Comment:
Factors Affecting Walking and Biking: This chapter provides insights on the many factors found to influence walking and bicycling behavior, from the choice of mode itself to the decision of whether to travel, where to travel and what route to take. These factors include: Land use and the built environment, Number, type, coverage and connectivity of facilities, Natural environment (topography, climate/weather), Sociodemographic factors, Perceptions and attitudes

Last Updated (Year): 2014

Year Produced: 2014

Abstract:

TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 770: Estimating Bicycling and Walking for Planning and Project Development: A Guidebook contains methods and tools for practitioners to estimate bicycling and walking demand as part of regional-, corridor-, or project-level analyses.
The products of the research include a guidebook for practitioners on a range of methods for estimating bicycling and walking activity and a CD-ROM containing a GIS Walk Accessibility Model, spreadsheets, and the contractor’s final report, which documents the research and tools that operationalize the methods described in the guidebook.

For:Walking, Biking

The E's:Evaluation

Ped Bike Activity:

• Planning

Ped Bike Topic:

• User Characteristics
• Statistics
• Research
• Planning
• Level of Service
• Facility Design
• Data
• Crash Types
• Capacity Analysis
• Built environment

Resource Type:

• Guidance

Link to Content Source:

NCHRP Report 770 Estimating Bicycling and Walking for Planning and Project Deve…