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California Bikeway Classifications
California bikeway classifications are standards for identifying the level of travel efficiency and human protection offered by the various bike routes in the state. Traffic engineers use the designations for route planning. See also * List of cycleways * Bicycle law in California * United States Bicycle Route System The United States Bicycle Route System (abbreviated USBRS) is the national cycling route network of the United States. It consists of interstate long-distance cycling routes that use multiple types of bicycling infrastructure, including off-road ... References External links Bikeway Classification brochure Bike paths in California {{California-stub ...
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Traffic Engineers
Traffic engineering is a branch of civil engineering that uses engineering techniques to achieve the safe and efficient movement of people and goods on roadways. It focuses mainly on research for safe and efficient traffic flow, such as road geometry, sidewalks and crosswalks, cycling infrastructure, traffic signs, road surface markings and traffic lights. Traffic engineering deals with the functional part of transportation system, except the infrastructures provided. Traffic engineering is closely associated with other disciplines: *Transport engineering *Pavement engineering *Bicycle transportation engineering *Highway engineering *Transportation planning *Urban planning *Human factors engineering Typical traffic engineering projects involve designing traffic control device installations and modifications, including traffic signals, signs, and pavement markings. Examples of Engineering Plans include pole engineering analysis and Storm Water Prevention Programs (SWPP). However ...
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Coyote Creek Trail
The Coyote Creek Trail is a pedestrian and cycling trail along Coyote Creek in San Jose, California, which continues into Coyote Valley and northern Morgan Hill. The Coyote Creek Trail was designated part of the National Recreation Trail system in 2009. It is also part of the Bay Area Ridge Trail system. Coyote Creek Trail in San Jose The northern portion of the trail is in the San Jose city limits. The northernmost point is at the southern tip of San Francisco Bay. The trail is not yet continuous within San Jose. A paved section exists between the Highway 237 Bikeway and Tasman Drive. A short disconnected segment is at Berryessa Road at the San Jose Flea Market and Berryessa BART Station. The trail is paved from Tully Road south for 2 miles to the end of the city-maintained segment at Hellyer County Park, where the paved county section continues. Ecological artist Deborah Kennedy was commissioned by the San Jose Public Art Program to work alongside sculptor Diana ...
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Ballona Creek Bike Path
The Ballona Creek Bike Path (pronunciation: “Bah-yo-nuh" or “Buy-yo-nah” ) is a Class I bicycle path and pedestrian route in California. The bike path follows the north bank of Ballona Creek until it reaches Santa Monica Bay at the Pacific Ocean. The route is defined by, and recognized for, the dramatic contrast between the channelized waterway’s stark cement geometry and the abundant wildlife of the verdant Ballona Wetlands. Route Ballona Creek Bike Path is one of several southern California bike routes (including the Rio Hondo Bike Path and the Santa Ana River Trail) that are immediately adjacent to local watercourses. The creeks and rivers were turned into unsightly flood control channels in the second quarter of the 20th century, and what were originally L.A. County Public Works Department maintenance roads are now bike paths. “More than of bike paths follow our waterways: the rivers, creeks, dry washes, aqueducts, reservoirs, lakes, and oceans…Cyclists w ...
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Spring Street Bike Lane, Los Angeles
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The Wiggle
The Wiggle is a zig-zagging bicycle route from Market Street to Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, California, that minimizes hilly inclines for bicycle riders. Rising , The Wiggle inclines average 3% and never exceed 6%. The path generally follows the historical route of the long since paved-over Sans Souci Valley watercourse, winding through the Lower Haight neighborhood toward the Panhandle section of Golden Gate Park. The lower end of the route begins at either end of the Duboce Bikeway in the block of Duboce Avenue just west of Market Street. The elevation is approximately above sea level. It then moves in a zig-zag toward the northwest along Duboce Avenue, Steiner, Waller, Pierce, Haight, Scott, and Fell Streets to the Panhandle Bikeway, above sea level. After climbing 50 more feet, the peak of The Wiggle is reached near Stanyan Street at the peninsular drainage divide, i.e., the dividing point between surface water flowing to the San Francisco Bay on the east ...
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Sharrows
A shared lane marking, shared-lane marking, or sharrow is a street marking installed at various locations worldwide, such as New Zealand, Australia, Canada, Spain, and the United States. This marking is placed in the travel lane to indicate where people should preferably cycle.23rd Streetscape Project
City of Richmond website, access date December 28, 2008


History

These markings are used in the USA, Australia, and other countries. In US usage, the wide shape of the arrow, combined with the bike symbol, gave rise to unofficial names such as "bike in a house" or "sharrow". In the UK roughly the same function is served by a bicycle symbol without arrows. However, this tends to be used more as an indication of a formal cycle route rather than as an encouragement to share the road. The original "bike in ...
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List Of Cycleways
List of cycleways — for all types of cycleways, bike path, bike route, or bikeway's transportation infrastructure and/or designated route, listed by continents and their countries. Greenways and/or rail trails can include a cycleway−bike path. Asia *Tibetan Plateau Cycling Routes (along Sichuan and Yunnan Chinese provinces) 1600 km] Hong Kong ''For main article, see Cycleways in Hong Kong.'' * New Territories Cycle Track Network (under development) *Shing Mun River * Tai Lam Mountain Bike Trail *Tolo Harbour India * Agra-Etawah Cycle Highway Philippines *Marikina *Pasig *Quezon City Taiwan * Jiahou Line Bikeway * Old Caoling Tunnel Europe EuroVelo routes North - South routes :EV 1 - ''Atlantic Coast Route'': North Cape - Sagres 8,186 km :EV 3 - ''Pilgrims Route'': Trondheim - Santiago de Compostela 5,122 km :EV 5 - ''Via Romea Francigena'': London - Rome and Brindisi 3,900 km :EV 7 - ''Middle Europe Route'': North Cape - Malta 6,000 km :EV 9 - ''Baltic Sea ...
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Bicycle Law In California
Bicycle law in California is the parts of the California Vehicle Code that set out the law for persons cycling in California, and a subset of bicycle law in the United States. In general, pretty much all the same rights and responsibilities that apply to car drivers apply to bicycle riders as well. General applicability of road rules CVC 21200 states that the rules of the road, set out in Division 11 of the California Vehicle Code, that do not specifically apply only to motor vehicles are applicable to cyclists. Police officers riding bicycles are exempt from the provisions when they are responding to an emergency call, engaged in rescue operations, or in immediate pursuit of a suspect. Locations of cycling On-road CVC 21650 sets the on-road position for all vehicles, including bicycles. 21650(g) clarifies that bicycles are not prohibited from riding on sidewalks or crosswalks but does allow for local ordinance to prohibit such operation. It is not illegal for bicyc ...
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United States Bicycle Route System
The United States Bicycle Route System (abbreviated USBRS) is the national cycling route network of the United States. It consists of interstate long-distance cycling routes that use multiple types of bicycling infrastructure, including off-road paths, bicycle lanes, and low-traffic roads. As with the complementary United States Numbered Highways system for motorists, each U.S. Bicycle Route is maintained by state and local governments. The USBRS is intended to eventually traverse the entire country, like the Dutch National Cycle Routes and the United Kingdom's National Cycle Network, yet at a scale similar to the EuroVelo network that spans Europe. The USBRS was established in 1978 by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), the same body that coordinates the numbering of Interstate highways and U.S. Routes. The first two U.S. Bicycle Routes were established in 1982 and remained the only two until 2011. Steady growth and interest in the sy ...
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