Coweta gets bike path plan rolling

Coweta gets bike path plan

rolling

Sign design

should feature a standardized, easily recognizable bicycle graphic.

Signs should

be consistent throughout the county.

Signs should

designate beginning and end of routes.

Each route

should be numbered in order to create familiarity.

Coweta's routes

should indicate their connection to the state routes that pass through

the county.

A system of

markers identifying historically or architecturally significant structures

and sites should be placed along each route.

Safety for

cyclists.

The recommendations

include building an awareness of bicycle safety through local media outlets

and conducting public ribbon-cutting ceremonies when bicycle route improvements

are completed to make people aware that bicycles will be in the area.

In developing

a bicycle plan, a good understanding of the laws affecting the safe operation

of bicycles is important. The program should include strengthened enforcement

programs targeted specifically at road-sharing laws.

The following

state-maintained highways are recommended for bicycle lane upgrades: 16,

27, 29, 34, 54, 70, 74, 154.

There is ample

room in Coweta for a system of grade-separated bicycle paths, and seemingly

no dearth of interest, according to the plan. Off-road paths offer particular

benefits for children, who typically do not have well-developed riding

skills or knowledge of on-road operating etiquette. Grade-separated paths

can be planned and constructed in different ways.

The routes

will be color-coded and traverse the entire county.

Residents will

be able to pick up the path anywhere in the county and eventually hook

up with a series of paths toward Atlanta or Alabama. Officials plan to

start implementing their strategies in the next few months and conducting

public meetings to get residents involved in the process.