Download or read book Bicycle Compatibility of Urban Street Networks written by Heather LM. Putnam and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning Under ISTEA written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Do Complete Streets Offer Cyclists High Levels of Service written by Kerry Ann Tiedeman and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cities like Seattle are looking to increase active transportation trips like cycling over automotive trips to meet sustainability and equity goals. Seattle works to create “complete streets,” roads that provide infrastructure for safe travel for all transportation modes, to encourage cycling for those who may not feel as comfortable biking alongside cars. This study uses Harkey’s bicycle compatibility index, a bicycle level of service model, to assess two cities' complete street networks to understand how compatible complete streets are with biking; Seattle and Copenhagen. After using Harkey’s assessment tool on road samples that best imitate the complete street design standards, this study found varying bicycle compatibility scores within each cities’ networks. Overall Copenhagen had higher bicycling compatibility across road segments. These results led to several conclusions, one being that while bicycle level of service may be important, it does not directly impact cyclist presence. Findings also revealed policy recommendations Seattle should consider if the city wants to improve its bicycle infrastructure.
Download or read book Urban and Suburban Bicycle Compatibility Street Evaluation Using Bicycle Stress Level written by Alex Sorton and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An Analysis of the Role of Cycling in Sustainable Urban Mobility written by Ricardo Marqués and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2020-04-30 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book analyses the reasons why cycling is returning to cities around the world as an essential element in solving and overcoming the crisis of the dominant car-centric model of urban mobility, with its known adverse consequences of congestion, pollution and urban space consumption. It argues that it is not possible to solve this crisis without giving a central role to the bicycle, both as a mode of transport in itself and as an integrating and cohesive element of other forms of transport. The bicycle, due to its special characteristics of autonomy, simplicity and energy efficiency, must be a key part of any sustainable urban mobility project. It not only returns human scale to the city, but is also essential for the effective design of any intermodal system of sustainable metropolitan public transport.
Download or read book Traffic Engineering Handbook written by ITE (Institute of Transportation Engineers) and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-01-13 with total page 688 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get a complete look into modern traffic engineering solutions Traffic Engineering Handbook, Seventh Edition is a newly revised text that builds upon the reputation as the go-to source of essential traffic engineering solutions that this book has maintained for the past 70 years. The updated content reflects changes in key industry standards, and shines a spotlight on the needs of all users, the design of context-sensitive roadways, and the development of more sustainable transportation solutions. Additionally, this resource features a new organizational structure that promotes a more functionally-driven, multimodal approach to planning, designing, and implementing transportation solutions. A branch of civil engineering, traffic engineering concerns the safe and efficient movement of people and goods along roadways. Traffic flow, road geometry, sidewalks, crosswalks, cycle facilities, shared lane markings, traffic signs, traffic lights, and more—all of these elements must be considered when designing public and private sector transportation solutions. Explore the fundamental concepts of traffic engineering as they relate to operation, design, and management Access updated content that reflects changes in key industry-leading resources, such as the Highway Capacity Manual (HCM), Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), AASSHTO Policy on Geometric Design, Highway Safety Manual (HSM), and Americans with Disabilities Act Understand the current state of the traffic engineering field Leverage revised information that homes in on the key topics most relevant to traffic engineering in today's world, such as context-sensitive roadways and sustainable transportation solutions Traffic Engineering Handbook, Seventh Edition is an essential text for public and private sector transportation practitioners, transportation decision makers, public officials, and even upper-level undergraduate and graduate students who are studying transportation engineering.
Download or read book Measuring Bicycle Compatibility in the Urban Environment written by Timothy Blair and published by VDM Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Masters degree project examines one method by which to assess cyclist compatibility, using an operational model developed by a traffic engineer. The case study modifies the original model for application to a specific location, and specializes it for urban conditions. The model also serves to identify specific problem locations and trecommends waya these difficulties can be resolved and includes a discussion of the applicability of this operational type model and its usefulness in identifying routes in urban areas that best serve the needs of cyclists.
Download or read book Development of the Bicycle Compatibility Evaluator BCE for the City of Cincinnati OH written by Maria F. Ramirez Bernal and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Global warming is a result of most of increasing contaminant components in our atmosphere, many of them generated by motor vehicles. It causes harm to human health, not only to individuals but to communities and towns as a whole. Increasing heat, extreme cold, rising sea levels and flood plains damage each habitat's equilibrium. It has been proven that public transit leads to more walking and biking. Surveys report that 63% and 68% of pedestrians and bikers walk at least once a day, respectively. Public transit commuters walk more than car commuters. Walking to those neighborhood destinations accounts for higher frequencies than public transit does. Integration between land use areas, enhancing mixed-use parcels are a complement and support to a public transportation network that includes pedestrians and bikers. Biking infrastructure comparisons have been made among cities and countries; unfortunately, there aren't many studies that compare and analyze characteristics in metropolitan areas. This lack of analysis explains the gap of infrastructure improvements in cities where using bicycles as active modes of transportation is barely at its beginnings. Bicycle infrastructure innovation is often related to Master Plans as those quantify the needs of pedestrians and bikers at different levels (city, region, state). As a result of some studies, there are prioritized lists of pedestrian and bicycle corridors according to need and importance to generate an enhanced and improved master plan. Household travel surveys (HTS) supply multi-level information regarding travel patterns per day. They provide information regarding the purpose of the trips, mode choice, trip length, location of activities and, most importantly for this research, routes taken. A large-scale HTS was been developed for the Cincinnati Metropolitan Area between the months of August 2009 and August 2010. GPS units were given to each participant household member 12 years or older to carry all day for 3 days. Each household member was requested to provide demographic and location information. Once the survey was concluded, the information was located on the map d and compiled as Google Earth maps. This research will study collected demographic and route data from the household transportation survey and add it to infrastructure attributes from the street network and its corresponding land use zones. After an adequate statistical analysis, this research will develop a methodology for estimating the coefficients for a linear equation, called the Bicycle Compatibility Evaluator (BCE); that correlates "human and street" characteristics to determine usage of existing infrastructure and evaluate how compatible they are with one another. This process helps establish factors that affect ridership in a particular metropolitan area of study. This methodology will present a list of potential variables to be included in an evaluation equation and how will they be included in or rejected from the equation. Each one will be either rejected or accepted and to finally estimate their coefficients. Lastly, it will estimate a cut-off match and mismatch compatibility value between streets and individuals.
Download or read book Geomaterials written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Urban Street Design Guide written by National Association of City Transportation Officials and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The NACTO Urban Street Design Guide shows how streets of every size can be reimagined and reoriented to prioritize safe driving and transit, biking, walking, and public activity. Unlike older, more conservative engineering manuals, this design guide emphasizes the core principle that urban streets are public places and have a larger role to play in communities than solely being conduits for traffic. The well-illustrated guide offers blueprints of street design from multiple perspectives, from the bird’s eye view to granular details. Case studies from around the country clearly show how to implement best practices, as well as provide guidance for customizing design applications to a city’s unique needs. Urban Street Design Guide outlines five goals and tenets of world-class street design: • Streets are public spaces. Streets play a much larger role in the public life of cities and communities than just thoroughfares for traffic. • Great streets are great for business. Well-designed streets generate higher revenues for businesses and higher values for homeowners. • Design for safety. Traffic engineers can and should design streets where people walking, parking, shopping, bicycling, working, and driving can cross paths safely. • Streets can be changed. Transportation engineers can work flexibly within the building envelope of a street. Many city streets were created in a different era and need to be reconfigured to meet new needs. • Act now! Implement projects quickly using temporary materials to help inform public decision making. Elaborating on these fundamental principles, the guide offers substantive direction for cities seeking to improve street design to create more inclusive, multi-modal urban environments. It is an exceptional resource for redesigning streets to serve the needs of 21st century cities, whose residents and visitors demand a variety of transportation options, safer streets, and vibrant community life.
Download or read book Traveler Response to Transportation System Changes written by and published by Transportation Research Board. This book was released on 2012 with total page 503 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From a transportation and community perspective, objectives of pedestrian and bicycle facility improvements have evolved to include numerous aspects of providing viable and safe active transportation options for all ages, abilities, and socioeconomic groups. Pedestrian and bicycle facilities appear overall to benefit the full spectrum of society perhaps more broadly than any other provision of transportation. A challenge in non-motorized transportation (NMT) benefit analysis is to adequately account for all the different forms in which pedestrian and bicycle facilities provide benefit. In this report, new as well as synthesized research is presented. This chapter examines pedestrian and bicyclist behavior and travel demand outcomes in a relatively broad sense. It covers traveler response to NMT facilities both in isolation and as part of the total urban fabric, along with the effects of associated programs and promotion. It looks not only at transportation outcomes, but also recreational and public health outcomes. This chapter focuses on the travel behavior and public health implications of pedestrian/bicycle areawide systems; NMT-link facilities such as sidewalks, bicycle lanes, and on-transit accommodation of bicycles; and node-specific facilities such as street-crossing treatments, bicycle parking, and showers. Discussion of the implications of pedestrian and bicycle "friendly" neighborhoods, policies, programs, and promotion is also incorporated. The public health effects coverage of this chapter, and associated treatment of walking and bicycling and schoolchild travel as key aspects of active living, have been greatly facilitated by participation in the project by the National Center for Environmental Health--part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This pivotal CDC involvement has included supplemental financial support for the Chapter 16 work effort. It has also encompassed assistance with research sources and questions, and draft chapter reviews by individual CDC staff members in parallel with TCRP Project B-12A Panel member reviews (see "Chapter 16 Author and Contributor Acknowledgments". TCRP Report 95: Chapter 16, Pedestrian and Bicycle Facilities will be of interest to transit, transportation, and land use planning practitioners; public health professionals and transportation engineers; land developers, employers, and school administrators; researchers and educators; and professionals across a broad spectrum of transportation, planning, and public health agencies; MPOs; and local, state, and federal government agencies. This chapter is complemented by illustrative photographs provided as a "Photo Gallery" at the conclusion of the report. In addition, PowerPoint slides of the photographs in full color are available on the TRB website at http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/167122.aspx.
Download or read book Creating Bicycle Transportation Networks written by Robert D. Sykes and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide presents a practical planning model for bicycle transportation in cities, suburbs and small towns. It focuses on the use of networks of specialized bicycle facilities and bicycle friendly zones to support and promote the use of bicycles for transportation. The potential of using bicycle roadway networks in relationship to land use is discussed in terms of using them to make a civic contribution to the form of the city beyond transportation function. A model classification system for bicycle facilities is presented that is similar to the functional classification of streets for motor vehicle roadways. Bicycle Expressways, Bicycle Boulevards and Bicycle Byways are introduced and discussed as specific types of bicycle roadways. Detailed planning parameters are recommended for assembling the different types of bicycle facilities into integrated systems to support bicycle use for utilitarian transportation. Planning guidelines for bicycle friendly zones are presented, along with a step-by-step process that describes how communities can plan for bicycle transportation. Planning and design considerations that are important to the success of a bicycle transportation system are also discussed. These considerations include the needs of cyclists, skill levels, personal safety issues, system legibility and traffic calming techniques. This guidebook is intended for use by professional planners, designers and engineers, neighborhood groups, bicycle advocates and community decision makers.
Download or read book South Carolina East Coast Greenway Transportation Safety Route Location Facility Needs Study written by William J. Davis and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book ITF Research Reports Cycling Health and Safety written by International Transport Forum and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2013-12-19 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report of the International Transport Forum's Cycling Safety Working Group monitors international trends in cycling, safety and policy, and explores options that may help decision makers design safe environments for cycling.
Download or read book Transportation Research Record written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Sustainable Urban Design Handbook written by Nico Larco and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-04-30 with total page 801 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Sustainable Urban Design Handbook gathers the best sustainability practices and latest research from the fields of architecture, landscape architecture, planning, development, ecology, and environmental engineering and presents them in a graphically rich and accessible format that can help guide urban design decisions in cities of all sizes. The book presents a comprehensive framework that organizes more than 50 elements of sustainable urban design under five main topics–Energy Use & Greenhouse Gas, Water, Ecology & Habitat, Energy Use & Production, and Equity & Health–and relative to four project scales: Region & City, District & Neighborhood, Block & Street, and Project & Parcel. Each element chapter includes a summary of importance and background, compares typical practices and recommended approaches, explains connections to other elements, and concludes with urban design guidelines that can be used to directly inform projects and decisions. Easy to use and reference, The Sustainable Urban Design Handbook provides both an in-depth introduction to topics across sustainable urban design and serves as an on-going reference for anyone involved in the creation of sustainable urban environments. This resource will be useful to design and planning professionals, community members, students, and elected officials in guiding decisions about our sustainable future.
Download or read book Smart City 360 written by Alberto Leon-Garcia and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-06-28 with total page 946 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the First EAI International Summit, Smart City 360°, held in Bratislava, Slovakia and Toronto, ON, Canada, in October 2015. The 77 carefully reviewed papers include eight conferences: The Bratislava program covered the Conference on Sustainable Solutions beyond Mobility of Goods (SustainableMoG 2015), the MOBIDANUBE conference which strengthens research in the field of mobility opportunities and within Danube strategy, and the conference on Social Innovation and Community Aspects of Smart Cities (SmartCityCom 2015). In parallel the SmartCity360 Toronto included five conferences addressing urban mobility (SUMS), sustainable cities (S2CT), smart grids SGSC), wearable devices for health and wellbeing SWIT Health), and big data (BigDASC).
