Alternatives for Providing a Safe Passage for Non-Motorized Traffic Across an Existing Highway Bridge

Attanayake, Upul; Lopez, L. A.

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Alternatives for Providing a Safe Passage for Non-Motorized Traffic Across an Existing Highway Bridge

2015-08-31
By Attanayake, Upul ; Lopez, L. A.

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English

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Creators:

Attanayake, Upul ; Lopez, L. A.
Corporate Contributors:

Western Michigan University. Transportation Research Center for Livable Communities
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Publication/ Report Number:

TRCLC 14-09
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

Michigan ; United States
TRIS Online Accession Number:

01598121
Edition:

Final Report
Corporate Publisher:

Western Michigan University. Transportation Research Center for Livable Communities
Abstract:

Non-motorized transportation increases mobility choices, relieves congestion, promotes local economy, reduces greenhouse gas emission, promotes a healthy lifestyle, and improves quality of life. Recently, there is an emphasis on developing integrated transportation systems with off-road shared use paths and on-road facilities. A majority of highway bridges that are located on the planned or existing non-motorized paths have become bottle-necks for non-motorized traffic. Therefore, there is a need to evaluate the bridges on non-motorized paths to identify safe passage alternatives to non-motorized traffic. The owner agencies need to have access to a methodological process to evaluate a site for the best possible alternatives and develop accurate cost estimates for funding proposals. This report presents case studies, safe passage alternatives for non-motorized traffic across an existing bridge, alternative analysis methodology, analysis process, and a software platform developed to automate the analysis process. Finally, a few examples are presented to demonstrate implementation of the alternative analysis methodology.
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PDF
Funding:

TRCLC 14-09
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https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/30678/dot_30678_DS1.pdf
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[PDF - 2.68 MB]
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University Transportation Centers ; US Transportation Collection
Main Document Checksum:

urn:sha256:3a65be0af21a7d605c9a3b4a284b7a907bb7d89432830ce3d4be60bffff6a7ac

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English

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