Effects of on-street parking on cyclist route choice and the operational behavior of cyclists and motorists.

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• Creators:
  Torrance, Kristen.
• Corporate Creators:
  University of Texas at Austin. Center for Transportation Research ; United States. Federal Highway Administration ; Texas. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Technology Implementation Office
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Route choice
  • Bicycle travel
  • On street parking
  • Automobile parking--Texas
  • Bicycles--Texas--Safety measures
  • Bicycle trails--Texas
  • Cycling--Texas--Safety measures
  • Traffic flow--Texas
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  Texas Department of Transportation. Research and Technology Implementation Office
• Abstract:
  Because of the serious societal, environmental, economic, and public health problems associated with motorized ; transportation, there is increased interest in encouraging non-motorized modes of travel. The current study contributes toward this ; objective in two ways. First, it evaluates the operational impacts of bicycling adjacent to on-street parking. Second, it identifies ; the importance of attributes influencing bicyclists’ route choice preferences. The importance of evaluating both operations and ; individual preferences at the same time is the interrelationship between the two; poorly designed roadways may encourage ; cyclists to leave designated bicycle routes. ; Operationally, this study examines field data that was collected in Austin, Houston, and San Antonio and resulted in ; over 6,400 observations of motorists and/or cyclists adjacent to on-street parking. From the data, multivariate regression models ; were developed to predict the motorist’s and cyclist’s position on the roadway and the probability of motor vehicle encroachment. ; The models indicate that on-street parking has a significant impact on motorist and cyclist position; a bike lane combined with a ; buffer space is the only way to completely remove cyclists from the door zone, and operationally, a bicycle lane is more effective ; than a wide outside lane. As a result of the study, the Texas Guide for Planned and Retrofit Bike Facilities was updated to include ; on-street parking. ; In evaluating route choice, the study specifically examines a comprehensive set of attributes that influence bicycle route ; choice, including: (1) bicyclists’ characteristics, (2) on-street parking, (3) bicycle facility type and amenities, (4) roadway ; physical characteristics, (5) roadway functional characteristics, and (6) roadway operational characteristics. The data used in the ; analysis is drawn from a web-based stated preference survey of Texas bicyclists. The results of the study emphasize the ; importance of a comprehensive evaluation of both route-related attributes and bicyclists’ demographics in bicycle route choice ; decisions. The empirical models indicate that travel time is the most important attribute for commuters in choosing their routes. ; These factors also impact bicyclists’ route choice: traffic volume; speed limit; on-street parking characteristics; bicycle route ; continuity; number of stop signs, red lights, and cross streets; and roadway terrain.
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  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/16826/dot_16826_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 978.70 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
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