Threading The Needle of Complete Streets

1. Threading The Needle of Complete Streets

2. Biking In Baltimore City • Bike Program Overview • 2015 Baltimore City Bicycle Master Plan • Identified Main Routes, Minor Routes, Neighborhood Routes, Trails • 2017 Separated Bike Lane Network Addendum to 2015 Bike Master Plan • Focus on All Ages Protected Facilities • Backbone network of 77 miles

3. Biking In Baltimore City • Over half of the general population would like to meet some of their transportation needs by bicycle, but do not feel safe and comfortable doing so due to motor vehicle traffic. • Protected bike lanes increase safety for all modes of travel and reduce accidents and fatalities

4. Types of Facilities Parking Separated Curb or Planter Separated Other Separated Flex Post Separated

5. Case Study: Potomac Street Cycle Track • Designed in 2016, Constructed in 2017 • Parking Protected Two-Way Bicycle Facility • Connects Two City Parks • Road Diet • 2 Lanes to 1 Lane • Minimal Parking Loss • Supported by the Community/Neighborhood Association

6. Case Study: Potomac Street Cycle Track • Fire! Code • International Fire Code (IFC) • Appendix D • Residents researched and cited IFC, claiming non-compliance

7. Case Study: Potomac Street Cycle Track • Previous DOT Administration

8. Case Study: Potomac Street Cycle Track • What Can We Do? • Met with Local Fire Station • Observed Tiller Truck • Documented Issues • Compromised: • Additional Travel Lane Width • Increased Turning Radii Fire Station said Yes Fire Department said No Revamped Review Process for Transportation Projects

9. Designing Per The IFC • Constraints • Street Width of 35 – 40 Feet • Must Maintain “Clear Width” of 20 feet • Parking at 110% Utilization • Even all of the illegal spaces were taken • First Step • Count the parked cars

10. Designing Per The IFC • 210 Parking Spaces over 8 City Blocks • How to? • Maintain all parking • Satisfy requirements of the IFC • Angle Parking and Mountable Delineators/Mountable Curb are the Only Way

11. Designing Per The IFC Maximizing Parking • Diagonal Parking • City Standard: • 9’ wide spaces • 45 or 60 degree angle • Parking Loss: 30-40 parking spaces • How to Mitigate? • Narrow Spaces (This is a city!) • Test All Angles for Parking: 50o, 55o, 65o • Run Turning Simulations 60o 45o

12. Designing Per The IFC Maximizing Parking Will 8’ Angle Spaces Work? Yes… for normal sized cars

13. Designing Per The IFC Maryland/Cathedral Cycle Track • Ongoing conversations with Fire Department for design chnages • Identified areas where IFC not met • Proposed compromises

14. Designing Per The IFC Eutaw Place • Parking protected one way cycle track pairs • Existing Conditions: 19’ Clear Width • IFC Requirement: 20’/26’ Clear Width • Bike Infrastructure Design: 11’ Clear Width

15. Designing Per The IFC Eutaw Place • Median running one way cycle track pairs • Existing Conditions: 19’ Clear Width • IFC Requirement: 20’/26’ Clear Width • Bike Infrastructure Design: 19’ Clear Width

16. Designing Per The IFC Downtown Bike Network • Remove parking • 12’ bike lane, 4 ‘ buffer • Flex post delineated • 11’ drive lane • 10’ parking lane • Requirement = 26’ Clear Width • Design = 27’ Clear Width

17. Designing Per The IFC • Flexibility Required for Separation • Parking protection is ideal but not always feasible Flex Posts and Mountable Curb Still Get the Job Done