More Connected Multimodal Networks Resources
Improving Pedestrian and Bicyclist Connectivity During Rehabilitation of Existing Bridges
Source: Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center and Toole Design
Explores how bridge rehabilitation projects can incorporate multimodal facilities to create safe, comfortable connections for people walking, bicycling, and using other mobility devices.
Read More >Source: US Department of Housing and Urban Development
Offers a guide to help communities implement safe active transportation and multimodal improvements, including Complete Streets, trails and greenways, and mobility hubs as strategies.
Read More >Source: Sustainability
Explores how integrating shared micromobility with public transit enhances mobility and sustainability.
Read More >Power Mapping 101: How Communities Can Make Connections and Improve Park Access
Source: Safe Routes Partnership
Provides a guide to developing a community power map as a visual tool to build connections and improve park access.
Read More >Source: Smart Growth America
Notes how US transportation approaches disproportionately harm low-income and communities of color.
Read More >Source: Smart Growth America
Reevaluates outdated understandings of rural America and focuses on active and multimodal modes of transportation.
Read More >Source: US Access Board
Provides videos illustrating access issues and considerations for accessible sidewalks.
Read More >Source: US Access Board
Reviews requirements for designing accessible crosswalks as per PROWAG guidelines.
Read More >Separated Bike Lanes on Higher Speed Roadways: A Toolkit and Guide
Source: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
Provides policies and resources to help agencies implement separated bike lanes on higher speed roads.
Read More >Source: PeopleForBikes
Ranks bikeability in cities worldwide, offering insights and interactive maps.
Read More >Source: Smart Growth America
Explains the need for a Complete Streets approach in small towns.
Read More >Creating Accessible, Equitable, Safe, and Complete Networks for Young Pedestrians
Source: Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC)
Offers considerations for the needs and cognitive and physical abilities of children and youth as pedestrians and bicyclists, and three actionable ideas to improve planning and safety for child and youth active travel.
Read More >Source: Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC)
Compiles initial reactions to and recommendations for the updated 11th Edition of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD).
Read More >Source: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
Offers information for FHWA Divisions when they evaluate RRR procedures proposed by States, suggesting they look for procedures and considerations that would help expand multimodal networks.
Read More >Source: Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition
Describes a new tool that uses 17 criteria to evaluate and prioritize which corridors are the most important ones within a city to improve to create a complete low stress bicycle network.
Read More >Transforming Street and Sidewalk Management from a Liability into an Opportunity
Source: Passport Labs and StudioID
Explores how a unified, flexible operating system for mobility management can help cities reduce congestion, drive economic activity, enact and enforce equity requirements and achieve other mobility and policy goals.
Read More >Source: North American Bikeshare Association
Explains GBFS and defines a common data format to share the real-time status of a shared mobility system.
Read More >Public Transit and Shared Mobility COVID-19 Recovery: Policy Recommendations and Research Needs
Source: University of California Berkeley
Considers the impacts of the pandemic on public transit and shared mobility services, and the resulting loss of mobility for those who depend on these modes.
Read More >On Street Motor Vehicle Parking and the Bikeway Selection Process
Source: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
informs discussions about on-street parking and bikeway selection.
Read More >Traffic Analysis and Intersection Considerations to Inform Bikeway Selection
Source: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
Informs trade-off decisions associated with bikeway selection at intersections.
Read More >Using Connectivity Measures to Evaluate and Build Connected Bicycle Networks
Source: Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC) and PeopleForBikes
Provides an overview of current approaches for measuring bicycle network quality and focuses on a case study using the open-source PeopleForBikes Bicycle Network Analysis tool to evaluate the impact of planned projects.
Read More >Dockless Electric Kick Scooter Systems: What we know and don’t know
Source: Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC)
Presentation of overview of E-scooters in shared mobility systems across the United States.
Read More >Source: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
Provide guidance to Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) division offices and a consistent framework for determining when to permit an exception for motorized use on nonmotorized trails and pedestrian walkways under 23 U.S.C. § 217(h)(5).
Read More >Guide for Scalable Risk Assessment Methods for Pedestrians and Bicyclists
Source: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
Describes scalable risk assessment methods for pedestrians and bicyclists, wherein risk is a measure of the probability of a crash to occur given exposure to potential crash events. This guide outlines eight sequential steps to develop risk values at various desired geographic scales, and describes the scope and nature of each step, including any guiding principles.
Read More >NCHRP Research Report 893: Systemic Pedestrian Safety Analysis
Source: Transportation Research Board (TRB)
Provides a safety analysis method that can be used to proactively identify sites for potential safety improvements based on specific risk factors for pedestrians. A systemic approach, as opposed to a “hot-spot” approach, enables transportation agencies to identify, prioritize, and select appropriate countermeasures for locations with a high risk of pedestrian-related crashes, even when crash occurrence data are sparse. The guidebook also provides important insights for the improvement of data collection and data management to better support systemic safety analyses.
Read More >Source: TriMet
Serves as a model for considering pedestrian connections to transit within the transportation network.
Read More >Source: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
Provides examples of applying nonmotorized network principles in small and rural communities.
Read More >Source: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
Shares methods for measuring networks and prioritizing opportunities to build connections.
Read More >Achieving Multimodal Networks: Applying Design Flexibility and Reducing Conflicts
Source: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
Presents practitioner-oriented guidance for agencies who want to apply context-specific design to reduce conflicts and connect their networks.
Read More >Source: Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC) and PeopleForBikes
This info brief surveys the impact of connected bike networks and common measurement approaches, and explores tools and strategies to help planning progress.
Read More >Source: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
This resource highlights ways that different communities have mapped their existing and proposed bicycle networks.
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