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South Philadelphia 13th & 15th Streets Neighborhood Bikeway Project - Phase 1 Completion

Project Context

In Summer 2017, the City completed Phase 1 of the South Philadelphia 13th and 15th Street Neighborhood Bikeway Project: installing bicycle priority and wayfinding signage in South Philadelphia and Center City. The limits of the project are Market Street to Oregon Avenue on both 13th and 15th Streets. 

The project will be implemented in two phases. In each phase, the City will measure bicyclist comfort and effectiveness of the elements of the neighborhood bikeway facility. Phase 2 of the project will be implemented in Summer 2018 and will include installation of green backed sharrows and line striping of parking edge lines and crosswalks.

Your responses to this survey will help the City understand and measure bicyclist comfort and the effectiveness of the signage installation as part of Phase 1 on South 13th and 15th Streets. The City will again survey the public after the completion of Phase 2. 

This survey will take approximately 5 minutes to complete and will be open from mid-May to mid-June, 2018. 

Thank you for your time and participation!
First, we would like to ask some questions about your regular bicycling habits.
 Bicycle Priority Signage
Bicycle Wayfinding Signage
1.How often do you ride a bicycle?
2.Do you bicycle in South Philadelphia or Center City?
3.What is the purpose of your bicycle trips? (Choose all that apply)
Now, we will ask about your experience bicycling along South 13th and 15th Streets.
4.Do you bicycle along South 13th or 15th Streets?
5.Why do you bicycle along these streets?
6.How often do you bicycle on sections of South 13th or 15th Streets? (Choose all that apply)
Often
Sometimes
Never
13th Street south of South Street, where there is currently no dedicated bicycle lane 
13th Street north of South Street, where there is a dedicated paint buffered bicycle lane
15th Street south of South Street, where there is no dedicated bicycle lane 
15th Street north of South Street, where there are sharrows 
15th Street in front of City Hall, where there is dedicated paint buffered bicycle lanes 
7.If you do not bicycle on South 13th or 15th Streets, why not? (Choose all that apply)
8.What would make you more comfortable bicycling along South 13th or 15th Streets in South Philadelphia? (Choose all that apply)
Very comfortable
Comfortable
Neutral
Uncomfortable
Very uncomfortable
Sharrows 
Motor vehicle driver education of bicycle rights and laws
Motor vehicle driver enforcement 
Slower motor vehicle traffic
Less motor vehicle traffic
Traffic calming line striping, such as edge lines or speed limit text 
Traffic calming such as speed humps
Traffic calming such as traffic diverters 
Traffic calming such as bumpouts 
13th and 15th the way they are now
9.Has the installation of bicycle priority and wayfinding signage on South 13th and 15th Streets in South Philadelphia improved your experience bicycling on these streets?
10.Has the installation of bicycle priority and wayfinding signage on South 13th and 15th Streets in South Philadelphia changed driver behavior?
To wrap up the survey, we want to get some information about you.
11.What is your gender?
12.Age
13.What is the highest level of school you have completed or the highest degree you have received?
14.Race / Ethnicity (Choose all that apply)
15.How much total combined money did all members of your HOUSEHOLD earn last year?
16.Do you have any children under 18?
17.Zip code of home
18.Zip code of work or school
19.Would you like to receive updates as this project progresses? If so, please fill in your email address here:
Thank you for taking the time to provide important feedback for this project. 

If you'd like more information about this project, please contact Jeannette Brugger, Bicycle & Pedestrian Coordinator at the City of Philadelphia Office of Transportation & Infrastructure Systems, at jeannette.brugger@phila.gov.