Bicycle Friendly Community

San Luis Obispo, CA | Silver Level

Community Highlights: San Luis Obispo’s recent Bicycle Transportation Plan proposed 31 new miles of bike paths, including six major bikeways. It also proposed bicycle facilities on the remaining 3.2 miles of arterials that are currently without facilities, thus achieving 100 percent bike-friendly arterial streets. All major intersections are equipped with loop or camera detection that is sensitive to bicycles, and the community has added bicycle boulevards and undertaken road diets to improve conditions. The City contracts for bicycling education with the San Luis Obispo County Bicycle Coalition. In 2008, more than 500 students were reached. The City offers weekly bike valet service at the Thursday Night Farmer's Market and in summer 2008 began offering the service to the weekly Summer Concerts in the Plaza. The City also has a Racks with Plaques program allowing the public to donate bicycle racks with commemorative plaques.

Most Compelling Community Statistic: In the City’s biannual bicycle traffic counts taken in October 2008, bicycling volume was up 44 percent from the 2006 count.