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62 <br /> US 70 Multimodal Corridor Study <br /> 4.4.4 Bicycle Levels of Service <br /> The HCS methodology for estimating LOS for travel by bicycle (BLOS) is an empirically derived procedure that <br /> assesses a facility's suitability for bicycle travel using a specified set of roadway characteristics, including traffic <br /> volume and speed; heavy vehicle percentage; pavement condition; access points on right side; presence of <br /> bicycle lane; and bicycle lane, shoulder, and outside travel lane widths. Table 13 summarizes the BLOS for each <br /> segment by direction and peak period. Note that BLOS for individual intersections has not been calculated. <br /> In its current state, this corridor is generally not well-suited for bicycle travel. Every section analyzed operates <br /> at LOS E or LOS F in both directions during both peak hours The most important contributing factors appear <br /> to be traffic volumes and speeds; lack of bicycle lanes; limited width of shoulders and outside travel lanes; <br /> limited sight distance, and density of access points. <br /> Table 13 Corridor Segment Bicycle LOS Summary for US 70 <br /> AM Peak PM Peak <br /> Segment Segment Location Segment <br /> Length (miles) Segment BLOS Segment BLOS <br /> BLOS Score BLOS Score <br /> A <br /> Supper Club Rd to Mace Rd 5.61 / 5.29/ <br /> (EB/WB) 1.7 F/ F 5.59 E 5.41 <br /> Buckhorn Rd to Efland-Cedar 5.58/ 5.29/ <br /> B Grove Rd (EB/WB) 3.9 F/ E 4.56 E/ E 5.30 <br /> East of US 70 Connector to 6.03/ 5.54/ <br /> C Hillsborough Border (EB/WB) 1.4 F/ F 6.15 F/ F 5.71 <br /> US 70 Bus to Pleasant Green 5.85/ 6.30/ <br /> E Rd (EB/WB) 2.2 F/ F 6.07 F/ F 5.56 <br /> 4.4.5 Planned Improvements and Relevant Plans <br /> 4.4.5.1 North Carolina Department of Transportation 2020-2029 State Transportation <br /> Improvement Program (STIP) <br /> The current NCDOT 2020-2029 State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) includes one active <br /> transportation project in the project study area . <br /> STIP#C-5184— Riverwalk Trail <br /> C-5184 constructed a paved, off-road trail along the Eno River and a sidewalk to provide bicycle and <br /> pedestrian connectivity to the greenway as part of the Riverwalk Trail. <br /> 4.4.5.2 NCDOT Pedestrian and Bicycle Plan, "WalkBike NC" (2013) <br /> The State Division of Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation convened stakeholders and community members <br /> statewide to review and update the State's bicycling routes (among other objectives). The plan adopted an <br /> alternate alignment of the MST that takes the route south of US 70,just east of the study corridor, at <br /> Trollingwood Road and back up toward US 70 at Mt. Willing Road. <br /> 53 Existing Conditions and Critical Issues <br />