Bicycle Route Choice: GPS Data Collection and Travel Model Development – Year 1 (2012–13)

Details

• Creators:
  Shen, Qing ; Chen, Peng ; Schmiedeskamp, Peter ; Bassok, Alon ; Childress, Suzanne
• Corporate Creators:
  University of Washington. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering ; Puget Sound Regional Council
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Research and Innovative Technology Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Bicycling
  • Route choice
  • Traffic models
  • Global Positioning System
  • Travel demand
  • Bicycle facilities
  • Data collection
  • Policy analysis
  • Bicycle commuting Research Hub
  • Pedestrians and Bicyclists
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  2012-S-UW-0019
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Washington;United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  Pacific Northwest Transportation Consortium (PacTrans) (UTC)
• Abstract:
  Bicycle use is being promoted for a variety of social benefits. Because of the benefits associated with bicycling, jurisdictions across the central Puget Sound region and the nation have been investing in improvements to bicycle infrastructure. Academic and professional literature provides a basis for generally understanding bicycling behavior. However, less is known about the benefits of one facility type over another, or the potential inducement of new bicycle users when a policy intervention improves bicycling conditions. This study will rely on global positioning system (GPS) bicycle trace data collected by the Puget Sound Regional Council through the CycleTrack mobile application. The objectives of the study include improving the Puget Sound Regional Council’s travel demand model to include bicycle route choice and assignment, which will allow for policy analysis and an improved understanding of the tradeoffs between facilities, the relationship between utilitarian and recreational bicycling, and an analysis of the utility of a number of bicycle facilities that will become operational over the course of the study.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DTRT12-UTC10
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/28074/dot_28074_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 5.19 MB]
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers ; US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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