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TRAN P RTATI N � <br />____ �� <br />AMENDMENT: BICVCLE AND <br />PEDESTHIAN FACILITIES <br />INTflODUC710N <br />This aection is an amentlment to the Transporta- <br />tion Policy P�an containing policies to 9uida the <br />tlevelapmant of an Area-witle sys[em of <br />6i#eways antl tlevelopment of petlestrian <br />sysmms in the Metropolitan Area. Yhe emend- <br />ment also inc4udes a Metropolitan Bicycle <br />System Plen Ishown on fhe acwmpanying mapl <br />consisGng of a network of bicycle corridors and <br />the state bicycle vail wRhin the Metropotitan <br />Aree. The amendment was adopted by the <br />Council an Octoher 13, 7977. <br />GOALS AND POLICIES <br />The foilowing gonls end poiiciea are intended [a <br />supplemmt Nose alrea0y adoptetl as part of the <br />TranaDOrtetion Poliry Plan which relate to bicy- <br />cle end O���n facilkies. <br />fioer <br />1. To MeWbh a asfe, hiph-qwliry hicycle . <br />ane aedabien m� mrouehout Me <br />MstmpoGten Aros in an ecoiwmicel man- <br />nx to P�� ineiwad aCaseibilitY a[KI <br />monxkv ra ro a�. m. ws m ub <br />bi�ycN and walkirq p madn W vempw- <br />uuan wMa� ,m imeo�+� aro m ui. mni <br />dreul�6on syatem. <br />2. To promote wadinedrn emaq bca�, <br />suu end na�� apsncia ana Wri�e- <br />tions to ds�slop sfflcient entl crntinuaus <br />6kycN eM pedwtrfen syatems. <br />POLICIES <br />1. Communitla antl apandw ehoula tle�ebp <br />and m�Nnrn bieyck sml petlMrisn <br />feciRW� m ProNde seew m mejor com- <br />muNty eelivitlat Iraeratian. rouilinp. <br />Mtw4lnmsMY entl IxNitln IW6nAs. <br />whod�, anpbymnn wnaantrsdonsl <br />whioh h�w ths pobntiel far hqh u�ape M <br />WeycWb and p�CSV4ns. <br />2. 9lkwvry W�ro NiouN heopnire tlwt <br />tlM11M bN � �t«mNN P�u tar <br />hicyeln 1Mt hdu0� pfs �ronp� hdNtls� <br />wnnx� «.v.a.. m,n. ana. �. <br />a. �.00M OWM�III�IIb MIOYb AlVMCp, p O�R <br />of Meir comP��sive plans, policis entl <br />pkne for biqck and peAestrian systame; <br />the bul bkyele plen ahould be eoor- <br />dineted with the met�opolken Oiryds <br />syetem plen and 1he biryab Nemenn of <br />the repional trail P�n. <br />4. Bicycle entl peEeatrian ayetem plans ehauW <br />6e coordinated whh ttwae of atl�oininp <br />municipelttiee. <br />5. Exietiep low-vnlume throuph atreem ehoultl <br />be uaa0 far bicycle mmement whenever <br />pos�ble. <br />8. Bicycle enA pedeetrien tecilitir ahwltl be <br />provided xmhin existinp PuWic riphqaf" <br />wey when fineibb inataed ot ecauirinp ex- <br />clueive new ripMS-of-wey for the�a <br />taciliries. <br />7. Local, etero antl repional epencies ahouW <br />eatabBeh u(ety proprema orieMed towmd <br />edueevnp the public in the Propar we of <br />bicY� �� an0 pathe. O�W� a�^0 <br />prxedum wcA ee makinp tums. stoOP��B <br />at sto0 sipns end sipnab aM proper uw ot <br />sWewslb and eraeswe�Me W Nr <br />peaestrien. <br />8. Govemmentel apmeies ahwlA conuder Me <br />wfery of the bkydirt end pe0uvien in Me <br />desipn antl modiflution of roadwey,. <br />9. The MMropdNen Bikawey Syabm ehou�d <br />be unHOrmN �6�wtl exordinp to �tarMerde <br />INduAinp rou[s iEemN(uuonl M �he Min- <br />naeoY Dpertmant of TranepoMdon. aM <br />eyMm msp� should be mede waikbls in <br />suinhk communiry eetiWty aMeis• <br />EXIS7ING CONDITIONS <br />The Council is nM a transportation opanting <br />agency and, theretore, cannot build bicyale or <br />petlestrian taciiitiea. Fecilities are cOnsttucted <br />p�imarily by municipelkies or, in some ceeas, by <br />counry or stau aeencies. The Council can, <br />however, tletermine policies and guidelinae for <br />tne creetion end coordination of bikewaye.mE <br />pedestrien wsys einae it earve� aa tha A-86 <br />review epen�y for federal funtlinB apPlieatione in <br />tha MetropoMen ArN end eince k actualiy atl- <br />minbtxe uruln etero funde for bikawaye• <br />TArouBh the Council's Treneportetion Adviwry <br />