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| Bicycle
and Pedestrian Issues |
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| Bicycling
and walking can play an important
role in transportation, especially
where trips are short, and safe and
attractive sidewalks, trails, and
bicycle facilities are available.
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COUNTYWIDE
BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN PLAN
To help meet its goal of expanding
alternatives to the single-occupant
automobile, the Authority has outlined
a set of goals, policies and actions
in its Countywide
Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan,
or CBPP. This document builds on
the basic policy direction established
in the Countywide
Comprehensive Transportation Plan
and defines a countywide bicycle
network, priority projects to improve
the environment for bicyclists and
pedestrians, and actions for both
the Authority and other agencies
to help achieve the goals of CBPP.
The Authority intends
to update the CBPP in 2007 and 2008. |
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FUNDING
FOR PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE PROJECTS
A number of programs are available
to help fund pedestrian and bicycle
projects, some of which are described
on the bike-pedestrian
funding page. Appendix D of the
CBPP
contains a more extensive list of
potential sources for funding pedestrian
or bicycle projects. |
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OTHER
PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE INFORMATION
Besides what’s on the Authority’s
website, a variety of other information
is available on bicycling in the Bay
Area. The bicycling pages at 511.org
are a source of useful information
on routes, bikes on transit and regional
bridges, parking, safety, and news
useful for bicyclists.
A number of other organizations address
bicycling issues including the East
Bay Bicycle Organization provides
information to bicyclists within the
East Bay counties of Contra Costa
and Alameda. They have recently released
their new “East
of the Hills Bicycle Map” which
covers much of Central and Eastern
Contra Costa as well as the Tri-Valley
portions of Alameda County. While
the East of the Hills map is not yet
available on line, the West of the
Hills map, which covers West Contra
Costa, is. The EBBC website lists
bicycle shops where you can obtain
these maps. If you’re interested in
joining a local bicycle (or pedestrian)
organization, the EBBC is a good source
for contacts.
The Federal Highway Administration’s
Bicycle
& Pedestrian Program was established
to promote bicycle and pedestrian
transportation accessibility, use,
and safety. Their website
contains useful information on designing
safe and convenient facilities that
improve access for pedestrians and
bicyclists.
The Pedestrian
and Bicycle Information Center
is a “is a clearinghouse for information
about health and safety, engineering,
advocacy, education, enforcement and
access and mobility.” It maintains
websites on walking, bicycling, walk
to school day, and the “walking school
bus” concept, provides training on
developing safe routes to school and
similar issues, and provides resources
for analysis conditions for bicycling
and walking in a community. |
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