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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Office of the Mayor <br /> <br />NEWS RELEASE <br />September 17, 2008 <br />10 a.m. <br /> <br />South Bend unveils comprehensive bicycle network <br /> <br />Contact: <br />Mikki Dobski, Director of Communications & Special Projects, 235-5855 or 876- <br />1564, Gary Gilot, Director of Public Works, 235-9251, or Chris Dressel, Community Planner, <br /> <br />235-9660 <br /> <br />Expanding on Mayor Stephen J. Luecke’s commitment to develop a 50-mile network of <br />bicycle routes in five years, the City of South Bend has unveiled a map showing a <br />proposed bicycle network of more than 88 miles. <br /> <br />“This map will serve as a long-term planning tool for my administration as it continues to <br />add a minimum of 10 new miles of bicycle routes each year,” Luecke said. “It will also <br />show the entire community our vision for a comprehensive network that provides safe <br />routes for bicyclists to reach every segment of South Bend.” <br /> <br />Now in the second year of implementation, the emerging network is expected to have <br />32.8 miles completed by the end of this year (24.5 miles since the mayor’s 2007 State of <br />the City 50-mile pledge). The proposed new routes will feature a yet-to-be determined <br />combination of: <br /> <br />?Bicycle lanes – Painted five-foot-wide lanes on each side of the road between traffic <br />and parking lanes. (Example: Mishawaka Avenue) <br /> <br />?Multipurpose paths – Off-road, paved pathways limited to bicycles and pedestrian <br />traffic. (Example: Riverside Trail, Portage Avenue) <br /> <br />?Designated routes – Streets marked by “Share the Road” signs that are recommended <br />for bicycle and vehicular traffic. (Example: Ford Street) <br /> <br />The network map is now available on the City’s web site at www.SouthBendIN.gov/bike <br />It shows already completed routes, proposed routes to be added by the city by the end of <br />2011 and beyond as well as adjoining bicycle routes outside the city limits. Of the more <br />than 106 miles on the map, more than 34 miles will be in place by the end of 2008. <br /> <br />In creating the proposed network, city officials identified routes that provide safe access <br /> <br />