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Baltimore City Bike Master Plan: Implementation Update

Baltimore City Bike Master Plan o Updated/Reissued by Planning Commission in 2015 o Established goals and objectives to develop a comprehensive network of facilities for bicyclists and to implement safety strategies to increase bicycle usage o Identified proposed bicycle routes based on street type and connectivity

Baltimore City Bike Master Plan o Identified a list of priority bike routes for implementation o Set goal of an average of 17 bike lane miles installed per year to reach 253 bike lane miles by 2028

Mayor‘s Bicycle Advisory Commission o Created in March 2015 by Mayor Rawlings-Blake to help get us from “as-is” to a more bikeable and bike-friendly future o Mayor Pugh re-authorized the Commission on taking office

Separated Bike Lane Network Addendum o Conducted by DOT at request of Bicycle Commission o Adopted by Planning Commission in 2017 o Identified need to connect low-stress facilities to provide all ages access through 77 miles of separated facilities o Emphasis on protected facilities

Separated Bike Lane Network Addendum Recommended separated and supporting facilities to connect low-stress islands

Maryland Ave Cycletrack

Potomac Street Cycletrack

Baltimore Greenway Trail Network One of 8 TrailNation projects in the U.S. Continuous 35-mile loop for bikes and pedestrians Only 10 additional miles are needed to close critical gaps through 50 neighborhoods and help reverse long- standing urban fragmentation

Big Jump Project Big Jump Project – People for Bikes o Water protected facility Druid Park Lake Drive/28 th /Sisson o Two community meetings scheduled – Apr 23/26 o Goal is construction and kick off in May 2018 o Sharrows/counterflow 27 th St o Goal is construction in Summer 2018

FY19 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) FY19 CIP o $950,000 committed funds o $1.7 million in proposed federal and state grants o $2.65 million total FY19 funding

FY19 CIP Projects Existing Road Lane Existing Proposed General Total Type Limits General Proposed Grant Miles Miles Grant Fund Cost Funds FY 19 CIP 506 Federal Cycle Highway Track/ Druid Hill to FY 18 FY 18 Transportation Funds Eutaw Place 1.7 2.9 $500,000 Buffered Druid Park Lake $70,000 $14,000 $346,000 Lanes FY 19 CIP 800 General Fund $70,000 Cycle FY 19 CIP 690 Track/ Other State Funds FY 19 CIP 800 General St Lo Drive North to Harford 0.8 1.5 $300,000 Buffered (Bikeways) Fund $60,000 Lanes $240,000 FY 19 CIP 690 University Cycle Other State Funds FY 19 CIP 800 General Calvert to Roland 1.3 2.6 $520,000 Parkway Track (Bikeways) Fund $87,000 $433,000 W Pratt Cycle FY 16 FY 16 FY 19 CIP 800 General MLK to Light 0.8 1.6 $500,000 Street Track $300,000 $60,000 Funds $140,000 Greenway FY 19 CIP 508 Trails Hillen St to St Federal Network - Shared Paul St/Middle Transportation FY 19 CIP 800 General 33rd $480,000 Use Path Branch to Inner Enhancement Fund $80,000 St/Middle Harbor Grants (TAP) Branch $400,000 Connection

2018 Construction – Ongoing Projects Type Limits Road Miles Lane Miles Completion Jones Falls Trail Cylburn Arboretum to Mt Trail 4.3 8.5 2019 • Extension Washington Lt Rail 2019 • Key Highway Trail Trail William to Covington St .02 .04 Mount Royal Cycle St Paul St to Lafayette Ave .50 1.0 2019 • Streetscape Track

2018 Construction – New Projects Road Lane Type Limits Funding 2018 Timeline Miles Miles Cycle Track/ Key Highway Community Outreach: Mid-April • Covington $91,350 FY 18 Bikeways • Sharrows/ to Fort .50 1.0 Revise Plans: Spring/Summer • Street $18, 270 FY 18 General Fund • Counterflow Avenue Construction: Late Summer/Fall • St Paul St to Construction: Summer • 33 rd Street Cycle Track .02 .03 Developer Agreement • Charles St Community Outreach: Spring • Gusryan Eastern Ave Cycle Track .70 1.4 Repaving Revise Plans: Early Summer • • Street to Boston St Construction: Late Summer • Design: Spring • Bike Lane/ Charles St to Community Outreach: Late Spring • Lake Avenue .50 1.0 Repaving • Cycle Track Roland Ave Revise Plans: Summer • Construction: Fall • N High Hillen St to Design: Spring • Bike Lane .20 .30 Repaving • Street Fallsway Construction: Summer • Design: Spring • Bike Lane/ Moravia to Community Outreach: Late Spring • Sinclair Lane .50 1.0 Repaving • Cycle Track Frankford Revise Plans: Early Summer • Construction: Late Summer/Fall •

2018 Design Road Lane Type Limits Funding Project Timeline Miles Miles Cycle Track/ Design: Summer/Fall 2018 • Bonaparte to $250,000 North Avenue Rising • 20 th Street Bike Lane/ 1.0 2.0 Community Outreach: Summer/Fall 2018 • Howard Tiger Grant Sharrows Construction: Summer 2019 • Design: Summer/Fall 2018 • Baker Street/ Cycle Track/ Bloomingdale $176,000 North Avenue Rising • 1.6 3.2 Community Outreach: Summer/Fall 2018 • Druid Hill Ave Sharrows to North Ave Tiger Grant Construction: Summer 2019 • Sharrows/ Roland Ave Community Outreach: Spring 2018 • Melrose $99,600 FY 17 Bikeways (Minor • Pedestrian to Bellona .9 1.8 Revise Plans: Summer 2018 • Avenue Retrofit) Upgrades Ave Construction: Spring 2019 • Design: Summer/Fall 2018 • Druid Hill Ave MLK Jr Shared Use Community Outreach: Winter 2018/2019 • to W 1.45 2.9 $41,280 FY 17 Bikeways (Design) • Sidepath Path Revise Plans: Fall 2019 • Hamburg St Apply for Construction Grant: Spring 2019 • Hollins Design: Spring/Summer 2018 • Arlington Sharrows/ Market to Community Outreach: Spring/Summer 2018 • Avenue Pedestrian .05 1.0 $80,000 FY 17 Bikeways (Design) • Pigtown Revise Plans: Winter 2019 • Greenway Upgrades Mainstreet Apply for Construction Grant: Spring 2019 •

Compiled Construction Timeline 2018 2019 2020 Cycle Track/ Covington Jones Falls **St Lo Cycle Track/ Sharrows/ 1.0 Trail 8.5 1.5 Street Trail Drive Bike Lane Counterflow Key Highway **University 33 rd Street Cycle Track .03 Trail .04 Cycle Track 2.6 Trail Pkwy Gusryan Mount Royal **MLK Jr Shared Use Cycle Track 1.6 Cycle Track 1.0 2.9 Street Streetscape Sidepath Path Bike Lane/ Cycle Track/ **Arlington Lake Avenue 1.0 20 th Street 2.0 Sharrows 1.0 Cycle Track Bike Lane Ave N High Cycle Track/ Cycle Track/ Bike Lane .30 Eutaw St 2.9 Baker St 3.2 Street Bike Lane Sharrows Bike Lane/ W Pratt St Cycle Track 1.6 Sinclair Lane 1.0 Melrose Ave Sharrows 1.8 Cycle Track Madison Total Lane Miles 12.5 Bike Lane 1.7 Total Lane Miles 16.54 Street Centre Cycle Track 1.2 Street W Baltimore Sharrows 6 Bike Blvd Temp Shared Big Jump 2.4 **Dependent on Competitive Grant Award Use W 27 th Sharrows .70 Street Total Lane Miles 16.93

Unfinished Projects Downtown Bicycle Network o Maryland/Cathedral Ave o Working with BCFD on modifying certain areas o Goal is redline changes complete in 2018 o Madison/Centre Streets o Working with BCFD on redesign o Maintain as much protected facility as possible o Goal is construction complete in 2018 o Monument Street o Construction complete in 2018

Fire Code Conformity Finalized procedures for review process with BCFD o 100% in kind repaving projects do not require review o Any change to existing conditions requires review o Major projects require review at 30%, 60%, 90% o Will continue to work with BCFD on future projects o

ROLAND AVENUE o Community meeting rescheduled o Introduction of speed cameras, traffic officer o Proposed modifications to address concerns o Pilot project reduction to one lane

Dockless Bike Share Policy Policy Development o Similar to other cities, going to implement pilot program allowing dockless bikeshare o Working out details of permitting, costs, and reporting requirements o Goal is to have policy developed by May/June

BIKE-FRIENDLY Bicycle-Friendly Business Initiative

BALTIMORE BIKE SHARE Update o 39 Stations open towards 50 funded o 4 more stations will come on line this Spring/early Summer o Bikes in circulation will significantly increase April-June o Bike Share Coordinator position should be posted in late April/early May

BALTIMORE BIKE SHARE

Bike to Work Day Friday, May 18, 2018