This paper will define what qualities make bicycle paths and lanes safe and easy to see. Winter maintenance strategies that are successful in ensuring year round use will be defined as well. First, data from various sources is gathered to determine factors that can allow a bike path or lane to be safe and enjoyable to ride on for all seasons. Data that will be researched will consist of: 1. Comparing different types of bike paths and their specific qualities such as width and paint coloring. 2. Road speeds and widths. 3. Winter maintenance plans used in other cities and determining what they did and how they maintained their bike pathways Secondly, Existing community data consisting of surveys and city plans will be collected to determine what the community of Fargo would like to see in the city of Fargo’s bike network, this will be done by: 1. Contacting organizations focused on bicycles and transportation to see what they would like to see. 2. Study case studies to see how different types of interventions were viewed by the community. 3. Collect existing survey relating to bicycle infrastructure and past project to deter mine overall public approval of increasing the existing bicycle network. Third, Data provided from the City of Fargo will be collected. Data will consist of past projects relating to transportation specifically codes and regulations focusing on cyclists, City GIS data and city plans. Using this data will help determine: 1. What factors make a path a bicycle path. 2. What are the limitations found here in Fargo 3. What has been done thus far. Lastly, the research gathered is used to create a bike path that is approved by the city and its people and is both safe and enjoyable to be on.