Lethbridge Cycling Master Plan 100K Day, Oct. 12, 2016
Lethbridge Cycling Master Plan100K Day, Oct. 12, 2016
Project Objective
• Develop a master plan to create a safe and efficient cycling network in Lethbridge
Context
• ICSP/MDP 2010
• TMP 2013
• Bikeways and Pathways Master Plan 2007
• Bike/Pathways Design and Construction Standards
• CIP Projects
• Development Applications
Project
Initiation
Goals &
VisionAnalysis
Student
Feedback
Stakeholder
Meeting #1
Community
Engagement
#1
Desire
Lines
Stakeholder
Meeting #2Draft
Network
Implementation
Strategy
Final
Report
Project Overview
Opportunity
Corridors
Community
Engagement
#2
Refine
Draft
Network
Community
Engagement
#3
Today
• A project vision and set of goals to guide the project were established early on:
Vision and Goals
• Cycling is Safe
• Cycling is Connected
• Cycling is Understood
• Cycling is Desirable
• Cycling is Implemented
• More People Cycling
Analysis
• Telephone survey
• Cycling demand analysis
• Cycling potential analysis
• Cycling collision analysis
• Community input maps
Student Feedback
• University of Lethbridge and Lethbridge College students were engaged.
• Where do you bike?
• Share your ideas
• Provide feedback on goals and vision
• What are your challenges?
• What are the benefits of cycling?
Stakeholder & Community Engagement #1• Presented and ranked Vision and
Goals
• Presented telephone survey summary, collision map, and cycling analysis
• Community input maps developed
• Presentation by North American cycling expert
• Feedback collected
Desire Lines
• High level view of where people want to get to and from
• Developed from analysis and origin / destination maps
Opportunity Corridors
• Opportunity Corridors represent where desire lines line up with actual streets
Stakeholder Engagement #2
• Shared opportunity corridors
• Discussion on the benefits, trade-offs and constraints of various types of cycling infrastructure
• Discussed route selection evaluation criteria
• Mapping exercise
Develop Draft Network
• A draft cycling network was developed for presentation at Community Engagement #2
Community Engagement #2
• Presented draft network
• Asked for specific feedback on infrastructure types, preferred routes and implementation preferences
Refined Draft Network
• Based on internal and external feedback received to date
• Cycling infrastructure types were selected based on a combination of public feedback and best practices
• The network is ready for a final review and comments
Implementation Strategy
• Each route was assessed using the implementation criteria
Implementation CriteriaCycling Demand and Generators
The existing and future ridership that could be anticipated and how the route serves key destinations
Cycling Potential
Ability of route to support high levels of cycling based on characteristics of the natural and built environments
Network Connectivity
To what extent does the route contribute to filling a gap within the City’s cycling network
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Constructability
The feasibility of construction of routes and any potential opportunities there are in existing/future plans or development opportunities
Cost
The high level anticipated capital cost for implementation
Community Acceptance
The anticipated level of acceptance of the community to the changes required in order to implement the routes
Implementation Strategy
• Criteria used to determine which routes are proposed in the short, mid and long terms.
Proposed Long Term Cycling
Master Plan
NetworkIMPLEMENTATION
CRITERIA
Phase 1 Network
Phase 2 Network
Phase 3 Network
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Implementation Strategy
• Implementation criteria reflect the Goals of the project
Cycling is Safe
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2
Cycling Demand and
Generators
Cycling Potential
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5
6
Network Connectivity
Constructability
Cost
Community Acceptance
IMPLEMENTATION
CRITERIAMore People Cycling
Cycling is Desirable
Cycling is Connected
Cycling is Understood
Cycling is
Implemented
GOALS
Phase 1 Network
($10M)
Phase 2 Network
($5M)
Phase 3 Network
($7M)
Next Steps
• Receive final comments from public
• cyclelethbridge.mindmixer.com
• www.lethbridge.ca/cyclingplan
• Compile final report by end of 2016