Summary: | Bicycle facility design is an emerging subject in the transportation industry. The availability of Federal, State, and local transportation funding for bicycle facilities that serve transportation and recreational users is resulting in a dramatic increase in the number of facilities being planned and built. Although there are no Federal design standards for bicycle facilities, the AASHTO Guide for the Development of Bicycle Facilities, or a modification thereof, serves as a design guide. However, designing bicycle facilities often requires not only the use of the AASHTO guide and other documents, but designers also need to apply engineering judgment where specific information is not provided. This training will assist planners and designers in learning how to apply the existing standards and how to deal with other technical issues involved.
The training fee includes a copy of the AASHTO Guide for the Development of Bicycle Facilities.
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Learning Outcomes: | List the needs of bicyclists as transportation facility users
Identify common roadway and traffic conditions that affect bicyclists
Describe the characteristics of a roadway and a shared-use path that are designed to accommodate bicyclists
List the benefits to the transportation system of accommodating bicyclists with different abilities
Recognize opportunities to accommodate bicyclists during the planning, design, construction, and operational phases of a project
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Teaching Method: | 1.5 days in a classroom
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Target Audience: | Federal, State, or local engineers with planning, design, construction, or maintenance responsibilities; bicycle specialists, transportation planners, landscape architects, as well as decisionmakers at the project planning level.
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Final Exam: | No |
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