route reveiw & bike guide 16 sep09.key
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History of the development of the Maine long-distance bicycle route and status of the turn-by-turn directions. Proposal to develop a Maine ECG Bike Guide.TRANSCRIPT
• Calais-to-Kittery Route Review
• Cue Sheet Update
Bicycle and Pedestrian Council16 September 2009
Cross-Maine Bicycle Route
How the ‘ECG’ Continuous Travel Route was Developed.
Continuous Travel Route• On-Road
• Safe
• Direct
• Scenic
• Connects completed trail
Shoulders of US Route 1
Trails & ‘nice’ Roads
Maine’s Next Steps
• Let’s work for Maine to have the first new National Bike Route designated (BR 1)
• Refine existing Calais to Kittery route
• Letter to NHDOT to support designated route.
• Submit application to AASHTO Special Committee on Route Numbering for their Spring meeting.
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Adventure Cycling & East Coast Greenway Routes
Ellsworth South
Current Route - 10.6 miles
Proposed Route - 15.7 miles
Ellsworth South
• CURRENT– 10.6 miles– US 1– Wide shoulder– Few views
• REVISION– 15.6 miles– ACA Route– Union River & Toddy
Pond views– Less Traffic, but no
shoulder
Camden - Lincolnville
Proposed Route - 7.6 miles
Current Route - 11.9 miles
• Calais-to-Kittery Route Review
• Cue Sheet Update
Bicycle and Pedestrian Council16 September 2009
Cue Sheets
• www.exploremaine.org
• 2001 vintage
• old format
• 10 pages
Cue Sheets
• www.greenway.org
• 2007 vintage
• revised format
• 3 pages
Cue Sheets
• in progress
• 2009 vintage
• new format
• 1 page
Turn-by-turn directions in both directions (cue sheets)
BACK-UPS
America’s bicycle travel experts
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What portions of the ECGShared-use Path should be
designated as BR 1?
• Limited Access Highway• More Direct via path• Provided adequate Surface for Touring Bikes
Generally BR 1 will follow road ways andprovide a parallel bikeway for ECG users
except when:
Provide users the choice of sharing the road or using aShared-use path when traveling across Maine.