Bicycle Planning

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Improving mobility options and safety through the enhancement of the bicycle environment.

Details:

The City of San Diego is committed to supporting bicycling as a form of mobility and recreation. As part of the City's long-term vision contained in the General Plan, the City supports the planning and development of bicycle-friendly development projects, streets, and neighborhoods for both commuter and recreational riders. To this end, the City has adopted a Citywide Bicycle Master Plan.

The Bicycle Master Plan serves as a policy document to guide the development and maintenance of bicycle facilities throughout the City. The policies in the Bicycle Master Plan address all issues related to San Diego's bikeways such as planning, community involvement, utilization of existing resources, facility design, safety and education, funding and more.

Status:

The City annually applies for and receives grant funding to design and construct bicycle facility improvements throughout the City.

More Information:

• Bicycle Master Plan
• General Plan Mobility Element (PDF: 4.9M)
• Bicycle Safety
• Bicycle Program
• SANDAG Pedestrian and Bicycles

Bicycle Master Plan Update

The City of San Diego Bicycle Master Plan Update will seek to produce a renewed bicycle plan for the city and continue providing a framework for making cycling a more practical and convenient transportation option for a wide variety of San Diegans with different riding purposes and skill-levels. The plan update will involve evaluating and building on the existing Bicycle Master Plan so that it reflects changes in bicycle user needs and changes to the City’s bicycle network and overall infrastructure.

Take our bicycle user survey and distribute the link to interested friends and colleagues.  If you have any questions, please contact us: sammi@sandiego.gov or sryan@altaplanning.com

Public Involvement

Your participation is essential to helping us develop the best possible Bicycle Master Plan for the City of San Diego. Here are three easy ways that you can participate:

Take our bicycle user survey! We need to hear from you to ensure we are accurately reflecting the preferences and needs of San Diego cyclists. Click on the link above to access the survey.

Review the Public Open House Material and Public Input

A public open house was held on Wednesday June 10, 2009 from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. at the Hall of Champions Sports Museum in Balboa Park to collect public input on preliminary plan recommendations. The open house was organized into six stations presenting different elements of the plan. Please review the open house display boards and the public comments collected during the open house. If you have something to add, please contact us at SAmmi@sandiego.gov.

Open House Material:

• Open House Flyer (PDF: 1.16M)
• Open House Welcome Board (PDF: 3.2M)
• Open House Station Overview (PDF: 77K)
• Open House Public Comment Cards (PDF: 225K)

Station 1: Public Involvement Strategy

• Display Boards (PDF: 2.4M)
• Public Comments (PDF: 125K)

Station 2: Review of the Current Bicycle Master Plan

• Display Boards (PDF: 881K)
• Public Comments (PDF: 116K)

Station 3: Demand Analysis

• Display Boards 1 (PDF: 217K)
• Display Boards 2 (PDF: 292K)
• Display Boards 3 (PDF: 2M)
• Public Comments (PDF: 108K)

Station 4: Proposed Network

• Display Boards 1 (PDF: 2.9M)
• Display Boards 2 (PDF: 1.9M)
• Public Comments (PDF: 114K)

Station 5: Prioritization

• Display Boards (PDF: 2.1M)
• Public Comments (PDF: 118K)

Station 6: Program Strategies

• Display Boards 1 (PDF: 788K)
• Display Boards 2 (PDF: 2.9M)
• Public Comments (PDF: 118K)
  

Spread the word! Tell your friends, neighbors and fellow bicyclists to check this site often for new information as we move through the Bicycle Master Plan process.

Show us which routes are most important to you! It's quick, it's easy, and it's a great way for us to learn more about what's working and what needs to be improved. It's also a great way for you to see which routes other San Diego cyclists are using. To ensure that we see your contribution, please follow these instructions carefully:

• Visit Bikely -- a terrific tool to create and share bicycle routes.
• Register with the site - Just click the 'Sign In / Join' button at the top.
• Once registered, click the ' Create Route' button at the top and follow the instructions on the site. Draw in your route and be sure to include descriptions about what can be improved.
• When you save the route, please make sure you give it a title that begins with "San Diego BMP". For example if you want to call your route the ' Coast Route', it should be saved as "San Diego BMP - Coast Route." Doing this will help us find it and include it in our analysis.
• To see what other people have entered, go to the 'Find' tab and type San Diego BMP into the search window and click 'Go.'

Maps, Plans, & Reports

San Diego Bicycle Master Plan (2002)
General Plan Mobility Element (2008) (PDF: 4.9M)

San Diego Region Publications:

There is a lot happening in transportation in San Diego County. Visit the following websites by clicking on the links below to review projects, transportation studies, and maps.

2030 Regional Transportation Plan - Pathways for the Future Regional Bikeway Corridors (2007) View Full Map
Bayshore Bikeway Map
Bayshore Bikeway Plan
South Bay Project Map
San Diego Commuter Characteristics

Design Standards, Guidelines and Options:
California Highway Design Manual - Chapter 1000
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices – California
Bicycle and Pedestrian Technical Design Manual
AASHTO - The Guide for the Development of Bicycle Facilities

Resources:
Police Department Bicycle Safety
Public Services Bicycle Program
SANDAG Bicycles and Pedestrians
San Diego Regional Bicycle Plan

Bicycle Coalitions & Clubs:
San Diego County Bicycle Coalition
San Diego Mountain Biking Association
San Diego Randonneurs
San Diego Bicycle Club
San Diego Tandem Club
Bicycle Section of the Sierra Club
North County Cycle Club
San Diego CYCLO-VETS

Contacts

City of San Diego Project Manager:

Shahriar Ammi
Associate Engineer – Traffic
Mobility Planning
City Planning & Community Investment
(619) 236-6576
sammi@sandiego.gov

Consultant Project Manager:

Sherry Ryan, PhD
Associate
Alta Planning + Design 3920 Conde Street , Suite B
San Diego , CA 92110
(619) 269-6043
sryan@altaplanning.com