Editing Salt Lake City (section)

===Cycling===
Salt Lake City is considered a bicycle-friendly city. In 2010, Salt Lake City was designated as a Silver-level Bicycle Friendly Community<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bikeleague.org/content/league-announces-spring-2010-bicycle-friendly-communities|title=League Announces Spring 2010 Bicycle Friendly Communities|date=May 1, 2010|access-date=October 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021221505/http://bikeleague.org/content/league-announces-spring-2010-bicycle-friendly-communities|archive-date=October 21, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> by the [[League of American Bicyclists]], placing the city in the top 18 bicycling cities in the U.S. with a population of at least 100,000. Many streets in the city have bike lanes, and the city has since published a bicycle map.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bikeslc.com/WheretoRide/SLCBikeMap.html|title=Salt Lake City Bike Map|publisher=BikeSLC|access-date=October 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021221459/http://www.bikeslc.com/WheretoRide/SLCBikeMap.html|archive-date=October 21, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> However, off-road biking in the valley has suffered significantly as access to trails and paths has declined with the increase of housing developments and land privatization. In 2012, the Salt Lake Transportation Division launched ''BikeSLC.com'', which consolidates the city's information about bicycle routes, [[bicycle safety]], and promotions. The website includes a form for business owners to request bicycle parking racks to be installed on public property free of charge close to their businesses, a service that has a months-long waiting list.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bike Racks and Corrals|url=http://www.bikeslc.com/WheretoRide/BicycleParking/BikeRacksandCorrals.html|work=BikeSLC|access-date=October 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021221536/http://www.bikeslc.com/WheretoRide/BicycleParking/BikeRacksandCorrals.html|archive-date=October 21, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>

Salt Lake City was the first US city to use the "Green Shared Lane", or "super sharrow",<ref>{{cite news|title=Mea Culpa: Long Beach Not First to Have Colored Shared Lane|url=http://la.streetsblog.org/2009/07/06/mea-culpa-long-beach-not-first-to-have-colored-shared-lane/|newspaper=[[Streetsblog]]|date=July 6, 2009|access-date=December 3, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150110191518/http://la.streetsblog.org/2009/07/06/mea-culpa-long-beach-not-first-to-have-colored-shared-lane/|archive-date=January 10, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> a {{convert|4|ft|m|adj=on}} wide green band down the middle of a travel lane where adding a dedicated bike lane is unfeasible. Other cities such as Long Beach, Oakland, and Edina, Minnesota have introduced similar designs. These four cities are participating in a study by the [[Federal Highway Administration]] to measure the effect of the design on automobile speed and passing distance when overtaking bicycles, crashes between automobiles and bicycles, and whether it encourages more bicycle ridership, along with other metrics.<ref>{{cite web|title=Green-Colored Pavement with the Shared-Lane Marking|url=http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/bicycle_pedestrian/guidance/design_guidance/mutcd/gcp_slm.cfm|work=Federal Highway Administration website|access-date=December 3, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141202044037/http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/bicycle_pedestrian/guidance/design_guidance/mutcd/gcp_slm.cfm|archive-date=December 2, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On September 25, 2010, UTA in partnership with Salt Lake City, the [[Utah Department of Transportation]], the Wasatch Front Regional Council, and the Mayor's Bicycle Advisory Committee, opened a Bicycle Transit Center (BTC) at the Intermodal Hub. The BTC is anticipated to serve multi-modal commuters from TRAX and ''FrontRunner'', as well as providing a secure bicycle parking space for bicycle tourists who want to tour the city on foot or transit.

In April 2013, Salt Lake City launched a bike share program known as GREENbike. The program allows users to pay $5 per day to access bicycles, with the option of purchasing a weekly or annual pass.<ref>{{cite news|title=Salt Lake to Launch Bike Share Program|url=http://www.abc4.com/content/news/top_stories/story/Salt-Lake-to-launch-bike-share-program/OUf9PeC-lEuuq4144PLv-Q.cspx|agency=Associated Press|access-date=May 21, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130511063147/http://www.abc4.com/content/news/top_stories/story/Salt-Lake-to-launch-bike-share-program/OUf9PeC-lEuuq4144PLv-Q.cspx|archive-date=May 11, 2013}}</ref> The program launched with ten stations in the downtown core.<ref>{{cite news|title=Salt Lake City launches GREENbike bicycle sharing|url=https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=56124471&itype=CMSID|newspaper=Salt Lake Tribune|date=April 8, 2013|access-date=May 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021132719/http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/56124471-78/greenbike-lake-salt-bicycle.html.csp|archive-date=October 21, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> By October 2014, the number of stations had expanded to 20.<ref>{{cite web|title=GREENbikeSLC|url=http://www.greenbikeslc.org/home.aspx|work=GREENbikeSLC website|access-date=October 17, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021221506/https://www.greenbikeslc.org/home.aspx|archive-date=October 21, 2014}}</ref> In addition to the bike-sharing program, eighty businesses in the city participate in the Bicycle Benefits program,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bicyclebenefits.org/index.php?option=com_sobi2&catid=5&Itemid=54|title=Bicycle Benefits|website=bicyclebenefits.org|access-date=August 1, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101223094558/http://www.bicyclebenefits.org/index.php?option=com_sobi2&catid=5&Itemid=54|archive-date=December 23, 2010|url-status=live}}</ref> which provides discounts to customers who arrive by bicycle. The city is also home to the [[Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective]].

As a result of this increasing support, Salt Lake City's on-road bikeway network has grown to encompass 200 lane miles. In July 2014, the city began construction of a [[segregated cycle facilities|protected bicycle lane]] on a {{convert|1.35|mi}} segment of 300 South between 300 West and 600 East. The project received significant opposition from business owners and residents along the route because of concerns about the 30% reduction in car parking spaces and disruptions resulting from construction. The construction proceeded in stages, with the last stage completed in October 2014. The performance of the protected bicycle lane (specifically, its role in encouraging more bicycle ridership) will influence future plans for making the city more bicycle-friendly.<ref>{{cite news|title=New downtown Salt Lake City bicycle track worries small businesses|url=https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=58348049&itype=CMSID|newspaper=Salt Lake Tribune|first=Christopher|last=Smart|date=August 31, 2014|access-date=May 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021131150/http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/politics/58348049-90/300-bike-broadway-business.html.csp|archive-date=October 21, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>

One example of the city's cycling and walking routes is the loop around [[City Creek Canyon]] on Bonneville Boulevard.<ref>{{cite web|title=City Creek Canyon/Memory Grove|url=http://www.bikeslc.com/WheretoRide/Multi-usePavedTrails/CityCreekMemoryGrove.html|work=BikeSLC|access-date=October 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015013730/http://www.bikeslc.com/WheretoRide/Multi-usePavedTrails/CityCreekMemoryGrove.html|archive-date=October 15, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> The city has designated the road as one lane only (one-way) for motor vehicles, turning the other lane over to two-way cyclists and pedestrians. From the last Monday in May to the last weekend in September, City Creek Canyon Road itself is closed to motor vehicles on odd-numbered days, while bicycles are prohibited on even-numbered days and holidays. Bicycles are allowed every day for the rest of the year.