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TRANSPORTATION � 83 T/10/77 � � AMENDMENT: BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN FACILITIES INTHOCUCTION This seetion is an amendment to the Transpona- tion Poliey Plan coneaining policias to guide the development of an Area•wide system of bikaways and development of pedestrian systema in the Metropolitan Area. The amend- ment alw includea a Metropolhan Bicycle System Plan (shown on the accompanying mapl consisting of a natwork of bicycle corridors and the state bicycle trail within the Metropolitan Area. The emendment wes adopted by the Council on October 13, 1977. GOALS AND POLICIES The following goals and policies are intended to �OP�ement those already adopted as part of the Trensportation Policy Plan which relate to bicy- ele and pedestrian facilities. Goals 1. To eetablish a aefs, hiphyuality binycle . end psdsstrisn syatem throuphout the Mstropoliten Ares tn an economical man- ner to provide increaead exesefbiRq end mobilNy and W promots ths uas of ehs bkyds and walki�p as mods� of trampor- tatlon which are intprel parts o} ths total circutation ayatsm. 2. To Dromots eoordinaHOn amonp lowl, stets and repional apsncia enE juAedie- tlom ro dwslop efNeient and eontinuoua bicyele and pedettrien systsms. POLICIES 7. Communhiss end epancip should tlevelop and matnuin Neyels artA patlsstrien faciliHs� to provids accees to maJa com- muniry acHviNss Iraerestion, retsilinp, mtsrtNnmeml and hcilkMs IlibrsA», �Ch00b, BmpbymMlt COnClnMeN01ro) wl�ich havs ths potanNal for hiph uespe by bieyelun snd pedestriane. 2. Bikewsy plsm ehould reeopnise thm b(eycls mov�msnb sro doortadoor ac- tivilin by prpWdinp terminsl poinb for bfcyein thst inclutl� w(s norap� fscilitle� whhin usy accea ol the bicyels rider. 3. Local povsmmente ehould dewlop, es p�rt of thar comprehansive plans, policin end plans for bfeycls snd pedeeMm syneme; the locsl Wcyela plan shouW bs coor- dfnated wkh Ms meuopofi[an biryele syatem pkn and ths biryele ebmsnta of the repbnal vail plan. 4. Bicyole and padartAen syrtem p4ns ahould be coordinetad with thoee o} adjoininp munieipalities. 5. �iating low-volume through streep should be used tor hicycle movemmt whenever possible. 8. Bicycle end pedestrien faeilida should be provided within aaining public righqcf- wey whsn feaeible insteed of acquirinp e:- �lusive new riBM1taof-way for thax facilitiea. 7. Locel, state and regional ageneim ahould establieh safary propnme orientsd toward eduaeting the public in the Ovoper use ot bicycle lanes end patha, proper bicyclinp procedurea wch aa maki�p tume, stoppinp at stop signa end sipnale and proper uas of sfdewalka and eroaewalks by ths pedastriM. 8. Govammanrol a0�� ahouW eonsidsr ths aafsty W ths bicyclist aM pstlestrian in tM deaipn end modifleatlon of roedways. 9. Ths Metropoliun Bikswsy Systsm ehould ba uniformty eipnsd axordi� w stanAarde (includinp route tdmtlHuHon) of ths Min- neeots Dpartment of Tranaportetion, aib system maps shouW bs med� avatlabls fn suitable communiry aeNv(H eeMSrs• EXISTING CONDITIONS The Council is not a erensponetion operating agency and, [herefore, cannot build bicycle or pedestrian tacilities. Facilities are constructed primarily by municipalitiea or, in some casea, by oounry or state agenciea. The Council can, however, determine policies and guideli�es tor the creation end coordinatlon of bikeways and pedestrian ways sinee it serves aa the A-95 review aBeney tor faderal fundinp applications i� tha Metropolitan Area and ainee k aetually ad- ministen certain state hnda for Uikeways. ThrouBh ths Council's Tranaponation Adviaory