More Design and Engineering Guidance Resources
Cincinnati Uses Quick-Build Project to Address an Urgent Safety Need
Source: Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC) and National Center for Safe Routes to School
Provides a look at a quick-build project in Cincinnati to address an urgent safety need and offers insights that can inform cities interested in implementing quick-build projects.
Read More >Source: NACTO
Provides All Ages and Abilities criteria for selecting and implementing bike facilities.
Read More >Source: Center for Transportation Studies
Provides four “tradeoff matrixes” for creating separated bike lanes based on interviews with planners and designers, transit drivers, leaders of bicycle advocacy organizations, and bicyclists.
Read More >Seven Proven Steps to Improve Safety for Walking, Biking, Rolling, and More
Source: CityLab
Lists proven Safe Systems approach steps to increase safety for people walking, biking, and rolling rather than blaming victims: decrease speed limits; focus on design; rewrite the MUTCD; prioritize the most dangerous street;
Read More >Source: Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)
Identifies current design guidance and practices related to the use of bicycle signals, and provides information on applications in communities throughout the US and internationally.
Read More >Source: FHWA Innovator
Describes data-driven safety analysis (DDSA) using big data to prioritize safety and make informed decisions that result in fewer crashes.
Read More >Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety in Bus Rapid Transit and High-Priority Bus Corridors
Source: Transit Cooperative Research Program
Examines the state of practice in bus transit corridor planning, design, and construction in relation to pedestrian and bicyclist safety, public health, and equity, with a focus on dedicated bus lanes.
Read More >Source: National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO)
Shares the final three working papers in a series on new bikeway design guidance.
Read More >Tech Brief: Safety Evaluations of Innovative Intersection Designs for Pedestrians and Bicyclists
Source: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
Summarizes a project that investigates the operational and safety improvements of innovative intersection retrofitting designs that benefit pedestrians and bicyclists while maintaining a reasonable service to motor vehicles.
Read More >Caltrans and MassDOT Require Road Projects to Serve All Modes
Source: State Smart Transportation Initiative
Reports on state DOT policy changes in CA and MA that have formalized Complete Streets policies to create safe, multimodal corridors in design processes.
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