Enforcement Goals & Projects
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Enforcement
Objectives |
Description (associated strategies) |
Timeline |
Audience |
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Make stronger connections between the area bicycling and law enforcement communities
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Louisville Metro Police Hire a cycling liaison to increase knowledge and enforcement of cycling and motorist laws. |
Done - Sgt. Robert Biven |
General Public |
| LMPD should create a patrol plan for the Louisville Loop trail. |
Done - This has now been incorportated in the LMPD's standard operating procedures |
Louisville Loop users |
| Consider hosting an Enforcement for Bicycle Safety seminar. |
2010- and ongoing |
LMPD |
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Create a bike registry for stolen bikes. |
Done - National Bike Registry |
General Public |
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| Educate and Enforce "no parking" restrictions at intersection approaches |
Create a no parking campaign |
2011 |
Motorists |
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| Implement and evaluate enhancement and enforcement programs |
Develop a pilot program to measure the success of existing enforcement and engineering efforts at intersections.
Develop an aggressive Enforcement Program that includes zero tolerance penalties for speeding in a school zone and parking in bike lanes. |
2010-2011 |
LMPD |
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| Improve safety and access to emergency services on all natural surface trails |
Provide assistance in the creation of a GPS referenced “trails” overlay for the MetroSafe communications division |
TBD |
LMPD |
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| Clarify and raise understanding of our laws as they pertain to motorists, cyclists and pedestrians sharing our roads |
1. Create roll-call training videos clarifying laws.
2. Create warning educational cards officers will hand out to cyclists. See sample
3. Ensure LMPD officers know Share the Road message and traffic laws regarding cyclists |
Done
April 2009 -
Ongoing
On-going |
LMPD
LMPD
LMPD |