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Howard County Office of Transportation 2019 BikeHoward Implementation August 29, 2019 Ducketts Lane Proposed Bike Lanes www.bikehoward.com [email protected] (410) 313-0567
Howard County Office of Transportation2019 BikeHoward ImplementationAugust 29, 2019
Ducketts Lane Proposed Bike Lanes
(410) 313-0567
The Vision of BikeHoward“Howard County, Maryland seeks to be a bicycle-friendly County where residents and visitors, schoolchildren and seniors, men and
women feel comfortable and safe bicycling on our roads and paths as a means of daily transportation and healthy recreation.”
What is BikeHoward?
Howard County Bicycle Master Plan
• Portion of roadway or shoulder
designated for single directional bicycle
flow
• Define separate spaces for bicyclists and
drivers
• Bicyclists may leave the bike lane to
pass, make left turns, or avoid obstacles
• Parking is not permitted in bike lanes
• Bike lanes are indicated by signs (below)
and markings (right)
What are Bike Lanes?
❖ Also known as “Shared Lane Markings”
❖ Used where:
• Lanes are too narrow for bicycles and
motor vehicles to operate side-by-side
• Speed limits not greater than 35 MPH
❖ Used for:
• Increasing awareness that bicycles
may be in the roadway
• Providing people bicycling with
lateral (i.e. left-to-right) guidance
on where to ride in the lane
• Indicating preferred bicycling routes
❖ Spaced every 250 feet
❖ When lanes are 13 to 15 feet wide,
sharrows are 4 feet from the outside edge
❖ When lanes are less than 13 feet wide,
often paired with “Bikes May Use Full Lane”
sign:
Above: Levering Ave in Elkridge
Shared Lane Marking ExamplesBelow: Old Dobbin Lane in Columbia
What are Sharrows?
Ducketts Lane in Context
Proposal Details: Segment 1
Bike Lane5’
Travel Lane12’
Travel Lane12’
Bike Lane5’
ABF Freight
Point at Elkridge
Proposal Details: Segment 2
Bike Lane5’
Travel Lane11.5’
Travel Lane11.5’
Bike Lane5’
Turn Lane11’
School Parking
Marble Hill Condos
Proposal Details: Segment 3
Travel Lane11’
Turn Lane11’
Travel Lane11’
Shoulder11’
School Building
Marble Hill Condos
Proposal Details: Segment 4
Bike Lane5’
Travel Lane12’
Travel Lane12’
Bike Lane5’
Shoulder11’
School Side
Marble Hill Condos
School Building
Proposal Details: Segment 5
Shared Lane15’
Shared Lane15’
Lori LnKyle Leaf CtKaras Walk
Proposal Details: Segment 6
Bike Lane5’
Travel Lane12’
Travel Lane12’
Bike Lane5’
Niagara DrDuckeys Run
Ducketts Lane
• Department of Public Works Traffic Engineering Division will develop detailed designs
based on community feedback.
• Expected implementation date is Fall 2019
Current comment period open through September 12Email: [email protected]
Web: bikehoward.com/feedback
Phone: (410) 313-0567
Mail: Howard County Government
Office of Transportation
3430 Court House Drive
Ellicott City, MD 21043
Next Steps
Questions?
