City of Richmond Bicycle Master Plan October 2011 Prepared by Fehr & Peers In association with Eisen Letunic
City of Richmond Bicycle Master Plan October 2011 Prepared by Fehr & Peers In association with Eisen Letunic
Table of Contents Acknowledgments... v List of acronyms... vii Executive summary... ix CHAPTERS 1. Introduction... 1 2. Related plans... 7 3. Policy framework... 23 4. Background conditions... 27 5. Existing bicycle network... 35 6. Proposed bicycle network... 51 7. Bicycle parking... 73 8. Collisions... 81 9. Support programs... 89 10. Funding and implementation... 93 APPENDICES A. Proposed bicycle routes... 119 B. Design guidelines... 141 C. Proposed underpass improvements... 191 MAPS ES 1. Existing and proposed bicycle network... xii 4 1. General Plan land use designations... 29 5 1. Existing bicycle network... 39 5 2. On going projects... 44 6 1. Existing and proposed bicycle network... 53 6 2. Existing/proposed bicycle network in Central Richmond... 54 6 3. Sub areas... 56 6 4. Neighborhood routes... 64 7 1. Bicycle parking locations... 76 i
ii Table of Contents O CTOBER 2011 8 1. Bicycle vehicle collisions, 2004 2008... 82 TABLES 1 1. Conformance with BTA requirements... 5 4 1. Home to work means of transportation... 31 4 2. Daily bicycle commuters... 32 5 1. Existing Class I multi use paths... 41 5 2. Existing Class II bike lanes... 42 5 3. Existing Class III bike routes... 42 6 1. Length of bikeway system... 52 8 1. Bicyclists killed and injured... 82 8 2. Traffic collisions and rankings... 82 8 3. Collisions by party at fault... 85 8 4. Collisions by primary collision factor... 85 8 5. Collisions by California Vehicle Code violation... 86 8 6. Collisions by time of day... 86 8 7. Bicyclists involved in collisions by age group... 86 10 1. Near term on street projects (5 years)... 103 10 2. Medium term on street projects (6 10 years)... 105 10 3. Long term/opportunistic on street projects... 108 10 4. Near term trail projects... 109 10 5. Medium term trail projects... 110 10 6. Long term/opportunistic trail projects... 111 10 7. Conceptual unit cost estimates for bikeway construction... 112 10 8 Conceptual cost estimates summary... 112 10 9. Conceptual annual maintenance costs... 114 10 10. Implementation Plan... 115 A 1. Central Richmond routes condensed project list... 119 A 2. Hilltop and El Sobrante routes condensed project list... 123 A 3. Bay Trail and creek trails condensed project list... 124 A 4. Central Richmond routes complete project list... 127 A 5. Hilltop and El Sobrante routes complete project list... 136 A 6. Bay Trail and creek trails complete project list... 137 B 1. Standards for Class I facilities... 144 B 2. Recommended separation from active rail lines... 151 B 3. Recommended guidelines for Class III facilities... 168 B 4. Considerations and tools for bicycle boulevards... 171 FIGURES 5 1. Bikeway facility types... 37 6 1. Harbour Way alternative configurations... 58 6 2. South 23 rd Street alternative configurations... 60 6 3. Pennsylvania Avenue alternative configurations... 61 6 4. Richmond Greenway gap closure improvements... 66 6 5. Barrett Avenue/I 80 interchange improvements... 69 6 6. Marina Bay Parkway/I 580 interchange improvements... 70 6 7. Bay Trail improvements at the Plunge... 71 B 1. Bikeway facility types... 143 B 2. Typical Class I path... 145 B 3. Typical bollard design... 146 B 4. Shared use path approach at a signalized intersection... 148 B 5. At grade rail crossings... 153 B 6. Decision tree for treatments at rail crossings... 154 B 7. Bike lanes adjacent to parallel parking... 156 B 8. Bicycle lanes adjacent to back in angled parking... 156 B 9. Bicycle lanes without parking... 157 B 10. Buffered bike lanes... 157 B 11. Location of bike lane with curb and gutter... 157 B 12. Climbing lanes... 159 B 13. Bike lanes adjacent to parallel parking... 161 B 14. Bike lanes at right turn... 162 B 15. Bike loop detector... 167 B 16. MUTCD shared roadway marking guidance... 169 B 17. Caltrans shared roadway marking guidance... 169
C ITY OF R ICHMOND B ICYCLE M ASTER P LAN Table of Contents iii B 18. Typical Class III bike routes... 170 B 19. Bike boulevards... 172 B 20. Recommended bike rack spacing... 177 B 21. Bike parking on sidewalks... 178 B 22. Parking layout for an in street space (perpendicular)... 181 B 23. Parking layout for an in street space (diagonal)... 182 B 24. Bike locker placement guidance... 184 B 25. Bicycle sign types for the City of Oakland... 188 iii
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