EDCTC to Conduct Walk and Bikeability
Audits
at area Schools
EDCTC was awarded Federal Safe Routes to Schools Funding to conduct Walk and
Bikeability Audits at 53 schools on the western slope of El Dorado County.
Each school will be visited by a qualified professional and assessed for bike
and walkability. A map will be created for the general location of the school
and photos will be taken of the school site and its surroundings. A bike/walkability
checklist will be completed to determine the presence of sidewalks, bike paths,
informal routes, nearby development density/land use, crosswalks, signage,
major intersections, and transit stops. Each school will be assessed for potential
improvements and subsequently ranked for bike and walkability by existing
conditions. Necessary and potential improvements will be detailed for each
school site, as well as preliminary cost estimates for development of needed
improvements. Potential projects and improvements will be prioritized based
on needed safety improvements and potential for increase in numbers of students
biking and walking to school. The completed project will be a useful guide
for future capital improvements and implementation of programs to encourage
walking and biking to school at the appropriate locations.
BICYCLE
FACILITIES DEFINED
CLASS
I BIKE PATH: Provides a completely separated facility designed for
the exclusive use of bicycles and pedestrians with minimal cross flows by
motorists.
CLASS II BIKE LANE: Provides a restricted right-of-way designated for the exclusive or semi-exclusive use of bicycles with through travel by motor vehicles or pedestrians prohibited, but with vehicle parking and cross flows by pedestrians and motorists permitted.
CLASS III BIKE ROUTE: Provides a right-of-way designated by signs or permanent markings and shared with pedestrians and motorists.
More information is available via the following website links:
BICYCLE FACILITY DESIGN GUIDES:
MAY IS BIKE MONTH
GREAT BIKE RIDE #3
To kick off Bike Month, EDCTC and the 50 Corridor Transportation Management Association co-sponsored a bike ride and lunch beginning at the El Dorado County Government Center at noon on Tuesday May 6. New and veteran bicyclists and elected officials participated in the bike ride on the Sacramento-Placerville Transportation Corridor Rail Trail riding from the Government Center to the Weber Creek Trestle Bridge. This off-road bike ride demonstrated a section of the rail-trail anticipated for construction at the end of the summer.
Look for more info on bike month at www.mayisbikemonth.com.
THE
EL DORADO TRAIL
The El
Dorado Trail is a concept for a trail that spans the entire length of El Dorado
County from the western county line to the Lake Tahoe Basin. The current alignment
of the El Dorado Trail includes two railroad rights-of-way: the Michigan-California
railroad right-of-way and the Sacramento-Placerville Transportation Corridor.
Some segments are already completed with Class I Bike Paths, other segments
are currently in development or are proposed. (more)
El
Dorado County Non-Motorized Planning Documents
EL
DORADO COUNTY BICYCLE TRANSPORTATION PLAN
Adopted
in January 2005 - more info
CITY
OF PLACERVILLE NON-MOTORIZED TRANSPORTATION PLAN
Adopted in April 2005 - more
info
CITY OF PLACERVILLE PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION PLAN Adopted in January 2007 - more info
Placerville
Mayor Carl Hagen and El Dorado County Supervisors Rusty Dupray and Jack Sweeney
at the 2008 Great Bike Ride #3 kicking off the Bike Month of May at the Government
Center on May 6, 2008. Twenty-seven bike riders took part in the Kick Off
Trail Ride.