Evolution of a Bike Lane

Ever wondered how the bike-lane paint gets onto the pavement? The Fresno County Bicycle Coalition (FCBC) and the City of Fresno's Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) work tirelessly to shepherd these projects through the bureaucratic process. Over a period of time that can range from three to five years, the following needs to take place:

• Need for bike lane determined by citizen/group
• Citizen/group contacts city/county Public Works Department
• Citizen/group convinces city/county that bike lane is needed
• Feasibility and traffic and parking impact studies are completed
• Bike lane entered into Bicycle Transportation Plan project list
• City/county engineers do preliminary design to develop cost estimate
• Funding for plan is sought - city/county, state, and federal sources
• Funding is obtained
• Required environmental studies completed
• Final engineering design plans and striping plans completed
• Contractor selected
• Bike lane is constructed or installed

Do you know of a bike lane or other bike project that needs to be worked on? Attend our next FCBC meeting, leave a comment, or contact a board member.

Thanks to FCBC board members Nick Paladino and Louise Colbert-Mar for this report.