Day 9

Bikeability Assessment

Today we biked from West Sunbury, PA to Greenville, PA (approximately 45 miles).

On a scale of 1-5, please rank the following factors in integer form given the below scale:
(1-very poor, 2-poor, 3-fair, 4-good, 5-very good)

1. The amount of motor vehicle traffic given the amount of through lanes.
2. The physical road conditions taking into account factors including pavement attributes, curb presence, railway crossings, storm drain grates, debris, etc.
3. Your comfort with biking given the speed limit and proximity of motor vehicles.
4. The level of sight and amount of curves of the road.
5. The size of the bike lane or shoulder if present (please circle which one). Bike Lane Shoulder Neither

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Pennsylvania Route 173 (3 miles until Slippery Rock, PA, 10:30 AM)
1. 3
2. 3
3. 4
4. 3
5. Approximately 2 foot wide shoulder consisting of loose gravel material.

Pennsylvania Route 58 (2 miles until Mercers, PA, 12:15 PM)
1. 3
2. 2 (occasional gravel spots and rumble strips present on shoulder)
3. 3
4. 4
5. Approximately 4 foot wide shoulder


Pennsylvania Route 58 (6 miles until Greenville, PA, 2:50 PM)
1. 4
2. 4
3. 3
4. 5
5. Smaller, approximately 2 foot wide shoulder



Pennsylvania Route 58 (within town of Greenville, PA, 3:45 PM)
1. 2
2. 2 (numerous metal grates present on edge of road and no shoulder present)
3. 2
4. 3
5. No shoulder/bike lane is present



Last assessment in Pennsylvania! Next stop... Ohio.