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Accession Number
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PB2012-112234
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Title
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Analytical Tools for Identifying Bicycle Route Suitability, Coverage, and Continuity.
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Publication Date
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May 2012
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Media Count
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117p
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Personal Author
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D. Callister M. B. Lowry
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Abstract
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This report presents new tools created to assess bicycle suitability using geographic information systems (GIS). Bicycle suitability is a rating of how appropriate a roadway is for bicycle travel based on attributes of the roadway, such as vehicle volumes, shoulder width, and bike lane width. The new GIS tools are based on the Bicycle Level-of-Service method in the 2010 Highway Capacity Manual (HCM). The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) can use the new tools to assess state highways when conducting corridor planning. The tools can be used to prioritize improvement strategies, such as wider bike lanes or new shared-use paths. Local planners, perhaps working with ITD, can use the tools to evaluate the bikeability of their community, i.e. the ability to access important destinations by bicycle. Example output is provided for three case study communities.
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Keywords
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Bicycle suitability
Bicycles
Bikeway planning
Communities
Geographic information systems
Highways
Idaho Transportation Department (ITD)
Lane width
Road shoulders
Routes
Traffic control
Traffic volume
Transportation planning
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Source Agency
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Federal Highway Administration
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NTIS Subject Category
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91B - Transportation & Traffic Planning
85H - Road Transportation
43G - Transportation
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Corporate Author
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Idaho Univ., Moscow. National Inst. for Advanced Transportation Technology.
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Document Type
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Technical report
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Title Note
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N/A
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NTIS Issue Number
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1222
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Contract Number
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N/A
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