seattle bicycle master planDraft June 2013
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..........................6Plan Purpose ...........................2Who Rides (or Doesn’t) and Why? ...........3Making the Case for Investing in Bicycling . . . . . 4Planning Process ........................6Public Engagement Process ...............7STATE OF THE SEATTLE BICYCLING ENVIRONMENT..........................10 Tracking and Performance Measures ........11Existing Bicycle Network .................11Equity Analysis.........................16Who’s Riding, Where, and When?...........18POLICY FRAMEWORK ....................20Seattle Comprehensive Plan...............21Complete Streets .......................22Bicycle Master Plan Vision and Goals......................22Bicycle Master Plan Objectives.............23 THE BICYCLE NETWORK..................28Bicycle Facilities for All ...................29Bicycle Network Development .............30Proposed Bicycle Network Plan Map............................32Strategies and Actions ...................33Bicycle Facility Design ...................44Bicycle Facilities Visual Glossary ...........46Multimodal Corridors ....................57END-OF-TRIP FACILITIES ..................62Current Practices and New Strategies .......63Seattle Municipal Code Review.............65Parking in the Public Right of Way and Bicycle Spot Improvement Program........66Bicycle Parking Inventory .................68Bicycle Parking at Transit Stations ..........68 Temporary (Event) Bicycle Parking ..........69 Abandoned Bicycles.....................69PROGRAMS ............................70Policy-Level Work.......................71Building Knowledge .....................73Changing Individual Behaviors .............74Program Evaluation .....................75Program Prioritization ...................76HOW WE DO BUSINESS...................78SDOT Governance......................79New Activities..........................79Partner Roles..........................81Bicycle Facility Maintenance...............84INVESTMENT APPROACH..................86Prioritization Framework .................87Investment Approach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 The Changing Nature of Bicycle Projects .....90Funding Strategy .......................90Local, Regional, State, and Federal Funding Scan ........................92Bicycle Network Construction Cost .........92