The City of Annapolis recognizes the many environmental, economic and health benefits of
\nwalking and bicycling for both transportation, recreation and tourism in our city. Foremost among
\nthese benefits are reduced traffic and parking pressure, stronger communities and neighborhoods,
\nand enhanced mobility for all residents and visitors. Therefore, it shall be the policy of the City of
\nAnnapolis to invite, welcome and encourage more bicycling by planning, developing and
\ncontinually improving safe and accessible streets through programs like Safe Routes to School and
\noff-road networks and amenities such as bicycle storage, signage, education, enforcement and
\nmaps.<\/p>\n
As the capital city of Maryland and the heart of the Chesapeake Bay watershed, Annapolis should
\npromote bicycle use in order to reduce automobile congestion as a part of its clean air strategy in a
\nregion that has been determined by the Environmental Protection Agency to be a non-attainment
\narea because of high ozone levels directly related to automobile exhaust, and where highway
\nfunding is tied directly to specific actions undertaken by local governments to promote alternative
\nforms of transportation.<\/p>\n
To demonstrate this commitment, the City will hire or designate a bicycle\/pedestrian planner
\nwhose short term goals will be to procure grants, enlist state support, coordinate bicycle initiatives
\nwith the county, build partnerships with bicycle and pedestrian groups, and promote safety and
\neducation programs to enhance bicycling. The planner’s long term goals will be to develop a
\nbicycling master plan that will result in Annapolis\u2019 becoming a Bronze-level Bicycle Friendly
\nCommunity as determined by the League of American Bicyclists by June 1, 2011 and to continue to
\nimprove thereafter and become a Silver-level Community by 2016.<\/p>\n
As the only municipal hub in the United States where two national trails (the East Coast
\nGreenway Trail and the American Discovery Trail) converge, and as the finish line for the Race
\nAcross America, and as a key link to international destinations via the B&A Trail, the BWI Trail,
\nBWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, AMTRAK, and Greyhound\/Trailways, Annapolis will be a world renowned
\nbicycle destination where safe bicycling is an accepted form of transportation
\n<\/p>\n
From Building a New Comprehensive Plan The City of Annapolis recognizes the many environmental, economic and health benefits of walking and bicycling for both transportation, recreation and tourism in our city. Foremost among these benefits are reduced traffic and parking pressure, stronger communities and neighborhoods, and enhanced mobility for all residents and visitors. Therefore, it shall be the policy of the … <\/p>\n
\nMain page: https:\/\/www.ci.annapolis.md.us\/info.asp?page=8953<\/a>
\nPublic Review Draft: https:\/\/www.ci.annapolis.md.us\/info.asp?page=13214<\/a>
\nChapter 4: Transportation (bike stuff) https:\/\/www.ci.annapolis.md.us\/upload\/images\/government\/depts\/pl_zon\/compplan\/Chapter%204%20Dec08.pdf<\/a>
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