Bicycle-bus conflict area study.

Details

• Corporate Contributors:
  Philadelphia (Pa.) ; Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Traffic conflicts
  • Bus traffic
  • Bikeways
  • Bicycling
  • Bus stops
  • Traffic conflicts
  • Cycling--Safety measures
  • Bicycle lanes--Safety measures
  • Bus stops--Safety measures
• Publication/ Report Number:
  09041
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Philadelphia (Pennsylvania)
• Corporate Publisher:
  Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission
• Abstract:
  Increasing bicycle use and bus ridership are both desirable policy goals ; from a sustainability standpoint, but on city streets these two modes of ; transport are often in conflict. While occupying opposite ends of the size ; and weight spectrum, they typically operate in the same space and at ; roughly the same speeds over significant stretches of road. This report ; includes a review of crash data and an analysis of videologs along Walnut ; Street in University City, with an aim of documenting and highlighting the ; precise nature of this conflict in Philadelphia. After reviewing how other ; places have dealt with these conflicts, staff proposes two specific ; strategies to address the problems that were observed: the increased use ; of left-side bike lanes on one-way streets where transit conflicts exist, and ; the pursuit of a citywide “yield/courtesy pyramid” to clarify roles and ; responsibilities (with one example being a new “do not pass stopped ; transit vehicles on the right” rule for bicyclists).
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• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/16974/dot_16974_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.85 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:467f48a0d2914ea60d0a71d6d0561d68747768d8d3e51faab73ac52e658cc520