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United States Bicycle Route System: Draft Corridor Plan

United States Bicycle Route System: Draft Corridor Plan. The Vision. To encourage the development of a coordinated system of US bicycle routes across the country.

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United States Bicycle Route System: Draft Corridor Plan

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  1. United States Bicycle Route System: Draft Corridor Plan

  2. The Vision To encourage the development of a coordinated system of US bicycle routes across the country. The Task Force was charged with developing a recommended national systems-level or corridor-level plan for use in designating potential future US bicycle routes.

  3. 1956-2006 1976-2006

  4. PHASE 1 • Collect, compile and review information on existing and proposed multi-state bicycle routes. In 2005, ACA collected the data and formalized it into a multilayer spreadsheet.

  5. Z Y L A G S E

  6. Inventory of existing and proposed national and state bike routes and trail systems.

  7. PHASE 2 • Develop recommended corridors to comprise a logical national system, called the U.S. Bicycle Corridor Plan. Corridors demonstrate an area (+/- 50 mile radius) where a route should exist.

  8. Corridor Criteria Primary Considerations - Corridors should meet as many of the following as practicable: • Meet the planning, design, and operational criteria in the AASHTO Guide for Development of Bicycle Facilities. • Access destinations and regions with high tourism potential, including routes that incorporate important scenic, historic, cultural, and recreational values. • Link major metropolitan areas to connect key attractions and transportation nodes. • Reasonably direct in connecting cities or attractions.

  9. Corridor Criteria Continued • Make natural connections between adjoining states, Canada, and Mexico when possible. • Have more or less even distribution, though route density will need to consider both population density and available, suitable roads. • Include major existing and planned bike routes, including both on-road facilities and off-road shared use paths suitable for road bikes. Secondary Consideration • Offer services and amenities such as restaurants, accommodations, camping, bicycle shops, and convenience/grocery stores at appropriate intervals.

  10. Inventory of routes overlaid by the proposed corridor system

  11. Showing all possible Corridors

  12. PHASE 3 • Produce a map of the draft U.S. Bicycle Corridor Plan.

  13. PHASE 4 • Develop a logical system of designations for U.S. bicycle routes and assign appropriate designations to each corridor. Designations will comprise of a number, name, letter or combination system that will accommodate future expansion of the system.

  14. PHASE 5 & 6 • Distribute the draft Corridor Plan for review by the Joint Technical Committee on Non-motorized Transportation, Subcommittee on Design, and Subcommittee on Traffic Engineering. • Present revised draft Corridor Plan for review by the Standing Committee on Highways for endorsement as an “official corridor plan.”

  15. AASHTO’s On-Going Role • AASHTO is primarily interested in coordinating routes that cross state lines. • State DOTs submit applications for each US Bike Route to the Special Committee on Route Numbering for approval and designation. • Web site, including overview and all pending requests:http://cms.transportation.org/?siteid=68

  16. For More Information, See Adventure Cycling Website www.adventurecycling.org/routes/nbrn/usbikewaysystem.cfm

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