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Highway Route Designation Criteria for Bicycle Routes: A Handbook
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1986-08-01
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Abstract:The purpose of this project was to conduct a survey of the literature and state of the art related to bicycle route selection and designation and to develop a synthesized set of factors for use by State and local transportation officials and other agencies and organizations involved in the selection and designation of streets and highways for bike use. The results of the project are presented in a Final Report and this handbook. The Final Report provides a review of the background of bike routes, identifies the major factors related to route alignment and route suitability, and discusses the processes involved in route selection and the options available for route designation. Four special topics are also treated: the use of controlled access freeway shoulders by bicycles, research needs related to bike route selection and designation, liability aspects of bikeway designation, and bike mapping. The Handbook is designed to simplify the task of selecting and designating streets and highways for bike routes. The topics covered include the definition of bike routes, the purpose(s) which affect suitability, approaches to planning and selecting bike routes, and guidelines for various types of route projects.
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