Montco 2040:
a shared vision
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…cooperate with
, bicycling organizations, and local municipalities to add
bike-friendly improvements to roads and bike facilities to developments
Bicycling on local roads can be difficult. Ideally, roads should have separate, marked bike lanes. Paved
shoulders, especially when striped, offer some protection for on-road cyclists, and wider travel lanes next to
curbs can be helpful. These facilities should be added to the primary and secondary bicycle routes identified on
the map below. In addition, PennDOT should maintain bicycle lanes on PennDOT roads, local municipalities
should consider bike sharing programs, and SEPTA should improve bike storage and access at its train stations.
Road diets, as proposed on Virginia Drive in Upper Dublin, First Avenue in Upper Merion, and Washington Lane
in Cheltenham, provide a great opportunity to accommodate bicyclists within the existing cartway.
…collaborate with businesses, transportation management associations, chambers of
commerce, and others to improve travel demand management
Traffic congestion can be reduced in more ways than physically improving roads. This is called Travel Demand
Management, which give workers more flexibility and choice in getting to work. This approach encourages
behavioral changes by commuters through telecommuting, compressed work weeks, flex time, car sharing, and
carpooling. Building park and ride lots, using high occupancy vehicle lanes, and congestion pricing on toll roads
support these changes. Commuters can also be encouraged to take public transit, bicycle, or walk to work.
The county will work with its two transportation management associations, the
,
which covers the half of the county nearest Chester County, and the
, which covers the half
closest to Bucks County, to implement effective Travel Demand Management throughout the county.
■■ Increase of bike lanes in the county
■■ Percent of people commuting by biking
■■ Reduction in bicycle/vehicle accidents
Measuring success
■■ Average commuting time does not increase
■■ Percent of people working from home
■■ Increase in employers using shuttle
services and transit commuter benefit
programs, such as Ride Eco
Measuring success
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BicyclePA Touring Route
Secondary Bicycle Routes
Primary Bicycle Routes
BICYCLE ROUTES
