WENYI ZHANG 2012 SUMMER

DOWNTOWN FARGO NEW BIKE ROUTES PROJECT

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FM Community Bicycle Workshop

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Sanford Hospital

Plains ArtMuseum

Renaissance Hall

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WoodlawnPark

Dike West

Knapp

Townsite Park

Rourke Art Gallery

Moorhead Public Library

Rourke Art Museum

Prairie Saint Johns Hospital

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Fargo PostO�ce

Fargo Civic Center

Fargo Police Department

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Great Northern Bicycle Company

FM Community Bicycle Workshop

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Fargo PublicLibrary

Sanford Hospital

HjemkomstCenter

Moorhead Center Mall

Fargo YMCA

Plains ArtMuseum

Moorhead Post O�ce

IslandPark

Viking Ship Park

MemorialPark

Renaissance Hall

Mickelson Field

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CURRENT BIKE ROUTES FOR DOWNTOWN AREA

PRIMARY/SECONDARY SCHOOL

COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY

OFF ROAD BIKE FACILITY(shared use path)

PARK/GOLF COURSE

ON ROAD BIKE FACILITY(shoulders, sharrows, bike lanes)

FOCUS AREA

WENYI ZHANG 2012 SUMMER

EXSITING PROBLEMS

• LACK OF INDIVIDUAL BIKE LANES

Bikers have to share the sidewalk with pedestrains on very narrow roads

WENYI ZHANG 2012 SUMMER

EXSITING PROBLEMS

• NOT AWARE OF BIKE LANES

Bikers are lack of the awareness of finished bike lanes

On some roads the bike facility is not being used as expected

BIKE LANE

EXSITING PROBLEMS

WENYI ZHANG 2012 SUMMER

EXSITING PROBLEMS

• LACK OF PUBLIC BIKE LOCKERS

Bikers have to lock their bikes in some other places

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I0MAIN AVE

N.P. AVE

1ST AVE

Fargo Parks District O�ce

Fargo PostO�ce

Fargo Civic Center

Fargo Police Department

Rentable Bike Lockers

Rentable Bike Lockers

Great Northern Bicycle Company

FM Community Bicycle Workshop

Fargo PublicLibrary

Sanford Hospital

Plains ArtMuseum

Renaissance Hall

4TH AVE N

8TH AVE

6TH AVE

ROBE

RTS

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WENYI ZHANG 2012 SUMMER

pPURPOSE

• CONSTRUCT MORE INDIVIDUAL BIKE LANE

PRIMARY/SECONDARY SCHOOL

COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY

OFF ROAD BIKE FACILITY(shared use path)

PARK/GOLF COURSE

ON ROAD BIKE FACILITY(shoulders, sharrows, bike lanes)

NEW BIKE LANES

Create new bike lanes on N.P. Avn and 1st Ave

WENYI ZHANG 2012 SUMMER

pPURPOSE

• CONSTRUCT MORE INDIVIDUAL BIKE LANE

Create new bike lanes on N.P. Avn and 1st Ave

• REPAINT THE EXISTING BIKE LANE SIGNS

Add solid lines to distinguish bike lanes from other lanes on road

WENYI ZHANG 2012 SUMMER

pPURPOSE

• CONSTRUCT MORE INDIVIDUAL BIKE LANE

Create new bike lanes on N.P. Avn and 1st Ave

• REPAINT THE EXISTING BIKE LANE SIGNS

Add solid lines to distinguish bike lanes from other lanes on road

• BUILD MORE PUBLIC BIKE LOCKER

Several more small lockers on the Board Way

One bigger locker on the west side of the cityscape building

WENYI ZHANG 2012 SUMMER

pBUDGET & SCHEDULE

Budget

• Road paint (plus labor costs) $8 /per gallon

$8 * 50 gallon = $ 400

• Bike locker

Small locker $ 50 $50 *2 = $100

Big locker $ 400 $400 *1=$400

Installation labor $100

• Total Cost = $400 + $100 + $400 + $100 = $ 1,000

Schedule

• Week 1 - Plan Bike Routes Measure and sketch the newly planed routes on N.P. Ave and 1st Ave Select the locations for new bike lockers

• Week 2 - Paint Bike Lanes

Finish the road painting for the new routes Add solid paint lines to the existing bike lane signs

• Week 3 - Install Bike Lockers

Install the facility on the chosen spots