Stepping Stones to Year-Round Bicycling and Walking: Tackling Winter Maintenance--Becka Roolf

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Title: Stepping Stones to Year-Round Bicycling and Walking: Tackling Winter Maintenance Track: Connect Format: 90 minute moderated discussion Abstract: This panel will explore the challenges of providing good pedestrian and bicycle access year-round in cold climate cities. The panel will address current best practices, agency perspectives on winter maintenance, and tough questions about who should be responsible for maintaining sidewalks and bikeways and to what level of service. Presenters: Presenter: Ciara Schlichting, AICP Toole Design Group Co-Presenter: Becka Roolf Salt Lake City Transportation Division Co-Presenter: Steve Sanders University of Minnesota

Greatest Snow on Earth TM
Photos: L. Cohen, Visit Salt Lake; Wikipedia.

A four-season climate
Salt Lake City:
• 500” of snow in the mountains.
• 70” of snow in the city.
• 100° in the city in the summer.
Photo: B. Roolf,
SLC Transportation

“We plow bike lanes first.”
Photos: Copenhagenize.com

For all modes of travel
Mix of individual preparedness & public agency maintenance:
Photos from footwear sales websites

For all modes of travel
oregon.gov
Mix of individual preparedness &
public agency maintenance:

For all modes of travel
Mix of individual preparedness & public agency maintenance:
Icebike.org

Conventional bike lanes
 Plowing from center of street.
 Plow the bike lane “at the same time” actually means plow the bike lane last.
 Parking restrictions?
Cambridge, MA
Photo: B. Roolf,
SLC Transportation
This is the bike lane line.

Separate Paths
Boston, MA. Photo: Doug Mink
 Best for hardcore winter?
 Better snow storage.
 Finnish, Canadian stories at VeloCity 2012.
Cambridge, MA. Photo: Becka Roolf

Protected bike lanes
Photos: B. Roolf, SLC Transportation
The new U.S. challenge.

Plows… & tree trimming
Photo: B. Roolf, SLC Transportation
Slcgov.com

Trees – shade & snow drop
Photo: B. Roolf, SLC Transportation

True winter – January 2013
Photo: B. Roolf,
SLC Transportation

True winter
Photo: B. Roolf,
SLC Transportation

Better than bike lanes?
This is the bike lane.
This is the parking lane.
Photos: B. Roolf,
SLC Transportation

Crosswalks & windrows
Photo: B. Roolf, SLC Transportation

Continue the conversation
SALT LAKE CITY TRANSPORTATION DIVISION bikeslc.com Becka Roolf Bicycle & Pedestrian Coordinator bikeslc@slcgov.com 801-535-6630

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Stepping Stones to Year-Round Bicycling and Walking: Tackling Winter Maintenance--Becka Roolf

1. Greatest Snow on Earth TM Photos: L. Cohen, Visit Salt Lake; Wikipedia.

2. Also snows in the city deseretnews.com

3. A four-season climate Salt Lake City: • 500” of snow in the mountains. • 70” of snow in the city. • 100° in the city in the summer. Photo: B. Roolf, SLC Transportation

4. “We plow bike lanes first.” Photos: Copenhagenize.com

5. For all modes of travel Mix of individual preparedness & public agency maintenance: Photos from footwear sales websites

6. For all modes of travel oregon.gov Mix of individual preparedness & public agency maintenance:

7. For all modes of travel Mix of individual preparedness & public agency maintenance: Icebike.org

8. “We plow bike lanes first.” Photos: Copenhagenize.com

9. Conventional bike lanes  Plowing from center of street.  Plow the bike lane “at the same time” actually means plow the bike lane last.  Parking restrictions? Cambridge, MA Photo: B. Roolf, SLC Transportation This is the bike lane line.

10. Separate Paths Boston, MA. Photo: Doug Mink  Best for hardcore winter?  Better snow storage.  Finnish, Canadian stories at VeloCity 2012. Cambridge, MA. Photo: Becka Roolf

11. Protected bike lanes Photos: B. Roolf, SLC Transportation The new U.S. challenge.

12. Plows… & tree trimming Photo: B. Roolf, SLC Transportation Slcgov.com

13. Trees – shade & snow drop Photo: B. Roolf, SLC Transportation

14. True winter – January 2013 Photo: B. Roolf, SLC Transportation

15. True winter Photo: B. Roolf, SLC Transportation

16. Better than bike lanes? This is the bike lane. This is the parking lane. Photos: B. Roolf, SLC Transportation

17. Crosswalks & windrows Photo: B. Roolf, SLC Transportation

18. The challenges of change

19. Continue the conversation SALT LAKE CITY TRANSPORTATION DIVISION bikeslc.com Becka Roolf Bicycle & Pedestrian Coordinator bikeslc@slcgov.com 801-535-6630

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