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Comprehensive Plan Transportation Element Bicycle/Pedestrian System The bicycle and pedestrian network is composed of the sidewalks and bicycle lanes adjacent to the existing roadway collector and arterial network. Approximately 40% of the county' s road mileage has bicycle lanes or paved shoulders; approximately 14% of the road centerline mileage has sidewalks. (Road segments with existing pedestrian facilities are defined as those roadways having a sidewalk along at least one side for the total length of the segment) There are currently 109 centerline miles of bike lanes or paved shoulders and 38 miles of sidewalks in Indian River County. In 1988 , the County adopted a Bikeway/Sidewalk Plan, which established the County's bicycle/pedestrian policies and addressed non-motorized transportation. That plan established goals, objectives, and policies that make the County's transportation network safer and more accessible for bicyclists and pedestrians. The plan identified needed facilities and defined a network of bikeways and sidewalks to meet the needs of bicyclists and pedestrians . In addition, the plan set guidelines and direction for bikeway and sidewalk facility design and construction. In October of 1997, the MPO adopted its countywide Bicycle/Pedestrian Plan. That plan focuses not only on facility needs, but also on educational programs . With respect to bicycle and sidewalk facilities, the plan indicates that the ideal bicycle/pedestrian system would be five foot paved shoulders and five foot sidewalks on each side of all thoroughfare plan roadways. Because of various constraints, including canals, existing curbing, and lack of right-of-way, the plan recommends different cross sections for various roadways . According to the MPO plan, the cost to install bicycle and pedestrian facilities on all thoroughfare plan roads countywide would be $3 ,300,000 and $27,600,000 , respectively. The county' s bicycle and pedestrian facilities are illustrated in Figures 4 . 11a and 4 . 11b, Existing and Future Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities. Existing facilities include on-road facilities, such as bike lanes, wide shoulders, and sidewalks . Currently, the County implements its Bikeway/Sidewalk Plan through various means. One way is by regulation. Through its land development regulations, the county requires developers to install sidewalks and bike paths in conjunction with development projects. Another way in which the county implements the Bikeway/Sidewalk Plan is by construction. Not only has the county installed sidewalks and bike paths as part of its road construction projects, but it has also budgeted a portion of its local option sales tax to fund bike paths and sidewalks, and has applied for and received several ISTEA/TEA-21 enhancement grants to construct bike paths and sidewalks. Currently, the county spends about $ 100,000 per year of sales tax funds and will be spending approximately $ 1 ,500,000 over the next five years in enhancement funds for sidewalks and bike paths . Transit Inventory of Current Transit Service The Indian River County Council on Aging, Inc . is the designated Community Transportation Coordinator, the provider of fixed route transit services , and the provider of paratransit services Community Development Department Indian River County 26