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Preparedfor: NorthFrontRangeMPO 419CanyonAvenue,Suite300 FortCollins,CO80521 Preparedby: FelsburgHolt&Ullevig 6300SouthSyracuseWay,Suite600 Centennial,CO80111 303.721.1440 March7,2013 FHUReferenceNo.1004507
i ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS BicycleTechnicalAdvisoryCommittee(TAC)Members BetsyJacobsen CDOTDivisionofTransportationDevelopment CameronParrott CityofEvans ClintDudley TownofLaSalle DonCadwallader TownofEaton EricDrummond ColoradoStateTrails EricGrey ColoradoStateParks JanetMeiselBurns CityofLoveland JeffWiggins CityofCheyenne JeffreyBoring LarimerCounty JohnFranklin TownofJohnstown JustinStone CityofLoveland KarenSchneiders CDOTRegion4 LarryButterfield ColoradoStateParks MartinaWilkinson LarimerCounty MattBlakely TownofTimnath MollyNorth CityofFortCollins NancyMatchette ColoradoStateTrails PhillipWaggoner TownofMilliken SarahBoyd CityofGreeley TimKaters TownofBerthoud TomMorrissey ColoradoStateTrails WadeWillis TownofWindsor WesleyHood CityofGreeley NFRMPOPublicEngagementSupportInternTeam ArielMikolitch,ColoradoStateUniversity RachelChilds,ColoradoStateUniversity UniversityGISTeam AaronYuhas,ColoradoStateUniversity JaredPappertStockton,ColoradoStateUniversity JoshuaReyling,UniversityofNorthernColorado KenBucko,ColoradoStateUniversity
TABLEOFCONTENTS Page ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS...i 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. INTRODUCTION...1 PurposeofRegionalBicyclePlan...1 BenefitsofInvestinginBicycleInfrastructure...1 BICYCLEINVENTORY...3 RegionalContext...3 DocumentsandPrograms...4 BicycleInfrastructure...10 StandardsandPolicies...17 DataandAnalysis...21 PUBLICANDSTAKEHOLDEROUTREACH...39 BikeTechnicalAdvisoryCommittee...39 ProjectWebpage...40 WorkSessions...40 EmployerSurveyResults...41 CommunityCharrettes...44 HouseholdSurveyResults...44 REGIONALBICYCLESYSTEMENHANCEMENT...50 CorridorIdentificationProcess...50 RegionalBicycleCorridors...51 OtherRegionalImprovementsandPrograms...96 IMPLEMENTATIONPLAN...98 Funding...98 RegionalCollaboration...99 BicycleProjectScoringGuide...100 BicyclePlanningandDesignResources...100 IntegrationwithotherRegionalPlanningProcesses...102 ii
iii LISTOFFIGURES Page Figure2.1 NFRMPOPlanningArea...3 Figure2.2 ExistingBicycleFacilitiesandRoutes...11 Figure2.3 CenterlineMilesofOnStreetBikeLanesandBikeRoutes...12 Figure2.4 CenterlineMilesofOffStreetSharedUsePaths...13 Figure2.5 BikeBoardingsonBusesin2010...14 Figure2.6 TransfortMonthlyBikeBoardingsonBuses(2011)...15 Figure2.7. BikeShops...16 Figure2.8 MonthlyBicycleCountsonSouthbound13thStreetinBoulder...22 Figure2.9 AnnualBicycleCrashData...23 Figure2.10 AnnualBicycleTheftData...23 Figure2.11 HouseholdDensity...25 Figure2.12 BusinessLocations...26 Figure2.13 SchoolAccesstoBikeRoutes...27 Figure2.14 EnrolledStudentResidencewithin2MilesofUniversityofNorthernColorado...28 Figure2.15 EnrolledStudentResidencewithin2MilesofColoradoStateUniversity...29 Figure2.16 EnrolledStudentResidencewithin2MilesofAIMSCommunityCollege...30 Figure2.17 LowIncomeAccesstoBicycleFacilities...33 Figure2.18 MinorityAccesstoBicycleFacilities...34 Figure2.19 SeniorAccesstoBicycleFacilities...35 Figure2.20 RailCorridorPotential...36 Figure2.21 TrailandRoadwayCrossings...37 Figure2.22 DitchOwnership...38 Figure3.1 ProjectWebpage...40 Figure3.2 QuestionsAskedDuringRegionalBicycleWorkSessions...41 Figure3.3 Doesyourorganizationprovidebikeparkingthatislocatedneartheentrance?(Shortterm)...42 Figure3.4 Doesyourorganizationhaveshowersthatacyclistcoulduseaftertheircommute?...42 Figure3.5 Doesyourorganizationprovideanincentive(i.e.giftcards)foremployeestobicycletoyour office?...42 Figure3.6 Doesyourcompanyoremployeesparticipatein BiketoWorkDay injune?...43 Figure3.7 Isyourorganizationsituatedonaroadthatisequippedwithbicyclelanes?...43 Figure3.8 Isyourorganizationsituatedinalocationthatisnearamultiusetrail(notonroadway)?...43 Figure3.9 FrequencyofBicycleUse...46 Figure3.10 PercentageofAllRespondentsWhoRodeTheirBicycleintheLastSixMonths...46 Figure3.11 Whenyourideabikefortheworkorschoolcommute,whatdistancedoyouusuallytravel?...47 Figure3.12 Howlongisyourusualbikeridefortheworkorschoolcommute?...47 Figure3.13 Percentofnonriderswhowouldliketobeabletoridetheirbikemorethantheycurrently (andbyplaceofresidence)...48
LISTOFFIGURES(cont.) Figure3.14 Figure4.1 Figure4.2 Figure4.3 Figure4.4 Figure4.5 Figure4.6 Figure4.7 Figure4.8 Figure4.9 Figure4.10 Figure4.11 Figure4.12 Figure4.13 Towhatextent,ifany,doeachofthefollowingbicyclingchallengesontheroadconcern you?...49 RegionalBicycleCorridors...52 Corridor#1 SouthPlatte/AmericanDiscovery...53 Corridor#2 LittleThompsonRiver...57 Corridor#3 BigThompsonRiver...61 Corridor#4 GreatWestern/Johnstown/Loveland...65 Corridor#5 NorthLoveland/Windsor...69 Corridor#6 PoudreRiverTrail...73 Corridor#7 FrontRangeTrail(West)...76 Corridor#8 BNSFFortCollins/Berthoud...80 Corridor#9 Johnstown/Timnath...83 Corridor#10 Greeley/LaSalle...86 Corridor#11 US34...89 Corridor#12 CarterLake/HorsetoothFoothills...92 iv
v LISTOFTABLES Page Table2.1 BikeAmenitiesatMunicipalBuildings...15 Table2.2 BicycleFacilitiesStandards...18 Table2.3 BicycleRelatedRegulations...19 Table2.4 BicycleAccommodationRequirements...20 Table2.5 TravelModeforCommuting(2010HouseholdSurvey)...24 Table2.6 SafeRoutestoSchoolsGrantRecipients(2004 2011)...31 Table3.1 LengthofResidency...45 Table3.2 HousingTenure...45 Table3.3 RespondentGender...45 Table3.4 RespondentAge...45 Table3.5 RespondentEthnicity...46 Table3.6 ReasonforHavingNotRiddenaBicycleinthePastSixMonths...47 Table3.7 ReasonRespondentWouldBeMoreInclinedtoBicycleMore...48 Table4.1 Corridor#1 SouthPlatte/AmericanDiscovery...54 Table4.2 Corridor#2 LittleThompsonRiver...58 Table4.3 Corridor#3 BigThompsonRiver...62 Table4.4 Corridor#4 GreatWestern/Johnstown/Loveland...66 Table4.5 Corridor#5 NorthLoveland/Windsor...70 Table4.6 Corridor#6 PoudreRiverTrail...74 Table4.7 Corridor#7 FrontRangeTrail(West)...77 Table4.8 Corridor#8 BNSFFortCollins/Berthoud...81 Table4.9 Corridor#9 Johnstown/Timnath...84 Table4.10 Corridor#10 Greeley/LaSalle...87 Table4.11 Corridor#11 US34...90 Table4.12 Corridor#12 CarterLake/HorsetoothFoothills...93 LISTOFAPPENDICES APPENDIXA CITATIONS APPENDIXB CDOT.BICYCLE.AND.PEDESTRIAN.POLICY.DIRECTIVE. APPENDIXC COMMUNITYINPUT APPENDIXD COMPILATIONOFLOCALAGENCYPROPOSEDBIKEFACILITIES APPENDIXE REGIONALBICYCLECORRIDOREVALUATIONMATRIX APPENDIXF EVALUATIONCRITERIAFROM APPENDIXG PRESENATIONSONRAILROADANDDITCHCOORDINATION