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MTC Holds Regional Bike Plan Workshop in San Francisco

CONTACT:

Trent Lethco
510.464.7737

OAKLAND, Calif., April 30, 2001...The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) will hold a workshop on Thursday, May 3, 2001, to solicit public input on the development of a Regional Bicycle Master Plan for the San Francisco Bay Area. The workshop will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. in Room 201, San Francisco City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, in San Francisco.

The workshop will focus on the first phase of MTC's bike plan study, with emphasis on developing regional goals and objectives, proposed evaluation criteria for establishing a regional bicycle network and candidate projects for inclusion.

"The Regional Bicycle Master Plan is an important step toward making bicycling a safer, more convenient and more viable transportation alternative for the future," says MTC planner and bike plan project manager Trent Lethco. The plan will study current bicycling conditions and propose actions to improve the cycling environment in the nine-county Bay region. Also, the plan will address regional policies and connections with other modes of transportation, and will recommend future directions for bicycle programs in the region. Other goals of the plan call for the development of a safety index to identify areas with high rates of bicycle accidents, the production of a regional bicycle map and the creation of a project-evaluation system.

Secured bicycle parking will be available at the meeting location.

MTC is the transportation planning, coordinating and financing agency for the nine-county Bay Area.

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