Comment:
Lesson 2 Roadway Facility Selection – The course participants will understand how roadway operational and geometric factors impact how well bicyclists perceive a facility meets their needs. They will know how to quantitatively measure how safe and comfortable bicyclists will feel in a given roadway environment and how to use this information to select an appropriate bicycle facility type and configuration for a given set of roadway conditions. Participants will be able to do the following: List roadway and traffic factors that affect bicyclists, Explain how the Bicycle Level of Service Model can be used to select the appropriate bicycle facility, Describe ways in which existing roadways can be modified to accommodate bicyclists without reconstruction, List criteria to consider when narrowing lanes, List criteria to consider when reducing lanes.

Last Updated (Year): 2013

Year Produced: 2002

Abstract:

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This training will assist planners and designers in learning how to apply the existing standards and how to deal with other technical issues involved. The availability of Federal, State, and local transportation funding for bicycle facilities that serve transportation and recreational users is resulting in a dramatic increase in the number of bicycling (and shared use) facilities being planned and built. Although there are no Federal design standards for bicycle facilities, the AASHTO Guide for the Development of Bicycle Facilities, or a modification thereof, serves as a design guide. As with most guides, the AASHTO guide cannot address every possible scenario so designers often need to apply engineering judgment where specific information is not provided. The training fee includes a copy of the AASHTO Guide for the Development of Bicycle Facilities.
OUTCOMES: Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to: List the needs of bicyclists as transportation facility users;Identify common roadway and traffic conditions that affect bicyclists;Describe the characteristics of a roadway and a shared-use path that are designed to accommodate bicyclists;List the benefits to the transportation system of accommodating bicyclists with different abilities;Recognize opportunities to accommodate bicyclists during the planning, design, construction, and operational phases of a project.
TARGET AUDIENCE: Federal, State, or local engineers with planning, design, construction, or maintenance responsibilities;bicycle specialists, transportation planners, landscape architects, as well as decisionmakers at the project planning level.

For:Biking

The E's:Engineering

Ped Bike Activity:

• Planning
• Design

Ped Bike Topic:

• Retrofit
• Resources
• Facility Design
• Design
• Bicycle Planning
• Bicycle Operations
• Assessment

Resource Type:

• Information

Link to Content Source:

Bicycle Facility Design