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Abou

t the

Con

trib

utin

g Ag

enci

esTh

e D

ane

Coun

ty B

icyc

le M

ap w

as p

repa

red

by s

taff

for t

he M

adiso

n Ar

ea T

rans

port

atio

n Pl

anni

ng B

oard

A M

etro

polit

an P

lann

ing

Org

aniza

tion

(MPO

). Fu

ndin

g fo

r prin

ting

of th

e m

ap w

as p

rovi

ded

by th

e D

ane

Coun

ty D

epar

tmen

t of P

ublic

Wor

ks, H

ighw

ay

and

Tran

spor

tatio

n.

The

Mad

ison

Area

Tra

nspo

rtat

ion

Plan

ning

Boa

rd

is th

e de

signa

ted

polic

y bo

dy r

espo

nsib

le fo

r co

op-

erat

ive

tran

spor

tatio

n pl

anni

ng a

nd d

ecisi

on m

akin

g fo

r the

Mad

ison

met

ropo

litan

pla

nnin

g ar

ea. T

he R

e-gi

onal

Tra

nspo

rtat

ion

Plan

205

0 (2

017)

, ado

pted

by

the

MPO

, is

an o

vera

ll sy

stem

-leve

l pla

n th

at s

erve

s as

a gu

ide

for t

rans

port

atio

n sy

stem

pla

nnin

g an

d de

-ve

lopm

ent i

n th

e re

gion

. The

Bic

ycle

Tra

nspo

rtat

ion

Plan

for

the

Mad

ison

Urba

n Ar

ea a

nd D

ane

Coun

ty

(201

5) is

an

elem

ent

of t

he r

egio

nal t

rans

port

atio

n pl

an.

Wel

com

e to

the

Dane

Cou

nty

Bicy

cle

Map

Dan

e Co

unty

is a

won

derf

ul p

lace

to li

ve, w

ork,

and

bike

! Our

rol

ling

hills

, far

ms

and

coun

trys

ide,

sm

all

tow

ns, a

nd v

illage

s ar

e te

rrifi

c pl

aces

to v

isit b

y bi

ke.

Man

y ne

w b

ike

path

s an

d tr

ails

offer

won

derf

ul re

c-re

atio

nal o

ppor

tuni

ties f

or th

e w

hole

fam

ily. A

nd to

-da

y, a

grow

ing

num

ber o

f peo

ple

are

choo

sing

bicy

-cl

ing

for

thei

r co

mm

ute

to w

ork.

Enjo

y tr

avel

ing

on

two

whe

els!

Joe

Paris

i, Dan

e Co

unty

Exe

cutiv

eSh

aron

Cor

rigan

, Dan

e Co

unty

Boa

rd C

hair

Al M

atan

o, M

PO B

oard

Cha

ir

Scan

this

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acod

e w

ith a

han

d he

ld d

evic

e to

acc

ess t

he o

nlin

e ve

rsio

n of

this

map

BICYC

LE M

AP

DANE C

OUNTY

2017

A c

oope

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ort b

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ATPB

and

Dan

e C

ount

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WEST

Map Legend

Most Suitable for Shared Bicycle/Motor Vehicle Use

May be Suitable Depending on Individual Bicyclist's Skills Operating withMotor Vehicle Traffic

Least Suitable for Shared Bicycle/Motor Vehicle Use

Most Suitable Roadways with Paved Shoulders

May be Suitable Roadways with Paved Shoulders

Least Suitable Roadways with Paved Shoulders

Local Roadway Connecting/Through Route*

Local Roadway*

Bicycles Prohibited or Not Recommended

Paved Multi-Use Trail or Path

Unpaved Multi-Use Trail or Path

Multi-Use Trail or Path Under Construction (Completion Fall 2017)

Public Lands

Bicycle and Pedestrian Over/Underpass or Bridge

Bike Elevator

State Park

County Park

Community/Neighborhood Park

Mountain Biking Trails

Bike Station

Parking

Park and Ride Lot

* Assumed to be most suitable due to generally low traffic volumes and lower speeds than on county and state highways. Bike routes generally not signed outside the City of Madison area.

Data Sources:Biking Suitability: Madison Area Transportation Planning Board (2017).Bike Paths, Trails and Routes: Madison Area Transportation Planning Board (2017).Streets: Dane County Land Information Office (2016).Public Recreation Lands: DNR Managed Lands (2015), Dane County Parks (2015), Dane County Parcels (2015).

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Disc

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erTh

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er o

f thi

s map

bea

rs fu

ll res

pons

ibilit

y for

his

or h

er sa

fety

. Bic

yclis

ts sh

ould

exe

rcise

goo

d ju

dgm

ent a

nd o

bey

traffi

c la

ws

on a

ll ro

adw

ays,

rega

rdle

ss o

f the

bic

ycle

sui

tabi

lity

ratin

g on

this

map

. The

sta

te, D

ane

Coun

ty, c

ities

, vi

llage

s, an

d to

wns

, and

the

agen

cies

and

indi

vidu

als t

hat h

ave

cont

ribut

ed to

the

deve

lopm

ent o

f thi

s bic

ycle

map

ar

e no

t res

pons

ible

for t

he p

erso

nal s

afet

y of b

icyc

lists

who

use

this

map

, and

do

not w

arra

nt th

e sa

fety

of t

he ro

ads

on th

is gu

ide

map

for u

se b

y bi

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The

bicy

cle

suita

bilit

y in

form

atio

n on

this

map

can

also

be

used

by

stat

e, c

ount

y, an

d lo

cal t

rans

port

atio

n pl

anne

rs

and

engi

neer

s to

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faci

litie

s, es

peci

ally

on

road

way

s tha

t are

less

suita

ble

for b

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and

expe

rienc

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crea

sing

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