Local Plans

Regional
-Mid-America Regional Council bicycle/pedestrian programs
-MARC metro bike map, 2007.
-MetroGreen – regional trails and greenways network.

Kansas City, Missouri
-BikeKC on-street bike route network. BikeKC Map (PDF). Adopted 2001.
-TrailsKC master plan, 2008 (PDF, 21 MB).
-Walkability Plan, 2003 (PDF, 17 MB).
-Parks & Rec Bikeways Plan, 1980 (PDF).
-Climate protection plan and bike/ped proposal (PDF).

Lee’s Summit
-Greenway trail system web site.
-Current trails (PDF).
-Master plan map (PDF).

Blue Springs – Trails map (PDF) and master plan (PDF).

Grain Valley – Trails plan (PDF).

Northland - Northland Trails and Greenways – trails plan for Clay and Platte Counties, including northern KCMO.

Shawnee, KS – Trails master plan (PDF), Shawnee is a recognized by the League of American Bicyclists as a Bronze level Bicycle Friendly Community, the only one in Missouri or Kansas.

Overland Park, KS – Greenways plan.

Olathe, KS – Trails and greenways master plan.

Bicycle Parking

KCMO bicycle parking regulations (adopted May 2009)

Denver bicycle parking regulations (includes bike rack design standard)

Madison, WI parking regulations

Sharrows – Shared-use hybrid lanes

What is a Hybrid Bicycle Lane? (PDF) – Explains the concept of the shared use arrow pavement marking, a.k.a sharrow or chevron.

San Francisco’s Shared Lane Pavement Markings (PDF) – Report on that city’s evaluation of design alternatives for shared use markings.

San Francisco Sharrow FAQ – Frequently-asked questions about that city’s shared use marking program.

SPUI – Single Point Urban Interchanges

SPUI Background Information – this type of intersection moves a lot of cars, but has serious consequences for bicyclists and pedestrians.

Angle Parking

Pros and Cons of angle parking for bicyclists