The Township encourages the appropriate and efficient use of
land, the development of appropriate transportation systems, and the
promotion of a desirable, visual environment through creative development
techniques, and establishes the policy that a coordinated bikeway
and pedestrian path system be developed within the community.
Bikeways or pedestrianways shall be required at the reviewing
board's discretion depending on the probable volume of bicycle and
foot traffic, the development's location in relation to other populated
areas, or its location with respect to any overall bike or pedestrian
route plan adopted by the Township. Bicycle traffic shall be separated
from motor vehicle and pedestrian traffic as much as possible. Bikeways
and pedestrian paths shall generally not exceed a grade of 3%, except
for short distances, and they should be a minimum of five feet wide
for one-way and eight feet wide for two-way travel. Bikeways shall
have a minimum four-inch base of crushed stone on the subgrade and
a two-inch FABC-1 surface course. Where separate bike paths intersect
streets, the curbing shall be ramped for bicycle access to the street
grade. Bikeways designated for one-way travel shall only be located
along streets. Minimum width for bikeways built in locations other
than along streets is eight feet. The reviewing board may, where promotion
of proper design would suggest, modify the construction standards
set forth above to require less stringent requirements, to provide
for the harmonious development of a project.
