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Bicycle Facility Maintenance

Learn the importance of maintaining bicycle facilities for safety, with a focus on hazard prevention, user feedback, and common issues like debris and vegetation. Plan and implement maintenance programs successfully.

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Bicycle Facility Maintenance

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  1. Publication No. FHWA-HRT-05-116 Bicycle Facility Maintenance Lesson 16

  2. Lesson Outline • Maintenance objectives. • Typical process. • Common problems. • User feedback.

  3. Maintenance Objectives • Strive to keep facilities hazard-free. • Encourage reporting of hazards. • Design and build facilities with maintenance in mind. • Program for maintenance.

  4. Implementation Planning • Identify implementers. • Review policies and practices. • Review results. • Recommend changes. • Create spot improvement program. • Evaluate the process.

  5. Typical Maintenance Problems • Surface problems: • Debris, pavement quality, snow removal. • Vegetation: • Encroaching vegetation (trees and grass). • Signing and marking: • Uniform and usable condition.

  6. Feedback from Users Source: Vermont Bicycle & Pedestrian Coalition, http://www.vtbikeped.org

  7. Lesson Summary • Maintenance is an important function. • Formulate program objectives. • Develop implementation plan.

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