[sustran] Pedestrian and Bicycle Planning; A Guide to Best Practices

Todd Litman litman at vtpi.org
Wed Jan 26 07:14:57 JST 2000


A draft version of "Pedestrian and Bicycle Planning; A Guide to Best
Practices" has just been posted at the Victoria Transport Policy Institute
website (http://www.vtpi.org). From the homepage, select "Pedestrian and
Bicycle Issues", and you can download it as a Word 97 file.

This is a comprehensive, 85-page guide intended to provide basic
information and references for non-motorized transportation planning. The
table of contents is copied below. Most sections have a separate list of
references, many of which are available through the Internet. 

We envision it as a document you would give a planner who is responsible
for establishing a bicycle program, a school teacher who wants to find bike
safety education material, or a community activist who want to improve
local pedestrian planning.

We would appreciate your feedback. We hope to edit it over the next month
or so in order to have a final version in March. Just send any corrections,
additions or comments to me by email. 


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Pedestrian and Bicycle Planning; A Guide to Best Practices
 
Table of Contents
I.   INTRODUCTION: WHY PLAN FOR WALKING AND CYCLING	4
II. 	TRANSPORT PLANNING OVERVIEW	6
1.	PLANNING PROCESS	6
2.	SCOPING AND BACKGROUND RESEARCH	8
3.	MEASURING CURRENT NON-MOTORIZED TRAVEL	9
4.	PREDICTING POTENTIAL NON-MOTORIZED TRAVEL	11
4.	EVALUATING EXISTING CONDITIONS AND FACILITIES	13
5.	IDENTIFY AND EVALUATE CONSTRAINTS AND OPPORTUNITIES	14
6.	PRIORITIZE IMPROVEMENTS	15
7.	BUDGETING AND EVALUATION	16
8.	ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IMPACTS OF NON-MOTORIZED TRANSPORT	19
III. 	NON-MOTORIZED TRANSPORTATION PLANNING	21
1.	INTEGRATING WITH STATE OR PROVINCIAL PLANNING	21
2.	PLANNING MULTI-USE TRAILS	21
3.	DEALING WITH TRAIL CONFLICTS	23
4.	FACILITY MAINTENANCE	23
5.	SPOT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS	24
6.	PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE NEEDS AT CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS	25
7.	PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE COORDINATORS	25
8.	CRIME PREVENTION THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN (CPTED)	26
IV.	PLANNING FOR PEDESTRIANS	28
1.	TYPES OF PEDESTRIANS	28
2.	PEDESTRIAN FACILITIES AND PLANNING	29
3.	PEDESTRIAN STANDARDS AND IMPROVEMENTS	30
4.	UNIVERSAL DESIGN (HANDICAPPED ACCESS)	32
5.	PEDESTRIAN SAFETY PROGRAMS	34
V.	PLANNING FOR BICYCLISTS	35
1.	TYPES OF CYCLISTS	35
1.	INTEGRATING CYCLING INTO ROADWAY PLANNING	35
4.	BICYCLE NETWORK PLANNING	35
3.	ACCOMMODATING CYCLISTS ON RURAL ROADS	38
4.	BICYCLE BOULEVARDS	39
5.	BICYCLE PARKING FACILITIES	39
6.	INTEGRATING CYCLING AND TRANSIT	41
5.	ROADWAY MAINTENANCE FOR CYCLISTS	43
VI.	SAFETY PROGRAMS	45
1.	SAFETY EDUCATION	45
2.	TRAFFIC LAW ENFORCEMENT	46
VII.	ENCOURAGEMENT AND PROMOTION	47


VIII.	 IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES AND TOOLS	49
1.	COMPREHENSIVE PLANS	49
2.	ROAD DESIGN, RECONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS	49
3.	MUNICIPAL LAWS	50
4.	MAJOR PROJECTS AND SITE PLAN AGREEMENTS	50
5.	WORKING WITH NEIGHBORHOOD AND BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS	51
6.	LAND EXCHANGE, DEDICATION OF PARKLAND WITH PRIVATE DEVELOPER	51
7.	RURAL AREAS, UTILITY CORRIDORS, FIRE ROADS AND RAILS-TO-TRAIL
OPPORTUNITIES	51
IX. 	RELATED PLANNING ISSUES	52
1.	SCHOOL TRIP MANAGEMENT	52
2. 	TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT AND TRAFFIC CALMING	53
3.	ROADWAY ACCESS MANAGEMENT	54
4.	LIVABLE COMMUNITY PLANNING	55
APPENDIX 1	 MODEL PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE PLAN	57
INTRODUCTION	57
BACKGROUND TO THE PLAN	58
BICYCLING AND WALKING GOALS	58
OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES	59
The Engineering Department Will:	60
The Parks and Recreation Department Will:	61
Law Enforcement Agencies Will:	61
Public Involvement	62
APPENDIX 2   QUICK FACILITY DESIGN GUIDELINES	64
PEDESTRIAN PLANNING GUIDELINES	64
BICYCLE FACILITY DESIGN GUIDELINES	66
APPENDIX 3	 EVALUATING NON-MOTORIZED TRAVEL	69
Surveys	69
Crash Data	70
Field Surveys	71
The Barrier Effect	72
Cycling Condition Evaluation Techniques	72
Pedestrian Condition Evaluation Techniques	73
Prioritizing Improvements and Selecting Preferred Options	74
APPENDIX 4 EXEMPLARY BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN PLANS	78
BICYCLE PLANS	78
PEDESTRIAN PLANS	79
APPENDIX 5   BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN PLANNING RESOURCES	81
ROADWAY DESIGN RESOURCES	81
PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE PLANNING PUBLICATIONS	81
PEDESTRIAN PLANNING PUBLICATIONS	82
BICYCLE PLANNING PUBLICATIONS	82
USEFUL ORGANIZATIONS	83
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Sincerely,

Todd Litman, Director
Victoria Transport Policy Institute
"Efficiency - Equity - Clarity"
1250 Rudlin Street
Victoria, BC, V8V 3R7, Canada
Phone & Fax: 250-360-1560
E-mail:  litman at vtpi.org
Website: http://www.vtpi.org



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