Level of service and maintenance requirements in planning #2: winter maintenance of bike paths

In an effort to help those who are writing and commenting on bike master plans here is some helpful advice from Richard Layman:

"One element frequently left out of bike and pedestrian plans is a discussion of maintenance, and setting level of service standards for maintenance, especially for the winter months, in those parts of the country where snow is likely."

And I'll add sweeping of bike lanes to that as well.

Read the rest of Richard's post here: <a href="http://urbanplacesandspaces.blogspot.com/2012/12/level-of-service-and-maintenance.html">http://urbanplacesandspaces.blogspot.com/2012/12/level-of-service-and-maintenance.html</a>;