Urban Freight Integration with Protected Bike Lanes Chicago, IL: Noteworthy Practice

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• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Contributor:
  Burnell, Tamiko ; Amsden, Mike
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Operations
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Urban transportation
  • Bicycle lanes
  • Freight traffic
  • Context sensitive design
  • Loading and unloading
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-HOP-16-080
• Resource Type:
  Brief
• Right Statement:
  Public Domain
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States ; Illinois ; Chicago (Illinois)
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Description:
  The City of Chicago is a leader in promoting and implementing context-sensitive street design solutions. In 2006, the City adopted a complete streets policy to accommodate and balance the needs of all transportation system users, including freight operators, as part of transportation project planning and delivery. In 2013, the City released its Complete Streets Design Guidelines to help implement the 2006 policy. Recognizing the need for sufficient and safe commercial loading and unloading zones, the City included integration of these zones in their protected bicycle lane designs. Protected bicycle lanes (also referred to as separated bicycle lanes by the Federal Highway Administration) use physical barriers and visual cues such as bollards, curbs, pavement markings, and parked cars to separate bicyclists from motorists and freight operations, helping improve safety for all transportation system users. These facilities help deconflict curbside truck deliveries and can also benefit truck movements along a corridor by separating freight and bicycling activities with a physical buffer and providing a clearly delineated space for each. Since 2012, the Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) has installed several protected bicycle lanes integrated with loading zones along several commercial corridors in the downtown area. CDOT also installed a modified version of a protected bike lane, buffered only by pavement markings, on a key truck route along Elston Avenue.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/94045/dot_94045_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1015.77 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Federal Highway Administration
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