Walking and Cycling
Updated January 2007
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| Quantifying the Benefits of Non-Motorized Travel For Achieving TDM Goals |
This paper examines how programs to encourage walking and bicycling can be evaluated in terms of Transportation Demand Management (TDM) objectives, including congestion reduction, road and parking facility cost savings, consumer cost savings, and various environmental and social benefits. |
| Whose Roads? Defining Bicyclists' And Pedestrians' Right To Use Public Roads |
This report investigates the degree to which bicyclists and pedestrians pay for the transportation facilities (roads, paths and sidewalks) they use. It finds that such facilities are funded primarily by general taxes, which non-drivers fund through general taxes, while they impose much lower costs per mile of travel than motorists. |
| Economic Value of Walkability |
This paper uses standard economic evaluation methods to investigate the value of walking (the activity) and walkability (the quality of walking conditions, including safety, comfort and convenience). Current transportation planning practices tend to undercount and undervalue walking. More comprehensive analysis techniques, described in this paper, are likely to justify increased investment and support for walking. |
| Managing Personal Mobility Devices (PMDs) On Nonmotorized Facilities |
This paper explores the most appropriate way to manage the diverse range of Personal Mobility Devices (bicycles, wheelchairs, scooters, skates, Segways) on nonmotorized facilities. It examines develops general principles and guidelines for managing sidewalks and paths to accommodate a diverse range of users. |
| Active Transportation Policy Issues: Backgrounder |
Active transportation consists of human-powered forms of travel such as walking,
cycling, skating, skiing, and manual wheelchairs. Active transportation provides
economic, social, environmental and health benefits. This paper provides background
information on active transportation to facilitate discussion at the Canadian
Active Transportation Roundtable held in 2003. |
| Why Canadians Cycle More Than Americans: A Comparative Analysis Of Bicycling Trends And Policies |
This article by John Pucher and Ralph Buehler indicates that Canadians cycle about three times more than Americans due to differences in transport and land-use policies. The analysis suggests that it is possible to significantly increase U.S. cycling activity through policy reforms. Posted with authors' permission. |
| Making Walking and Cycling Safer: Lessons from Europe |
This paper by John Pucher and Lewis Dijkstra evaluates walking and cycling accident risk in North American and Europe. It finds that these risks are much lower in some European countries, and recommends policies for increasing the safety of nonmotorized travel. |
| Promoting Safe Walking and Cycling to Improve Public Health: Lessons from The Netherlands and Germany |
This article by John Pucher and Lewis Dijkstra examines the public health consequences of unsafe and inconvenient walking and cycling conditions in American cities and suggests improvements based on successful policies in The Netherlands and Germany. |
| Bicycling Renaissance in North America? Recent Trends and Alternative Policies to Promote Bicycling |
This article by John Pucher, Charles Komanoff, and Paul Schimek discusses policies and planning strategies to increase cycling in North America. |
| Pedestrian and Bicycle Planning; A Guide to Best Practice |
This guide covers all aspects of pedestrian and bicycle planning. It describes nonmotorized planning practices, how to measure and predict nonmotorized travel, how to evaluate and prioritize projects, and how to implement various programs that support nonmotorized transportation. Extensive appendices provide more detailed information on planning, design and evaluation. |
| Pedestrian and Bicycle Planning Guide Appendices |
These appendices to Pedestrian and Bicycle Planning; A Guide to Best Practice provide additional information on nonmotorized planning, design and evaluation. |
| Bicycle Parking Guidelines |
This document by the major bicycle planning professional organization provides current and detailed advice to help select and site bicycle racks for short-term parking. It discusses bicycle rack design features, and how to locate racks so they are convenient and safe to use. |
Installing Secure and Convenient Bike Racks
Providing Covered Bike Parking
Bike Parking in Public Areas
Indoor Bicycle Parking
Lockers, Showers and Changing Rooms
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This is a set of excellent information sheets produced by Rick Browning for the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality |
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