CRT 2017 #16 · Communication to the City Council · Apr 3 2017

Bicycle Safety Work Plan Update February 15, 2017 Neighborhood and Long Term Planning, Public Facilities, Arts, and Celebrations Committee

Progress Since Fall 2016 Inman Square short-term Green bike lanes Sharrows Left-turn restrictions Porter Square short-term jughandle Crossbike across Mass Ave Improved bicycle signal 2

Progress Since Fall 2016 Separated Bike Lane (SBL) Demonstrations Mass Ave/Lafayette Square (Sidney Street to Douglass Street) Mass Ave/Harvard Law School (Waterhouse Street to Everett Street Inman Square Design Project Consultant team has developed initial concepts First public meetings in Jan/Feb Refining concepts based on public input 3

Progress Since Fall 2016 SBL Demonstrations Lessons Learned Installation process Critical curb uses require special attention Street maintenance Snow clearance and snow removal Street sweeping Design and placement of vertical delineators Need for inter-municipal coordination 4

Progress Since Fall 2016 Outreach and Coordination Jan 11 Bicycle Committee meeting on separated bicycle lane network, with invitations to advocacy organizations Jan 30 Joint Bicycle, Pedestrian, and Transit Committee meeting on Five-Year Plan coordination Vision Zero Solicitation for Advisory Committee members released Dec 2016 Close to appointing Advisory Committee and scheduling first meeting Created Vision Zero website Police have hired crash data analyst 5

Progress Since Fall 2016 Enforcement Focused enforcement activities ongoing Planning to increase bike lane No Standing violation to $50 to align with new state law Truck Safety Drafting proposed side guard/crossover mirror guidance for Spring 2017 consideration Delivery solutions study to be advertised Feb 23. 6

Bicycle Lane Violations 2015 v. 2016 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 January February March April May June July August September October November December 2015 2016 7

On-Street Separated Bike Lane Network Recently Implemented Cambridgepark Dr Lafayette Square Harvard Law School Spring/Summer Implementation Mass Ave (Trowbridge St to Quincy St) Brattle Street (Eliot St to Mason St) Cambridge Street (Quincy Stto Inman Square) Potential Additional Locations Cambridge Street (Inman Square to Lechmere) Hampshire Street Broadway (Quincy St to Prospect St) Mass Ave (Central Square to Charles River) 8

Lower Speed Streets Chestnut St Dudley St Elm St Haskell St Harvard Street Roseland St Park Ave Shephard St Sixth St Willard St Separated Bike Facilities Ames St Developer Binney Street / Galileo Galilei Way Developer and City Highway Developer River Street City Five Year Plan Coordination 9

Separated Bike Lane Network Issues to Address Cyclist safety and comfort Crosswalks/curb extensions Bus stops Accessible (disability) parking Loading/deliveries School pick up/drop off Street maintenance General parking (meters and RPP) 10

Separated Bike Lane Network Implementation Road Map Planning Identify measures of effectiveness Before data collection Develop detailed plan Community engagement Develop mitigation measures Implementation Procure materials Issue regulations Remove / reinstall pavement markings Install delineators Operation Street cleaning Snow clearance Enforcement Commu- nications strategy Evaluation After data collection and analysis Community engagement Decisions on next steps 11

Separated Bike Lane Network Cambridge Street Demonstration No existing bike facility Parking on both sides Mix of meters and RPP Bus stops and bus pullouts Curb extensions at multiple locations Existing Cambridge Street Cross-Section (Quincy Street to Inman Square) 12

Separated Bike Lane Network Cambridge Street Demonstration Separated bike lanes on both sides Parking on one side (could alternate) Bus stops remain Curb extensions remain Possible Cambridge Street Cross-Section (Quincy Street to Inman Square) 13

Separated Bike Lane Network Factors for Success Clear goals and objectives Continued community and Council support Plan for ongoing maintenance Develop appropriate mitigation measures Funding for improvements Demonstrate success then accelerate Ongoing process improvement Inter-municipal coordination Participation in national best practices 14

Immediate Next Steps Cambridge Street Separated Bike Lanes (Quincy Street to Inman Square) Formal and informal outreach to Cambridge Street Parking study of Cambridge Street and side streets First public open house in first half of Apr 2017 Installation beginning Jun 2017 Participatory Budgeting Separated Bike Lanes Initiate design Notification to local stakeholders Installation beginning May 2017 15

Next Phase Separated Bike Lane Network Prioritize amongst identified corridors Set timeline and outreach plan based on Spring 2017 experience Continue pipeline implementation Vision Zero Finalize draft action plan First meeting of Vision Zero Advisory Committee Enforcement Continue focused enforcement 16