Dedicated Bike Lanes on School Property

What is the minimum bicycle path/sidewalk's width for an Elementary School project pursuing LEED credit SSc4.2? 8 foot? Thanks

During previous applications, the LEED review team has requested an 8ft path to accommodate shared pedestrian/bike use. I haven't seen a prescriptive requirement for the width of a stand alone bike path.

Thanks for your response Mr. Stanley.

We have a suburban middle school that is bounded by neighborhood houses on three sides (E, S, W) and a street on one side (N). Access (vehicular and bicycle) to the site can only be provided from the north side. Are we meeting the credit intent if we provide a shared-use pathway (bikes and pedestrians sufficiently sized and marked with pavement painting, signage, etc.) along the east side of the site to the NE corner and along the west side of the site to the NW corner so that bicyclists and pedestrians can head off in the east and west directions?

Sounds like you meet the credit intent as long as those paths originate close enough to the buildings and bike parking areas for uninterrupted travel.

David, the shared-use pathways will originate at the building entrance/drop-off area where the bicycle parking spaces are located. And yes we would provide uninterrupted travel paths.

David, I have a follow-up question on the bicycle lanes. We have shared-use bicycle and pedestrian lanes. We will indicate separation between the two modes with symbols - bicycle on one side and pedestrian on the other, and signage explaining how the shared-use pathway should be used. We will not provide a divider/separation line down the middle of the pathway. Does this meet the credit intent? Thanks, Rebecca

That sounds reasonable - especially if the symbols appear more than just at the beginning and end of the path. The "clear separation" on pg 52 of the RG appears to be more for bike lanes alongside car travel lanes.