2. MetroCOG bike/pedestrian plan

2B.2 ExTRATERRITORIAL BIKEWAY NETWORK Extraterritorial routes provide opportunities for persons biking outside the Metropolitan area. These routes provide significant linkages with the townships and surrounding the Fargo-Moorhead metropolitan. They also connect to state and national routes giving a greater connectivity. Table 2.8 provides the existing extraterritorial bikeway miles. Map 2.7 illustrates the existing and future extraterritorial bike network. Map 2.8 shows some ideal bike routes out of town. r,',": .,'" '~'~!i~:;i:~~tii'o:ri\~i:>, 't:\i[!G:':'i"~~ If'~\"~i:l~ilk~~;~t~ir~i::i:;;:; .' );t }:':\Hlii'iii:1ifMiles',hh!]ji:';li1ir!i: -Class I 80.07 c.! ' . Cinss'I]::'''. 39.36 ; I' '1i:j;l!~~ICI~'ss~IlI 12.28 ,:k;;!:I,'Hh:"",i"Tolal 131.71 Table 2.8: Existing extraterritorial bike network . "ClaV,County . ...ToliiI'Couiiij"'''' : .,'4' "'~'<H':''!''l'''i;,,,',:iIi:ili 'll"iijlk,t,:,,~ .' -d"k""'''; '" ,,'flr,i;, \~nt: ' BikeWavl<)':l'::"'<(V~::l?:Bikewa';:t:,'" \m ,~:;'.r~{ l\tlncs';::I;I:im@:;: filii!1;':1 ,t;}:Mil~s ;l"~;;,~ii:i:~ 20.89 31.02 22.07 73.98 100.96 70.38 34.35 205.69 2B.3 ExISTING PEDESTRIAN FACILITIES The majority of the streets in the Fargo-Moorhead Metropolitan have sidewalks on at least one side. Map 2.9 illustrates the existing sidewalks in the metropolitan area. The local policies and requirements relative to sidewalks were summarized by Metro COG in 1996 in the Metropolitan Sidewalk Ordinance Review, Appendix A.4 provides the references for sidewalk design standards established by the local governments and federal law. Each of the cities in the metropolitan area have policies providing continuously linked walkways that encourage walking as an alternative means of transportation. Missing system links force pedestrians on to the street or to cross the street at unmarked locations especially during winter and in times of precipitation. Using aerial photographs, Metro COG staff inventoried sidewalks along the functional classification roadway system to identify critical gaps in the pedestrian network as shown in Map 2.9 The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 prohibits public entities from designing new facilities or altering existing facilities, including sidewalks and trails, that are not accessible to people with disabilities. Currently, the City of Fargo has set aside $100,000 per year to bring all their sidewalks up to ADA standards by rehabilitating crosswalks with red concrete curb cuts. The City of Dilworth sets aside about $2000 per year to install curb cuts. The Cities of Moorhead and West Fargo replace sidewalks on a request basis to provide accessibility for handicapped individuals, or in conjugation with street reconstruction and new construction projects. FMMErROPOUTAN BlcYCi..E'AND PEDESTRIAN Pt.AN200S Fargo-Moorhead Metropolitan Council of Governments " .-6"