West Lafayette Public Survey

The City of West Lafayette recently applied to be awarded the status of “Bicycle Friendly Community” by the League of American Bicyclists.

In order to further gauge the public’s opinion on our current bicycling accommodations and the overall experience of being a cyclist or pedestrian in West Lafayette, the League has provided us with a survey to distribute to the public.

The City of West Lafayette wants to ensure that all future developments are centered around its people’s needs as much as possible, and this survey is the first step in achieving that goal. We encourage you to share this survey with your friends, family and associates so that we can make cycling in West Lafayette as great an experience as possible.

Take the survey HERE

Quick Tips for Safe Cycling

· Ride with the flow of traffic

· Don’t ride on the sidewalk: use the road, or bike lanes/trails if available

· Yield to pedestrians and vehicles on the road

· Obey traffic signals and signs

· Use hand signals when turning

All the bike lanes in West Lafayette are colored in BLUE
All the trails are colored in GREEN


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Community

Lafayette is located at 40°24′38″N 86°52′29″W (40.410585, -86.874681)[16] and lies in Fairfield and Wea Townships. Elevation at the court house is 550 feet (168 m), but city elevations range from a little over 500 feet (150 m) at the Wabash River to approximately 700 feet (210 m) in the areas of Murdock Park and Columbian Park.

According to the 2010 census, Lafayette has a total area of 27.74 square miles (71.85 km2), all land.

Source: Wikipedia