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2.6. Design Guidelines <br />This section provides bikeway planning and design guidelines for use in developing the OCTA <br />bikeway system and support facilities. Guidelines are presented based on their regulatory agencies <br />and documents. One set of guidelines involve design elements required by the State of California for <br />compliance with Caltrans Highway Design Manual Chapter 1000 "Bikeway Planning and Design" <br />guidelines. Another set of guidelines follow the California Manual of Uniform Traffic Control <br />Devices (CAMUTCD). Finally, the last set of guidelines cover experimental or nonstandard best <br />practices with information about optional innovative bikeways and support facilities that have not <br />been adopted by Caltrans or the CAMUTCD. <br />Although this information meets Caltrans requirements it is not intended to state a minimum or <br />maximum accommodation or to replace any existing adopted roadway design guidelines. All facility <br />designs are subject to engineering design review. <br />29691. Caltrans Guidelines <br />According to Caltrans, the term "bikeway" encompasses all facilities that provide primarily for <br />bicycle travel. Caltrans defines three major types of bikeways in Chapter 1000 of the Highway Design <br />Manual: Class I, Class II, and Class III. For each type of facility the document provides design <br />requirements and recommendations, including details for gradation, surfacing, intersection <br />considerations, lane - widths and lighting. <br />Figure 2 -1: Bicycle Facility Types provides an illustration of these three types of bicycle facilities. <br />20 OCTA Commuter Bikeways Strategic Plan <br />