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Bicycle Level of Comfort Transylvania County BICYCLE PLAN Prepared for Transylvania County 2019 Prepared by Alta Planning + Design ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Thanks to the local residents, business leaders, community leaders, and government staff who participated in the development of this study through meetings, events, volunteering, interviews, and review. Special thanks to the Blue Ridge Bicycle Club for providing the match for this planning grant, and to those stakeholders who participated as stakeholder group members, listed below. PROJECT STAFF Joy Fields, Planning & Community Development, Transylvania County STAKEHOLDER GROUP MEMBERS Travis Book, Resident Mark Burrows, Resident David Carter, Transylvania County Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC) Dave Casey, US Forest Service Daniel Cobb, City of Brevard Planning & Zoning Bob Cole, Resident Gary Daniel, City of Brevard Council Wes Dickson, Sycamore Cycles John Ditillo, Resident Vicki Eastland, Land of Sky RPO Economic and Community Development Tad Fogel, Blue Ridge Bicycle Club; Friends of the Ecusta Trail Jonathan Griffin, Transylvania County Phil Harris, City of Brevard Police Department Mike Hawkins, Transylvania County Board of Commissioners Colin Izzard, CTS Train Right David Joyce, Brevard College President Alan Justice, Transylvania County Schools Sarah Knox, Resident Nick Kroncke, Land of Sky RPO Economic and Community Development Rick Lasater, Resident Robert Lawson, Resident Suzanne Lawson, Cedar Mountain Community Center Bryan Lopez, NCDOT Division of Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation Clark Lovelace, Brevard/Transylvania County Chamber of Commerce Ray Miller, Resident Jackie Moore, Active Routes to School Coordinator, Region 1 Adam Perkins, Resident Daniel Sapp, Resident/Bicycle industry Patrick Scott, US Forest Service Paula Stone, Resident Mark Tooley, Transylvania County TAC Bryan Townsend, Oskar Blues Davis Wax, US Forest Service Jim Whitcomb, Resident Jimmy Whitmire, Transylvania County Agricultural Advisory Board/TAC Steve Williams, NCDOT Division 14 PROJECT CONSULTANTS Matt Hayes, Vice President, Alta Planning + Design Steve Bzomowski, Senior Planner, Alta Planning + Design PROJECT CONTACT Joy Fields, Planning and Community Development, Transylvania County 106 East Morgan Street, Suite 207, Brevard, NC 28712 planning.transylvaniacounty.org Cover photos courtesy of Carmichael Training Systems (upper left and bottom photo) CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY INTRODUCTION DESIGN RESOURCES Project Background .................. 5 Appendix A 01 Planning Process Flowchart ...... 6 Vision and Goals ...................... 7 The Value of Bikeable Communities ........................... 8 FUNDING RESOURCES Appendix B EXISTING CONDITIONS Existing Conditions .................17 PUBLIC INPUT 02 Plan Review ...........................19 Bicycle Level of Comfort ..........20 Appendix C Bicycle Crashes.......................21 Public Input Summary .............22 EXISTING CONDITIONS Appendix D RECOMMENDATIONS Overview ...............................25 Bicycle Facility Types ..............26 03 RECOMMENDATIONS Projects in Development .........28 Priority Network .....................29 Appendix E Comprehensive Network ..........37 Program Recommendations ......38 Policy Considerations ..............46 IMPLEMENTATION Overview ...............................49 04 Key Steps ...............................49 Project Development Opportunities ........................50 Key Partners in Implementation ......................51 Performance Measures ............52 Facility Development Methods ................................52 TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY BICYCLE PLAN EXECUTIVE SUMMARY planning.transylvaniacounty.org In 2017, Transylvania County was awarded a grant from the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), Division of Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation (DBPT), to 2019 develop a comprehensive bicycle plan. The local match for the grant was provided by the Blue Ridge Bicycle Club. This was only the third time a North Carolina county received such an PLAN VISION award to-date. Transylvania County will The Transylvania County Bicycle Plan provides a framework for the county, residents, developers, NCDOT, and other have an interconnected regional planning partners to strategically build better connections for bicycling in the county. The plan provides PRIORITY NETWORK: MAP 3.2 detailed recommendations for bicycle facilities, policies, network of paved paths, Over time, opportunities to implement this priority network will invovle multiple jurisdictions, and funding sources. The elements of this priority network were the most consistently mentioned in stakeholder group meetings and public programs,outreach, and each and component implementation. strategically adds value by connecting This key destinations plan aims across Transylvania to use County. 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