Instituting an annual implementation update schedule helps fulfill SBAB’s duties to monitor the progress of implementation as described in the 2007 Seattle Bicycle Master Plan (BMP Implementation Action 4.6). It also supports Strategy 3.3B of the 2005 Transportation Strategic Plan (TSP) update, which calls for the establishment of stronger links between SBAB and city departments. As the TSP notes, SBAB has “broad interests and contains expertise that can be a benefit to planning, design, and implementation of projects. It can also aid in establishing policies and practices that help meet the City’s transportation goals of balancing the access needs of various modes.”*
Implementation updates should consider both the short- and long-term effects on Bicycle Master Plan goals, objectives and actions, and they should be evaluated by the performance measures developed to chart the Plan’s successful implementation by 2016.
Activity |
Entity |
Schedule |
Purpose/BMP Actions |
Complete Streets |
SDOT Policy & Planning |
January |
Review how Arterial Asphalt and Concrete (AAC) projects address requirements in the Complete Streets Ordinance (where bicycle lanes and other improvements can be incorporated). (BMP Action 4.1). |
Bicycle parking |
SDOT Traffic management – multimodal planning
|
January |
Review bicycle parking projects (BMP Action 2.5). |
Bicycling in Seattle |
SDOT Director and/or Transportation Committee |
February |
Hear from the SDOT Director and the City Council Transportation Committee Chair on plans and priorities for cycling in Seattle. |
Bike Boulevards |
SDOT Traffic management – multimodal planning
|
March |
Review bike boulevard projects and new design efforts (BMP Implementation Action 4.12) |
On-street bicycle facilities (Design Schedule) |
SDOT Traffic management – multimodal planning; traffic operations implementation
|
March |
Design schedule review – SBAB reviews the final list of projects and some designs prior to the implementation of onstreet projects begins (BMP Actions 1.1, 1.2, 1.4 1.5, 1.6, 1.10, 4.12-13). |
Enforcement |
Seattle Police Department |
April |
Inform SBAB of enforcement activities occurring to help improve bicycling conditions in Seattle (BMP Actions 3.3-3.4) |
Education & Outreach |
SDOT; Cascade Bicycle Club (subcontractor) |
April |
Annual update on education activities, outreach, and programs (BMP Actions 3.1-3.2, 3.4). |
Update on Parks Projects & Trails |
Parks Department |
May |
Annual update from the Parks Department on Projects, trail maintenance, Levy projects, and other opportunities to incorporate, and maintain bikeways around park facilities (BMP Actions 1.8, 4.10). |
Urban Trails & Bikeways |
SDOT Traffic management – multimodal planning; Capital Projects & Roadway Structures; Parks Department
|
June |
Review of the Seattle Urban Trails & Bikeways network projects before the summer construction season commences (BMP Implementation Actions 1.2, 1.6, & 4.12) . |
Signage recommendations and debrief |
SDOT Traffic management – multimodal planning
|
June |
SBAB provides advice and guidance on upcoming signage season projects (BMP Actions 1.3 & 1.7). |
On-street bicycle facilities (mid-season update) |
SDOT Traffic management – multimodal planning
|
July |
Allows SDOT to inform SBAB of progress and/or modifications to the current year’s work plan (BMP Actions 1.1, 1.2, 1.4 1.5, 1.6, 1.10, 4.12-13). |
Funding efforts |
SDOT Policy & Planning; City Council; Mayor’s office.
|
August |
Update on grant funding efforts and overall efforts for funding the implementation of the Bicycle Master Plan (BMP Actions 3.4, 4.2, 4.3) |
Safe Routes to School |
SDOT Traffic management – multimodal planning |
August |
Update on new projects, funding, and other issues (BMP Action 3.9). |
On-street bicycle facilities (Preliminary Design) |
SDOT Traffic management – multimodal planning; traffic operations implementation
|
September |
SBAB members provide recommendations and review on the proposed list of next year’s on-street bikeways (BMP Actions 1.1, 1.2, 1.4 1.5, 1.6, 1.10, 4.12-13). |
Transit |
Metro & Sound Transit |
October |
Update on transit activities, sharing right-of-ways and accommodation of bicycles on buses, commuter trains, and light rail (BMPActions 2.1-2.4) |
Drainage, trails, etc. |
Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) |
October |
Annual update from SPU on its efforts to improve hazardous drains and other SPU maintained infrastructure affecting bicycling conditions in Seattle (BMP Actions 1.8, 4.10). |
Bicycle facilities and planning and design |
Department of Planning and Development (DPD) |
November |
Annual update from DPD on their efforts to incorporate more bicycle-friendly design (bike parking, showers, other amenities impacting land use and cycling) in DPD activities and codes (BMP Actions 2.6, 4.10). |
Policies and ordinances |
SDOT Policy & Planning |
December |
Updates on progress to update the ROWIM (BMP Action 4.9) and other SDOT mechanisms to affect policies and ordinances concerning cycling. |
Capital Improvement Projects (CIPs) |
Capital Projects & Roadway Structures; SDOT Policy & Planning |
Ongoing |
Ad hoc review of individual projects that impact bicycling (BMP Actions 4.1, 4.7, 4.8). |
