Case Study No. 20: The Effects of Environmental Design on the Amount and Type of Bicycling and Walking

Details

• Corporate Creators:
  Project for Public Spaces
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Case studies
  • Environmental design
  • Nonmotorized transportation
  • Multimodal transportation
  • Central business districts
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-PD-93-037
• Resource Type:
  Other
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Abstract:
  Since the 1960s, cities and towns in the United States have been making a wide range of design improvements to make downtown environments more receptive to bicycle and pedestrian use. These improvements have included all types and mixes of auto, transit, walking, and bicycling accommodations. At this point, because of their many years in operation, we can assess ow and if these applications actually work, and lessons can be learned for planning future improvements. This report focuses on the effects of environmental design on the amount and type of bicycling and walking in downtown, specifically. Downtowns must serve a complex variety of vehicular and pedestrian functions. The solutions for meeting these requirements reveal broad principles concerning te successful and unsuccessful design of pedestrian- and bicycle-friendly environments. The author's conclusion from research over the past decade, reinforced by information collected for this study, is that a more balanced approach to the design of streets and areas in downtowns that considers how all uses can work together is needed.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/54255/dot_54255_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 6.30 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Federal Highway Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
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