DEPARTMENT: Transportation and Capital Improvements
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Mike Frisbie
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: All
SUBJECT:
Bicycle Master Plan Policies
SUMMARY:
Consideration of the following items relating to the City's Bicycle Master Plan Policies:
A. An Ordinance authorizing the redirection of a 2.3-mile segment of bicycle lanes along S. Flores to Mission Road and Padre Drive within City Council Districts 3 and 5
B. An Ordinance restricting vehicle parking in existing bicycle lanes that can accommodate both on-street parking and bicycle lanes and in all bicycle lanes to be constructed in the future
C. A Resolution in support of further evaluation by staff regarding bicycle helmet usage and increased bicycle safety awareness
D. A Resolution confirming the exclusion of pedestrian and bicycle traffic counts from Traffic Impact Analysis studies
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
On September 29, 2011 with ordinance 2011-09-29-0793, City Council adopted San Antonio Bike Plan 2011 + Implementation Strategy as part of the City's Comprehensive Plan. The plan is a guide for a regional bicycle network along with goals for policy, funding and staffing for implementation. Overall, the plan outlines improvements totaling approximately 1,700 miles of varying facility types.
On December 4, 2013, Transportation and Capital Improvements Department (TCI), along with the Office of Sustainability (OS), presented the San Antonio Bike Plan 2011 + Implementation Update during the "B" Session. As a result of the presentation, several policy issues were raised regarding bicycle helmet usage and laws, vehicular parking in bicycle lanes, reduction in vehicular lanes ("Road Diets") during bicycle lane implementation, and bicycle traffic and facilities as part of a Traffic Impact Analysis (TIA).
On February 19, 2014, Transportation and Capital Improvements Department (TCI), along with the Office of Sustainability (OS), provided a briefing of the B...
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