[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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