The document summarizes Evanston, Illinois' bike plan update which includes recommendations to improve bike infrastructure, safety, and encourage biking in the community. The planning process analyzed other top biking cities, identified key destinations, gaps in bike lanes, barriers, and high traffic streets. It reviewed crash and sidewalk citation data to determine safety priorities. The recommendations identify 27 corridors for analysis and select 8 for improvements, and include expanding bike parking and safety/awareness programs. Community engagement involved committees, events, surveys and workshops.

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City of Evanston
Bike Plan Update
City Council Presentation
Monday, July 21, 2014

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1. Planning Process
2. Recommendations
3. Community Engagement
4. Three-Year Action Plan

3. 3
Planning Process
• Best In Class Analysis
– Aim for Platinum
– League of American
Bicyclist Certification
• Cities Reviewed
– Cambridge
– Boulder
– Davis
– Palo Alto

4. 4
Planning Process
• Key Destinations
– Schools
– Commercial Areas
– Major Employers
• Bike Parking
– City of Evanston
– Northwestern University

5. 5
Planning Process
• Gaps
– Where bike lanes end
– Where no facilities exist
• Barriers
– High stress streets
– Difficult intersections

6. 6
Planning Process
• Level of Traffic Stress
– Lowest
– Low
– Moderate
– High

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Planning Process
• Crashes
– Fatal
– Serious Injury
– Concentrations
• Downtown
• Along major streets

8. 8
Planning Process
• Sidewalk Citations
– Concentrated where no
bicycle facility is
available

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Planning Process
• Safety
– High crash corridors,
intersections
– Sidewalk riding issues
• Comfort
– Bike route in need of
upgrade
• Connectivity
– Local & regional
connections
– Major destinations

10. 10
Recommendations
• 27 Corridors Identified
For Analysis
• 8 Corridors Selected
For Further Refinement
• 3 Corridors Already
Under Consideration &
Planning

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Recommendations
• Bike Parking Program
• Safety, Security &
Awareness Program
• Marketing &
Encouragement

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Community Engagement
• Steering Committee
• Advisory Committee
• Bike The Ridge & Big
Bite Night
• City Website & 3-1-1
• Community Remarks™
• Public Workshops 1 & 2
• Online & iPad Surveys 1
& 2

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Questions