BACKGROUND
The Imagine Vine Neighborhood Plan was finalized in 2019 and is part of the broader Imagine Kalamazoo 2025 (IK2025) planning process, which is designed to engage and realize the community's vision for itself. A key feature of this plan is neighborhood connectivity, e.g. improved sidewalk conditions, traffic calming, improved neighborhood connectivity to the rest of Kalamazoo.
The Vine Neighborhood Association (VNA) proposed and installed a Protected Cycle Track Pilot along Lovell St (Burdick to Pearl St*). **
*A pilot project is defined as a temporary, small-scale project implemented on a trial basis to evaluate a piece/configuration of infrastructure's efficacy and work out any operational needs before scaling up. The purpose of a pilot project is to build confidence in a piece/configuration of infrastructure in a low-risk and low-cost way.
**Segment A - Kalamazoo Mall to Park St, two-way travel
**Segment B - Park St to Pearl St, one-way travel (westbound)
OVERVIEW
The primary equipment to be used for the cycle track pilot is the Saris Wave Delineator system that is available for loan from the League of Michigan Bicyclists (LMB). LMB also has complementary equipment available, including 2 ea. battery operated counters, 50 ea. channelizing cones, and 2 ea. freestanding sign boards available for loan. This equipment is used in conjunction with additional traffic control equipment owned or rented by the City, at the Public Services staff discretion.
Dimensions of Bike Wave Delineators
ONLINE SURVEY
PROJECT MANAGER(s):
Vine Neighborhood Association with support from City of Kalamazoo staff
OBJECTIVES:
Pilot solutions to increase multi-modal connectivity in the Vine Neighborhood that could provide insight into other solutions in other neighborhoods and to advance the Vine Neighborhood Plan.
SCHEDULE:
Pilot will continue through the end of September 2022
PARTNERSHIPS
STAFFING
Community Planning and Economic Development, Public Services
OUTSIDE CONTRACTORS
League of Michigan Bicyclists (rental of Bike Wave devices)
CONSISTENT WITH PLANS
Vine Neighborhood Plan, Street Design Manual, Imagine Kalamazoo 2025 Master Plan, Community Sustainability Plan
VISION
To Pilot bike infrastructure in the City of Kalamazoo and provide safe alternative methods of riding a bike.
Connected City, Complete Neighborhoods
METRICS
Bike Counter provided by League of Michigan Bicyclists for project will track usage of the pilot facility
BUDGET