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enough for dedicated bike lanes. To make bike commuting attractive for the community, 33rd and 39th Streets and Stinson Boulevard will have dedicated bike lanes and signage that alerts drivers to the need to share the road. As road reconstruction projects are undertaken over the next 20 years, bike lanes will be added to appropriate streets, in pursuance of this goal. Strategy: Make bike sharing a reality for all residents who need it. Bike -sharing programs have become very popular in large cities recently. Notably, in Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Nice Ride operates a non-profit bike -sharing program. This program allows citizens and visitors alike to buy short or long-term subscriptions to its network of bike sharing terminals throughout the city. As of this writing, in November of 2012, Nice Ride makes 1,300 bikes available at 145 stations throughout the Twin Cities. Nice Ride has reported over 570,000 individual trips taken by its subscribers since it began offering the service in 2010. Expanding this service into first -ring suburbs like Saint Anthony makes great sense, and, combined with the focus on bike transportation made clear in this document, will enable all residents to have access to a bike at any time. Objective: Make the community more walkable. Saint Anthony Village prides itself on being a walkable city. As it looks toward the future, it will make walling as major a priority as it does biking. The city is small, and residents can walk across the city in a matter of half an hour. This fact is embraced in our plan. Residents of the city currently have concerns about crossing some busy streets—notably 37th Avenue and Silver Lake Road—both major thoroughfares that currently carry cars through the city. Part of the strategy to reduce car traffic by promoting bike transportation will reduce the problem of difficult street crossings, but further steps must be taken to promote walking. Strategy: Ensure most streets have sidewalks on both sides. This is the simplest strategy to ensure that pedestrians feel welcome and are able to access all parts of the city. As street redevelopment takes place, sidewalks must be a priority. Furthermore, some sidewalks can be widened into paths that can incorporate both pedestrians and cyclists. Strategy: Implement safe cross -walks on major streets. Pedestrians need safe ways to cross major thoroughfares, something they currently don't have enough of in Saint Anthony Village. Dedicated crosswalks lit by in - pavement LEDs and lighted signs that can be activated by people waiting to cross will be placed at intersections along Silver Lake Road that are adjacent to parks, schools, churches and stores. At the busiest intersections, pedestrians will have the ability to activate stop lights and walk signals by pushing buttons. Future Progress • Establish a timeline for which sidewalk additions must be completed • Measure the number of commuter trails and bike lanes that are added • Track when safe cross -walks (equipped with in -pavement LEDs) are added to major thoroughfares • Ensure the maintenance of bike lanes, commuter trails, and sidewalks ain O � la OM