I appreciated Michael Smithing's clarificationof the defintion of a bicycle "network, " as inclusive of : " residential streets designed for a target speed of 25 mph (40 km/hr) or slower and commercial or mixed-use streets designed for a target speed of 30 mph (48 km/hr) or slower. "
I'd like to suggest this be included in any credit language or at least in the Reference guide credit language.
Many pre-published "bike paths' only focus on the big regional or longer distance bike routes, but if this definition holds, many urban city streets could be considered part of the 'bike network." It would be great if all municipalities actually had the resources/capacity to create pre-published bike path-route-network maps-- it would make documentation easier. The Benicia project I have been working on did not have one for the City streets, even though many are marked with either dedicated bike lanes, signage, and the bike route symbol stamped into roads.
Someone shoud start a national bike path-route-network-- or at least state by state?--mapping effort online. is there such a thing?
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Chris Marshall
Manager, LEED Technical DevelopmentU.S. Green Building Council
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January 2, 2013 - 10:31 am
Hi Alice. To my knowledge, there is not a national compilation of local bike routes. The closest thing is the bicycle route layer you can toggle on and off in Google Maps. Many, many communities have this layer, and the underlying information is often supplied by local agencies.
Another thing to keep an eye on is the U.S. Bicycle Route System: http://www.adventurecycling.org/routes/nbrn/usbikewaysystem.cfm. It's an up-and-coming effort that might get to what you're seeking.