The City of Rochester wants public input on plans to expand its network of bicycle-friendly streets, known as “bicycle boulevards.”
They’re alternative routes for bicyclists who want to avoid high-traffic streets, which are then optimized for bikes and equipped with measures to discourage drivers from using them as cut-throughs (like speed bumps and roundabouts). The city wants to add 20 lane miles of bike boulevards on what it says are seven key routes that don’t have bike-friendly streets. They generally run parallel to high-traffic arterial streets.
There’s an online survey on the city web page, and an upcoming public meeting on Zoom.
City transportation planners are seeking public input to help guide the next steps to exp