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Bicycle Master Plan

September 18, 2017Montgomery County Planning Department

Agenda

[1] Why Update the Bicycle Master Plan?

[2] Bikeway Classification

[3] Outreach

[4] Bikeway Recommendations

[5] Next Steps

[1] Why Update the Bicycle Master Plan?

New Ways to Get Around

New Bikeways – Buffered Bike Lanes

New Bikeways – Neighborhood Greenways

New Bikeways – Separated Bike Lanes

New Bicycle Storage Facilities

User Groups

Commuting

Running Errands

Going to School

Accessing Transit

Entertainment

Recreating

Not Interesting in Bicycling (~37%)

High Stress Tolerance (~7%)

Moderate Stress Tolerance (~5%)

Low Stress Tolerance (~51%)

Traffic Stress

• Recommend bikeways

• Identify long-term bicycle parking locations

• Recommend policy changes

• Recommend phasing approach

• Include programmatic recommendations

What This Plan Will Do

• Design bikeways

• Change speed limits

• Enforce roadway laws

What This Plan Will Not Do

[2] Proposed Bikeway Classification

Bikeway Classification

Trailsoff-street trails | stream valley park trails

MOST LEASTSEPARATION FROM TRAFFIC

Bethesda Trolley Trail

Trailsoff-street trails | stream valley park trails

MOST LEASTSEPARATION FROM TRAFFIC

Rock Creek Trail

Separated Bikewaysseparated bike lanes | sidepaths

MOST LEASTSEPARATION FROM TRAFFIC

White Flint

Separated Bikewaysseparated bike lanes | sidepaths

MOST LEASTSEPARATION FROM TRAFFIC

MacArthur Blvd

MOST LEASTSEPARATION FROM TRAFFIC

Washington DC

Striped Bikewaysbuffered bike lanes |conventional bike lanes

MOST LEASTSEPARATION FROM TRAFFIC

Bethesda

Striped Bikewaysbuffered bike lanes |conventional bike lanes

MOST LEASTSEPARATION FROM TRAFFIC

Alexandria

Striped Bikewaysadvisory bike lanes | contra-flow bike lanes

MOST LEASTSEPARATION FROM TRAFFIC

BethesdaSilver Spring

Striped Bikewaysadvisory bike lanes | contra-flow bike lanes

Bikeable Shoulders

MOST LEASTSEPARATION FROM TRAFFIC

Boyds

Shared Roadsneighborhood greenways| shared streets

MOST LEASTSEPARATION FROM TRAFFIC

Portland, Oregon(source: Toole Design Group)

Shared Roadsneighborhood greenways| shared streets

MOST LEASTSEPARATION FROM TRAFFIC

Shared Roadspriority shared lane markings

MOST LEASTSEPARATION FROM TRAFFIC

source: Toole Design Group

Bikeway Type Existing Proposed Total

Off-Street Trails 79 30 110

Stream Valley Park Trails 28 0 28

Neighborhood Connectors 9 3 12

Sidepaths 122 401 523

Separated Bike Lanes 2 144 145

Buffered Bike Lanes 5 5

Conventional Bike Lanes 12 16 27

Contra-Flow Bike Lanes 6 6

Bikeable Shoulders 117 117

Neighborhood Greenways 51 51

Shared Streets 1 1

Priority Shared Lanes 6 6

Total 252 780 1,032

Total Mileage – Full Build Out

Some portion of overall network to beprioritized for implementation within next 20 years.

[3] Bikeway Recommendations

BETHESDA-CHEVY CHASE (EAST)

June 2017

BETHESDA-CHEVY CHASE (WEST)June 2017

Bethesda CBD

0 1000'

Policy AreaParkland

M

B

P

Metrorail StationBus Rapid Transit Station

Purple Line Station

Bicycle Parking Station

Existing Proposed

Old Georgetown Road

East

Montgomery

Sleaford Road

Edgemoor Lane

Elm Street

Bethesda Avenue

Bradley Boulevard

Wisconsin

Wilson Lane

Woodm

ont Avenue

Norfolk Avenue

Bradley

46th Street

West Avenue

Lane

Cheltenham Drive

Pearl

WestHighway

Battery Lane

AvenueM

B

P

TrailsSeparated BikewaysStriped BikewaysShared Roads

Avenue

Street

Strathmore Street

Wisconsin Avenue

Rosedale Avenue

ArlingtonRoad

Capi

tal

Cres

cent

T

rail

Capital

Trail

Crescent

Rugby Avenue

TilburyStreet

Chase Avenue

Middleton Lane

Kent

bury

Driv

e

Beve

rly R

d

Chevy Chase Drive

Leland

Street

Norwood Drive

Norw

oodTrail

Note: White lines represent non-master planned bikeways

Chelton Rd

B

Bethesda Trolley Trail

St El

mo

Ave

WillowLane

Clar

endo

n Ro

ad

Fair fax

Road

enFo

woo

dK

reLn

st

Grade Separated Crossing

Walsh Street

M

BETHESDA CBD

June 2017

Friendship Heights CBD

0 600'

Policy AreaParkland

M Metro Rail StationBicycle Parking Station

Existing ProposedTrailsSeparated BikewaysStriped BikewaysShared Roads

Weste

rn

River Road

Oliver Street

Dorset Avenue

Westport Road

Dalton

War

wic

k

Pla

ce

Willard

Park Avenue

Avenue

NorthW

isconsinAvenue

Avenue

M

County Line

RoadMontgo

mery

Street

Aven

ue

Sara

toga

CortlandRoad

Friendship

Boulevard

Belmont

Avenue

Note: White lines represent non-master planned bikeways

Distric

t

of

Columbia

Street

Park

Trail Grove S

treet

KirksideDrive

WillardAvenue

Trail

m

Terrace

So

er set

Western

Vinton ParkConnector

GroveUrbanPark

FRIENDSHIP HEIGHTS

June 2017

[4] Outreach

Public Meetings

Bike ReactMap

www.mcatlas.org/bikereact

• Open from June 1 – July 17• 1,500 comments

Sign up at: montgomeryplanning.org/bikeplan

E-Letter

Twitter @MCBikePlan

Outreach

• Information packet provided to all municipalities

• Meetings

– 7/10/2017 Village of Friendship Heights

– 7/24/2017 Village of Chevy Chase

– 9/14/2017 Chevy Chase Section 5

– 9/14/2017 Martin’s Addition

– 9/18/2017 CCCFH

– 9/20/2017 Town of Somerset

[5] Next Steps

Next Steps

• Prepare Draft Plan (by end of 2017)

• Planning Board Review

– Public Hearing Draft

– Planning Board Draft

• Council Review

– T&E Committee

– Full Council

Project Manager

David Anspacher

301.495.2191

david.anspacher@montgomeryplanning.org

www.montgomeryplanning.org/bikeplan

Questions?