Bikeways: State of the Art, 1974

Details

• Creators:
  Smith, Daniel
• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Contributors:
  Fegan, John C.
• Corporate Contributors:
  De Leuw, Cather & Company
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Bicycles Bikeways
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-RD-74-056
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Contracting Officer:
  Fegan, John C.
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Abstract:
  The recent phenomenal growth of bicycling activity has been paralleled by accelerating concerns for increases in bike-involved accidents and demands for good recreational and utility-oriented facilities on which to ride. All jurisdictional levels have responded with enforcement, development of bikeway locational and design criteria, and provision of physical facilities. Unfortunately, U.S. planners and designers were generally unprepared to deal with the bicycle and programs were based largely on intuitive judgements, European experience and trial and error. Results of initial experiences in various localities are now becoming available. This "State of the Art" report focuses on planning and design practices employed to date, reviews their successes and failures, outlines practices which appear to contribute to bicycle facility utility and safety, and identifies design pitfalls.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DOT-FH-11-8134
• Collection(s):
  Federal Highway Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7e60e9013615a259ee1b637547e850815cc58e3656e2f80890fa6b56f99dfb00a93b5a870188c4e8d517be407cc51e41e51a070e19c0ee927a2fccb7d6116c39
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/41913/dot_41913_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.28 MB ]