BBN Routes & Projects

Widen and pave existing footpath from Spencer Rd to Buttermilk Falls State Park parking lot, complete with signage

Repave bike boulevards to provide a safe riding surface

Convene a taskforce between NYSDOT, Town of Ithaca, CWT, ICSD, and City of Ithaca. Upgrade gravel walkway to 11+ feet wide sidewalk, tighten all turning radii, and add lighting and public art where feasible.

Improve safety at these Route 13 intersections by adding bike/ped signal priority, tightening turning radii, and hardening medians. Consider protected bicycle crossing at Third St due to heavy bike and pedestrian flows during market hours.

Repave Adams and Madison Streets after utility trenching damage plus wear and tear, and repaint bicycle boulevard road markings to improve visibility of route.

Connect Wegmans driveway to S Plain St with protected bike lane or shared use trail. Improve safety by adding signal priority and diverter at Meadow St. Repave parts of S Plain St.

Build two-way cycle track from Walmart to Meadow St. using one lane.

Pilot test protected bike lane (either two-way or one on each side) and improve connection to IHS-Boynton Trail.

Pilot test a two-way protected bike lane on north side of Cascadilla St from Cayuga St to the new Greenstar, keeping in mind complex turning needs at Cayuga St and Northside-Southside route intersections.

Chip seal or repave Plain St along most of this stretch. Improve intersection safety by adding diverters, painted bicycle lanes, and traffic signals where needed.

Simplify and make safer connections between W MLK Jr and Hector St bike lanes to CWT, BDT extension, and potential Elm St bike lane (Project D1). Add wayfinding signage to make these connections even more visible.

Convert one lane of Plain St bridge into plaza over creek with benches, trail info, public art, and add a cycle track along plaza curbside.

Upgrade bike lanes on Elmira Road to protected bike lanes or two-way cycle track from Plain St. to S Meadow St. Continue protected lanes across crosswalk at Meadow St., onto existing parklet by gas station, and to Meadow St.

Build a roundabout at Lewis St. Build and diverters at Farm St and Tompkins St to lower vehicle speeds to 20 mph and stop thru-traffic.

Connect Downtown to West End with protected lanes or two-way cycle track. Remove double-yellow line and use parked vehicles to buffer bike lanes.

Add diverters to encourage vehicles to use Albany and Cayuga Streets for thru-traffic. Create 11+ foot wide shared-use trail along creekside.

Conduct a study focused on connecting the Fall Creeker, Waterfront Connector, Hill-to-Hill, and Six Mile Creek Trail together on existing downtown streets. Pilot test allowing slow bicycling (10 mph or less) along center of the Commons.

Conduct study to determine how to serve southern West Hill residential areas with bike infrastructure, in particular West Village Apartments.

Add painted or buffered bike lanes depending on traffic flow levels after implementing traffic calming measures at crossings (Project C3).

Create shared-use paths connecting Spencer Rd to Rt 13 every 800 feet (two city blocks); use vacant lots next to Honda and U-Haul property

Repave Spencer Rd from S Meadow St to Salvation Army exit and enhance family-friendly feel of neighborhood by traffic calming road to 10 mph using chicanes, paving elements, and vegetation

Create safe passageway from Meadow St to Plain St along Titus Towers property and NYSEG utility corridor

Expand public access to Cayuga Waterfront Trail by building a bike/ped railroad crossing at Cascadilla St and formalizing the crossing at Court St.

Build bridge over flood control channel, and extend existing wide sidewalk near Nate’s Floral Estates to new bridge and Wegmans

Formalize shortcut and link to rehabilitated bridge

Implement changes planned by the City of Ithaca in 2018

Add a bike lane in preparation for the expected increase in vehicle traffic due to new Tompkins County office building.

Paint bike lanes to provide safer access from the Tioga St Bike Blvd to Ithaca Falls, Ithaca High School, and the Farmers Market (via the CWT).

Improve wayfinding on ICSD property and add additional sidewalk north of parking lot to connect with East Shore Drive and Project A1.

Upgrade existing bike lane to a protected or raised bike lane due to heavy traffic flows

Pilot test protected bike lane from Cascadilla St to CWT trailhead at the Ithaca Farmers Market to increase safety during peak hours and market days.

Extent Cayuga St protected bike lanes from downtown to connect separate portions of Six Mile Creek trail and the Chainworks redevelopment.

Test allowing bicycling on Meadow and Fulton Street sidewalks

Protect existing bike lanes or combine into two-way cycle track on northbound side.