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Pg 69-71: Guidebook for Developing Pedestrian and Bicycle Performance Measures

Comment:
Guideline of how to track miles bike and pedestrian lanes for reporting. Defines what qualifies as bike and ped infrastructure.

Last Updated (Year): 2016

Year Produced: 2016

Abstract:

This guidebook is intended to help communities develop performance measures that can fully integrate pedestrian and bicycle planning in ongoing performance management activities. It highlights a broad range of ways that walking and bicycling investments, activity, and impacts can be measured and documents how these measures relate to goals identified in a community's planning process. It discusses how the measures can be tracked and what data are required, while also identifying examples of communities that are currently using the respective measures in their planning process. This report highlights resources for developing measures to facilitate high quality performance based planning.

For:Walking, Biking

The E's:Evaluation

Ped Bike Activity:

  • Counting
  • Assessment

Ped Bike Topic:

  • Networks
  • Monitoring
  • Data Collection
  • Built environment
  • Bicycle Operations

Facility Type:Sidewalks, Shared Path, Separated Bike Lane, Bike Lanes, Bicycle Boulevard

Road Constraints:High Speed

Urban Context:Urban, Rural

Resource Type:

  • Guidance

Link to Content Source:

Guidebook for Developing Pedestrian and Bicycle Performance Measures