Natchez Trace Parkway: bicycle planning study

Young, Jaime; Daddio, David

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Natchez Trace Parkway: bicycle planning study

2016-07-21
By Young, Jaime ; Daddio, David

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English

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Creators:

Young, Jaime ; Daddio, David
Corporate Creators:

United States. Department of Transportation. Research and Innovative Technology Administration
Corporate Contributors:

United States. National Park Service
Subject/TRT Terms:

Bicycle Crashes Bicycle Safety Hazard Evaluation Highway Transportation Natchez Trace National Park National Parks Pedestrian Vehicle Interface Risk Assessment
Publication/ Report Number:

DOT-VNTSC-NPS-16-05
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

Mississippi ; Alabama ; Tennessee
Edition:

Technical report; Apr 2015-Jul 2016
Corporate Publisher:

United States. National Park Service
Abstract:

The Natchez Trace Parkway stretches through varied terrain for 444 miles from Nashville, Tennessee to Natchez, Mississippi. The National Parkway receives approximately fifteen million visitors each year, about six million of which are recreational visitors. Anecdotally, the number of bicyclists who use the Parkway is rising, in tourism, recreation, and commuting. In recent years there have been a number of crashes on the Parkway involving bicycles, four of which resulted in fatality. The Park staff has partnered with advocacy organizations in implementing safety interventions with bicycle-related signage and shared use lane markings. The Volpe Center conducted a study to evaluate the appropriateness and effectiveness of these interventions and make recommendations for the Park to continue their work in improving safety for bicyclists and other roadway users. This study looks primarily at the roadway corridor within the larger context of a safety campaign being conducted by staff and partners of Natchez Trace Parkway.
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PDF
Funding:

P14PG00431 ; VQ16/PY563
Collection(s):

Volpe Center
Main Document Checksum:

urn:sha256:dd5c24d057a43c243d3dec0eadb381321a4295ae7a30e3ac9d689cb015ae7159
Download URL:

https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/12330/dot_12330_DS1.pdf
File Type:

[PDF - 1.95 MB ]

File Language:

English

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