Bike Lanes for Urban Schools

Carly Ruggieri

Senior Sustainability Consultant

Steven Winter Associates, Inc.

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August 9, 2010

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Shannon Gray

Consultant

YRG sustainability

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Tue, 08/17/2010 - 15:56

Hi Carly, We've had a project in a similar situation. However, we did have dedicated city bike lanes on one side of our school and showed those in our project drawings. Any chance there are city bike lanes nearby? We've also used wide (8 feet) sidewalks and installed a sign that said bikers left and pedestrians right. Both projects were approved. Shannon

Carly Ruggieri

Senior Sustainability Consultant

Steven Winter Associates, Inc.

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Wed, 08/25/2010 - 15:46

Thanks Shannon. There are city bike lanes within a few blocks of the school but not along any of the perimeter streets. The tight property space will limit the ability for wide sidewalks as well. It's looking like the bike lane requirement might not be achievable for this particular project. Any other methods/CIRs people have used would be great.

Francis Chua

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NK Architects

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Fri, 09/27/2013 - 18:30

Shannon, In your project with the 8' sidewalk and signs that said "bikers left and pedestrians right", did you provide any kind of markings or paint on the sidewalk to divide the sidewalk? Or you simply put up signs? What was the spacing of the signs? Also, is the sign double sided? Does it say "bikers right and pedestrians left" for people coming in the opposite direction? And GBCI accepted this solution? Thanks