Protected bike lanes have moved from foreign concept to best practice in U.S. design with remarkable speed (for the transportation world). This session will provide a fast paced overview of the spread of this innovation and the current state of the practice. Leaders of the Green Lane Project and our partners will cover the latest on designs, new research, best practices, analyze trends and share the best lessons from the Green Lane Project study tours. Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to define and identify protected bike lanes. Participants will access peer and professional guidance on how to build a protected bike lane. Participants will state the pros and cons of building protected bike lanes. Participants will identify sources for additional information on building protected bike lanes. Presenter(s) Presenter: Martha Roskowski PeopleForBikes Co-Presenter: Linda Bailey NACTO Co-Presenter: Dan Goodman Office of Human Environment, Livability Team, FHWA

1. STATE OF THE LANE: PROTECTED BIKE LANES IN THE U.S.
Pro Walk/Pro Bike/Pro Place
September 2014
Dan Goodman
Federal Highway Administration, U.S.DOT

2. Leadership Commitment
•Prioritization
•Planning and design
•Policy
•Funding
•Research
•Coordination and partnerships
•Capacity building
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Secretary Foxx at the 2014 National Bike Summit Photo Credit: bikeportland.org

3. Policy Foundation
U.S.DOT Policy Statement on Bicycle and Pedestrian Accommodation Regulations and Recommendations (2010)
•The DOT policy is to incorporate safe and convenient walking and bicycling facilities into transportation projects.
•Every transportation agency, including DOT, has the responsibility to improve conditions and opportunities for walking and bicycling and to integrate walking and bicycling into their transportation systems.
•Transportation agencies are encouraged to go beyond minimum standards to provide safe and convenient facilities for these modes.
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4. Policy Foundation
U.S.DOT’s 2014-2018 Strategic Plan
•Promotes the use of bicycling and walking for daily activities through investment in on- and off-street bike and pedestrian infrastructure and safety enhancements.
•Emphasizes safety and highlights the need to create connected pedestrian and bicycle transportation networks.
Code Revisions
•23 CFR 625, 23 CFR 652, and 49 CFR 27.75 will be revised to update pedestrian and bicycle provisions
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5. Pedestrian and Bicycle Networks
Interconnected pedestrian and/or bicycle transportation facilities that allow people of all ages and abilities to safely and conveniently get where they want to go.
Principles
•Cohesion
•Directness
•Accessibility
•Alternatives
•Safety and Security
•Comfort
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Design Flexibility
•Bicycle and Pedestrian Facility Design Flexibility Memorandum
•Questions & Answers about Design Flexibility for Pedestrian and Bicycle Facilities
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Anticipated to be Proposed in the NPA (2016/2017 Edition of the MUTCD)
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Signing
•Bicycle Intersection Lane Control Signs
•Back-In Parking Signs
•Two-Stage Turn Queue Box Signs
•Bicycle Signal Sign
•Turning Vehicles Yield to Bicycles Sign
•Signing for Bicycle Bypasses and Jughandles
•Bicycle Movement Prohibition Signs
•Bike route signs (e.g. State or Local Bicycle Route Markers; Interstate Bikeway Route Markers; Non-Numbered Bikeway Route Markers
Markings
•Extensions of Bicycle Lanes through Intersections
•Buffered Bicycle Lanes
•Counter-flow Bicycle Lanes
•Shared Lane Markings
•Two-Stage Turn Queue Boxes
•Separated Bikeways (Cycle Tracks)
•Bicycle Boulevards
•Pavement Marking Route Markers.

8. Interim Approval for the Optional Use of Bicycle Signal Faces (IA-16)

9. Equity and Ladders of Opportunity Activities
The Administration is dedicated to enhancing opportunity for all Americans by investing in transportation projects that:
•Better connect communities to centers of employment, education, and services (including for non-drivers)
•Hold promise to stimulate long-term job growth, especially in economically distressed areas
Ladders of Opportunity was included as a Planning Emphasis Area (PEA) for FY-2015
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Photo Credit: USDOT
Projects Underway
•Environmental Justice (EJ) Guidebook
•White paper on equity and bike/ped

10. Other Related Efforts
Other
•Every Day Counts (EDC) III
•Access to opportunities – TIGER 6
•Performance based practical design
•Performance measures
•Accelerated project delivery
•Federal surface transportation law relating to planning requirements
•Lifecycle cost and asset management
•Sustainability
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Photo Credit: USDOT

11. Federal-Aid Highway Program Funding for Pedestrian and Bicycle Facilities
•Bicycle and pedestrian projects are eligible for all Federal-aid highway program funding categories.
•In Fiscal Year (FY) 2013, bicycle and pedestrian funding was $676.2 million (from all Federal-aid funding sources).
•As of Sept 3, the FY 2014 total is $590.5 million.
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12. Pedestrian and Bicycle Focus Areas
Connected Networks
Equity and Ladders of Opportunity
Safety
Data and Performance Measures
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13. Research Agenda
•Pedestrian and bicycle performance measures
•Multimodal conflict points
•Flexibility in pedestrian and bicycle facility design
•International benchmarking
•Capturing bike network opportunities through resurfacing programs
Strategic Agenda for Pedestrian and Bicycle Transportation
-Data
-Research
-Training
-Design guidelines
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14. Consultant Team
•UNC Highway Safety Research Center (HSRC)
•Sam Schwartz Engineering
•Kittelson & Associates, Inc.
•Robert Schneider
•William Hunter
Technical Work Group
Cities: Milwaukee, Portland, Atlanta, Oakland, New York, Austin
State DOTs: Missouri, Colorado, Florida, Washington
Organizations: NACTO, ITE, AASHTO, LAB Equity Initiative
MPO: Metropolitan Transportation Commission (Bay Area MPO)
Transit Agency: San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency
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FHWA Separated Bikes Lane Planning and Design Guide
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Timeline: October 2013-September 2014

15. Project Elements
•Best practices and lessons learned
•Crash analysis
•Data collection
•Intersection design
•Accessibility
•Transit access
•Planning and design information (range of options)
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FHWA Separated Bikes Lane Planning and Design Guide
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Photo Credits: Martha Roskowski
Green Lane Project

16. Design Process
•Intersection considerations
•Directional characteristics (i.e. one- way/two-way, left side/right side/center)
•Mid-block considerations (transit, driveways, loading)
•Buffer type
Calls to Action
•Networks
•Flexibility
•Data
•Equity
•Future research
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FHWA Separated Bikes Lane Planning and Design Guide
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18. Research Coordination
•University Transportation Centers
•AASHTO Technical Committee on Nonmotorized Transportation
•TRB Pedestrian and Bicycle Committees and Research Subcommittees
•NCHRP
•FHWA
•Other
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19. Contact Information
Dan Goodman
Office of Human Environment, FHWA
Phone (202) 366-9064
daniel.goodman@dot.gov
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For more information
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/bicycle_pedestrian/
http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/ped_bike/
http://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/
Photo Credit: USDOT