City of Morgan Hill Station Area Master Plan - February 2018

Station Area Master Plan – Transportation Context

Bicycle Network Bicycle facilities (see Figure 1-35) in the Downtown area comprise bicycle lanes, bicycle routes, and shared use paths. Under California Law, bicyclists are allowed to use all roadways unless posted otherwise. Therefore, all roadways in the Station Area are open for cycling. Existing Bicycle Facilities A shared use path is provided along Butterfield Boulevard. Bicycle lanes are provided on Main Avenue (not continuous), Dunne Avenue, Butterfield Boulevard, Depot Street, and Monterey Road north and south of the Downtown area. Monterey Road between Dunne Avenue and Main Avenue is designated as a bicycle route to connect the discontinuous bicycle lane segments. Green-backed shared-use arrows (“sharrows”) have been added along Monterey Road to raise drivers’ awareness to share the roadway with cyclists. Other gaps in the bicycle lane network occur on eastbound Main Avenue between Monterey Road and Depot Street, and at the approaches to the intersections of Monterey Road and Main Avenue and at Monterey Road and Dunne Avenue. In several locations, bike lanes are denoted with a single stripe creating a wide outside lane that is also used for parallel parking. Without a second stripe denoting the space for the bicycle lane, vehicles at times park away from the curb and encroach into the bicycle lane. Or for example, on Depot Street, the bicycle lane and parallel parking area is denoted with

Figure 1-35: Bicycle facilities in Downtown area

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