Northwest Indiana Regional Pedestrian and Bicycle Plan 2004

Author(s):

Northwest Indiana Regional Planning Commission

Organization:

Northwest Indiana Regional Planning Commission

Publisher/Date:

Northwest Indiana Regional Planning Commission, 2004

Rating:

Useful

Abstract:

Northwest Indiana Regional Pedestrian and Bicycle Plan 2004 was adopted by the the NIRPC Board of Commissioners at their annual meeting on Jan. 20, 2005. Ped & Pedal is NIRPC’s first comprehensive pedestrian and bicycle facilities plan in 10 years. It builds upon the tremendous trail system built in the last 10 years in the Calumet Region, which today has over 70 miles of off-road trails, with another 600 + miles signed on local roadways.

Ped & Pedal identifies high, medium and low priority corridors for future trail development in the three-county region. The Plan also highlights the many benefits trail users may realize from using non-motorized travel including improved health for individuals and better air quality for the region. Ped & Pedal was developed by the Transportation Enhancement (TE) Committee of NIRPC over a period of nearly two years. The recommendations contained in the plan provide the policy guidance for prioritizing projects applying for federal TE funds.

Number of Pages:

35

Link:

Northwest Indiana Regional Pedestrian and Bicycle Plan 2004 (http://www.nirpc.org/Bike%20Plan%Home.html5)

Table of Contents?

No

Index?

No

Illustrations?

Yes

Material Type:

web page

Key Document?

No

Categories:

Regional policy; Planning, Concept/schematic Design

Keywords:

Northwest Indiana - Regional, Pedestrian and Bicycle Planning

Strengths:

• Comprehensive in scope and coverage of the issues
• Nice graphic on traffic calming techniques
• Directs the development of concrete policies as a next step

Weaknesses:

• Weak on incorporating best practices, such as lane widths for travel and bike lanes, and bike parking faciltities
• Document could be made more readable
• General in terms of actual guidance for the details (except cross section).
• Implementation recommendations are too general, and do not seem to reflect actual mechanisms needed for integration into existing programs and agencies
• NOTE: CURRENTLY NOT AVAILABLE ON THE WEB

Record Last Updated:

July 2006