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    The City of Syracuse’s Bike Plan arose from both the Complete Streets mandate recently passed by New York State, as well as foundational work laid out in the Syracuse Metropolitan Transportation Council (SMTC)'s 2008 report, "University Hill Bike Network Project." It is considered to be a component of the Syracuse Comprehensive Plan.

    The Department of Public Works and Bureau of Planning and Sustainability also used precedents from cities both nearby (New York City, NY and Montreal, QC) and far away (Portland, OR and Copenhagen, Denmark) where bicycles have an identity on the streets.

    The intention of this Master Plan is to outline a vision for an interconnected bicycling network, provide a guide for implementation, and make Syracuse a “cycle city.”

    Below is the outline of this Syracuse Bike Plan document. In an effort for open public discourse, draft sections of this document are being uploaded for public comment and consumption as they are created.

           


    1.
    Executive Summary (not yet completed)









    2.
    Introduction (not yet completed)









    3.
    Making the Case (draft)



    This section contains information about the benefits of a cycle city. Specific topics are: Economics, Health, Equity, Safety, and Community. Each section is written to be printed as a stand-alone one page (front and back) handout.









    4.
    Inventory Measures and Inventory Maps (drafts)



    This section contains the raw data (both quantitative and qualitative) and maps from which we built our analysis. The SMTC Bicycle Network Appropriateness Matrix was used as a template, and the data is broken into three general sections: Safety, Connectivity, and Design.









    5.
    Tool Kit (draft)



    The Tool Kit section explores a variety of designs and infrastructure changes needed to build a cycle city. This section is divided into Pathways (the network of lanes), and Parking (highlighting appropriate types of racks and lockers for bicycles).









    6.
    Recommendations (draft)



    This section will contain general recommendations for the City of Syracuse bike network as well as corridor-specific recommendations. The corridor-specific recommendations are divided by each of the eight TNT sections, and are viewable individually below. Recommendations are either "priority," "recommended," or "possible" to indicate the relative importance of implementing each corridor in the context of a connected bicycle network.

                 







    > City-Wide Map (no corridor descriptions)






    > Downtown






    > Westside (coming soon)






    > Southside






    > Valley






    > Eastside






    > Eastwood
                > Northside 
                > Lakefront









    7.
    Appendix A: Public Participation 









      Public Presentation One – Wednesday, July 13, 8:30 A.M. City Hall Commons Sustainability Showcase
          Public Presentation Two  – Wednesday, August 3, 8:30 A.M. City Hall Commons Sustainability Showcase
           
        8. Draft Bike Corridor Designs
          Presented on August 3rd at the second public meeting, these draft designs were created to illicit general discussion about possible designs.
         
                > Syracuse Bike Corridor Design 1 - East Onondaga 
                > Syracuse Bike Corridor Design 2 - Genesee 
                > Syracuse Bike Corridor Design 3 - James Street/Eastwood
                > Syracuse Bike Corridor Design 4 - Bellevue
                > Syracuse Bike Corridor Design 5 - James Street/Downtown
                > Syracuse Bike Corridor Design 6 - North Salina Street 
       

    If you have comments, question, edits, or suggestions, please contact
    Paul S. Mercurio, Transportation Planner at (315) 448-8511 or pmercurio@ci.syracuse.ny.us .