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-- construction of on -road and off -road facilities; some of these <br />include: wide paved shoulders (4 feet minimum width), specially <br />striped lanes for bicycles, wide outside lanes (13 -14 feet <br />minimum width) which permit a safer bicycle /automobile mix, <br />railroad crossing improvements for bicycle safety, and the <br />addition of bicyle -safe bridge railing. <br />However, there are bicycle improvements that do not require a <br />construction project; examples of these include: signing bicycle <br />routes, producing maps and safety brochures for cyclists in local <br />areas, replacing dangerous drainage grates with bicycle -safe <br />grates, spot improvements such as paving potholes or hazard <br />marking of dangerous roadway features, and providing bicycle <br />safety education materials to local areas. <br />In many cases it may be difficult to determine -which kind of <br />facility improvement is most needed. - Therefore, it is entirely <br />appropriate to request that bicycle improvements be made without <br />specifying a particular type of treatment. <br />°r <br />MARY PAUL MELET1ou <br />ASSISTANT BICYCLE COORDINATOR <br />3 BICYCLE PROGRAM <br />NORTH CAROLINA <br />DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION <br />P. O, BOX 23201 <br />RALEIGH. N. C. 27611 OFFICE! (919) 733 -2804 <br />