DOWNTOWN FARGO NEW BIKE ROUTES PROJECT
WENYI ZHANG 2012 SUMMER
CURRENT BIKE ROUTES FOR DOWNTOWN AREA H
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Original Homestead Park
Mickelson Field
8TH AVE
BROADWAY
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Sanford Hospital
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6TH AVE
Red Ri
8TH AVE
Oak Grove Park
Great Northern Bicycle Company
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RIV
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4TH AVE N
RE Viking Ship Park
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Fargo Public Library
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1ST AVE
I0
N.P. AVE
Renaissance Hall Fargo Parks " District Office
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Memorial Park
Moorhead Center Mall
1ST AVE N "
CENTER AVE
Moorhead Post " Office Fargo YMCA
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Dike West
4TH ST
7TH ST
8TH ST
IA
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6TH AVE S
Moorhead Public Library
MAIN AVE
2ND AVE S
Townsite Park
Woodlawn Park
Prairie Saint Johns Hospital
Rourke Art Museum
4TH AVE S
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Great Northern Bicycle Company
4TH AVE N
Rourke Art Gallery
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Barry Hall & Klai Hall
TS ST
Knapp
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PRIMARY/SECONDARY SCHOOL COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY PARK/GOLF COURSE OFF ROAD BIKE FACILITY (shared use path) ON ROAD BIKE FACILITY (shoulders, sharrows, bike lanes)
Plains Art Museum
Fargo Post Office
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ROBER
9TH ST
Island Park
6TH AVE
Scheels
MAIN AVE
IA
2ND AVE
FM Community Bicycle Workshop
Fargo Police Department
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Fargo Civic Center
Rentable Bike Lockers Fargo Public Library
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1ST AVE Rentable Bike Lockers
N.P. AVE
Renaissance Hall Fargo Parks " District Office
I0
FM Community Bicycle Workshop
2ND ST
Rentable Bike Lockers
11 Hjemkomst Center
4TH ST
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Fargo Civic Center
BROADWAY
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10TH ST
Plains Art Museum
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Rentable Bike Lockers
4TH ST
10TH ST
Fargo Post Office
Fargo Police Department
2ND ST
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ROBER
TS ST
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Barry Hall & Klai Hall
Sanford Hospital
MAIN AVE
FOCUS AREA
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EXSITING PROBLEMS
• LACK OF INDIVIDUAL BIKE LANES Bikers have to share the sidewalk with pedestrains on very narrow roads
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EXSITING PROBLEMS
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• 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
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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PURPOSE • CONSTRUCT MORE INDIVIDUAL BIKE LANE Create new bike lanes on N.P. Avn and 1st Ave
8TH AVE
Sanford Hospital
BROADWAY
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6TH AVE
Great Northern Bicycle Company
4TH AVE N
PARK/GOLF COURSE OFF ROAD BIKE FACILITY (shared use path) ON ROAD BIKE FACILITY (shoulders, sharrows, bike lanes)
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Fargo Civic Center
Rentable Bike Lockers Fargo Public Library
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1ST AVE Rentable Bike Lockers
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N.P. AVE
Renaissance Hall Fargo Parks " District Office
FM Community Bicycle Workshop
2ND ST
COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY
Plains Art Museum
Fargo Police Department
4TH ST
PRIMARY/SECONDARY SCHOOL
10TH ST
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Fargo Post Office
ROBER
TS ST
Barry Hall & Klai Hall
MAIN AVE
NEW BIKE LANES
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PURPOSE • 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
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PURPOSE • 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
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BUDGET & 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
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