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Fairmount Civic Association January 31, 2013
Thursday, January 31, 2013 y, y , Philadelphia Mennonite High School Fairmount Avenue Bike Lanes 1 860 North 24th Street
Fairmount Avenue Fairmount Avenue Existing Conditions • Frequently Used by Cyclists • Growing number of families with children • Growing number of seniors • Active restaurant scene; good neighborhood shopping
January 31, 2013
Fairmount Avenue Bike Lanes
2
Fairmount Avenue Existing Street i i Condition • Very wide street – 48’ wide curb to curb
• 16’ travel lanes are too spacious p • A bike lane fits without removing: • Parking Parking • Motor vehicle lanes
January 31, 2013
Fairmount Avenue Bike Lanes
3
Fairmount Avenue Limited bus service Connects Schuylkill River Trail with Broad St Part of Philadelphia’s Bicycle Network Plan Many cyclists already live in Spring Garden and Fairmount
January 31, 2013
Fairmount Avenue Bike Lanes
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What Would Bike Lanes Look Like?
FFairmount Ave between 21 i tA b t 21st and 22 d 22nd Streets St t
January 31, 2013
Fairmount Avenue Bike Lanes
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What Would Bike Lanes Look Like?
FFairmount Ave between 24 i tA b t 24th and 25 d 25th Streets St t
January 31, 2013
Fairmount Avenue Bike Lanes
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Streets like Fairmount Avenue St t lik F i tA with bike lanes in Philadelphia Comparison of Daily Traffic Volumes 14,000 12,000
AADT
10,000 8,000 6,000 6,000 4,000 2 000 2,000 ‐ Fairmount Spruce St Aramingo Snyder Ave Torresdale Chelten Castor Ave Ave Ave Ave Ave January 31, 2013
Fairmount Avenue Bike Lanes
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June 2012 Online Survey Distributed by FCA & Bicycle Coalition Distributed by FCA & Bicycle Coalition 375 Respondents
How often do you use Fairmount Ave? 70% Respondents live in the neighbor‐hoods in the neighbor‐hoods • 46.3% in Fairmount 46 3% in Fairmount • 18.4% in Spring Garden • 5.6% in Francisville January 31, 2013
• 48% walk, bike or drive daily 48% alk bike or dri e dail • 29% walk, bike or drive more than once a week • 15% use it 2‐3 times a month
Fairmount Avenue Bike Lanes
8
June 2012 Survey Results
survey
January 31, 2013
9
January 31, 2013
Fairmount Avenue Bike Lanes
10
Fairmount Ave. Businesses Door to door canvas of 65 businesses in November 2012
80% of those 40 businesses we businesses we talked to were ive of bike lanes
January 31, 2013
Made Made with 40 stores/restaurants
Fairmount Avenue Bike Lanes
11
Online Survey for Businesses Sent an online y survey to approximately 48 businesses (for which we had an email address)
48% in Fairmount; 44% in Francisville
27 responded
92.6% of those who took the survey were ive
January 31, 2013
Fairmount Avenue Bike Lanes
12
January 2013 Survey Distributed by Francisville NDC & Spring Garden Civic How often do you use Fairmount use Fairmount Ave?
134 Respondents • 18% Fairmount 57% Spring Garden • 57% Spring Garden • 26% Francisville
January 31, 2013
• 50% walk, bike or drive dailyy • 33% walk, bike or drive more than once a week • 10% use it 2‐3 times a month
Fairmount Avenue Bike Lanes
13
January 2013 Survey Results
January 31, 2013
14
Main Issues Raised in Surveys Main Issues Raised in Surveys
PRO
January 31, 2013
• Bike lanes feel safer • Better connectivity to the city’ss bike lane the city bike lane network • Improves bicycle behavior‐gets cyclists off the sidewalk h id lk • Community benefits • Safer for pedestrians • Designates spaces for Designates spaces for cars and bicycles – more orderly • Increases predictability of f drivers, cyclists, pedestri ans
CON
Fairmount Avenue Bike Lanes
• Increased safety risk to all road s due to double parking conflict + high traffic driveways Potential to increase • Potential to increase congestion • Unwanted loss of parking or impairs ability to double park for to double park for loading/unloading • Why necessary? Alternative E/W route on Spring Garden
15
Won’tt parking spaces be lost? Won parking spaces be lost? • No No loss of parking required to mark bike lanes loss of parking required to mark bike lanes • A parking management program could reduce do ble parking and increase parking for b sinesses double parking and increase parking for businesses – – – –
Residential permit parking Ti Time restricted parking near restaurants and stores i d ki d Metered parking Additional loading zones for morning deliveries dd ll d f d l
January 31, 2013
Fairmount Avenue Bike Lanes
16
Why not Spring Garden Street? Why not Spring Garden Street? • • • • •
Importance of a network Residents and businesses in Fairmount Residents and businesses in Fairmount Fewer bus conflicts L Less motor vehicle traffic t hi l t ffi Trail s can avoid Eakins Oval
January 31, 2013
Fairmount Avenue Bike Lanes
17
Will bike lanes increase congestion? Will bike lanes increase congestion? Will not remove a travel lane Will clarify where drivers are supposed to drive y pp Will clarify where bicyclists are supposed to ride There will still be room for drivers to a car There will still be room for drivers to a car waiting to turn left • Cars waiting to turn left will do so closer to the Cars waiting to turn left will do so closer to the center of the roadway
• • • •
January 31, 2013
Fairmount Avenue Bike Lanes
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Won’tt bike lanes affect double parking? Won bike lanes affect double parking? • Double parking is illegal now; Double parking is illegal now; • It is no less and no more illegal in a bike lane
January 31, 2013
Fairmount Avenue Bike Lanes
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Won’tt bike lanes affect double parking? Won bike lanes affect double parking? • Delivery Delivery vehicles regularly block bike lanes vehicles regularly block bike lanes elsewhere in Philadelphia • Bicyclists must move around stopped vehicles Bicyclists must move around stopped vehicles • When a stopped vehicle occupies a bike lane, drivers appear to be more tolerant about drivers appear to be more tolerant about allowing a bicyclist to travel around
January 31, 2013
Fairmount Avenue Bike Lanes
20
Thank You Charles Carmalt Pedestrian / Bicycle Coordinator Mayor’s Office of Transportation & Utilities [email protected]
Sarah Clark Stuart Sarah Clark Stuart Policy Director Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia [email protected]
January 31, 2013
Fairmount Avenue Bike Lanes
21
Thursday, January 31, 2013 y, y , Philadelphia Mennonite High School Fairmount Avenue Bike Lanes 1 860 North 24th Street
Fairmount Avenue Fairmount Avenue Existing Conditions • Frequently Used by Cyclists • Growing number of families with children • Growing number of seniors • Active restaurant scene; good neighborhood shopping
January 31, 2013
Fairmount Avenue Bike Lanes
2
Fairmount Avenue Existing Street i i Condition • Very wide street – 48’ wide curb to curb
• 16’ travel lanes are too spacious p • A bike lane fits without removing: • Parking Parking • Motor vehicle lanes
January 31, 2013
Fairmount Avenue Bike Lanes
3
Fairmount Avenue Limited bus service Connects Schuylkill River Trail with Broad St Part of Philadelphia’s Bicycle Network Plan Many cyclists already live in Spring Garden and Fairmount
January 31, 2013
Fairmount Avenue Bike Lanes
4
What Would Bike Lanes Look Like?
FFairmount Ave between 21 i tA b t 21st and 22 d 22nd Streets St t
January 31, 2013
Fairmount Avenue Bike Lanes
5
What Would Bike Lanes Look Like?
FFairmount Ave between 24 i tA b t 24th and 25 d 25th Streets St t
January 31, 2013
Fairmount Avenue Bike Lanes
6
Streets like Fairmount Avenue St t lik F i tA with bike lanes in Philadelphia Comparison of Daily Traffic Volumes 14,000 12,000
AADT
10,000 8,000 6,000 6,000 4,000 2 000 2,000 ‐ Fairmount Spruce St Aramingo Snyder Ave Torresdale Chelten Castor Ave Ave Ave Ave Ave January 31, 2013
Fairmount Avenue Bike Lanes
7
June 2012 Online Survey Distributed by FCA & Bicycle Coalition Distributed by FCA & Bicycle Coalition 375 Respondents
How often do you use Fairmount Ave? 70% Respondents live in the neighbor‐hoods in the neighbor‐hoods • 46.3% in Fairmount 46 3% in Fairmount • 18.4% in Spring Garden • 5.6% in Francisville January 31, 2013
• 48% walk, bike or drive daily 48% alk bike or dri e dail • 29% walk, bike or drive more than once a week • 15% use it 2‐3 times a month
Fairmount Avenue Bike Lanes
8
June 2012 Survey Results
survey
January 31, 2013
9
January 31, 2013
Fairmount Avenue Bike Lanes
10
Fairmount Ave. Businesses Door to door canvas of 65 businesses in November 2012
80% of those 40 businesses we businesses we talked to were ive of bike lanes
January 31, 2013
Made Made with 40 stores/restaurants
Fairmount Avenue Bike Lanes
11
Online Survey for Businesses Sent an online y survey to approximately 48 businesses (for which we had an email address)
48% in Fairmount; 44% in Francisville
27 responded
92.6% of those who took the survey were ive
January 31, 2013
Fairmount Avenue Bike Lanes
12
January 2013 Survey Distributed by Francisville NDC & Spring Garden Civic How often do you use Fairmount use Fairmount Ave?
134 Respondents • 18% Fairmount 57% Spring Garden • 57% Spring Garden • 26% Francisville
January 31, 2013
• 50% walk, bike or drive dailyy • 33% walk, bike or drive more than once a week • 10% use it 2‐3 times a month
Fairmount Avenue Bike Lanes
13
January 2013 Survey Results
January 31, 2013
14
Main Issues Raised in Surveys Main Issues Raised in Surveys
PRO
January 31, 2013
• Bike lanes feel safer • Better connectivity to the city’ss bike lane the city bike lane network • Improves bicycle behavior‐gets cyclists off the sidewalk h id lk • Community benefits • Safer for pedestrians • Designates spaces for Designates spaces for cars and bicycles – more orderly • Increases predictability of f drivers, cyclists, pedestri ans
CON
Fairmount Avenue Bike Lanes
• Increased safety risk to all road s due to double parking conflict + high traffic driveways Potential to increase • Potential to increase congestion • Unwanted loss of parking or impairs ability to double park for to double park for loading/unloading • Why necessary? Alternative E/W route on Spring Garden
15
Won’tt parking spaces be lost? Won parking spaces be lost? • No No loss of parking required to mark bike lanes loss of parking required to mark bike lanes • A parking management program could reduce do ble parking and increase parking for b sinesses double parking and increase parking for businesses – – – –
Residential permit parking Ti Time restricted parking near restaurants and stores i d ki d Metered parking Additional loading zones for morning deliveries dd ll d f d l
January 31, 2013
Fairmount Avenue Bike Lanes
16
Why not Spring Garden Street? Why not Spring Garden Street? • • • • •
Importance of a network Residents and businesses in Fairmount Residents and businesses in Fairmount Fewer bus conflicts L Less motor vehicle traffic t hi l t ffi Trail s can avoid Eakins Oval
January 31, 2013
Fairmount Avenue Bike Lanes
17
Will bike lanes increase congestion? Will bike lanes increase congestion? Will not remove a travel lane Will clarify where drivers are supposed to drive y pp Will clarify where bicyclists are supposed to ride There will still be room for drivers to a car There will still be room for drivers to a car waiting to turn left • Cars waiting to turn left will do so closer to the Cars waiting to turn left will do so closer to the center of the roadway
• • • •
January 31, 2013
Fairmount Avenue Bike Lanes
18
Won’tt bike lanes affect double parking? Won bike lanes affect double parking? • Double parking is illegal now; Double parking is illegal now; • It is no less and no more illegal in a bike lane
January 31, 2013
Fairmount Avenue Bike Lanes
19
Won’tt bike lanes affect double parking? Won bike lanes affect double parking? • Delivery Delivery vehicles regularly block bike lanes vehicles regularly block bike lanes elsewhere in Philadelphia • Bicyclists must move around stopped vehicles Bicyclists must move around stopped vehicles • When a stopped vehicle occupies a bike lane, drivers appear to be more tolerant about drivers appear to be more tolerant about allowing a bicyclist to travel around
January 31, 2013
Fairmount Avenue Bike Lanes
20
Thank You Charles Carmalt Pedestrian / Bicycle Coordinator Mayor’s Office of Transportation & Utilities [email protected]
Sarah Clark Stuart Sarah Clark Stuart Policy Director Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia [email protected]
January 31, 2013
Fairmount Avenue Bike Lanes
21
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