Boston Bike Network Plan Released
Written by Boston Biker on Sep 23And it’s a mix of ambitious infrastructure plans, and tried and true bike improvements. I have yet to read through the whole thing (more in depth review when I have), but it looks like all the good stuff one would want in a bike plan. The real question is, will the candidate that we elect tomorrow stick to it?
You can also pop over to the globe for their take on it. All in all looks like a winner.
From the press release:
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The City of Boston is committed to helping more residents and visitors get on bikes and to making it safer to ride. The Boston Bike Network provides a vision for developing bike lanes and paths throughout the City.
Encouraging more bicycle trips is an important component of the City’s Climate Action Plan, which sets a 2020 target of increasing the share of commute trips by bike to 10 percent. The 2013 Cyclist Safety Report sets a goal of decreasing bicycle crashes by 50 percent in the same timeframe. The Boston Bike Network plan is intended to support the growing number of bicyclists and help the city reach its sustainability and safety goals.
The Boston Bike Network Plan:
- Was developed with the input of city departments, state agencies, and hundreds of citizens who spoke up at open houses, made suggestions through an online mapping tool, or served on a Citizens Working Group.
- Lays out a plan for creating safer streets for bicycling that will attract and support new riders while improving the safety and comfort of all bicyclists.
- Identifies a comprehensive network of bicycle routes through the city, calling for 75 miles of new facilities in the next five years and reaching a network of 353 miles within 30 years.
- Will be used by city departments, state agencies, and developers so that as they modify city streets they are helping.
Available items of interest include:
To see more resources, including maps of each neighborhood and more city-wide maps, visit the City of Boston website.
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By William Furr on Sep 24, 2013 | Reply
I like it, but agree with Stidman, that it skips over Dorchester and Roxbury yet again. Which is now a personal issue for Stidman since he now lives in Roxbury.
The icon in the corner of the interactive map is cute. It changes from a tricycle, to a kid’s bike with training wheels, to a regular bike, to a tandem with trail-a-bike, to a cargo bike. The idea being to make it safe for families to ride.
I am excited to see Comm Ave between BC and Packard’s Corner make the list. That’s a daily part of my ride, and the service lanes can be really dangerous sometimes. People drive way too fast in them and double park and all kinds of madness. I’d like to see those converted into through-lanes for bicycles only with barriers with bicycle-sized cut-throughs periodically.
By erik on Sep 24, 2013 | Reply
William alludes to what is developing into a persistent problem as the mileage of bike lanes has increased: the impromptu annexation of bike lanes by autos for travel and/or parking. How to fix this isn’t addressed in the document. You can’t ride more than about a block downtown without encountering a delivery vehicle in the bike lane. Comm Ave is a problem. We either need a proliferation of barriers (the plan is a start, but hardly major progress) or we need honest-to-god enforcement.
There needs to be a plan for snow removal for the barrier-protected bike lanes.
There’s still no progress at Charles Circle. I don’t know how to fix that without blowing it up, but I hope someone’s working on it.
By Worried on Sep 24, 2013 | Reply
Problem is if we get the wrong person for the next mayor the existing infrastructure might get ripped out and the Bike Czar position eliminated.