Presented By Connor Mills, Jessica Diaz, Lily Wan, and Giuseppe Zuozo

Assessing Bike PathsEvaluating the Current State of Bike Paths

On- and Off-Campus

Background

• Top Bicycle Friendly City• 10.3% Campus Population

Bikes• Over 60,000 People on 2,000

Acre Campus• Gainesville ranks #2 in Bicycle

Accidents in Florida-1999-2011: 30 Fatalities

On-campus Bike Paths

●Bike Path Criteria➢Average Annual Daily Traffic ≥

15,000 Vehicles➢Determined Multi-Use Paths

and Bike Lane Shoulders●Areas for Improvement➢SW 16th Avenue/SW 13th

Street➢Hull Road/ Mowry Road

As Seen in Boston, MA

Hull Road/Mowry Road

On-Campus Safety

●Bike-Box Lanes➢Paint bike lanes a certain color

to increase biker visibility➢Reduce motor vehicle conflicts➢Case Study: Portland, OR

As seen in Portland, OR

Off Campus Bike PathsEXISTING

Bike lanes + paved shoulders: 80 miles

Multi-use bike lanes: 29.7 miles

Most populated off-campus residential areas:

● Northeast of campus

● Southwest of campus

RADIUS

● How was it determined?

○ 100-student poll

○ Majority of off-campus students live within 3 miles

NEEDED PATHS BASED ON:

● UF Student population density

● Proximity to campus

● Current accessibility to bike paths

● Safety

100-student Poll

On-campus: 43.88%Off-campus: 56.12% Less than 3 miles off-campus:

46.32%Over 3 miles from campus: 13.69%

Radius• Selection by location• Buffer

Student Population Density• Spatial Analysis

– Point Density Analysis

• By Equal Intervals• 4 tiers

Off-Campus Bike Paths Methods

Proposed Bike Paths• Evaluate under-

serviced, high density areas

• Drawing tool to create new layer

Conclusion: Suggested Improvements

On-campus ● Add 4 mi of bike paths on UF campus

● Add designated stop sign/light areas for cyclists

Off-campus

Highest UF student concentrated areas:

● NE of campus

● SW of campus

Add 15.3 mi of bike paths off UF campus

● Better connect UF students and faculty to campus

● Safer routes● Encourage alternative, sustainable transportation