COMPREHENSIVE BICYCLE MASTER PLAN Final Report November 2014 PREPARED BY IN ASSOCIATION WITH Acknowledgements CITY COUNCIL Mayor Greg Stanton Councilwoman Thelda Williams ................................................................................................................ District 1 Vice Mayor Jim Waring ................................................................................................................................ District 2 Councilman Bill Gates ................................................................................................................................. District 3 Councilwoman Laura Pastor ...................................................................................................................... District 4 Councilman Daniel Valenzuela ................................................................................................................... District 5 Councilman Sal DiCiccio ............................................................................................................................ District 6 Councilman Michael Nowakowski ........................................................................................................... District 7 Councilwoman Kate Gallego ..................................................................................................................... District 8 TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE Wylie Bearup ............................................................................................City of Phoenix - Street Transportation Ray Dovalina ..............................................................................................City of Phoenix - Street Transportation Tom Godbee ..............................................................City of Phoenix - Street Transportation - Traffic Services Scott Logan .................................................................City of Phoenix - Street Transportation - Traffic Services Marcus Hunter ...........................................................City of Phoenix - Street Transportation - Traffic Services Kerry Wilcoxon ............................ City of Phoenix - Street Transportation - Safety & Neighborhood Traffic Joseph Perez .................................. City of Phoenix - Street Transportation - Safety & Neighborhood Traffic Matthew Heil .......................................... City of Phoenix - Street Transportation - Public Information Office Mark Melnychenko ....................................City of Phoenix - Street Transportation - Environmental Services Jim Baker ........................................................................City of Phoenix - Street Transportation - Traffic Signals Marcus Virgil .......................................................................................................................... City of Phoenix - Police Jeremy Stapleton.................City of Phoenix - Environmental Quality Committee & Bicycle Subcommittee Phil McNeely ..........................................................................................................City of Phoenix - Mayor’s Office Colin Tetreault .......................................................................................................City of Phoenix - Mayor’s Office Jeremy Legg ...............................................................City of Phoenix - Community & Economic Development Inger Erickson ...............................................................................................City of Phoenix - Parks & Recreation Jarod Rogers ..................................................................................................City of Phoenix - Parks & Recreation Jon Brodsky ...................................................................................................City of Phoenix - Parks & Recreation Katherine Coles ................................................................ City of Phoenix - Planning & Development Services Lysistrata Hall ................................................................City of Phoenix - Neighborhood Services Department Amanda Luecker ..........................................................................Valley Metro Regional Public Transit Authority Abigail Williams ........................................................................Arizona Department of Administration (ADOA) David Oihus ..............................................................................Arizona Department of Administration (ADOA) Mike Sanders .............................................................................Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) Maureen DeCindis ...................................................................... Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) Jude Nelson ............................................................................................................. Arizona State University (ASU) Acknowledgements PEDESTRIAN AND BIKING AD HOC TASK FORCE Suzanne Day .........................................................................................................................District 1 representative Bob Pane ...............................................................................................................................District 2 representative Leslie Dornfeld ....................................................................................................................District 3 representative Lisa Parks ..............................................................................................................................District 4 representative Haley Ritter ..........................................................................................................................District 5 representative Susan Bookspan ...................................................................................................................District 6 representative Libby Coyner ........................................................................................................................District 7 representative Gene Holmerud ..................................................................................................................District 8 representative Bob Boschee ....................................................................................................................................At-Large Member Erika Keenan ....................................................................................................................................At-Large Member Edward Jensen ..................................................................................................................................At-Large Member Feliciano Vera .........................................................................................................................Chair, At-Large Member CONSULTANT TEAM Jim C. Lee, PhD, PE, PTOE .................................................................................................................Lee Engineering Michael J. Cynecki, PE .........................................................................................................................Lee Engineering Yung Koprowski, PE, PTOE ................................................................................................................Lee Engineering RJ Eldridge.................................................................................................................................... Toole Design Group Jim Elliott, AICP ........................................................................................................................... Toole Design Group Terri Musser .................................................................................................................................. Charlier Associates The consultant team is grateful for the important input and guidance from the Ad Hoc Task Force, and the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) members. The authors of this report would like to specifically acknowledge substantial contributions to the report by Ad Hoc Task Force Chair Feliciano Vera and Members Leslie Dornfeld and Libby Coyner. The Consultant Team also wishes to acknowledge the review and assistance provided by City of Phoenix Street Transportation employees, particularly the contributions of Thomas Godbee, Scott Logan, Kerry Wilcoxon, and Joseph Perez. MAKING CONNECTIONS Executive Summary ...........................................................................................................................1 Chapter 1 - Benefits of a Bicycle Friendly Community .............................................................7 Chapter 2 - How to Use This Plan ...............................................................................................11 Chapter 3 - Plan Vision & Areas of Excellence ..........................................................................15 Chapter 4 - Past & Present ............................................................................................................19 Chapter 5 - Policies & Perceptions ..............................................................................................31 Chapter 6 - Opportunities & Investments .................................................................................39 Chapter 7 - Equity & Efficiency .....................................................................................................63 Chapter 8 - Safety ............................................................................................................................65