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AASHTO has issued proposed new guidelines (draft) for marking bicycle routes. The guidelines include a verbal description of how bicycle route signs should be used and then sample sign layouts. The guidelines look very good and should become a standard that can be used across the state and across the country to create uniformity and instant recognition of bicycle route information. The proposed new signs include direction, distance, and destination ("Troy 3 ->" with a small graphic of a bicycle) rather than the old AASHTO style signs which simply said "Bike Route".