DALLAS BIKEWAY SYSTEM STATUS UPDATE

City Council Briefing April 3, 2013

Briefing Outline

The purpose of this briefing is to provide an overview of the:

Common types of bike facilities Bikeway System Existing and planned bike facilities in Dallas Connectivity of separated bike facilities Nationwide best practices related to bicycles Bike future directions, education and outreach campaign
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Common Types of Bike Facilities

Types Include:

Shared Lane Markings Bike Lanes

Buffered Bike Lanes

Cycle Tracks Green Pavement and Intersection Treatments Multi-Purpose Pathway
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Types of On-Street Bike Facilities

Shared Lane Markings

Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

Images from NACTO Urban Bikeway Design Guide, 2011

Lane width 10 to 12 Minimum 16 with parking lane

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Types of On-Street Bike Facilities

Bicycle Lanes

N. Bishop Ave.

Images from NACTO Urban Bikeway Design Guide, 2011

5 face of curb to outside edge) 4 seam of gutter pan to outside edge Minimum 1 offset from parallel parking spaces (when present)
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Types of On-Street Bike Facilities

Buffered Bicycle Lanes

Mary Cliff

Images from NACTO Urban Bikeway Design Guide, 2011

5 face of curb to painted buffer Painted buffer width Minimum: 2; Maximum 6

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Types of On-Street Bike Facilities

Cycle Tracks

Images from NACTO Urban Bikeway Design Guide, 2011

Temporary Jefferson Viaduct Two-Way Cycle Track

Roadway level or sidewalk level Curb or other physical barrier/separation (elevation difference, planting strip, flex stakes) 5 width (one-way) 8 width (two-way)
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Green Pavement

Main Street

Images from NACTO Urban Bikeway Design Guide, 2011

Notifies motorists and cyclists of potential conflict areas Improves visibility and safety
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Intersection Crossing Treatments

Images from NACTO Urban Bikeway Design Guide, 2011

Indicates the bicyclists path through an intersection Improves visibility and safety
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Multi-Use Pathways

Linear Trails: Minimum 12 width Sidepath: Located adjacent to a roadway. Minimum 10 width
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Dallas Bikeway System

Overview

Prior to 2011, Dallas bike facilities consisted of signed on-street routes and trails
The Dallas Bike Plan was adopted in 2011 Focus of the new plan is dedicating space on the roadways for cyclists via striping and physical separation from cars Goal is to have separated bicycle facilities across the city to improve mobility and safety Plan also calls for use of best practices related to bicycle advocacy, education and enforcement Goal is to implement the plan over 10 years Implementation plan divided work into three phases Near, Medium, and Long Term
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Overview of the Proposed Dallas Bikeway System

The Bikeway System calls for a total of1,127 miles of bicycle facilities

Of that, 136 miles are completed

Legend On-street facilities: 840 miles 11 miles completed Off-street facilities: 287 miles 125 miles completed
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Dallas Bikeway System General Implementation Strategy (On-Street Facilities)

Near-Term Project implementation (2012 2014) Estimated cost in 2011 dollars is approximately $975,000 and does not include maintenance Priority implementation nearer to most employment centers, educational facilities, and rail transit stations
Near Term Long-Term

Currently the Dallas Street Department has $500k/year to implement on-street bike facilities
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Dallas Bikeway System-Near Term Area

Completed Projects Currently

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Dallas Bikeway System-Near Term Area

Completed or Underway by 2014

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Dallas Bikeway System

Medium & Long-Term Implementation

Completing the Bikeway System Plan

Near-Term area completed in 2014

The Medium and Long-Term areas will be implemented through a combination of:

Streets Department operating budget

Currently funded at $500,000/yr Approx. $575k in 2012 Bond funds for street resurfacing over 4 years.

Bond funds as part of street proposition projects.

In order to adhere to the 10-year implementation schedule, additional funding is required. Possible funding sources include:

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Dallas Bikeway System

2012 Bond Proposal Trails
Bachman Lake Trail Elmwood Parkway Connection to Kiest Park Flag Pole Hill Trail Lake Highlands Trail Northaven Trail Runyon Creek Greenbelt Trail SoPac Trail Timberglen Trail Trinity River Trail Trinity Strand Trail Total Miles
Note: Mileage is approximate 17
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1.0 mile .9 miles .8 miles 1.2 miles 1.2 miles 3.7 miles 1.7 miles 1.5 miles 4.0 miles 3.7 miles 19.7miles

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Connectivity of Separated Bicycle Facilities
Separated On-Street Routes
Completed/Funded: 7.7 miles

Unfunded: 78.3 miles

Trails
Completed/Funded: 94.3 miles Unfunded: 127.1 miles

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How Dallas Compares to Peer Cities

Alliance for Biking and Walking
Bicycling and Walking In the United States 2012 Benchmarking Report

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Dallas Bikeway System

Next Steps

Best Practices Under Consideration

Events and Programs Education Enforcement Bicycle Advisory Committee
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Next Steps:
Nationwide Best Practices Under Consideration

Bicycle Boulevards Bicycle Traffic Signals Bicycle Highways Monitoring usage of bicycle facilities Strong advocacy programming

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Next Steps: Events and Programs

Promote bicycling through events:

National Bike to Work events May 2013 DART & City of Dallas promotional event Summer 2013 National Bike to School Week October 2013 Support partnership to promote an annual car-free weekend ciclovia event

Establish a bicycle sharing program Fall 2013

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Next Steps: Education

Launch new Dallas Bikeway System website: April, 2013

Bikeway System implementation status Bikeway System maps Education material and links (safety tips, etc.) News and events calendar Facility type descriptions

Develop youth-oriented outreach for use in local schools and recreation centers

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Next Steps: Enforcement

Explore ways to augment enforcement of existing State laws and City ordinances (2013-2014)

State of Texas statutes governing bicycle use as a vehicle Mandatory helmet use for all ages on public right of ways No bikes on sidewalks within CBD area Vulnerable Road Users

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Next Steps:
Bicycle Advisory Working Group

Candidates appointed by City staff Review and provide feedback on Bikeway System network

programming (e.g., proposed FY12-13 Dallas Bikeway

System on-street routes).

Assist with bicycle education outreach and advocacy Fundraising opportunities

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Status Update

Questions?

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