Countywide Bikeways Functional Master Plan Staff Draft - October 2003
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Details of Publication
Abstract
About the MNCPPC
About County and MNCPPC Officials
Notice to Reader
The Master Plan Process
Table of Contents
List of Figures and Tables
Glossary of Terms

Executive Summary

Chapter 1 - Plan Introduction
Background
Why Bicycling?
Plan Scope
Comprehensive Approach
Plan Purposes
Plan Goals and Objectives
Guiding Principles
What This Plan Is and What This Plan Is Not
Types of Bicyclists
Benefits of a Comprehensive Bikeway Network
Existing Conditions
Existing County Bikeway System
Multimodal Travel
Bicycle Parking
The Planning Process

Chapter 2 - Countywide Bikeway Network Concept Plan
Background
Bikeway Types and Desirable Applications
Other Bikeway-Related Facilities
Relationship Between Countywide and Local/Neighborhood Bikeways
Relationship to Countywide Park Trails Plan
Activity Center Analysis
Guidance to Local Plans
Countywide Bikeways
Countywide Bikeway Numbering System
Complex Routes

Chapter 3 - Bikeway Facility Design Guidelines
Introduction
Purpose of Bikeway Design Guidelines
Goals of Bikeway Design Guidelines
Relation to County's Road Code
The Design Bicyclist
Types of Bikeways
Shared use paths (class I bikeways)
Bike Lanes (Class II bikeways)
Signed Shared Roadways (Class III bikeways)

Chapter 4 - Bikeway Implementation
Plan Policies Regarding Bicycle Facilities
Prioritization
Bikeways Connecting to Transit
Bikeways Connecting to Muncipalities, Central Business Districts and Town Centers
Bikeways Connecting to Other Employment Centers
Bikeways Connecting to Major County Park Trail Corridors
On-going Implementation - Local/Neighborhood Bike Routes
Funding for Bikeways
Understanding Bikeway Implementation
Funding for bicycle parking
Funding for Bikeway Maintenance

Appendices
Appendix A - Related Policies and Programs
Appendix B - Bikeway-Related Recommendations, 1998 Countywide Park Trails Plan
Appendix C - Innovative Bikeway Designs
Appendix D - Bicycle Parking at Metrorail and MARC Stations
Appendix E - SHA Guidelines for Accommodating Bicycles and Pedestrians on State Highways
Appendix F - MNCPPC Pedestrian Impact Statement for Land Development Projects
Appendix G - Technical Advisory Group
Staff Acknowledgements

(Photos courtesy: www.pedbikeimages.org/Dan Burden)

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