Master Transportation Plan Task 4: Gap Analysis and Needs Network
3.6.2.2.1 Coverage of Pedestrian and Bicycle Networks In addition to evaluating walking and bicycling accessibility to key destinations, the overall coverage of the pedestrian and bicycle networks was evaluated for the City of Fort Worth as a whole. Network coverage was assessed for sidewalks, existing bikeways, and low Bicycle LTS streets. • Sidewalks (Figure 40): Sidewalk coverage was calculated based on the existing sidewalks identified in Section 3.6.2 overlayed with a 500-foot hexagon grid. Like the Sidewalk Index above, the sidewalk coverage was calculated as the ratio of existing sidewalk to overall sidewalk potential (two times total roadway mileage) within each hexagon cell. Sidewalk coverage in Fort Worth is highest in the central core and northern residential areas. Periphery areas with the lowest sidewalk coverage include neighborhoods near the I-30/I-820 interchange in East Fort Worth and into the south near I-20 and the South Hulen Street corridor. • Existing Bicycle Infrastructure (Figure 41): Coverage of the existing on-street and off-street bikeway networks was mapped based on an area’s distance to an existing bicycle facility. Buffers were created around existing bikeway lines in 0.5-mile increments up to 3 miles. The majority of downtown and central Fort Worth core are within half a mile of an existing bikeway; however, significant portions of western, southeastern, and northern Fort Worth are more than 3 miles away from the closest bicycle facility. • Low-Stress Bikeways (Figure 42): Like the Bicycle Index above, the bicycle network coverage was based on the length of low-stress bikeways (Bicycle LTS<=2) as a percentage of the total bike shed roadway distance.
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