What is the 511 BikeMapper?
The 511 BikeMapper is an interactive mapping tool that displays all existing
Class I, II and III bikeways in the 9 Counties that MTC covers (Alameda,
Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, & Sonoma).
The 511 BikeMapper can determine the best route for your trip and provide turn-by-turn
directions. This pilot project was funded by a grant from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District and developed in
collaboration with the SF Department
of the Environment and the SF Bicycle
Coalition. Future development plans include expansion of the advanced
routing functionality to the entire Bay Area.
There are likely to be gaps in the bike network along your bike trip, so make sure
to select your route carefully and obey all rules of the road. While the information
in 511 BikeMapper is carefully screened, it may still contain some minor inaccuracies.
Please email bikemapper@511.org with additions
or corrections.
What are Class I, II, & III Bikeways?
Class I: Off-Street Shared-Use Path - A bikeway physically separated
from motorized vehicular traffic by an open space or barrier. Pedestrians, skaters,
wheelchair users, joggers, and other non-motorized users typically use shared-use
paths.
Class II: Bike Lane - Portion of the roadway that has been designated
by striping, signing and pavement markings for the preferential or exclusive use
of bicycles. Some cities and counties also define wide shoulders as bike lanes.
Always ride about 4 feet from parked cars to avoid the door zone.
Class III: On-Street Bike Route - Any road or street designated for
bicycle travel. These routes are not for the exclusive use of cyclists. Often, routes
include residential streets with low auto volumes and speeds.
Areas Covered by the 511 BikeMapper
The regional 511 BikeMapper currently covers the nine SF Bay Area counties: Alameda,
Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, & Sonoma.
It has been upgraded to include the routing functionality in this release of the
application. MTC periodically collects bicycle facility data from cities and counties
throughout the region. As new bikeways are added to the system, more cities and
communities of the Bay Area come under the 511 BikeMapper coverage. Check back with
511.org periodically for updates to the Bay Area
bikeways network.
Where can I find more information on bicycling in the Bay Area?
Information regarding the location of bicycle facilities, links to bicycle clubs
and coalitions, links to county transit authorities and commissions, and where to
find hard copy maps or Bike Buddies listings can be found on the
www.511.org bicycle home page. Information about bikes and transit can be
found on the 511 Transit Trip Planner
page.
Path Editing Toolbar
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Users can edit values directly on the map using the Path Editing toolbar. This toolbar
can be accessed via the Path Editing tool found in the Mapping Tools drop-down menu.
This toolbar contains two map tools, the On-Street Path Editor, and the Off-Street
Path Editor.
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The Off-Street Path Editor will let users draw new Off-Street Shared Use paths (Class
I routes), as well as edit and delete the geometry of existing Class I trails.
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The On-Street Path Editor will let users perform attribute edits on the Street Network
Inventory by selecting individual street segments directly on the map.
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On-Street Path Editor
Prior to selecting this tool, users should navigate the map to an area of interest,
and set the map zoom scale to level 15 or greater. The editing feature is only allowed
at level 15 or higher. Users can then select the On-Street Path Editor button to
find and select an individual Street Segment on the Map to display the Attribute
Inspector window. This form will let users change the Bike Class value, the Priority
Ranking value. and/or the Status value.
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Warning: While it is possible to select multiple
street segments using this tool, we advise users to select individual street segments
when performing attribute edits. If users do select multiple street segments, the
save button will only update the values for the current record displayed in the
Attribute Inspector. Users can navigate through the records by using the record
navigation tool, update the values for each individual street segment in the selection
array, and then close the Attribute Inspector.
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The Bike Classification Field has 4 available valid domain values:
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●   Unclassified (Default)
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●   Off-Street Shared Use Path (Class I)
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●   Striped Bike Lane (Class II)
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●   On-Street Bike Route (Class III)
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Off-Street Shared Use Path Editor
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As with the On-Street Path Editor tool, users should navigate the map to an area
of interest, and set the map zoom scale to level 15 or greater. When this tool is
activated, the Class 1 Path Tools drop-down menu will be displayed. This pull down
menu contains 3 Items: Draw, Delete, and Edit Vertices.
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Draw Path tool
The Draw Path tool will let users draw a new Class 1 Route on the Map. User must
digitize each segment by clicking on the map at the desired location along the path.
It is suggested that the new paths be digitized using either the ESRI Imagery, or
the Google Imagery with Labels basemap. The digitize scale should also be set to
Zoom Level 19 (The Maximum Allowed Zoom Level). Once the feature has been digitized,
it is added to the database.
Delete Path tool
The Delete Path Tool will let users select a Class 1 Route from the Map, and delete
it from the database. Users are ONLY allowed to delete 1 selected segment at a time.
Edit Vertices Path tool
The Edit Vertices Path Tool will let users select a Class 1 route from the Map and
edit its geometry by moving its vertices.