Bicycle Plan documents
On April 24, 2024, the Saint Paul City Council adopted the Bicycle Plan as an addendum to the Saint Paul Comprehensive Plan.
What are separated bikeways and paths? Why does the Bicycle Plan recommend them?
Separated bikeways and paths are spaces for people biking that are separated from car traffic by some sort of physical barrier. They can be designed just for people biking, or they can be designed to be shared by people walking and biking. Separated bikeways and paths can be for one way bike traffic or two way bike traffic.
There are many examples of separated bikeways and paths in Saint Paul shown in these photos.
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Separated bikeways and paths:
- Provide a comfortable space to bike for people of all ages and abilities
- Allow for a narrower roadway, which encourages slower driving speeds and is easier to cross for people walking. By constructing the bikeway outside of the road, the street can be narrower.
Bicycle Plan update, 2021-2024
- Summer 2021: Outreach to City departments, Council offices, District Councils
- Fall 2021: Public outreach, events, virtual presentations
- 2022: City staff review of 2021 feedback, draft updates to plan document and planned bike network
- Spring and Summer 2023: Public outreach, events, presentation
- Fall 2023: Staff reference spring and summer feedback, create final version of Bicycle Plan
- Late 2023-early 2024: City Council plan adoption process
- We are here. 2024 and future: engineers and planners reference the Bicycle Plan when making decisions about design of streets in Saint Paul
2015 Bicycle Plan
The first version of the Saint Paul Bicycle Plan was adopted by City Council in 2015. That version has been retired and replaced by the updated version, adopted by City Council in April 2024.