Bicyclist Facility Preferences and Effects on Increasing Bicycle Trips (2020)

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81 Focus Group Presentation Materials A P P E N D I X A Slide 1 Bicycle experience When did you learn to ride a bike? Where did you bike? Do you own a bike now? Do you still ride a bike as an adult? Do you ride a bike for recreation? transportation? Slide 2 Feelings about biking Does your community provide safe, pleasant conditions for biking? What makes you feel comfortable when biking? Slide 3 Children and bicycling Do you have children? Do they ride bikes regularly? Where can children ride bikes safely in your community? Are some places not safe for children to ride? Where?

82 Bicyclist Facility Preferences and Effects on Increasing Bicycle Trips Slide 4 Bike situation images First set = “Sharrow” Slide 5 SHARROWS are road markings used to indicate a shared lane environment for bicycles and automobiles. This introduces baseline situation of commercial street with sharrow. How often have you bicycled on a road like this? Is bicycling on a road like this comfortable? Is bicycling on a road like this safe? Is bicycling on a road like this something you would try? Are there specific concerns you would have? Slide 6 SHARROWS are road markings used to indicate a shared lane environment for bicycles and automobiles. As comparison, here is a street with parking added. How often have you bicycled on a road like this? Is bicycling on a road like this comfortable? Is bicycling on a road like this safe? Is bicycling on a road like this something you would try? Are there specific concerns you would have?

Focus Group Presentation Materials 83 Slide 7 SHARROWS are road markings used to indicate a shared lane environment for bicycles and automobiles. As comparison, here is a street with two lanes in each direction. How often have you bicycled on a road like this? Is bicycling on a road like this comfortable? Is bicycling on a road like this safe? Is bicycling on a road like this something you would try? Are there specific concerns you would have? Slide 8 SHARROWS are road markings used to indicate a shared lane environment for bicycles and automobiles. As comparison, here is a street with two lanes in each direction AND parking. How often have you bicycled on a road like this? Is bicycling on a road like this comfortable? Is bicycling on a road like this safe? Is bicycling on a road like this something you would try? Are there specific concerns you would have? Slide 9 Bike situation images Second set = “Bike lane”

84 Bicyclist Facility Preferences and Effects on Increasing Bicycle Trips Slide 10 BICYCLE LANES give cyclists their own dedicated space on the roadway. Here is our initial commercial street with a bike lane instead. How often have you bicycled on a road like this? Is bicycling on a road like this comfortable? Is bicycling on a road like this safe? Is bicycling on a road like this something you would try? Are there specific concerns you would have? Slide 11 BICYCLE LANES give cyclists their own dedicated space on the roadway. As comparison, here is a street with parking added and a bike lane. How often have you bicycled on a road like this? Is bicycling on a road like this comfortable? Is bicycling on a road like this safe? Is bicycling on a road like this something you would try? Are there specific concerns you would have? Slide 12 BICYCLE LANES give cyclists their own dedicated space on the roadway. As comparison, here is a street with two lanes in each direction and a bike lane. How often have you bicycled on a road like this? Is bicycling on a road like this comfortable? Is bicycling on a road like this safe? Is bicycling on a road like this something you would try? Are there specific concerns you would have?

Focus Group Presentation Materials 85 Slide 13 BICYCLE LANES give cyclists their own dedicated space on the roadway. As comparison, here is a street with two lanes in each direction AND parking and a bike lane. How often have you bicycled on a road like this? Is bicycling on a road like this comfortable? Is bicycling on a road like this safe? Is bicycling on a road like this something you would try? Are there specific concerns you would have? Slide 14 Bike situation images Third set = “Buffered bike lane” Slide 15 BUFFERED BICYCLE LANES give cyclists a buffer space to separate the bicycle lane from vehicle traffic or the parking lane This introduces baseline situation of commercial street with a buffered bike lane. How often have you bicycled on a road like this? Is bicycling on a road like this comfortable? Is bicycling on a road like this safe? Is bicycling on a road like this something you would try? Are there specific concerns you would have?

86 Bicyclist Facility Preferences and Effects on Increasing Bicycle Trips Slide 16 BUFFERED BICYCLE LANES give cyclists a buffer space to separate the bicycle lane from vehicle traffic or the parking lane As comparison, here is a street with parking added and a buffered bike lane. How often have you bicycled on a road like this? Is bicycling on a road like this comfortable? Is bicycling on a road like this safe? Is bicycling on a road like this something you would try? Are there specific concerns you would have? Slide 17 BUFFERED BICYCLE LANES give cyclists a buffer space to separate the bicycle lane from vehicle traffic or the parking lane As comparison, here is a street with parking added and a buffered bike lane. How often have you bicycled on a road like this? Is bicycling on a road like this comfortable? Is bicycling on a road like this safe? Is bicycling on a road like this something you would try? Are there specific concerns you would have? Slide 18 BUFFERED BICYCLE LANES give cyclists a buffer space to separate the bicycle lane from vehicle traffic or the parking lane As comparison, here is a street with two lanes in each direction and a buffered bike lane. How often have you bicycled on a road like this? Is bicycling on a road like this comfortable? Is bicycling on a road like this safe? Is bicycling on a road like this something you would try? Are there specific concerns you would have?

Focus Group Presentation Materials 87 Slide 19 BUFFERED BICYCLE LANES give cyclists a buffer space to separate the bicycle lane from vehicle traffic or the parking lane As comparison, here is a street with two lanes in each direction AND parking and a buffered bike lane. How often have you bicycled on a road like this? Is bicycling on a road like this comfortable? Is bicycling on a road like this safe? Is bicycling on a road like this something you would try? Are there specific concerns you would have? Slide 20 BUFFERED BICYCLE LANES give cyclists a buffer space to separate the bicycle lane from vehicle traffic or the parking lane As comparison, here is a street with two lanes in each direction AND parking and a buffered bike lane. How often have you bicycled on a road like this? Is bicycling on a road like this comfortable? Is bicycling on a road like this safe? Is bicycling on a road like this something you would try? Are there specific concerns you would have? Slide 21 Bike situation images Fourth set = “Protected Bicycle Lanes” or “Cycle tracks”

88 Bicyclist Facility Preferences and Effects on Increasing Bicycle Trips Slide 22 PROTECTED BICYCLE LANES give cyclists a vertical barrierto separate the bicycle lane from vehicle traffic or the parking lane This introduces baseline situation of commercial street with a protected bike lane. How often have you bicycled on a road like this? Is bicycling on a road like this comfortable? Is bicycling on a road like this safe? Is bicycling on a road like this something you would try? Are there specific concerns you would have? Slide 23 PROTECTED BICYCLE LANES give cyclists a vertical barrierto separate the bicycle lane from vehicle traffic or the parking lane Now we’ll skip to our street with two lanes in each direction AND parking and a protected bike lane. How often have you bicycled on a road like this? Is bicycling on a road like this comfortable? Is bicycling on a road like this safe? Is bicycling on a road like this something you would try? Are there specific concerns you would have? Slide 24 PROTECTED BICYCLE LANES give cyclists a vertical barrierto separate the bicycle lane from vehicle traffic or the parking lane Now we’ll have our protected bike lane separated by these bollards instead of planters. How often have you bicycled on a road like this? Is bicycling on a road like this comfortable? Is bicycling on a road like this safe? Is bicycling on a road like this something you would try? Are there specific concerns you would have?

Focus Group Presentation Materials 89 Slide 25 PROTECTED BICYCLE LANES give cyclists a vertical barrierto separate the bicycle lane from vehicle traffic or the parking lane Now we have bicyclists traveling in both directions on one side of the street. This is often called a “two-way cycle track”. How often have you bicycled on a road like this? Is bicycling on a road like this comfortable? Is bicycling on a road like this safe? Is bicycling on a road like this something you would try? Are there specific concerns you would have? Slide 26 Bike situation images “Multi-use Trails” Slide 27 MULTI-USE TRAILS provide a place for cyclists and pedestriansto travel away from vehicular traffic How often have you bicycled on a road like this? Is bicycling on a road like this comfortable? Is bicycling on a road like this safe? Is bicycling on a road like this something you would try? Are there specific concerns you would have?

90 Bicyclist Facility Preferences and Effects on Increasing Bicycle Trips Slide 28 Bike situation images “Green bike lanes” Slide 29 GREEN BICYCLE LANES use green paint to designate the bicycle lane with dashes where vehicles and bikes cross How often have you bicycled on a road like this? Is bicycling on a road like this comfortable? Is bicycling on a road like this safe? Is bicycling on a road like this something you would try? Are there specific concerns you would have? Slide 30 Bike situation images “Neighborhood Greenways”

Focus Group Presentation Materials 91 Slide 31 Neighborhood Greenways are quiet streets where traffic has been calmed to make bicycling and walking the main mode. How often have you bicycled on a road like this? Is bicycling on a road like this comfortable? Is bicycling on a road like this safe? Is bicycling on a road like this something you would try? Are there specific concerns you would have? Slide 32 Neighborhood Greenways are quiet streets where traffic has been calmed to make bicycling and walking the main mode. Slide 33 Bike situation images Intersection treatments

92 Bicyclist Facility Preferences and Effects on Increasing Bicycle Trips Slide 34 BIKE BOXES allow bicyclists to wait in front of cars where they are more visible. How often have you bicycled on a road like this? Is bicycling on a road like this comfortable? Is bicycling on a road like this safe? Is bicycling on a road like this something you would try? Are there specific concerns you would have? Slide 35 TWO STAGE TURN QUEUE BOXES allow bicyclists to turn left in two movements, waiting in the box for the second traffic light to complete the turn. How often have you bicycled on a road like this? Is bicycling on a road like this comfortable? Is bicycling on a road like this safe? Is bicycling on a road like this something you would try? Are there specific concerns you would have? Slide 36 https://youtu.be/rVswICVFlEQ

Focus Group Presentation Materials 93 Slide 37 PROTECTED INTERSECTIONS provide cyclists with separate green bike lane, protected waiting area and shorter cross distances. How often have you bicycled on a road like this? Is bicycling on a road like this comfortable? Is bicycling on a road like this safe? Is bicycling on a road like this something you would try? Are there specific concerns you would have? Slide 38 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMt6DCIn mQE