Bicycle Blueprint - Chapter 6 Recommendations

Introduction

NYC Cycling
1. NYC Bike Policy
2. State of NYC Cycling
3. Cyclists & Streets
“A Bike and a Prayer”

Riding Infrastructure
4. Street Design
5. Bridges

Road Surfaces
7. Greenways
8. Parks
9. Bicycles and Transit
10. Reducing Traffic

Security
11. Bicycle Theft
12. On-Street Parking
13. Indoor Parking

On the Job Cycling
14. Bicycle Messengers
“Fifth, Park & Madison”
15. Freight Cycles
16. Gov't Cycling

Reducing Risks
17. Accidents
“Three Who Died”
18. Air Pollution

Bicycle Education
19. Schools
20. Public Education

Appendices

Chapter 6:
Road Surfaces
a) A Bumpy Ride
b) Pressures on the Street

Chapter 6 Recommendations

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AGENCIES

NYC Dept. of Transportation

Closely monitor and enforce the directives for utility company street cuts listed directly below.

Employ non-skid surface on all traffic-lane lines.

Install wide concrete borders around bus lanes to prevent “pavement-migration” due to buses' heavy axle-loads.

NYC Dept. of Environmental Protection

Replace parallel bar sewer grates with bike-safe grates on all streets undergoing reconstruction.

PRIVATE SECTOR

Utility Companies with permits to perform street cuts

Bring all street cuts flush to adjacent surface.

Mark all open street cuts with barriers, or cover with two inches of asphalt on top of dirt from the gouge.

Cease use of “wheel-swallowing” wooden beams parallel to cyclist's direction as a temporary street surface (exempting perpendicularly placed beams).

Use only steel plates with non-skid surface; use only steel plates with beveled edges or built up on all sides with asphalt (which must be replaced and renewed frequently).

Around steam manhole covers, maintain concrete pad of at least a 3-foot radius from the edge of the cover.

Install concrete above submerged steam pipes to prevent humping of street surface (applies to Consolidated Edison Co.).

a) A Bumpy Ride
b) Pressures on the Street

Chapter 6 Recommendations