Bicycles in 13 Policies and 2 Objectives in the Volusia County Comprehensive Plan

Word cloud of Volusia County Comprehensive Plan objectives and policies which include bicycles

Here's a link to the Volusia County Comprehensive Plan

Objective 2.1.10 Encourage bicycle use and pedestrian activity
throughout Volusia County.

Policy 2.1.1.21 Volusia County has established land use and other strategies
to promote the use of bicycles and walking, especially within
corridors served by transit to promote transit ridership.

Policy 2.1.1.23 Volusia County shall continue to coordinate with the Volusia
TPO to develop and update the County wide Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan.

Policy 2.1.10.2 Volusia County shall develop pedestrian and bicycle
ways to connect public uses such as schools, libraries, parks, and
intermodal transit nodes where feasible

Policy 2.1.10.3 Volusia County shall develop bicycle-compatible design
standards in the Land Development Code for all new and reconstructed
collector and arterial roads.

Policy 2.1.10.5 Volusia County shall integrate bicycle (i.e., bicycle
racks on buses, secure bicycle storage lockers, and park and ride
lots), and pedestrian features into transit planning.

Policy 2.3.2.2 Subsequent to designation as a Scenic Corridor, a management
plan for each corridor must be prepared. The plan shall, at a minimum,
analyze existing conditions and provide guidelines for the management
of the vegetation within the public right-of-way, establish speed
limits along the designated route, consider the potential for
multiple-use bicycle and pedestrian facilities, design and placement
of information and directional signs, and needed roadway improvements.

Policy 2.3.3.5 The County shall coordinate with the FDOT and any
relevant municipalities in the preparation of Master Plans for Florida
State designated scenic highways to provide for safe bicycle and
pedestrian circulation, traffic calming and aesthetic improvements.

Objective 13.1.1 Volusia County shall strive to improve public
accessibility to existing parks and recreation facilities with the
construction of mandatory vehicular access facilities and/or optional
bicycle and pedestrian access-ways.

Policy 13.1.1.8 Volusia County shall continue to coordinate with the
MPO to maintain a County- wide bicycle facilities plan, in order to
identify routes for both recreation and alternative modes of
transportation.

Policy 13.1.1.9 Bicycle facilities requirements (location and
dimension) shall comply with or exceed the requirements of the Volusia
County land development regulations.

Policy 13.1.1.10 When bike paths are incorporated into a park design
for local and district parks, they shall not conflict with the usage
of jogging, hiking, horse and nature paths or trails.

Policy 13.1.1.11 Bicycle parking facilities (bike racks) shall continue to be provide
 at existing and future park sites.

Policy 13.1.1.15 Planned Unit Developments and residential
developments proposing parks and/or recreational facilities shall be
designed to ensure vehicular, pedestrian and bike accessibility in
accordance with Volusia County land development regulations.

Policy 13.1.2.5 When developed, oceanfront parks shall accommodate
sufficient parking, beach access facilities and bike facilities to
ensure accessibility to the coastal beach.

Avoid traffic lights and cars (mostly) by taking the beach lane!

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Two lanes transform to one lane + buffered bike lane!

It is great to see buffered bicycle lanes going in around the county, in this case Ferndale, MI, a suburb of Detroit, just outside the city limits. I can think of many roads in Daytona Beach that could use this treatment.  Imagine Beach Street with nice buffered bicycle lanes!

I Bike I Vote Campaign from the League

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Scary Bellevue Ave needs complete shoulders!

This 1/4 mile patch of Bellevue between Nova Rd and Clyde Morris Blvd could have been fixed that last time Bellevue Ave was re-paved about 4-5 years ago, sadly it was not.  Imagine taking the lane up this hill on a bicycle. The car behind you, eager to pass, cannot see the on-coming traffic due to the hill and the curve.  This is an accident waiting to happen.  Adding three 1/4 mile sections of shoulder (red and green paths in the right figure) would allow bicyclists to more safely travel along Bellevue and encourage cars to pass more safely.  Ample grass shoulders are available for this extension.  More details here.

Redesign Turn Lane along Clyde Morris Blvd for Safer Commute

At present, bicyclists are forced into traffic with little warning as the shoulder disappears on north-bound Clyde Morris Blvd after the pedestrian bridge at ERAU.  The curb should be moved inward and the turn lane redesigned as a combination bike lane/turn lane.  More details here. 

Median Refuge Island for a Safer Commute to ERAU

A refuge median island like the one on the right in San Luis Obispo, CA would allow ERAU students to more safely cross Beville Rd. and compute from the Chanute Complex Student Residence to the ERAU campus.  Image on the left shows the median at Beville Rd. and Woodcrest Drive. This link has more details.