October 2014 EPC Red-Line DRAFT Bikeways & Trails Facility Plan October 2014 – EPC Red-Line Published by: City of Albuquerque Planning Department 600 2nd Street NW Albuquerque, NM 87102 Acknowledgements: City of Albuquerque GARTC Richard J. Berry, Mayor Ian Maddieson, Chair Robert J. Perry, Chief Administrative Gary Kelly, Vice Chair Officer Warren Wild William Schimberg John Thomas City Council Guy Miller Ken Sanchez, District 1, President Valerie Cole Isaac Benton, District 2 Klarissa Peña, District 3 Brad Winters, District 4 City and Technical Staff Dan Lewis, District 5 Suzanne Lubar, Director, Planning Department Rey Garduño, District 6 Russell Brito, Planning Department Diane G. Gibson, District 7 Carrie Barkhurst, Planning Department Trudy E. Jones, District 8, Vice-President Jessica Johnson, Planning Department Don Harris, District 9 Petra Morris, Planning Department Environmental Planning Commission Michael Riordan, Director, Department of Municipal Development Patrick J. Griebel, Esq., District 1 Debbie Bauman, DMD Moises A. Gonzalez, District 2 John MacKenzie, DMD Victor Beserra, District 3 Peter D. Nicholls, District 4, Chair Derek Bohannan, District 5 Barbara Baca, Director, Parks & Recreation Maia J. Mullen, District 6 Christina Sandoval, Parks & Recreation James A. Peck, District 7, Vice-Chair James Lewis, Parks & Recreation Karen L. Hudson, District 8 Carol Dumont, Parks & Recreation Bill W. McCoy III, District 9 Consultants GABAC Susan Kelly Scott Hale, Chair Diane Scena Diane Albert Gannett Fleming West Larry Gilbert Alta Planning Ronald Nelson Douglas Stiebler Ed Hillsman Bruce Farmer Moises Gonzalez, EPC Representative PART I: BACKGROUND & POLICIES Executive Summary ....................................................................................................................................................... i CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................... 1 A. PLANNING PURPOSE .............................................................................................................................................................. 1 Albuquerque’s Ranked Plans ....................................................................................................................................... 1 B. BACKGROUND AND HISTORY OF SYSTEM .............................................................................................................................. 2 1. Previous Bikeway & Trail Planning in Albuquerque ............................................................................................... 2 2. Early Accomplishments ............................................................................................................................................ 3 3. Recent Accomplishments .......................................................................................................................................... 3 C. BIKEWAYS AND TRAILS BENEFITS ......................................................................................................................................... 5 1. Economic Benefits .................................................................................................................................................... 5 2. Traffic Improvements ............................................................................................................................................... 6 3. Social Equity in Mobility .......................................................................................................................................... 7 4. Public Health Benefits .............................................................................................................................................. 7 5. Environmental Benefits/Natural and Cultural Resource Protection ........................................................................ 8 6. Quality of Life Benefits ............................................................................................................................................. 8 D. THE PLANNING PROCESS ....................................................................................................................................................... 9 1. Public Involvement Summary ................................................................................................................................... 9 2. Data Collection & Analysis ...................................................................................................................................... 9 E. USING THE PLAN .................................................................................................................................................................. 10 F. ACRONYMS .......................................................................................................................................................................... 11 G. DEFINITIONS ........................................................................................................................................................................ 12 CHAPTER 2: PLANNING & POLICY FRAMEWORK ...................................................................................................... 16 A. BIKEWAYS & TRAILS SYSTEM VISION, GOALS, AND POLICIES ............................................................................................ 16 1. Vision ...................................................................................................................................................................... 16 2. Goals & Policies .................................................................................................................................................... 16 B. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER PLANS ......................................................................................................................................... 20 1. Applicable City Plans, Regulations & Guidance ................................................................................................... 20 2. Applicable Regional & State Plans ........................................................................................................................ 24 5. Federal Policies and Programs.............................................................................................................................. 26 CHAPTER 3: EXISTING CONDITIONS & CURRENT ISSUES ....................................................................................... 28 A. CYCLIST & PEDESTRIAN NEEDS .......................................................................................................................................... 28 1. Types of Users ........................................................................................................................................................ 28 2. User Needs – Current Issues .................................................................................................................................. 30 B. EXISTING FACILITIES ........................................................................................................................................................... 31 1. Types of Existing Facilities .................................................................................................................................... 31 2. Existing Facility Enhancements – Current Issues .................................................................................................. 38 C. BIKEWAY & TRAIL SYSTEM ANALYSIS ............................................................................................................................... 40 1. Bikeway & Trail System - Assets & Challenges ..................................................................................................... 40 2. System Use.............................................................................................................................................................. 47 3. On-Street Bicycle Facility Needs Assessment ........................................................................................................ 50 4. Current Studies & Programs .................................................................................................................................. 53 5. Bikeway & Trail System – Current Issues .............................................................................................................. 55 i CHAPTER 4: RECOMMENDED NETWORK ...................................................................................................................... 58 A. FACILITY GAP ANALYSIS .................................................................................................................................................... 58 1. Existing Bikeway & Trail Evaluation ..................................................................................................................... 58 2. System Gap Analysis .............................................................................................................................................. 59 3. Gap Closure Measures ........................................................................................................................................... 60 4. Steps in Addressing Bikeway & Trail System Gaps ...............................................................................................