan Burden's 22 Benefits of Urban Street Trees
Dan Burden, Senior Urban Designer of Glatting Jackson and Walkable Communities provides a comprehensive summary of how trees play a vital role in great streets.
FHWA: Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation Design course
A course covering recommended practices. From the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). Full course materials available online.
Metropolitan Council bikeways map
A map of bicycle routes exisiting in the Twin Cities region. Developed by the Metropolitan Council.
City of Seattle Bicycle Master Plan
The City of Seattle Bicycle Master Plan is a planning document that will be used to guide future improvements to Seattle’s bicycle network. The focus for the master plan is on the evaluation of arterial streets for the implementation of bicycle facilities and to encourage more bicycling throughout the City of Seattle.
<< A copy of the plan is attached to this post >>
Green Streets Podcast
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds has posted From Gray Funnels to Green Sponges, an interview with Clark Wilson, Senior Urban Planner, Smart Growth Program, EPA, where he discusses an alternative to the way streets have been built in the past -- Green Streets -- and how they're used for stormwater management.
Cycling for Everyone: Lessons for Vancouver from the Netherlands, Denmark, and Germany
John Pucher, professor of planning and public policy, Rutgers University
May 15, 2008, Vancouver
Video is here: http://www.sfu.ca/city/city_pgm_video020.htm
Stark proposes Road Diet for University Avenue
Faced with the choice of taking away parking for business or taking away a lane of automobile traffic on University Avenue, St. Paul City Council Member Russ Stark on Wednesday evening said take away the traffic lane ...
