LANCASTER CITY BICYCLE NETWORK

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1 LANCASTER CITY BICYCLE NETWORK Downtown Merchants Meeting Wednesday, July 19,

2 DOWNTOWN WALKABILITY ANALYSIS What changes can be made, in the least amount of time, and for the least cost, that will have the largest measurable impact on the amount of walking and biking in Lancaster City? Lancaster, Pennsylvania Downtown Walkability Analysis Jeff Speck, Speck & Associates, LLC April 2015

3 LANCASTER ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN The City joined with Lancaster County and the Lancaster Inter-Municipal Committee (LIMC), to create the Lancaster Active Transportation Plan. Alta Planning+Design is the lead consultant on the project. Active Transportation is walking, bicycling, wheelchairs, and other modes that engages people in healthy physical activity while traveling from place to place. It s also taking buses and trains, since many people reach transit stops using active travel modes. PROJECT VISION Lancaster is a vibrant, diverse, and active community where people of all ages and abilities can move safely and conveniently through an interconnected network of pedestrian, bicycle, and transit facilities that promote healthy living and economic vitality.

4 LANCASTER ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN

5 BIKE PLAN AND NETWORK Preliminary recommendations from Lancaster Active Transportation Plan creates a city-wide network of bike lanes, bike boulevards, greenway trails, and other bicycling amenities and improvements. Implementation will be completed in phases beginning this summer.

6 BICYCLE BOULEVARDS X Bicycle boulevards are lowvolume and low-speed streets that have been optimized for bicycle travel through treatments such as traffic calming and traffic reduction, signage and pavement markings, and intersection crossing treatments. These treatments allow through movements for cyclists while discouraging similar through trips by non-local motorized

7 LIBERTY STREET RECONSTRUCTION A Green Complete Street Completed June 2016 Integrates stormwater green infrastructure, traffic calming and pedestrian and bicycling improvements. Connects to Harrisburg Ave. via Liberty Street Extension.

8 SHARROWS - SHARED LANE MARKINGS Shared lane markings help convey to motorists and bicyclists that they must share the roads on which they operate. The markings create improved conditions by clarifying where bicyclists are expected to ride and by notifying motorists to expect bicyclists on the road. Evaluation of Shared Lane Markings. FHWA Publication No.: FHWA-HRT

9 CHRISTIAN STREET BIKE BOULEVARD Designed for people walking, bicycling and driving. Slows traffic Improves safety at intersections Enhances aesthetic Cartways too narrow for bike lanes Christian St ft. Park Ave ft. Frederick St ft.

10 CHRISTIAN AND LEMON STREET INTERSECTION FHWA Office of Safety - Department of Transportation

11 WALNUT STREET CROSSING CONCEPT Christian St. Bikeway Proposed Improvements Bulbouts Beacons Crosswalks Green Infrastructure Green Paint Sharrows Signage Wayfinding

12 STRAWBERRY & VINE INTERSECTION CONCEPT

13 BIKE LANES A Bike Lane is defined as a portion of the roadway that has been designated by striping, signage, and pavement markings for the preferential or exclusive use of bicyclists. Bike lanes enable bicyclists to ride at their preferred speed without interference from prevailing traffic conditions and facilitate predictable behavior and movements between bicyclists

14 MULBERRY STREET TWO-WAY CONVERSION A Green Complete Street Completed November 2016 Integrates stormwater green infrastructure, traffic calming and pedestrian and bicycling improvements Charlotte St. to be companion with SB bike lane

15 BIKE LANES-CONVENTIONAL AND PROTECTED AASHTO recommends minimum 5 ft. wide One-way or twoway Contra-flow Protected and buffered Painted lines Delineators Parked cars Planters Curbs or raised islands

16 SEPARATED BIKE LANE A separated bike lane is an exclusive facility for bicyclists that is located within or directly adjacent to the roadway and that is physically separated from motor vehicle traffic with a vertical element. Federal Highway Administration SEPARATED BIKE LANE PLANNING AND DESIGN GUIDE

17 CHESTNUT STREET BIKEWAY Two-way, parking protected bike lane Reduced to one travel lane Parking maintained on both sides Extensive intersection treatments

18 GREENWAYS AND TRAILS The Northeast Greenway Trail Connects downtown to Conestoga Pines Park and the Goat Path Cantilevered boardwalk Pedestrian bridge Accessible multiuse trails Lighting and amenities On-street connections

19 GREENWAYS AND TRAILS The Engleside Greenway Trail Connects downtown via Water Street and abandoned rail segments to points south through Buchmiller Park Accessible multiuse trails Lighting and amenities On-street connections

20 PHASE 1 SUMMER 2017 Three miles of bike lanes and seven miles of bike boulevards will be installed on City streets beginning this summer with pavement marking installation. Enhancements to bike boulevards and potential bikeways will continue in subsequent years.

21 ZAGSTER BIKE SHARE Bike sharing since 2007 Cities, Universities, Businesses, Properties 130+ bike share programs in 28 states 160,000+ rides 35,000+ riders Bike Share Brings Business 79% of bike share riders surveyed in Washington D.C. intended to spend money during their trip. Bike Share Impacts Public Health Going for a relaxed bike ride burns 60% more calories than walking. 16% of riders wouldn't have taken their trip if bike share wasn't available. Bike Share Drives Mode Shifts In Minneapolis, bike share members reduced car ownership by 1.9% and driving trips by 52%

22 BIKE SHARE STATION LOCATIONS In recent years, bike sharing has emerged as one of the most successful public transportation movements in cities large and small. The City of Lancaster fully supports bike sharing in Lancaster. Lancaster Mayor Rick Gray

23 LANCASTER CITY BIKE NETWORK Questions Charlotte Katzenmoyer