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Bicycle Planning

The Transportation and Public Works Department completed implementation of the first phase of the Bicycle Blueprint in March 2007.  The project provides for 60 miles of streets marked as bicycle routes with four signs per mile. The standard on-street marking is a stencil of a bicyclist and a directional arrow painted onto the right-hand side of the roadway at regular intervals. These markings and signs indicate that bicycles and vehicles will share the outside travel lane. These 60 miles were recommended as priority bicycle routes in the Fort Worth Bicycle Blueprint, and were based on traffic volumes, speeds, and roadway conditions, which help to indicate their suitability for bicycling.

The Bicycle Route Map (PDF) displays the first phase of implementation of on-street, shared lane bike routes. For parking facilities in the Central Business District and Magnolia Street area, please refer to the Bicycle Rack Map (PDF). For information regarding Regional Bike Trail systems visit the North Central Texas Council Of Governments (NCTCOG) Bike Web.

Project Background

• The North Central Texas Council of Governments completed the Fort Worth Bicycle Blueprint several years ago.  The Bicycle Blueprint is a bicycle plan for Fort Worth that provides for an integrated bicycle network, including over 300 miles of signed on-street bicycle routes and regional bicycle trails.
• City Staff worked with the Fort Worth bicycle community on final route development in order to receive local input on the first phase(PDF) of implementation (60 miles), to ensure the proposed route alignments met their needs.
• Funding was identified in 2006 for implementation of the first phase of bicycle routes.  Work began in late 2006 and was completed in March 2007.