Bicycle Transportation in the City of Troutdale
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Date
2021-06
Authors
Gisler, Abby
Little, Daniel
Schlossberg, Marc
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University of Oregon
Abstract
In this report, students critically examined potential redesigns to existing infrastructure with the intent of promoting higher rates of bicycle ridership in Troutdale. Students worked in small groups to create recommendations, using case studies of other cities and small towns, including both domestic and international examples. Teams focused on the following projects:
• Redesigning Main Street in downtown Troutdale as a safe cycling route connecting a potential bike shop to the rest of Troutdale. This includes creating new protected bike lanes downtown, reimagining parking on Main Street, incentivizing the creation of a bike shop in the old City Hall location, and increasing bike parking capacity downtown.
• Designing safe cycling infrastructure along Halsey Street to promote access to McMenamins Edgefield via bike, including the establishment of an off-street path adjacent to Halsey Street and a neighborhood park.
• Redesigning 2nd Street to create a safe neighborhood bicycling corridor, including the development of bioswales, green-painted bike lanes, and other strategies that slow car traffic and encourage cycling on the route.
• Connecting Glenn Otto Park to downtown via bike and promoting cycling at Glenn Otto Park.
• Promoting Troutdale as the gateway to the 40-Mile Loop.
• Planning events and cultural initiatives that instill a sense of pride in Troutdale as a regional leader in cycling.
The resulting proposals utilize ideas from all groups and are categorized into ‘Gold,’ ‘Silver,’ and ‘Bronze’ tiers based on the strength of the proposal in improving bicycle infrastructure and the level of investment required for implementation.
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45 pages