Project Information Funding Healthy Transportation Network Contact Steve Schweigerdt Trail Development Manager Western Regional Office western@railstotrails.org 415.814.1100

Better Bikeways
Years: 2011

Location
California Statewide

Partners
Cities of Long Beach; San Francisco; Berkeley; APBP

Project Deliverables
Better Bikeways report with lessons learned from cities in California that have implemented innovative bicycle facilities in their communities.

Project Description
This report produced by RTC's Western Regional Office explores four innovative bicycle facility designs being implemented in California, along with additional intersection and marking treatments that can help improve safety and increase ridership.

These innovative facilities increase the perception of safety that is a key component to attract more Americans to ride bikes. They achieve a greater perception of safety by physically separating bicyclists from motor vehicle traffic or calming the traffic to reduce the threat of a collision. The innovations can be implemented within existing street rights-of-way and have been pioneered in Europe, Portland, Ore., New York and various California cities. Connecting these facilities to existing shared-use paths can create a huge boost in ridership and has the additional benefits of calming traffic through neighborhoods and improving traffic flow in business districts.