Riverton Active Transportation Master Plan Appendix A Bicycle and Trail Design Guidelines 2015 PREPARED BY: Alta Planning + Design 8 Broadway Salt Lake City, UT 84111 DRAFT Appendix A: Bicycle and Trail Design Guidelines Contents Introduction ....................................................................................................................................................................................1 Design Needs of Pedestrians ....................................................................................................................................................4 Design Needs of Bicyclists ..........................................................................................................................................................6 Bicycle Facility Selection Guidelines .......................................................................................................................................9 Facility Classification ....................................................................................................................................................................... 10 Facility Continua ................................................................................................................................................................................ 11 Bicycle Facility Contextual Guidance ........................................................................................................................................ 12 Shared Roadways ..........................................................................................................................................................................13 Marked Shared Roadway ................................................................................................................................................................ 14 Bicycle Boulevard .............................................................................................................................................................................. 15 Bicycle Boulevards ........................................................................................................................................................................16 Route Selection ................................................................................................................................................................................... 17 Basic Treatments................................................................................................................................................................................ 18 Minor Intersection Treatments .................................................................................................................................................... 19 Major Intersection Treatments .................................................................................................................................................... 20 Offset Intersection Treatments ................................................................................................................................................... 21 On-Street Bikeways ......................................................................................................................................................................22 Conventional Bicycle Lanes ........................................................................................................................................................... 23 Buffered Bike Lane ............................................................................................................................................................................ 24 Uphill Bicycle Climbing Lane ......................................................................................................................................................... 25 Separated Bike Lanes ....................................................................................................................................................................... 26 On-Street Bikeways at Intersections ......................................................................................................................................27 Bike Box ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 28 Bike Lanes at Right Turn Only Lanes .......................................................................................................................................... 29 Colored Bike Lanes in Conflict Areas ........................................................................................................................................ 30 Shared Bike Lane / Turn Lane ........................................................................................................................................................ 31 Intersection Crossing Markings ................................................................................................................................................... 32 Two-Stage Turn Boxes...................................................................................................................................................................... 33 Bike Lanes at Diverging Ramp Lanes ......................................................................................................................................... 34 Signalization ....................................................................................................................................................................................35 Bicycle Detection and Actuation ................................................................................................................................................. 36 Active Warning Beacons ................................................................................................................................................................. 37 Riverton Active Transportation Master Plan | i Appendix A: Bicycle and Trail Design Guidelines Hybrid Beacons .................................................................................................................................................................................. 38 Bicycle Signal Heads ......................................................................................................................................................................... 39 Bikeway Signing .............................................................................................................................................................................40 Wayfinding Sign Types ..................................................................................................................................................................... 41 Wayfinding Sign Placement ........................................................................................................................................................... 42 Retrofitting Existing Streets to add Bikeways .....................................................................................................................43 Roadway Widening ........................................................................................................................................................................... 44 Lane Narrowing .................................................................................................................................................................................. 45 Lane Reconfiguration ....................................................................................................................................................................... 46 Parking Reduction ............................................................................................................................................................................. 47 Shared Use Paths and Off-Street Facilities ...........................................................................................................................48 General Design Practices................................................................................................................................................................ 49 Shared Use Paths in River and Utility Corridors ................................................................................................................... 50 Local Neighborhood Accessways ................................................................................................................................................ 51 Shared Use Paths Along Roadways ............................................................................................................................................ 52 Natural Surface Trails ....................................................................................................................................................................... 53 Path/Roadway Crossings ............................................................................................................................................................54 Marked/Unsignalized Crossings .................................................................................................................................................