[sustran] Re: Effect of bicycle lane marking on bicycle usage

[Todd Edelman]

Hi,

It also cannot be said enough that the "chain is only as strong as its
weakest link" which means bike parking/storage at home*, work and
shopping, school etc; being able to take bikes on local PT and trains;
reduced speed limits for allowed motor vehicles etc all have to be
implemented or the finest bikepaths will literally go nowhere.

T

* I think good at-home bike parking is seriously neglected. Here in Prague
I hear "I have no space for a bike in my flat!" all the time.


>
> A number of studies indicate that communities which improve cycling
> conditions, including bikelane development, experience significant
> increases in bicycle travel and related reductions in vehicle travel.
> Each mile of bikeway per 100,000 residents increases bicycle
> commuting 0.075 percent, all else being equal (Nelson and Allen,
> 1997). Dill and Carr (2003) find that for U.S. cities with more than
> 250,000 population, each additional mile of bike lanes per square
> mile is associated with a roughly one percentage point increase in
> bicycle commute mode share. Rietveld and Daniel (2004) find that
> bicycle transportation increases in cities where cycling is
> relatively easier (fewer hindrances along cycling routes) and safer,
> and as cycling is faster and cheaper relative to automobile travel.
>
> See the "Cycling Improvements" chapter of our Online TDM Encyclopedia
> (http://www.vtpi.org/tdm/tdm93.htm ).
>
> Bicyclepedia
> (<http://www.bicyclinginfo.org/bikecost>www.bicyclinginfo.org/bikecost)
> is a bicycle facility benefit/cost analysis tool available free on
> the Internet.
>
> Jennifer Dill and Theresa Carr, "Bicycle Commuting and Facilities in
> Major U.S. Cities," Transportation Research Record 1828,
> Transportation Research Board (<http://www.trb.org/>www.trb.org),
> 2003, pp. 116-123; available at
> <file:///www.des.ucdavis.edu/faculty/handy/ESP178/Dill_bike_facilities.pdf>www.des.ucdavis.edu/faculty/handy/ESP178/Dill_bike_facilities.pdf.
>
>
> Arthur Nelson and David Allen, "If You Build Them, Commuters Will Use
> Them; Cross-Sectional Analysis of Commuters and Bicycle Facilities,"
> Transportation Research Record 1578, 1997, pp. 79-83.
>
> Piet Rietveld and Vanessa Daniel, "Determinants of Bicycle Use: Do
> Municipal Policies Matter?," Transportation Research A, Vol. 38, No.
> 7 (<http://www.elsevier.com/locate/tra>www.elsevier.com/locate/tra),
> August 2004, pp. 531-550.
>
>
> Best wishes,
> -Todd Litman
>
>
> At 04:36 PM 6/22/2006, Carlos F. Pardo wrote:
>>I haven't seen any of it, but I'm sure this is strictly related to
>>the cultural characteristics of a city or country. If you paint a
>>bicycle lane in (most of) Western Europe, you'll get many cars who
>>will not touch it. When you have bicycle lanes in Bogot? (very few
>>kms, because most of them are segregated cycleways) you see that
>>they're used some times for car parking. When you have them in NYC,
>>you'll be sure to see cars all over it (it's an important issue for
>><http://www.transalt.org>www.transalt.org ). So I suggest you
>>actually measure it in a "pilot area", if you have the possibility.
>>You should see the basics of traffic calming (the classic traffic
>>calming), where there sometimes have to be physical measures to lower
>> speeds.
>>
>>
>>Best regards,
>>
>>Carlos F. Pardo
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Sarker, Mohsin [mailto:SarkerM at yarracity.vic.gov.au]
>>Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2006 05:44 PM
>>To: sustran-discuss at list.jca.apc.org
>>Subject: [sustran] Effect of bicycle lane marking on bicycle usage
>>
>>Hi all
>>
>>We all know that there are many factors that effect bicycle usage.
>>But I am interested to know the effect/impact of bicycle lane
>>marking (beside automobile lanes) on the number of bicycle usage. I
>>am looking for some evidence and data. If anyone can help me in this
>>regard, it would be highly appreciated.
>>
>>Thanks
>>
>>Dr. Mohsin Sarker
>>Traffic Engineer
>>City of Yarra
>>PO Box 168, Richmond
>>Victoria, Australia 3121
>>Tel:     (03) 9205 5734
>>Fax:    (03) 8417 6602
>>Email: sarkerm at yarracity.vic.gov.au
>>
>>
>>
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>
>
> Sincerely,
> Todd Alexander Litman
> Victoria Transport Policy Institute (www.vtpi.org)
> litman at vtpi.org
> Phone & Fax 250-360-1560
> 1250 Rudlin Street, Victoria, BC, V8V 3R7, CANADA
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