Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 01/12/1995

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ANOKA COUNTY HIGHXVAY DEPARTMENT POLICY ON BIKEWAYS Anoka County encourages the construction of public bikeways along and in the right-of-way of county roads and county state aid highways. Furthermore, Amoka County residents frequently request the continuation of bikeway and parkway construction, especially in areas where both vehicular traffic and residential development are increasing; however, Anoka County is also concerned about the safety and well-being of bike riders, pedestrians, and motor vehicle drivers in areas where bikeways and parkways e,'dst;, and, that the Court. ty is exp.eriencinao difficulty in establishing bikeways and parkavays that do not interfere ,ath motor vehicle traffic and which pose potential danger to pedestrians and bike riders; therefore, The Anoka County Highway Department has developed the following policy on bikeways: 1) 2) The initial cost of construction of all bikeways and park7vays will be borne by the city or township or cities and townships involved in the construction of these bikeways or parkw,,ays. Anoka County will make every effort to accommodate the construction of bikeways and parkways within its right-of-way providing that construction does not hinder or negatively impact the vehicular traffic utilizing the roadway and that the construction of the bikeway and/or parkway meets the following conditions. a) Because of the traffic volumes experienced on Amoka County roads and CounW State )fid Highways, no shoulder areas will be designated as bikeways by signing and/or pavement markings. b) Cities, Townships and Park authorities will be allowed to utilize paved shoulders as designated bikeways on their maps and brochures where the shoulder surface width, thru lane width, and existing traffic volumes bring the rating of the shoulder to the fair condition in the bikeway design tables as indicated in the Bikeway Design Manual of the Minnesota Department of Transportation dated February 8, 1983 (or subsequent edition). c) d) Ail off road bikeways should be designed in accordance with the Bikeway Design Manual of the Minnesota Department-of Transportation dated February. 8, 1983 (or subsequent edition). In rural areas, the rn/nimum setback from the travelled portion of the roadway, will be 20 feet, with a preferred setback of 30 feet.