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:
2020-2023 (Years 0-3)
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:
On-going
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:
Medium
Timeframe:
2020-2023 (Years 0-3)
Status:
On-going
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:
On-going
Bicycling 6.5
Replace all missing bicycle bollards on protected bikeways each spring by June 1st. Goals: safety, equity, mobility.
Supported goals:
Safety Equity Mobility
Related actions:
Difficulty:
Low
Timeframe:
2020-2023 (Years 0-3)
Status:
On-going
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:
On-going
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:
On-going
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:
Medium
Timeframe:
2020-2023 (Years 0-3)
Status:
On-going
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:
On-going
Bicycling 6.10
Determine best way to ensure existing and future neighborhood greenways have the same quality of snow and ice clearance as trails and protected bikeways.
Supported goals:
Safety Equity Mobility
Related actions:
Difficulty:
High
Timeframe:
2020-2023 (Years 0-3)
Status:
On-going
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:
2024-2027 (Years 4-7)
Status:
On-going
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:
2020-2023 (Years 0-3)
Status:
On-going