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2001, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) published
a Regional Bicycle Plan that is part of the 2001 Regional
Transportation Plan for the San Francisco Bay Area, which establishes
the region’s 25-year transportation investment plan. The Regional
Bicycle Plan was developed by MTC staff, the Regional Bicycle
Plan Oversight Committee, local agencies, advocacy groups and countless
dedicated citizens in the Bay Area. The plan is available online
at www.mtc.ca.gov/planning/bicyclespedestrians/.
Caltrans also plans to implement the U.S. Department of Transportation
policy on integrating bicycling and walking into transportation
infrastructure throughout California. (Caltrans Deputy Directive
64 (DD 64)
All of the nine Bay Area counties and most cities and towns have
(or soon will have) adopted bike plans. Congestion Management Agencies
(CMA), which are responsible for preparing and implementing each
county's Congestion Management Program, have developed countywide
bicycle plans.
Check the list of county CMAs below, with links to each.
To find out what Bay Area cities are doing in the realm of bicycle
planning, click on www.abag.ca.gov
to link to the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) for a
list of all 109 Bay Area cities.
County Congestion Management Agency links
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The Regional Bicycle Master Plan,
adopted by MTC in 2001, defines a network of regionally significant
bicycle routes and facilities.
The plan also identifies gaps in bike routes, includes cost estimates
and funding strategies to build the entire network, and identifies
programs to help local jurisdictions improve bicycling as a means
of transportation.
When complete, the Regional Bicycle Network will total over 1,900
miles, including about 400 miles of the Bay Trail.
MTC estimates that approximately $577 million is available for bicycle
projects in the Bay Area over the next 25 years.
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