dan goodman: state of the lane: protected bike lanes in the u.s
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Protected bike lanes have moved from foreign concept to best practice in U.S. design with remarkable speed (for the transportation world). This session will provide a fast paced overview of the spread of this innovation and the current state of the practice. Leaders of the Green Lane Project and our partners will cover the latest on designs, new research, best practices, analyze trends and share the best lessons from the Green Lane Project study tours. Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to define and identify protected bike lanes. Participants will access peer and professional guidance on how to build a protected bike lane. Participants will state the pros and cons of building protected bike lanes. Participants will identify sources for additional information on building protected bike lanes. Presenter(s) Presenter: Martha Roskowski PeopleForBikes Co-Presenter: Linda Bailey NACTO Co-Presenter: Dan Goodman Office of Human Environment, Livability Team, FHWATRANSCRIPT
STATE OF THE LANE:
PROTECTED BIKE LANES IN
THE U.S. Pro Walk/Pro Bike/Pro Place
September 2014
Dan Goodman
Federal Highway Administration, U.S.DOT
Leadership Commitment
• Prioritization
• Planning and design
• Policy
• Funding
• Research
• Coordination and
partnerships
• Capacity building
2.
Secretary Foxx at the 2014
National Bike Summit
Photo Credit: bikeportland.org
Policy Foundation
U.S.DOT Policy Statement on Bicycle and Pedestrian
Accommodation Regulations and Recommendations
(2010)
• The DOT policy is to incorporate safe and convenient walking
and bicycling facilities into transportation projects.
• Every transportation agency, including DOT, has the
responsibility to improve conditions and opportunities for walking
and bicycling and to integrate walking and bicycling into their
transportation systems.
• Transportation agencies are encouraged to go beyond minimum
standards to provide safe and convenient facilities for these
modes.
3.
Policy Foundation
U.S.DOT’s 2014-2018 Strategic Plan
• Promotes the use of bicycling and
walking for daily activities through
investment in on- and off-street bike
and pedestrian infrastructure and
safety enhancements.
• Emphasizes safety and highlights the
need to create connected pedestrian
and bicycle transportation networks.
Code Revisions
• 23 CFR 625, 23 CFR 652, and 49
CFR 27.75 will be revised to update
pedestrian and bicycle provisions
4.
Pedestrian and Bicycle Networks
Interconnected pedestrian and/or bicycle transportation facilities that allow people of all ages and abilities to safely and conveniently get where they want to go.
Principles • Cohesion
• Directness
• Accessibility
• Alternatives
• Safety and Security
• Comfort
5.
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Design Flexibility
• Bicycle and Pedestrian
Facility Design
Flexibility Memorandum
• Questions & Answers
about Design Flexibility
for Pedestrian and
Bicycle Facilities
6.
7
Anticipated to be Proposed in the NPA
(2016/2017 Edition of the MUTCD)
7.
Signing
• Bicycle Intersection Lane Control Signs
• Back-In Parking Signs
• Two-Stage Turn Queue Box Signs
• Bicycle Signal Sign
• Turning Vehicles Yield to Bicycles Sign
• Signing for Bicycle Bypasses and Jughandles
• Bicycle Movement Prohibition Signs
• Bike route signs (e.g. State or Local Bicycle Route Markers; Interstate Bikeway Route Markers; Non-Numbered Bikeway Route Markers
Markings
• Extensions of Bicycle Lanes
through Intersections
• Buffered Bicycle Lanes
• Counter-flow Bicycle Lanes
• Shared Lane Markings
• Two-Stage Turn Queue Boxes
• Separated Bikeways (Cycle Tracks)
• Bicycle Boulevards
• Pavement Marking Route Markers.
Interim Approval for the Optional Use of Bicycle
Signal Faces (IA-16)
Equity and Ladders of Opportunity
Activities
The Administration is dedicated to
enhancing opportunity for all
Americans by investing in
transportation projects that:
• Better connect communities to centers
of employment, education, and services
(including for non-drivers)
• Hold promise to stimulate long-term job
growth, especially in economically
distressed areas
Ladders of Opportunity was included
as a Planning Emphasis Area (PEA)
for FY-2015
9.
Photo Credit: USDOT
Projects Underway
• Environmental Justice (EJ)
Guidebook
• White paper on equity and
bike/ped
Other Related Efforts
Other
• Every Day Counts (EDC) III
• Access to opportunities – TIGER 6
• Performance based practical design
• Performance measures
• Accelerated project delivery
• Federal surface transportation law
relating to planning requirements
• Lifecycle cost and asset
management
• Sustainability
10.
Photo Credit: USDOT
Federal-Aid Highway Program Funding for Pedestrian
and Bicycle Facilities
• Bicycle and pedestrian projects
are eligible for all Federal-aid
highway program funding
categories.
• In Fiscal Year (FY) 2013,
bicycle and pedestrian funding
was $676.2 million (from all
Federal-aid funding sources).
• As of Sept 3, the FY 2014 total
is $590.5 million.
11.
Pedestrian and Bicycle Focus Areas
Connected
Networks
Equity and
Ladders of
Opportunity
Safety
Data and
Performance
Measures
12.
Research Agenda
• Pedestrian and bicycle performance
measures
• Multimodal conflict points
• Flexibility in pedestrian and bicycle
facility design
• International benchmarking
• Capturing bike network opportunities
through resurfacing programs
Strategic
Agenda for
Pedestrian and
Bicycle
Transportation
- Data
- Research
- Training
- Design
guidelines
13.
Consultant Team • UNC Highway Safety Research
Center (HSRC)
• Sam Schwartz Engineering
• Kittelson & Associates, Inc.
• Robert Schneider
• William Hunter
Technical Work Group Cities: Milwaukee, Portland, Atlanta,
Oakland, New York, Austin
State DOTs: Missouri, Colorado, Florida,
Washington
Organizations: NACTO, ITE, AASHTO,
LAB Equity Initiative
MPO: Metropolitan Transportation
Commission (Bay Area MPO)
Transit Agency: San Francisco Municipal
Transportation Agency
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FHWA Separated Bikes Lane Planning
and Design Guide
14.
Timeline: October 2013-September 2014
Project Elements
• Best practices and lessons learned
• Crash analysis
• Data collection
• Intersection design
• Accessibility
• Transit access
• Planning and design information (range of options)
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FHWA Separated Bikes Lane Planning
and Design Guide
15.
Photo Credits: Martha Roskowski
Green Lane Project
Design Process
• Intersection considerations
• Directional characteristics (i.e. one-way/two-way, left side/right side/center)
• Mid-block considerations (transit, driveways, loading)
• Buffer type
Calls to Action
• Networks
• Flexibility
• Data
• Equity
• Future research
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FHWA Separated Bikes Lane Planning
and Design Guide
16.
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Research Coordination
• University Transportation
Centers
• AASHTO Technical Committee
on Nonmotorized
Transportation
• TRB Pedestrian and Bicycle
Committees and Research
Subcommittees
• NCHRP
• FHWA
• Other
18.
Contact Information
Dan Goodman
Office of Human Environment, FHWA
Phone (202) 366-9064
19.
For more information
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/bicycle_pedestrian/
http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/ped_bike/
http://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/
Photo Credit: USDOT