NTL Record

Title Bikeways: State of the Art, 1974
Record ID 65834
Personal Name
Creator
Smith, Daniel
Personal Name
Contributor
Fegan, John C.
Corporate Creator United States. Federal Highway Administration
Corporate
Contributor
De Leuw, Cather & Company
Publisher United States. Federal Highway Administration
Publication Date 19740101
Language English
Abstract The recent phenomenal growth of bicycling activity has been paralleled by accelerating concerns for increases in bike-involved accidents and demands for good recreational and utility-oriented facilities on which to ride. All jurisdictional levels have responded with enforcement, development of bikeway locational and design criteria, and provision of physical facilities. Unfortunately, U.S. planners and designers were generally unprepared to deal with the bicycle and programs were based largely on intuitive judgements, European experience and trial and error. Results of initial experiences in various localities are now becoming available. This "State of the Art" report focuses on planning and design practices employed to date, reviews their successes and failures, outlines practices which appear to contribute to bicycle facility utility and safety, and identifies design pitfalls.
Rosap ID dot:41913
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/41913
TRT Terms Bicycles; Bikeways
Geographical
Coverage
United States
Contract Number DOT-FH-11-8134
Report Number FHWA-RD-74-056
Resource type Tech Report
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/65000/65800/65834/Bikeways_StateOfTheArt1974.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository