Federal Highway Administration University Course on Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation: Lesson 15: Bicycle Lanes

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Federal Highway Administration University Course on Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation: Lesson 15: Bicycle Lanes

2006-07-01
By United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration

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English

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Corporate Creators:

United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
Corporate Contributors:

United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center
Subject/TRT Terms:

Bicycle Lanes Bicycling Education And Training Pedestrians
Publication/ Report Number:

FHWA-HRT-05-113
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Right Statement:

Public Domain
Geographical Coverage:

United States
Corporate Publisher:

United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
Abstract:

The 1999 AASHTO publication, Guide for the Development of Bicycle Facilities (hereafter referred to as the AASHTO Guide), defines a bicycle or bike lane as "a portion of a roadway which has been designated by striping, signing, and pavement markings for the preferential or exclusive use of bicyclists." The public agency and community support for bike lanes as a reasonable accommodation of bicyclists has been growing in many American cities. Although some cities such as Davis, CA, have several decades of experience, many American cities are still developing innovative ways to design bike lanes into complex roadway and traffic environments. A number of best design practices have emerged and are included in the 1999 AASHTO MUTCD. This lesson includes the design standards from AASHTO as well as additional design guidelines that other cities or States have developed. This lesson also summarizes other innovative bike lane designs and concepts (some are borrowed from Europe—see lesson 23) that are still being tested and evaluated.
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