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09-17-2007 South Bend unveils comprehensive bicycle network
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to destinations, including employment centers, schools, libraries and parks as well as <br /> connect to existing routes in neighboring areas. The routes were selected in consultation <br /> with representatives of the Bike Michiana Coalition, a nonprofit advocacy organization <br /> representing eight local bicycle groups. <br /> The City will determine priority routes to implement each year based on its desire to link <br /> key destinations, construction schedules, existing road conditions, funding and other <br /> factors. A street must be at least 48 feet wide to incorporate two 11-foot travel lanes, two <br /> 8-foot parking lanes and two 5-foot bike lanes. With a limited number of City streets of <br /> that width, the City in some places would need to remove a parking lane on one side of a <br /> street to add painted bicycle lanes. <br /> "With high gas prices and efforts by residents to keep in shape, more people are riding <br /> bicycles. They legally have the same access to roadways as cars, trucks and other <br /> vehicles," said Gary Gilot, director of public works. "We're trying to balance the interests <br /> of bicycles, motorists, and neighbors and businesses who rely on on-street public <br /> parking." <br /> As the City implements new routes each year, planners will work in consultation with <br /> adjacent property owners, neighborhood groups and the bicycling community for optimal <br /> results. <br /> "Part of the vision identified by citizen input through City Plan, the city's comprehensive <br /> 20-year plan, is for South Bend to create an infrastructure that better encourages <br /> bicycling and walking as an alternative form of transportation," said Chris Dressel, a <br /> community planner with the Department of Community and Economic Development. <br /> "Working with residents to ensure that implementation of bike lanes and routes best <br /> serves everyone, we aim to create a bicycle network that will be the envy of many other <br /> communities and an attraction to future residents." <br /> - 30 - <br />
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