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SURVEY RESULTS
393 people responded to the Bicycle Master
Plan Survey. The highest response came
from people aged 36-45 (almost 30%). The
second largest group of respondents were aged
16-25 and represented 19% of the total
responses. The information collected from
the survey, in combination with input from
public meetings and the Focus Group will be
useful in the development of the Bicycle Master
Plan.
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Most respondents
who live,
work or attend school in Lake Forest
indicated that they bike for
heath and exercise as well as for recreation.
Almost 50% of respondents indicated that they
also ride their bikes to run errands or to go
shopping. Twenty
six percent
of respondents indicated that they use their
bikes to get to and from work or school.
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Most
respondents indicate that they ride their bike
in Lake Forest more often during the warmer
months of
May to October than November to
April. However, over 15% of respondents indicate
that they still ride their bikes 1-3 times per
week during winter months and 24%
ride
1-3 times per month.
Fifteen percent
of respondents ride their bikes daily during the
warmer part of the year.
Thirty-two percent of the total
“daily” riders cycle for the purpose of getting
to and from school with ten percent of that
number living in another North Shore Community
other than Lake Forest.
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The
majority
of respondents (71%) indicated that Lake Forest
does not provide adequate connectivity within
the City.
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Over 85% of
respondents indicated that it is important that
bike routes connect Lake Forest to destinations
beyond the city limits.
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While respondents identified
Sheridan Road and Green Bay Road as the most
likely north-south routes (32% and 22%
respectively), respondents had the opportunity
to provide other streets they might use. These
included: Western Ave, Beverly Pl, Mayflower Rd
as well as “local side streets.”
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Forty two percent of respondents
to the survey indicated that they are most
likely to take Deerpath
as
an
east-west route in the City of
Lake Forest. Old Elm ranks second with just over
20% of respondents most likely to take it
to travel in an
east-west direction on bike.
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Responses to the
survey indicate that bikes are used in Lake
Forest for a variety of trips including
recreation purposes
and exercise, commuting, and to run errands.
Over 30% of respondents indicate that they ride
3-5 miles during a single trip and 28% ride
more than 10 miles for a typical ride.
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Most of respondents indicated
that
they
would
be “extremely” or “moderately” encouraged to
ride more often if there were marked
bike lanes on the roads.
The majority also indicated that
paved or wide shoulders
on roads would also encourage
them to ride more often. Many indicated
that signed
bike routes, education of motorists and
increased enforcement of traffic would
be encouraging as well.
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Seventy-eight
percent
of respondents indicated that
narrow vehicle lanes are
an
issue
in Lake Forest when it comes to
driving on streets where cyclists are present.
Respondents identified
unclear or unknown traffic rules and regulations
pertaining to bikes as the
second most common
issue.
Other Survey responses also
indicates that cyclists encounter similar
problems when biking on roads with vehicles
present. Issues include: Lack of bike lanes,
narrow travel lanes and conflicts with other
vehicles.
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For more information on the Bicycle Master Plan, or to
be informed of upcoming meetings, please send your name and mailing address
to Megan O’Neill, Planner at
oneillm@cityoflakeforest.com to be added to the
interested parties list. |
