'Dash Down Doyle' Pop-Up Bike Lane Coming To Doylestown Borough

DOYLESTOWN BOROUGH, PA — A “pop-up” bike and pedestrian lane is coming to Doyle Street in September through a partnership between Bucks TMA, Doylestown Borough and the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC).

According to the TMA, the demonstration lane will provide safe passage on Doyle Street to the newly-constructed Broad Commons Park (home of the future tot lot playground) and Doylestown Borough Hall.

The temporary bike lanes will run on both sides of Doyle Street and will be delineated with temporary paint.

“Our hope is that residents will see that if biking and walking is made safer that it presents them with a real opportunity to not make a short drive in their vehicle and have the option to safely bike or walk to their destination,” said TMA Bucks executive director Stephen Noll.

The “pop-up” lane will only be in place from September 6 to 16, during which time TMA will gauge if there is a need for a permanent change.

Dubbed “Dash Down Doyle,” the pop-up is made possible through the Travel Options Program by DVRPC which allows Bucks TMA to demonstrate the lane.

TMA Bucks worked with Doylestown Borough to provide a pre-survey aimed at residents and businesses explaining the project and gathering feedback. TMA Bucks will also provide traffic count data for the temporary bike/pedestrian lane while it is being monitored at designated times both before the lane is executed and during the pop-up demonstration period.

A post-survey will also be made available after the demonstration so residents and businesses can give their opinions on how they felt the pop-up bike/pedestrian lane project went.

"Doylestown Borough is a bicycle-friendly community that has long advocated for building complete streets which accommodate all road users, including motor vehicles, pedestrians, and cyclists,” said Phil Ehlinger, deputy borough manager and director of planning and public works for the Borough of Doylestown. “The Dash Down Doyle demonstration bike lane project, in partnership with TMA Bucks, furthers these goals and will improve a key section of an important bicycle route in town. Doylestown Borough is a community where residents can live, work, and play without dependence on an automobile. On-road bicycle facilities like this demonstration bike lane on Doyle will provide important connectivity between parks, schools, shopping areas, and residential neighborhoods. We appreciate TMA Bucks assisting with the creation of this new bicycle infrastructure."

The Bucks County Pop-Up Bike/Pedestrian Lane Project is made possible through the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission’s “Travel Options Program” with the overall goal of gauging how implementing short-term, safe bike infrastructure can benefit Bucks County long term.

“We appreciate the partnership with Doylestown Borough on this project and their commitment to planning, designing, building, operating, and maintaining streets that enable safe access for all people who need to use them, including pedestrians, bicyclists, and motorists,” added Noll.

TMA Bucks is a non-profit transportation management association designed to promote and coordinate travel demand management strategies to reduce peak-hour traffic congestion and serve as a clearinghouse for transportation policies and programs throughout Bucks County. TMA Bucks also manages the Bucks County Community Traffic Safety Program in partnership with the County of Bucks and the TMA Bucks Foundation. The TMA is membership-supported and businesses can learn more about the benefits of membership at tmabucks.com.

For more information on “Dash Down Doyle” contact TMA Bucks project coordinator Nicole Rodowicz at nicole@bctma.com.