Comment:
Application of Methods: This chapter provides users with various tips, displays, and organizational strategies aimed at selecting and using the assembled tools. Tables comparing the key characteristics and features of each tool are provided;these are accompanied by individual model fact sheets to collect information in a single place when focusing on the given tool. Advantages and disadvantages associated with each tool are presented so as to help in the selection process. This descriptive and comparison information is followed by guidelines on ways to adapt and use each tool, along with caveats to be aware of. The level of detail in this section is greatest for the two new tools, the Tour-Based (Seattle) and the walk-accessibility (Arlington) model because they are new and different and are the major offerings from the NCHRP Project 08-78 research project. The custom spreadsheets developed for both of these tools are presented in detail.The rest of this chapter will (1) guide the practitioner in understanding the capabilities of the individual tools, (2) help in determining which tool or tools to select for a particular application need, and (3) provide step-by-step guidance in accessing and using the selected technique. These include: Comparison of Tool Properties and Capabilities, Individual Tool Profiles, Guidelines for Model Selection, and Guidelines for Use.

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
• Transit
• Tools
• Statistics
• Research
• Planning
• Level of Service
• Data
• Crash Types
• Capacity Analysis

Resource Type:

• Guidance

Link to Content Source:

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