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Con
tent
sPu
rpos
e of
The
Sel
ectio
n G
uide
The
Thre
e -S
tep
Proc
ess
Bik
eway
Fac
ility
Typ
es
2
Purp
ose
of th
e Se
lect
ion
Gui
de
Cyc
ling
faci
lity
plan
ning
and
des
ign
has
been
evo
lvin
g ra
pidl
y, e
ven
sinc
e th
e To
wn
’s C
yclin
g M
aste
r Pla
n w
as
com
plet
ed.
•Th
ere
is n
o “fo
rmul
a” fo
r app
ropr
iate
bic
ycle
faci
lity
sele
ctio
n•
It is
a p
roce
ss th
at c
ombi
nes
an a
naly
sis
and
unde
rsta
ndin
g of
the
cond
ition
s of
the
loca
tion
bein
g co
nsid
ered
with
sou
nd e
ngin
eerin
g ju
dgem
ent
The
Bic
ycle
Fac
ility
Sel
ectio
n G
uide
can
be u
sed
to a
ssis
t To
wn
staf
f in
sele
ctin
g ap
prop
riate
bic
ycle
faci
litie
s fo
r To
wn-
owne
d lo
cal a
nd c
olle
ctor
road
righ
ts-o
f-way
.
3
Bik
eway
Fac
ilitie
s in
Roa
d R
ight
s-of
-Way
•C
yclis
ts v
ary
wid
ely
in le
vels
of s
kill,
exp
erie
nce
and
conf
iden
ce•
No
sing
le ty
pe o
f bic
ycle
faci
lity
desi
gn w
ill s
uit e
very
cy
clis
t •
Eng
inee
rs n
eed
to g
athe
r inf
orm
atio
n on
exi
stin
g an
d fu
ture
con
ditio
ns in
ord
er to
iden
tify
cycl
ist n
eeds
and
sa
fety
con
cern
s fo
r a g
iven
loca
tion
•Th
e ch
oice
to p
rovi
de a
sep
arat
ed v
ersu
s no
n-se
para
ted
faci
lity
is n
ot a
sim
ple
“yes
or n
o” a
nsw
er, i
t is
bas
ed o
n th
e co
nsid
erat
ion
of a
num
ber o
f fac
tors
de
scrib
ed in
the
slid
es th
at fo
llow
•C
riter
ia o
r thr
esho
lds
to s
elec
t one
faci
lity
type
ove
r an
othe
r nee
d to
be
flexi
ble
to b
e ab
le to
acc
omm
odat
e ea
ch s
ite’s
uni
que
set o
f circ
umst
ance
s•
No
faci
lity
desi
gn c
an o
verc
ome
a la
ck o
f ope
rato
r ski
ll or
lack
of a
ttent
ion
Thin
gs to
Rem
embe
r
4
6
The
Thre
e -S
tep
Proc
ess
St
ep 1
: Pre
-sel
ectio
n N
omog
raph
•C
olle
ct a
nd re
view
exi
stin
g an
d fu
ture
traf
fic v
olum
e an
d m
otor
veh
icle
ope
ratin
g sp
eed
data
•Pl
ot o
n N
omog
raph
•N
omog
raph
pro
vide
s a
gene
ralg
uide
for f
acili
ty ty
pes
to b
e co
nsid
ered
•C
ompl
exity
of i
nter
sect
ions
•O
n-st
reet
par
king
whe
re a
pplic
able
(e.g
. co
nfig
urat
ion,
dem
and,
turn
over
)•
Dire
ctne
ss a
nd c
onne
ctiv
ity w
ith o
ther
cyc
ling
faci
litie
s an
d ty
pe o
f cyc
ling
faci
lity
at c
onne
ctin
g po
ints
•Ty
pe o
f trip
gen
erat
ors/
dest
inat
ions
alo
ng th
e ro
ute
bein
g ex
amin
ed•
Pinc
h po
ints
(e.g
. brid
ges,
reta
inin
g w
alls
etc
.)•
Topo
grap
hy a
nd s
ight
line
s•
Ope
ratio
ns a
nd m
aint
enan
ce•
Surfa
ce q
ualit
y, e
tc.
Step
2: E
xam
ine
Oth
er F
acto
rs
•Sk
ill le
vel o
f ant
icip
ated
use
rs (e
.g.
novi
ce/re
crea
tiona
l vs.
ski
lled/
utili
taria
n)•
Num
ber o
f lan
es•
Traf
fic c
hara
cter
istic
s•
Num
ber a
nd fr
eque
ncy
of p
oten
tial
conf
lict p
oint
s (e
.g. d
rivew
ays/
entra
nces
an
d ro
ad in
ters
ectio
ns)
•Ad
jace
nt la
nd u
ses
and
lot p
atte
rns
•Fr
eque
ncy
of tr
ansi
t sto
ps•
Pede
stria
n sa
fety
•U
rban
Des
ign
•C
ollis
ion
patte
rns
Step
3: S
elec
t App
ropr
iate
Fac
ility
Typ
e •
Base
d on
resu
lts fr
om S
teps
1 a
nd 2
, plu
s so
und
engi
neer
ing
judg
emen
t
6
Step
2: S
ome
Thin
gs T
o C
onsi
der W
hen
Exam
inin
g Fa
ctor
s An
ticip
ated
Use
rs a
nd S
kill
Leve
ls
•It
is u
sual
ly e
asie
r to
acco
mm
odat
e th
e ne
eds
of c
omm
uter
cyc
lists
on
road
s th
an o
n pa
thw
ays.
Com
mut
ers
gene
rally
pre
fer d
irect
con
tinou
s fa
cilit
ies
with
min
imal
del
ay, a
nd w
hen
ridin
g on
col
lect
or a
nd a
rteria
l ro
ads,
cyc
lists
tend
to b
e m
ore
com
forta
ble
on s
epar
ated
bik
e fa
cilit
ies
such
as
bike
lane
s, b
uffe
red
bike
lane
s or
som
e ot
her f
orm
of s
epar
atio
n.•
Nov
ice
and
recr
eatio
nal u
sers
pre
fer r
oute
s al
ong
quie
ter s
treet
s w
here
tra
ffic
volu
mes
and
spe
eds
are
low
er, e
ven
if th
ese
rout
es a
re le
ss d
irect
. Th
ey a
lso
pref
er s
epar
ated
faci
litie
s.
•C
onsi
der w
hat f
acilit
y ty
pes
exis
t or a
re p
lann
ed a
t the
end
poi
nts
of th
e se
gmen
t tha
t is
bein
g as
sess
ed.
Con
tinui
ty o
f fac
ility
type
is d
esira
ble.
If
this
can
not b
e ac
hiev
ed, c
aref
ully
sel
ect a
ppro
pria
te tr
ansi
tion
poin
ts a
nd
desi
gns.
8
Som
e Th
ings
To
Con
side
r Whe
n Ex
amin
ing
Fact
ors
Traf
fic C
hara
cter
istic
s an
d Ve
hicl
e M
ix
•W
here
ope
ratin
g sp
eeds
are
ver
y lo
w (i
.e. u
nder
30k
m/h
r.) b
icyc
les
and
mot
or v
ehic
les
trave
l at n
early
the
sam
e sp
eed
and
form
al b
icyc
le
faci
litie
s m
ay n
ot b
e ne
cess
ary.
•W
here
spe
ed d
iffer
entia
l bet
wee
n m
otor
veh
icle
s an
d bi
cycl
es is
less
th
an 2
0km
/hr.
full
inte
grat
ion
(sha
ring
the
road
) may
be
acce
ptab
le.
•W
here
spe
ed d
iffer
entia
l is
grea
ter t
han
40km
/hr.,
mor
e se
para
tion
is
desi
rabl
e.•
Whe
re v
ehic
le o
pera
ting
spee
ds a
re v
ery
high
, fac
ilitie
s sh
ould
be
sepa
rate
d by
a b
uffe
r. A
ltern
ativ
ely,
a p
aral
lel r
oute
sho
uld
be s
ough
t. •
Whe
re h
eavy
com
mer
cial
veh
icle
and
/or t
rans
it vo
lum
es a
re h
igh,
co
nsid
er w
ider
on-
road
bic
ycle
faci
litie
s or
con
side
r sep
arat
ed fa
cilit
ies.
9
Som
e Th
ings
To
Con
side
r Whe
n Ex
amin
ing
Fact
ors
Num
ber a
nd F
requ
ency
of P
oten
tial C
onfli
ct P
oint
s an
d Ad
jace
nt L
and
Use
s
•C
ollis
ion
stat
istic
s su
gges
t tha
t cyc
lists
usi
ng b
oule
vard
trai
ls a
re m
ore
frequ
ently
invo
lved
in b
icyc
le/m
otor
-veh
icle
col
lisio
ns a
t int
erse
ctio
ns
com
pare
d to
cyc
lists
ridi
ng o
n ro
ad (e
.g. i
n a
bike
lane
).•
Rea
r-lot
ted
prop
ertie
s m
ay b
e go
od c
andi
date
s fo
r in-
boul
evar
d m
ulti-
use
path
way
s pr
ovid
ed th
at th
e nu
mbe
r of p
rivat
e en
tranc
es a
nd/o
r ro
ad in
ters
ectio
ns is
low.
•S
hare
d m
ulti-
use
path
way
s in
road
bou
leva
rds
will
incr
ease
the
expo
sure
to ri
sk/p
oten
tial f
or c
onfli
cts
betw
een
pede
stria
ns a
nd
cycl
ists
. Th
e po
tent
ial f
or c
onfli
ct m
ay b
e hi
gher
whe
re th
e pa
thw
ay is
m
ore
frequ
ently
use
d by
com
mut
er c
yclis
ts a
nd/o
r whe
re p
edes
trian
de
nsiti
es a
re h
igh.
10
Som
e Th
ings
To
Con
side
r Whe
n Ex
amin
ing
Fact
ors
On-
Stre
et P
arki
ng
•R
emov
ing
on-s
treet
par
king
to a
dd b
icyc
le la
nes
can
resu
lt in
re
sist
ance
from
loca
l lan
d ow
ners
eve
n if
the
dem
and
for o
n-st
reet
pa
rkin
g ap
pear
s to
be
low.
•
Whe
re p
arki
ng d
eman
d is
low,
exa
min
e op
portu
nitie
s to
rem
ove,
rest
rict
or re
loca
te p
arki
ng.
•W
here
par
king
turn
over
is h
igh,
add
ition
al b
uffe
r spa
ce b
etw
een
park
ing
and
bike
lane
s sh
ould
be
cons
ider
ed.
•B
ike
lane
s sh
ould
not
be
impl
emen
ted
adja
cent
to p
erpe
ndic
ular
or
angl
e pa
rkin
g un
less
par
king
can
be
reco
nfig
ured
.
Doc
umen
t the
ana
lysi
s up
on e
xam
inin
g ot
her f
acto
rs a
s th
is s
uppo
rts
the
ratio
nale
for f
acili
ty s
elec
tion.
This
is e
spec
ially
impo
rtan
t whe
n th
e fa
cilit
y ty
pe s
elec
ted
lies
at th
e m
argi
ns o
r out
side
the
faci
lity
type
sug
gest
ed b
y th
e no
mog
raph
in
Step
1.
11
Step
3-S
elec
t Bik
eway
Fac
ility
Typ
e
Gen
eral
ly H
ighe
r Vol
ume,
H
ighe
r Spe
edG
reat
er F
acili
ty S
epar
atio
n
Gen
eral
ly L
ower
Vol
ume,
Lo
wer
Spe
edLe
ss F
acili
ty S
epar
atio
n
Shar
ed S
pace
•S
igne
d-on
ly C
yclin
g R
oute
s on
a L
ocal
Roa
d (p
g. 1
4)•
Sig
ned-
only
Cyc
ling
Rou
tes
on W
ide
Out
side
/Cur
b La
ne (p
g. 1
5)•
Bik
eway
Bou
leva
rds
(pg.
16)
•E
dge
Line
s (p
g. 1
7)•
Sha
rrow
Mar
king
s (p
g. 2
0)•
Pav
ed S
houl
ders
(pg.
22)
Ded
icat
ed S
pace
•B
ike
Lane
s (p
g. 2
3)Se
para
ted
Faci
litie
s•
Buf
fere
d B
ike
Lane
s (p
g. 2
8)•
Cyc
le T
rack
s (p
g. 2
9)•
In-B
oule
vard
Mul
ti-us
e P
athw
ays
With
in th
e R
oad
Rig
ht-o
f-Way
(pg.
33)
•M
ulti-
use
Pat
hway
s O
utsi
de th
e R
oad
Rig
ht-o
f-Way
(p
g. 3
4)
12
Sig
ned-
only
bic
ycle
rout
es o
n lo
cal
road
s sh
ould
be
supp
orte
d by
ed
ucat
ion
prog
ram
min
g fo
r bot
h cy
clis
ts a
nd m
otor
ists
.
Rou
tes
shou
ld u
se a
ppro
pria
te a
nd
cons
iste
nt d
esig
natio
n bi
cycl
e ro
ute
sign
type
s, s
uppl
emen
ted
by “S
hare
th
e R
oad”
sig
ns.
Sign
ed-o
nly
Cyc
ling
Rou
tes
on a
Loc
al
Roa
d (S
hare
d Sp
ace)
Shar
ed s
pace
on
a lo
cal r
oad
Elo
ra, O
N
14
Sign
ed-o
nly
Cyc
ling
Rou
tes
on a
Wid
e O
utsi
de/C
urb
Lane
(Sha
red
Spac
e)S
igne
d-on
ly b
icyc
le ro
utes
on
wid
e lo
cal r
oads
or l
ower
vo
lum
e co
llect
or ro
ads
prov
ide
shar
ed s
pace
for
cycl
ists
and
mot
or v
ehic
les.
Can
ofte
n be
retro
-fitte
d on
a
4-la
ne c
ross
-sec
tion
by
narr
owin
g th
e in
side
trav
el
lane
s.
Con
side
r “S
hare
the
Roa
d”
sign
s an
d/or
sha
rrow
m
arki
ngs
at p
inch
poi
nts
to
mak
e bo
th c
yclis
ts a
nd
mot
oris
ts a
war
e of
nar
row
zo
nes.
Shar
ed s
pace
on
a w
ide
lane
Elo
ra, O
N
15
Bik
eway
Bou
leva
rds
(Sha
red
Spac
e)A
sign
ed-o
nly
bicy
cle
rout
e on
loca
l roa
ds
that
usu
ally
par
alle
ls a
n ar
teria
l roa
d w
ith
impo
rtant
des
tinat
ions
.
Des
ign
stra
tegi
es a
nd e
lem
ents
are
em
ploy
ed to
enc
oura
ge th
roug
h-tra
vel f
or
cycl
ists
and
ena
ble
them
to m
aint
ain
mom
entu
m, y
et d
isco
urag
e or
rest
rict
thro
ugh
trave
l by
mot
oris
ts.
Sour
ce: F
unda
men
tals
of B
ikew
ay B
oule
vard
Pla
nnin
g an
d D
esig
n, 2
009
. 16
Inn
es R
oad
Bla
ir
Road
Phot
o C
redi
ts:
MM
M L
td.
Sig
ned-
only
cyc
ling
rout
es m
ay b
e su
pple
men
ted
with
edg
e lin
es.
Edg
e lin
es a
re p
rimar
ily a
dded
for
traffi
c ca
lmin
g pu
rpos
es, b
ut m
ay
also
ben
efit
cycl
ists
.
On-
stre
et p
arki
ng is
usu
ally
not
di
srup
ted
In s
ome
inst
ance
s th
is m
ay b
e a
usef
ul fi
rst s
tep
tow
ards
im
plem
entin
g fu
ture
bik
e la
nes
whe
re th
e re
mov
al o
f on-
stre
et
park
ing
is a
n is
sue
with
ne
ighb
ourin
g re
side
nts,
yet
par
king
de
man
d is
low.
Edge
Lin
es (S
hare
d Sp
ace)
17
Shar
row
Mar
king
s (S
hare
d Sp
ace)
Cle
ar p
avem
ent m
arki
ngs
and
sign
s illu
stra
te th
e co
ncep
t of
“sha
re th
e ro
ad” w
ithin
spa
ce-
conf
ined
road
way
s.
Pav
emen
t mar
king
s in
dica
te
appr
opria
te p
ositi
onin
g fo
r cy
clis
ts.
Cyc
lists
alig
n th
eir f
ront
w
heel
with
the
poin
t on
the
chev
ron.
Esp
ecia
lly u
sefu
l in
cong
este
d ar
eas
whe
re tr
affic
is g
ener
ally
m
ovin
g sl
owly
(e.g
. a “d
ownt
own”
st
reet
).20
Shar
row
Mar
king
s (S
hare
d Sp
ace)
With
out O
n-st
reet
Pa
rkin
g
With
On-
stre
et
Park
ing
Offs
et e
ncou
rage
s cy
clis
ts to
m
aint
ain
a cl
ear d
ista
nce
from
op
en d
oors
of p
arke
d ca
rs.
Offs
et e
ncou
rage
s cy
clis
ts to
m
aint
ain
an a
ppro
pria
te
dist
ance
from
the
curb
.
21
Pro
vide
a s
pace
for c
yclis
ts o
n ru
ral c
ross
-sec
tion
road
s (w
ith
shou
lder
s, n
o cu
rb a
nd g
utte
r).
Whe
re m
otor
veh
icle
spe
eds
or
volu
mes
are
hig
h, a
wid
er
shou
lder
and
/or p
aint
ed b
uffe
r en
able
s m
ore
sepa
ratio
n be
twee
n th
e cy
clis
t and
mot
or
vehi
cle,
and
als
o re
duce
s th
e im
pact
of w
ind-
shea
r on
the
cycl
ist.
Rum
ble
strip
s ca
n be
add
ed to
th
e pa
inte
d bu
ffer a
s an
ad
ditio
nal c
ue, p
rovi
ded
that
th
ere
are
clea
rly m
arke
d br
eaks
at r
egul
ar in
terv
als,
al
low
ing
cycl
ists
to m
ove
in o
r ou
t of t
he p
aved
sho
ulde
r are
a to
ove
rtake
slo
wer
mov
ing
cycl
ists
or t
o m
ake
a le
ft tu
rn.
Pave
d Sh
ould
ers
(Sha
red
Spac
e)
Pain
ted
buffe
r whe
re
mot
or v
ehic
le s
peed
an
d/or
vol
ume
are
high
22
A de
dica
ted
faci
lity
loca
ted
in
the
trave
lled
porti
on o
f the
ro
adw
ay fo
r one
-way
cyc
list
traffi
c.
Mot
or v
ehic
les
are
not
typi
cally
allo
wed
to d
rive,
par
k or
sta
nd in
a b
ike
lane
, but
rig
ht tu
rnin
g m
otor
veh
icle
s ca
n en
ter t
he la
ne a
t in
ters
ectio
ns to
com
plet
e th
eir
turn
.
Ens
urin
g co
nsis
tenc
y in
the
desi
gn a
nd s
igni
ng o
f bik
e la
nes
and
othe
r bik
eway
fa
cilit
ies
is c
ruci
al to
edu
cate
an
d in
form
cyc
lists
and
m
otor
ists
on
thei
r pro
per u
se.
Bik
e La
nes
(Ded
icat
ed S
pace
)
A w
ider
bik
e la
ne is
nee
ded
besi
de p
arke
d ca
rs
23
Ret
ro-fi
tting
G
eorg
etow
n, O
N: E
xist
ing
•4
lane
col
lect
or•
On-
stre
et p
arki
ng p
erm
itted
, but
low
dem
and
•H
igh
oper
atin
g sp
eeds
24
Wat
erlo
o, O
N
Bik
eway
Des
ign
Sele
ctio
n fo
r Urb
an (C
urb
and
Gut
ter)
Cro
ss S
ectio
n R
oads
Mot
or V
ehic
le A
DT
(2
Lane
)<5
0050
0-1,
000
1,00
0-2,
000
2,00
0-5,
000
5,00
0-10
,000
>10,
000
Mot
or V
ehic
le A
DT
(4
Lane
)N
/AN
/A2,
000-
4,00
04,
000-
10,0
0010
,000
-20,
000
>20,
000
Mot
or
Vehi
cle
Spee
d
40 k
mSL
WO
LW
OL
WO
LBL
=1.5
mN
ot A
pplic
able
50 k
mSL
with
sig
nW
OL
BL=1
.5m
BL=1
.5m
BL=1
.8m
BL=1
.8m
60 k
mW
OL
BL=1
.5m
BL=1
.5m
BL=1
.8m
BL=1
.8m
BL=1
.8m
or
PS=2
.4m
70+
kmBL
=1.5
mBL
=1.5
mBL
=1.8
mBL
=1.8
mBL
= 1.
8m o
r PS
=2.4
m
SUP
or
PS=3
.0m
BL=
Bicy
cle
Lane
, SL=
Shar
ed L
ane,
WO
L= W
ide
Out
side
/Cur
b La
ne, S
UP=
Sha
red-
Use
Pat
h, P
S= P
aved
Sho
ulde
r
Sou
rce:
Min
neso
ta D
OT
Bik
eway
Fac
ility
Des
ign
Man
ual,
Mar
ch 2
007
Exam
ple
of S
ugge
sted
Min
imum
Fa
cilit
y Ty
pe a
nd W
idth
s
27
Buf
fere
d B
ike
Lane
Toro
nto,
ON
Buf
fere
d B
ike
Lane
s (D
edic
ated
Spa
ce)
Buf
fere
d bi
ke la
nes
prov
ide
addi
tiona
l spa
ce/s
epar
atio
n
betw
een
the
cycl
ist a
nd m
otor
ve
hicl
es.
They
sho
uld
be c
onsi
dere
d on
hi
gh v
olum
e, h
ighe
r spe
ed
road
s.
28
A bi
cycl
e fa
cilit
y th
at c
ombi
nes
the
user
exp
erie
nce
of a
se
para
ted
path
with
the
on-
road
infra
stru
ctur
e of
a
conv
entio
nal b
ike
lane
.
Cyc
le tr
acks
pro
vide
spa
ce
that
is in
tend
ed to
be
excl
usiv
ely
or p
rimar
ily fo
r bi
cycl
es, a
nd a
re
sepa
rate
d fro
m m
otor
veh
icle
tra
vel l
anes
usi
ng d
iffer
ent
desi
gn te
chni
ques
suc
h as
pa
rkin
g la
nes,
bol
lard
s, c
urbs
, m
edia
ns o
r a c
ombi
natio
n th
ereo
f.
Cyc
le T
rack
s (S
epar
ated
Fac
ility
)
Pain
ted
buffe
r and
pl
ante
r box
es
crea
tes
sepa
ratio
n
Pain
ted
buffe
r and
fle
xibl
e/re
mov
able
bo
llard
s cr
eate
se
para
tion
29
Cyc
le T
rack
s (S
epar
ated
Fac
ility
)
Cyc
le tr
acks
can
be
eith
er o
ne-
way
or t
wo-
way
, on
one
or b
oth
side
s of
a s
treet
, and
are
se
para
ted
from
veh
icle
s an
d pe
dest
rians
by
pave
men
t m
arki
ngs
or c
olor
ing,
bol
lard
s,
curb
s/m
edia
ns o
r a
com
bina
tion
of th
ese
elem
ents
.
Two-
way
Cyc
le
Trac
k
One
-way
C
ycle
Trac
k w
ith
rolle
d cu
rb
30
Cyc
le T
rack
s (S
epar
ated
Fac
ility
)
Laur
ier A
ve.,
Otta
wa,
ON
Sep
arat
ed C
yclin
g Fa
cilit
y P
ilot
Pro
ject
, im
plem
ente
d in
201
1.
Util
izes
pai
nted
buf
fers
, pai
nted
bu
ffers
with
flex
ible
bol
lard
s,
rem
ovea
ble
barri
er c
urbs
, and
pl
ante
r box
es in
var
ious
lo
catio
ns a
long
cor
ridor
.
Pai
nted
zon
es a
t int
erse
ctio
ns
assi
st c
yclis
ts w
ith 2
-sta
ge le
ft tu
rns.
One
-way
C
ycle
Trac
k w
ith
land
scap
ed
med
ian
for
sepa
ratio
n
31
Cyc
le T
rack
s (S
epar
ated
Fac
ility
)
Mon
trea
l, PQ
Two-
way
C
ycle
Trac
k w
ith
land
scap
ed m
edia
n fo
r sep
arat
ion
Two-
way
C
ycle
Trac
k w
ith o
n-st
reet
par
king
as
a bu
ffer
Em
erge
ncy
vehi
cle
acce
ss,
acce
ss to
tran
sit s
tops
, acc
ess
for p
ara-
trans
it ve
hicl
es, w
inte
r m
aint
enan
ce a
nd s
now
sto
rage
ar
e al
l im
porta
nt c
onsi
dera
tions
w
hen
desi
gnin
g cy
cle
track
s.
32
In-b
oule
vard
mul
ti-us
e pa
thw
ays
(with
in ro
ad ri
ghts
-of-w
ay) a
re
usef
ul fo
r bot
h pe
dest
rians
and
cy
clis
ts a
long
pop
ular
com
mut
er
rout
es.
They
can
be
used
in
plac
e of
a s
idew
alk.
A go
od fa
cilit
y ty
pe w
here
ther
e is
am
ple
right
-of-w
ay, a
low
fre
quen
cy o
f int
erse
ctio
ns a
nd
driv
eway
s, a
nd a
djac
ent l
and
use
or lo
tting
pat
tern
that
min
imiz
es
the
pote
ntia
l for
con
flict
with
pe
dest
rians
.
Not
a g
ood
choi
ce fo
r hig
h de
nsity
dev
elop
men
t with
nar
row
fro
ntag
es.
Mul
ti-U
se B
oule
vard
Tra
ilAu
rora
, ON
Mul
ti-U
se B
oule
vard
Tra
ilTo
ront
o, O
N
In-B
oule
vard
Mul
ti-us
e Pa
thw
ays
(Sep
arat
ed F
acili
ty)
33
Mul
ti-us
e pa
thw
ays
outs
ide
of
the
road
righ
t-of-w
ay a
re a
n in
tegr
al p
art o
f a c
ompr
ehen
sive
cy
clin
g ne
twor
k.
Pla
ced
in g
reen
way
cor
ridor
s an
d ot
her l
inea
r cor
ridor
s (h
ydro
, ga
s, li
ght r
ail a
nd lo
w v
olum
e ra
il), t
hese
pro
vide
crit
ical
co
nnec
tions
for r
ecre
atio
nal,
novi
ce a
nd c
hild
cyc
lists
.
Mul
ti-us
e Pa
thw
ays
outs
ide
of R
oad
Rig
hts-
of W
ay (S
epar
ated
Fac
ility
)
Mul
ti-U
se T
rail
with
Rai
lG
uelp
h, O
N
Etob
icok
e C
reek
Tra
ilM
issi
ssau
ga, O
N
Tham
es V
alle
y Pa
rkw
ayLo
ndon
, ON
Tran
s C
anad
a Tr
ail
Pet
erbo
roug
h, O
N
34
Sum
mar
y
Step
2E
xam
ine
Oth
er
Fact
ors
Step
3S
elec
t App
ropr
iate
Fa
cilit
y Ty
pe
Step
1P
re-s
elec
tion
Nom
ogra
ph
The
Bic
ycle
Fac
ility
Sel
ectio
n G
uide
can
be u
sed
to a
ssis
t Tow
n st
aff i
n se
lect
ing
appr
opria
te b
icyc
le fa
cilit
ies
for
Tow
n-ow
ned
loca
l and
col
lect
or ro
ad
right
s-of
-way
.
•Th
ere
is n
o “fo
rmul
a” fo
r app
ropr
iate
bi
cycl
e fa
cilit
y se
lect
ion;
and
•It
is a
pro
cess
that
com
bine
s an
an
alys
is a
nd u
nder
stan
ding
of t
he
cond
ition
s of
the
loca
tion
bein
g co
nsid
ered
with
sou
nd e
ngin
eerin
g ju
dgem
ent.
35