Maryland Bicycle Routes (Road-Separated) [Maryland]
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- Title
- Maryland Bicycle Routes (Road-Separated) [Maryland]
- Description
- UPDATED LAYER 11/2024: Feature class depicting road-separated bicycle routes throughout the State of Maryland. In many instances these routes can be used by pedestrians, but not by any motorized vehicle. "Road Separated" indicates that these segments are physically separated from roads in which motorized vehicles travel. That is, these are not bike lanes, sharrows, or signed bike routes per se - these segments are separated from the main road by a physical barrier (E.g., grass, natural earth, trees, etc.) and in many instances do not follow a motorized vehicle route network at all (E.g., a wholly separated trail). This information in this feature class will be used in conjunction with the One Maryland One Centerline (OMOC) initiative to provide a Level of Traffic Stress (LTS) map for the State of Maryland. The recommended LTS score for each road-separated bicycle route is listed in the pop-up menu. Bikeways included in the map are of varying surface material but are typically paved or hard-packed surface. Sidewalks, typically 6-feet-wide, hard surface pathways primarily for pedestrian use, are not included in this map. The preferred width of bikeways included is at least 10-feet wide, although bikeways may be narrower if anticipated traffic volumes are minimal. For instance, while most pathways within Columbia are 8 to 10 feet wide, some pathways are narrower when connecting to cul-du-sacs. These narrower pathways are included in the map as the anticipated traffic volume are low enough to minimize user conflict. This feature class was compiled by the Maryland Department of Transportation (Secretary's Office) using a variety of sources including (but not limited to) state data sources from various agencies including the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT), Maryland Department of Planning (MDP), and Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Data has also been augmented by counties and municipalities throughout the State of Maryland as well as several agencies, organizations, and conservancies. Certain named trails are included within this dataset and their sources have varied from state, local, and non-profits as well as through the digitizing of various aerial/satellite imagery, digital elevation models (DEM), right-of-ways, former railways, and corridors by MDOT staff. None of the alignments included in this dataset are restricted to private use. The searchable data includes attribute information containing the route's name (if applicable), calculated segment length (using the Maryland State Plane 1983 Projection ), and Level of Traffic Stress (LTS) score. The data mostly contains alignment segments with a LTS of 0, the lowest score. This score indicates that the bikeway can be comfortably used by cyclists of all levels and experience and has minimal automobile traffic interaction. There are several segments with LTS scores of 1 or 2 within this feature class as well, but these are mostly connector paths/trails between larger segments. LTS scores of 1 or 2 indicate very little automobile traffic and/or slower speeds required for the automobile traffic. This feature class will be updated as needed but is scheduled to be comprehensively reviewed on an annual basis. (Public) ATTRIBUTES: Route Name (if Applicable) : The name of the route is provided if the route is named Route's Length : The route distance is calculated and listed in miles. Note that this is the length of the entire named route - and not just the segment selected. Distance calculated using the NAD 1983 StatePlane Maryland FIPS 1900 (US Feet) Projection. LTS Score : Level of Traffic Stress. For this map (road-separated routes) the scores range from 0 (road-separated) to 2 (generally low traffic). The areas that are not 0 in this map/data represent portions of the road-separated routes that cross streets or have portions that are briefly on-road as connections. -- For Network Analysis Work this feature layer should be used in conjunction with the " Road Separated Connectors " feature layer also hosted by MDOT. -- This layer is continually updated and monitored by Maryland DOT, but updates are not always reported to us. If you have an update you do not see, please send to mdotgis@mdot.maryland.gov
- Creator
- ArcGIS Online for Maryland
- Temporal Coverage
- Last Modified: 2025-08-04
- Date Issued
- 2024-10-23
- Rights
- This data is provided “AS IS” without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied. The Maryland Department of Transportation assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions in this data or other documents which are referenced by or linked to this data. In no event shall the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) be liable for any special, incidental, indirect, or consequential damages of any kind, or any damages whatsoever, including, without limitation, those resulting from loss of use, data or profits, whether or not advised of the possibility of damage, and on any theory of liability, arising out of or in connection with the user or performance of this information. This data could contain technical or other inaccuracies or typographical errors. The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) may make improvements and/or changes in the product(s) and/or the program(s) described in this publication at any time.
- Access Rights
- Public
- Format
- ArcGIS FeatureLayer
- Language
- English
- Date Added
- August 10, 2025
- Provenance Statement
- The metadata for this resource was last retrieved from Maryland iMap on 2025-08-24.
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Citation
ArcGIS Online for Maryland (2024). Maryland Bicycle Routes (Road-Separated) [Maryland]. . https://data.imap.maryland.gov/datasets/maryland::maryland-bicycle-routes-road-separated (web service) -
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