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[BICYCLING The City of Ellensburg already offers recreational bicycling options on the multiple trails spanning its length such as the Coal Mine Trail and John Wayne Trail. Connecting to these routes from other areas of the County can be challenging, however, due to the lack of bicycle infrastructure. Bicyclists can share the road with motorists but high speeds, lack of paved shoulders, and lack of separation from auto traffic can be a deterrent. Kittitas County can strive for the green level of accommodation for bicycling by installing bicycle facilities that offer more separation from vehicle traffic. At a minimum, maintaining its existing bicycle infrastructure including shoulders along County roads and supporting city and regional entities in implementing bike projects will achieve the yellow level of accommodation. Removal or degradation of existing bicycle facilities would not meet the County's desired level of accommodation as shown in Table 8. Installation of facilities that provide more separation from vehicle traffic. Maintain existing bicycle infrastructure and support city and regional entities in implementing improvements . No maintenance of existing bicycle facilities, allowed to decay. I TRANSIT Transit operations are not dictated by the County but Kittitas County can still create an environment that is welcoming to transit. The County will work with Central Transit to assist with transportation accommodations for planned service expansions and identify areas where additional or future service or improvements are needed. Table 9 provides guidance for the County's level of accommodation for Transit . access to transit service expansion . Work with transit to maintain existing transit service. Failure to partner with transit operator. 50 IP age