together Asset Planning, Transportation Planning, Parks and Public Work Operations to understand the requirements and costs.
The facilities outlined in the ATMP include sidewalks, painted, buffered, and protected bicycle lanes, local street bikeways (bicycle boulevards), cycle tracks and multi-use pathways. The analysis is meant to extrapolate these estimates out into the future using a 50-year asset ownership life-cycle model to estimate the operating and maintenance costs only. It serves only as an estimating tool since a predetermined inflation rate and construction pricing index used will fluctuate over time. Cost figures used in the analysis should also be updated on a yearly basis to reflect pricing fluctuations and changes in policies and procedures.
It should also be noted that the cost for protected cycling lanes, cycle tracks as well as signals can widely vary. While there are base costs for line, symbol and signage replacements, the impact of separated, bollard and or other designs will impact what additional costs may or may not be incurred. As such, the whole life cycle cost of these types of facilities noted in the table below should not be considered the complete cost increase for these assets. The annual report based on the actual planned construction will provide a more comprehensive understanding of these cost as the projects are planned. In addition, further discussion and planning for the implementation of local street bikeways is required to determine what, if any, annual cost is associated with these facilities. Additionally, these costs also do not consider what if any reduced operational or maintenance cost may occur over time due to mode shifts and or based on redesign of the streets where appropriate. These types of impacts will be reviewed in the future when there is a noted impact resulting from the mode shift and condition inspections of the road assets.
The analysis used a per kilometre cost to determine the approximate annual operating budget cost increases directly related to the implementation of new cycling facilities each year. This ensures that a comprehensive cost structure is incorporated into the overall cost of the project establishing budgetary needs over the life of the asset rather than limited to its capital investment needs. As the various facilities are built and the network expands there will be requests for operational budget increases to continue to provide the current maintenance standard.
The table below outlines the overall number of segments and kilometres recommended in the ATMP by cycling facility type.
| Facility Type | Annual Cost Per KM Estimates | Activity Required |
|---|---|---|
| Painted Bicycle Lanes | $7,000 | Annual repainting of lines and symbols as well as 7- year replacement of signs |
| Buffered Bicycle Lanes | $13,000 | Annual repainting of lines and symbols as well as 7- year replacement of signs.NOTE: buffered lanes generally have double the |