RALEIGH BICYCLE

TRANSPORTATION PLAN

Public Hearing &

Presentation of Final Plan

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 Raleigh Bicycle
Transportation Plan
• Funding from NCDOT Bicycle and
Pedestrian Planning Grant Program
• Advisory Committee Guided the Process

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 Raleigh At Turning Point
• Updated Comprehensive
Plan
• Significant growth in land
development,
employment and
households
• Sustainable 21st Century
City
• Health and wellness
• Multi-modal
transportation critically
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 Purpose of Plan
• Modern bike plan to meet
needs of citizens and
growing community
• Connection between
public health and wellness
and diminishing access to
the outdoors.
• Interconnected system of
on-road and off-road bike
facilities that enhance
transportation.
• Enhance quality of life for
all residents - now and in
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future decades.
Planning Process

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 Assessment of Need &
Opportunity
• Public Input

• Needs Analysis

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 Public Input
• Public Workshops
– April and August 2008
• On-Line Public Survey
– 838 responses
• Downtown Alliance
• SE Raleigh Assembly
• Bike to Work Week
• Bike Plan Newsletter

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 Needs Analysis
• Technical and
Field Analysis
– Bicycle Level of
Service
– Bike crash
analysis
– Roadway
corridor
analysis
– Destination
analysis
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 Bicycle Network
• 447 miles of
bicycle
facilities
– 200 miles
require stripe
or restripe
– Four different
types of on-
road bicycle
facilities
– Bicycle lane
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 Programming
• Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory
Commission and Advocacy Group
• Safe Routes to School
• Bicycle-friendly community

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 Programming
• Education
• Encouragement
• Enforcement
• Events

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 Code & Policy Analysis
• Comprehensive Plan
• Zoning and Local Codes
• Mode Share and Health
Goals
• Complete Streets Policy
• Bicycle Friendly
Communities

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 Design Guidelines
• Comprehensive
suite of
treatments for
bicycle facilities
• Modern,
innovative
treatments
• Up-to-date
MUTCD and
AASHTO
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 Implementation
• More than 50 individual action steps

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Bicycle Development Projects

• Top 25 Project
Priorities
• Project
Description
• Cost Estimates
• Source of
Funding

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 Key Recommendations
• Become a Bicycle Friendly Community
• Implement the Priority Bike Projects in
the Plan
• Employ Staff to Implement Plan
Programs
• Establish Bike and Ped Advisory
Commission
• Secure Funding from Sources Listed
• Produce a user friendly Bicycle Map
• Announce Plan Adoption through a
public event to raise awareness and
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Questions/Comments

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