City of Richmond: Bicycle and Pedestrian Network Improvement Study

Introduction
Plan Review and Best Practices
- Summary of Documents Reviewed
- Themes from Local Planning Documents
  - Pedestrian Connectivity
  - Bicycle Connectivity, Bike Share, & Bicycle Parking
  - Wayfinding and Placemaking
- Key Lessons from National Best Practices
  - Lesson 1: Narrow the streets to give pedestrians shorter crossing distances
  - Lesson 2: Narrow streets and alleys can be dedicated to pedestrians
  - Lesson 3: Make pedestrian routes to stations as direct and clear as possible
  - Lesson 4: Bike network needs to be direct, comprehensive, and understandable
  - Lesson 5: Bike parking opportunities at transit stations are critical
  - Lesson 6: Separated bike lanes help cyclists, pedestrians, and transit too
  - Lesson 7: Colored pavement boosts safety
Findings and Recommendations
- Introduction
- Overview
- Citywide Recommendations
  - Comprehensive Pedestrian and Accessibility plan
  - Daylight intersections
  - Curb ramp orientation
  - Bicycle Parking
  - Bus stop accessibility and identification
  - Wayfinding
- Conclusion
Station Area Recommendations
- Orleans Street
- East Riverfront
- Shockoe Bottom/24th Street
- Arts District/Adams Street
- Allison Street
- Science Museum
- Cleveland Street
Cost Estimates
- Pedestrian Improvement Estimates
  - Orleans Street
  - East Riverfront
  - Shockoe Bottom/24th Street
  - Arts District/Adams Street
  - Allison Street
  - Science Museum
  - Cleveland Street
- Bicycle Improvement Estimates
  - Orleans Street
  - East Riverfront
  - Shockoe Bottom/24th Street
  - Arts District/Adams Street
  - Allison Street
  - Science Museum
  - Cleveland Street
Attachments

1. AGENCY USE ONLY	2. REPORT DATE March 2017		3. REPORT TYPE AND DATES Final Report
4. TITLE AND SUBTITLE City of Richmond Bicycle and Pedestrian Network Improvement Study		5. CONTRACT NUMBER DTFH6116D00016 Task 0004
6. AUTHOR(S): Cambridge Systematics: Jay Evans, Nicole Waldheim. Toole Design Group: Andy Clarke, Mauricio Hernandez, Wendy Phelps, Eli Glazier, Megan McCarty. Sabra Wang and Associates: Brian Laverty, Mathew O'Connell, Jessica Hardway, Stephanie Maniwang, Lynn Shenk.		5. CONTRACT NUMBER DTFH6116D00016 Task 0004
7. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME AND ADDRESS Cambridge Systematics, Inc. 4800 Hampden Lane, Suite 800 Bethesda, MD 20814 Toole Design Group 8484 Georgia Avenue, Suite 800 Silver Spring, MD 20910 Sabra, Wang & Associates 7055 Samuel Morse Dr. #100 Columbia, MD 21046		8. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION REPORT NO.
9. SPONSORING AGENCY NAME AND ADDRESS Office of Planning, Environment, and Realty Federal Highway Administration 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE Washington DC 20590		10. SPONSORING/MONITORING AGENCY REPORT NUMBER FHWA-HEP-17-074
11. SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES
12a. DISTRIBUTION/AVAILABILITY STATEMENT This document is available to the public on the FHWA website at: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/bicycle_pedestrian		12b. DISTRIBUTION CODE
13. ABSTRACT: The Richmond, Virginia Pedestrian and Bicycle Network Improvement Study provides a detailed set of infrastructure improvement recommendations to enhance bicycle and pedestrian access to and from seven future Bus Rapid Transit stations along a 7.6-mile corridor in Richmond, Virginia.
14. SUBJECT TERMS Bicycle, bike, pedestrian, safety, networks, activity, multimodal, nonmotorized, planning, transit, station planning, access, accessibility, Bus Rapid Transit, corridor		15. NUMBER OF PAGES 143
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