Caltrans District 4 Bike Plan Update

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About Progress on the 2018 Bike Plan Resources

About

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Caltrans Bay Area (District 4) is updating the 2018 Bike Plan! The new Bike Plan will identify barriers to cycling, prioritize improvements and act as a resource for Caltrans staff to implement bike infrastructure on and across Caltrans facilities in the 9-county Bay Area.

What is a Bike Plan?

The Caltrans Bay Area Bike Plan will identify infrastructure improvements that can enhance bicycle safety, mobility, social equity and preservation throughout the Bay Area and remove some of the barriers to bicycling in the region. The Bike Plan will be developed in cooperation with local and regional partners to ensure that the improvements on the State Highway System complement proposals for local networks.

Vision and Goals

By 2040, people in California of all ages, abilities, and incomes can safely, conveniently, and comfortably bike for their everyday transportation needs

Image outlining the three goals of the bike plan. Safety: Reduce the number, rate, and severity of bicycle involved collisions. Mobility: Increase biking by providing comfortable, convenient and connected bikeways. Equity: Eliminate barriers to biking, co that everyone has access to high quality biking infrastructure no matter their race, socioeconomic status, identity or where they live.

Bike Plan Update Draft Report

Caltrans Bay Area has released a draft Bike Plan Update Report. The Draft Report analyzes existing conditions and identifies opportunities to improve biking on and across the State Highway System. Use the below link to view and comment on the Draft Report.

Draft Bike Plan Update Report

Bicycle Location-Based Needs Story Map

The Story Map is an overview of the needs and improvements identifies in the Bike Plan, as well as the analysis and methodology used to prioritize these needs. Use the below link to view the Story Map.

Bike Plan Update Story Map

Stay Up to Date

Stay up to date by subscribing to the Caltrans Bay Area Bike Plan mailing list. Email questions, subscribe to our mailing list or make comments to D4BikePlan@dot.ca.gov

Bicycle Best Practices

The Caltrans Bay Area (District 4) Best Practices presents considerations and strategies for the development of bikeways on Caltrans facilities. The Best Practices were developed to obtain consensus and feedback from the public, stakeholders, and partner agencies on preferred designs, fill in gaps in existing design guidance, be a resource to staff when making comments on projects, and showcase examples of all ages and abilities facilities built on Caltrans right of way.

View the Best Practices

Progress on the 2018 Bike Plan

The 2018 Caltrans Bike Plan identified 587 bikeway improvements on and across the state highway system. Of those 587, Caltrans has made progress on 316 projects with 81 completed projects and 235 in development.

New Story Map

A new story map summarizes Caltrans' planning and project development efforts over the last five years. Click the link below to see the progress in your county.