Strategy 6 Maintain the All Ages and Abilities Network to provide year-round access.
The actions within this strategy are divided into two categories:
Action we will DOActions we will SUPPORTAction we will do are followed by “DO” and are colored in dark gray, and actions we will support are followed by “SUPPORT” and are colored in light gray.
Learn more about how we get thereMaintenance of the All Ages and Abilities Network includes sweeping, replacement of bollards, repainting street lines, snow and ice clearance, maintaining smooth pavement, and providing the same quality of access when detours are required along parts of the network.
Bicycle lanes are often impacted by construction, utility activities, and development. There are obstructions, both planned and unplanned, that put bicyclists and other users into general traffic lanes. Depending on the confidence of the rider, this experience ranges from acceptable but inconvenient, to unacceptable, to terrifying. To preserve a network where people of all ages and abilities feel comfortable riding, we need to put practices in place that manage the right of way for these users and maintain predictable comfort measures along the All Ages and Abilities Network.
Actions to maintain the All Ages and Abilities Network to provide year-round access.
Bicycling 6.1
Develop and implement a written All Ages and Abilities Network Maintenance Plan that is regularly updated.
Supported goals:
Safety Equity Prosperity Mobility
Related actions:
Difficulty:
Medium
Timeframe:
2024-2027 (Years 4-7)
Status:
Not Started
Notes:
An internal snow and ice management plan to be developed in the coming years will include a maintenance plan for the All Ages and Abilities network.
Bicycling 6.2
Require low-stress bikeway detours or temporary bike lanes in place of general travel lanes any time bike lanes are impacted due to construction closures and detours to ensure continuity, including during construction activities, utility projects, and closures related to development projects; ensure restoration meets City standards.
Supported goals:
Safety Equity Prosperity Mobility
Related actions:
Operations 9.1, Operations 9.2, Operations 9.3, Operations 9.4
Difficulty:
Medium
Timeframe:
2020-2023 (Years 0-3)
Status:
Successfully completed to date and on-going
Significant milestone(s):
Public Works staff seeks to provide detours of an equivalent comfort level to the impacted bike lane or bikeway.
Bicycling 6.3
Implement and fund proactive inspections of bikeway detour or temporary bike lane requirements around work zones and ensure compliance, issue fines for, and eliminate non-conforming or non-existent bikeway detour or temporary bike lane routes.
Supported goals:
Safety Mobility
Related actions:
Operations 9.1, Operations 9.2, Operations 9.3, Operations 9.4
Difficulty:
High
Timeframe:
2028-2030 (Years 8-10)
Status:
Not Started
Notes:
This action has not yet started. While Public Works currently inspects work zones for compliance and issues fines for non-compliance, no new funding has been identified for additional inspections for detours or temporary facilities.
Bicycling 6.4
Consider opportunities to improve the pavement condition of bikeways when selecting street maintenance projects.
Supported goals:
Safety Equity
Related actions:
Difficulty:
Medium
Timeframe:
2020-2023 (Years 0-3)
Status:
Successfully completed to date and on-going
Significant milestone(s):
The 20 Year Streets Funding Plan uses a scoring system to prioritize capital projects. Streets with low pavement condition and a bikeway are awarded more points than similar streets with no bikeway, reflecting the reality that poor pavement condition more strongly impacts bicycles than vehicles. Public Works considers existing and planned bikeways when selecting maintenance and operations projects.
Bicycling 6.5
Replace all missing bicycle bollards on protected bikeways each spring by June 1st.
Supported goals:
Safety Equity Mobility
Related actions:
Difficulty:
Low
Timeframe:
2020-2023 (Years 0-3)
Status:
Successfully completed to date and on-going
Significant milestone(s):
Public Works prioritizes replacement of bicycle bollards each spring by June 1st, and typically meets this goal.
Bicycling 6.6
Inspect and maintain trail and bike lane pavement condition in coordination with routine sidewalk and roadway pavement inventory cycle.
Supported goals:
Safety Equity Mobility
Related actions:
Walking 5.1
Difficulty:
Medium
Timeframe:
2020-2023 (Years 0-3)
Status:
Successfully completed to date and on-going
Significant milestone(s):
In 2022, Public Works completed an inspection of bike trail condition in coordination with the routine roadway condition inventory.
Bicycling 6.7
Improve the pavement condition along the All Ages and Abilities Network with routine street and trail maintenance projects, including sealcoat and resurfacing projects.
Supported goals:
Safety Equity Mobility
Related actions:
Difficulty:
Medium
Timeframe:
2020-2023 (Years 0-3)
Status:
Successfully completed to date and on-going
Significant milestone(s):
Public Works looks for opportunities to improve bikeway pavement condition with routine street maintenance projects. In 2026, Public Works anticipates beginning a new trail maintenance program.
Bicycling 6.8
Sweep the All Ages and Abilities Network once a week during spring, summer, and fall.
Supported goals:
Safety Equity Mobility
Related actions:
Difficulty:
High
Timeframe:
2030+
Status:
Not Started
Notes:
This action has not yet started. Increasing bikeway sweeping activities from twice annually to weekly would require additional budget and staff. Additional evaluation is needed to understand the appropriate frequency for sweeping.
Bicycling 6.9
Prioritize clearing snow and ice on the All Ages and Abilities Network, including trails and protected bikeways within 24 hours of a snow event.
Supported goals:
Safety Equity Mobility
Related actions:
Difficulty:
Medium
Timeframe:
2020-2023 (Years 0-3)
Status:
Successfully completed to date and on-going
Significant milestone(s):
Public Works prioritizes clearing of the All Ages and Abilities bikeway network within 24 hours of a snow event. Improvements supporting this include investment in dedicated bike lane equipment and personnel who focus on clearing protected bikeways and trails. Locations where bicyclists share a lane with vehicles currently receive the same level of snow clearing service as the underlying street.
Bicycling 6.10
Determine best way to ensure existing and future neighborhood greenways and standard bike lanes have the same quality of snow and ice clearance as trails and protected bikeways.
Supported goals:
Safety Equity Mobility
Related actions:
Difficulty:
High
Timeframe:
2028-2030 (Years 8-10)
Status:
Not Started
Notes:
Currently, bike facilities that indicate shared space for vehicles and bicycles receive the same level of service as the underlying street. More evaluation is needed to identify the cost of providing higher quality snow and ice clearance to these facilities. The 2024 Winter Walking and Biking Study recommends work in support of this action: Implement a pilot of improved winter maintenance of a neighborhood greenway. That pilot has not yet started.
Bicycling 6.11
Conduct review of Pedestrian and Bicycle Winter Maintenance Study on a biennial basis to evaluate and suggest changes; focus on improvements to snow and ice clearance on standard bicycle lanes.
Supported goals:
Safety Equity Mobility
Related actions:
Walking 4.10
Difficulty:
High
Timeframe:
2020-2023 (Years 0-3)
Status:
Complete
Significant milestone(s):
The 2024 Winter Walking and Biking Study includes a study review and extensive evaluation of a potential City-led clearing of snow and ice on bicycle facilities.
Bicycling 6.12
Increase lighting on the All Ages and Abilities Network by installing standalone lighting where bikeways are not adequately lit by pedestrian or roadway lighting.
Supported goals:
Safety Equity Mobility
Related actions:
Walking 3.1, Walking 3.2
Difficulty:
Medium
Timeframe:
2024-2027 (Years 4-7)
Status:
Successfully completed to date and on-going
Significant milestone(s):
The City’s standalone lighting improvement program (TR024) is specific to streets designated as a Pedestrian Street Lighting Corridor, which sometimes overlap with corridors on the All Ages and Abilities Network. Public Works looks for opportunities to improve lighting on the All Ages and Abilities Network through street reconstruction projects and development projects and through the standalone lighting program when these overlap with eligible corridors.