Pedestrian and Bicycle Winter Maintenance Study Matthew Dyrdahl, - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS Pedestrian and Bicycle Winter Maintenance Study Matthew Dyrdahl, AICP, LCI Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator Minneapolis Public Works Transportation & Public Works Committee May 15, 2018 1

Study Goal • Identify alternative winter maintenance options • Enhance quality and consistency • Improve safety, accessibility and mobility 2

Outline of the Document • Section 1: Existing Minneapolis Pedestrian and Bicycle Winter Maintenance Practices • Section 2: City and Agency Review • Section 3: Alternative Winter Maintenance Options 3

Existing Minneapolis Pedestrian and Bicycle Winter Maintenance Practices Sidewalks • City ordinance 445 • Property owners are responsible for clearing snow and ice from sidewalks that are adjacent to properties they own • Enforcement process is primarily complaint driven • City has a corner clearing program 4

Existing Minneapolis Pedestrian and Bicycle Winter Maintenance Practices Bikeways • Bikeway winter maintenance responsibilities are shared • Shared use paths and on street protected bike lanes have a level of service goal to be cleared within 24 hours of the end of a snowfall • Standard on-street bike lanes and bicycle boulevards are generally plowed at the same time as the street 5

City and Agency Review • Increased public communication • Reporting methods • Evolving technology • Priority networks • Assistance programs • Citywide sidewalk clearing – partial or full 6

Alternative Winter Maintenance Options - Walking 7

Alternative Winter Maintenance Options – Bicycling 8

Changes Already In-Place • Communications • Enforcement Process - Trial elimination of initial inspection prior to a Notice of Violation • Benefits • Challenges 9

Supplemental Report on Sidewalk Snow and Ice Control • Keep piloting, build off of lessons learned • Pursue a pilot to proactively inspect sidewalks for compliance • Pursue expanded opportunities for assistance programs 10

Next Steps • Continue to engage the PAC, BAC and other groups • Host an Open House to gather feedback • Determine near term actionable items and resources needed 11