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| The City of Portland was awarded a federal grant to develop a comprehensive signing system for Portland's bikeways.
By the beginning of April 2005, PDOT had installed close to 400 of more than 800 planned signs before we ran out of money. Using some additional funding from the Office of Transportation's Community and School Traffic Safety Program, we will be installing more signs, primarily in Northwest Portland. We have applied to the Oregon Department of Transportation's (ODOT) Bicycle and Pedestrian Program for additional funding to complete the project. If our application is successful, we will receive this funding in 2008.
The project identified more than 70 destinations to which we direct cyclists (Central City map and City-wide Map) (destinations shown in red). Destination signs are being placed at the intersections of all established bikeways and anywhere else a cyclist faces a decision point.
We are also using markings on the pavement to direct cyclists along our 60 miles of bicycle boulevards. These are low-traffic streets developed for bicycling that do not otherwise have any type of markings (such as a bicycle lane) to indicate the route.
Because we want these destination signs to help promote cycling in Portland the signs include riding times as well as mileage to destinations. Often, people perceive that it will take much longer than it really does to ride a bicycle a set distance. We think the riding times will help provide accurate information about how quickly a bicycle can move throughout the city. We have assumed an average riding speed of 10 mph (a "no sweat" pace) to assign times. Here is a draft and almost final design for the signs (the stand-alone destination signs replaces those shown as part of the preferred alternative package).
The project also includes informational kiosks about bicycling in Portland. We hope the additional funding will allow for their design and installation. This image shows one idea we have been considering.
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