Greatest Snow on Earth TM
Photos: L. Cohen, Visit Salt Lake; Wikipedia.
Also snows in the city
deseretnews.com
A four-season climate
Salt Lake City: • 500” of snow in the mountains. • 70” of snow in the city. • 100° in the city in the summer.
Photo: B. Roolf, SLC Transportation
“We plow bike lanes first.”
Photos: Copenhagenize.com
For all modes of travel
Mix of individual preparedness & public agency maintenance:
Photos from footwear sales websites
For all modes of travel
oregon.gov
Mix of individual preparedness & public agency maintenance:
For all modes of travel
Mix of individual preparedness & public agency maintenance:
Icebike.org
“We plow bike lanes first.”
Photos: Copenhagenize.com
Conventional bike lanes Plowing from center of street. Plow the bike lane “at the same time” actually means plow the bike lane last.
Parking restrictions?
Cambridge, MA Photo: B. Roolf, SLC Transportation
This is the bike lane line.
Separate Paths
Boston, MA. Photo: Doug Mink
Best for hardcore winter? Better snow storage.
Finnish, Canadian stories at VeloCity 2012.
Cambridge, MA. Photo: Becka Roolf
Protected bike lanes
Photos: B. Roolf, SLC Transportation
The new U.S. challenge.
Plows… & tree trimming
Photo: B. Roolf, SLC Transportation
Slcgov.com
Trees – shade & snow drop
Photo: B. Roolf, SLC Transportation
True winter – January 2013
Photo: B. Roolf, SLC Transportation
True winter
Photo: B. Roolf, SLC Transportation
Better than bike lanes?
This is the bike lane.
This is the parking lane.
Photos: B. Roolf, SLC Transportation
Crosswalks & windrows
Photo: B. Roolf, SLC Transportation
The challenges of change
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SALT LAKE CITY TRANSPORTATION DIVISION
bikeslc.com
Becka Roolf Bicycle & Pedestrian Coordinator
801-535-6630