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Bicycle & Pedestrian Program, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA): The Bicycle & Pedestrian Program of the Federal Highway Administration's Office of Human and Natural Environment, promotes bicycle and pedestrian transportation accessibility, use, and safety. ... more >>
Recreational Trails Program, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA): Federal transportation funds benefit recreation by making funds available to the States to develop and maintain recreational trails and trail-related facilities for both nonmotorized and motorized recreational trail uses. ... more >>
Active Living by Design - Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Active Living by Design: Archived presentations hosted by Active Living by Design ... more >>
Transportation Enhancements, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA): Transportation Enhancement (TE) activities offer funding opportunities to help expand transportation choices and enhance the transportation experience. ... more >>
National Transportation Enhancements Clearinghouse, National Transportation Enhancements Clearinghouse (NTEC): Communities across America are using Transportation Enhancements (TE) funds from the federal government to expand travel choice, strengthen the local economy, improve the quality of life, and protect the environment. ... more >>
At the Frontiers of Cycling, World Transport Policy & Practice: The focus in each case study is on the wide range of integrated, mutually supporting policies and programs that are used to promote cycling. ... more >>
Accessible Rights-of-Way: A Design Guide, United States Access Board: This design guide is based on provisions in the ADA Accessibility Guidelines, which requires facilities to be designed and construceted to be readily accessible to and usable by people with diabilities. ... more >>
Corvallis, OR, Bike Map, City of Corvallis: This map shows bicycle routes for the City of Corvallis, OR, and a portion of Benton County. ... more >>
Bike Lanes, On-Street Parking and Business, The Clean Air Partnership: The purpose of this study is to understand and estimate the importance of on-street parking to business on Bloor Street in the Annex neighbourhood of Toronto. ... more >>
Portland, OR: Bicycle Master Plan, City of Portland - Office of Transportation: With input from residents, businesses, and activists, the Bicycle Master Plan was created to emphasize policy change, effective facilities, and the development of a bikeway network. ... more >>
Berkeley, CA: Bicycle Boulevard Design Tools and Guidelines, City of Berkeley: This report describes the process by which Bicycle Boulevards were enhanced through the incorporation of specific tools and strategies. ... more >>
Advantages of Bike Lanes, Tucson-Pima County Bicycle Advisory Committee: This document contains a list of bike lane benefits to bicycles, drivers, and pedestrians. ... more >>
Technical Handbook of Bikeway Design, Velo Quebec: This third edition, revised and expanded, contains an impressive amount of essential information to successfully plan and create effective, efficient facilities. ... more >>
Bike to WorkShop, Bike to Work Victoria: This outline of Victoria's Bike to Work workshop is a helpful resource for those who want to organize their own bike to work program. ... more >>
Columbus Avenue Neighborhood Transportation Study, San Francisco County Transportation Authority: This report outlines results from a survey of individuals along Columbus Avenue in San Francisco, CA. Results show that a majority of individuals rely on walking, biking, and transit to reach the area. ... more >>
Curbing Cars, Transportation Alternatives: This study examines the travel, shopping and spending patterns of visitors, residents and workers on Prince Street, a vibrant commercial street in the historic SoHo neighborhood of Manhattan. ... more >>
Making Walking and Cycling Safer, Transportation Quarterly, Vol. 54, No. 3: This document outlines programs in Germany and the Netherlands that have improved mobility through non-motorized modes of transportation. ... more >>
World Health Day 2010, World Health Organization (WHO): For World Health Day 2010, cities around the world will use the Ciclovia model to close their streets to traffic and promote physical and mental health activities. Ciclovia means "bicycle path& ... more >>
Interim Report to the U.S. Congress on the Nonmotorized Transportation Pilot Program SAFETEA-LU Section 1807, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA): This interim report summarizes progress and initial results of the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) and the four pilot communities' participation in the Nonmotorized Transportation Pilot Program ( ... more >>
Bicycles and Motorcycles, Transportation Research Board (TRB): This document explores bicycle level of service, bicycling demand, bicyclist intersection safety index, bicycle safety, motorcycle training effectiveness, motorcycle ownership and usage, and mobility patterns of motorcycle and moped riders. ... more >>
Analysis of Bicycle-Related and Pedestrian-Related Roadway Crashes, Colorado Department of Transportation: The Colorado Department of Transportation has released a report that explores potential trends, based on patterns in crash types and causes, associated with crashes involving bicyclists and pedestrians. ... more >>
Bicycle-Related Injuries to Children and Parental Attitudes Regarding Bicycle Safety, Clinical Pediatrics: This study was designed to evaluate bicycle-related injuries among children requiring emergency treatment, assess the use of safety measures before and after injuries, and determine parental attitudes regarding bicycle safety. ... more >>
Bike Lane Evaluation Guide, Somerville (MA) Bicycle Committee: This design guide is intended to aid with the development of bike lane design relative to the surrounding urban context. ... more >>
International Scan Summary Report on Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety and Mobility, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO), National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP): This report presents the findings of a team of transportation officials who visited five countries in Europe to identify and assess effective approaches to improve pedestrian and bicyclist safety and mobility. ... more >>
Understanding How the Built Environment Around TTA Stops Affects Ridership, Department of City and Regional Planning, UNC-Chapel Hill: "This study determines the characteristics of urban development that related to Triangle Transit Authority (TTA) bus ridership levels in the Triangle region of North Carolina." ... more >>
Forecasting Pedestrian and Bicycle Travel Demands Using Travel Demand Model and Mode Share/Trip Length Data, Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC): In order to forecast pedestrian and bicycle usage on the Columbia River Crossing project, agencies were able to plan for and accommodate walking and bicycling on the bridge. ... more >>
City of Cambridge Bicycle Parking Guide, City of Cambridge - Community Development Department: This document provides an overview of bicycling ordinances within the City of Cambridge, as well as guidelines, tips, and recommendations for bicyclists and residents. ... more >>
Contents and Assessment of Traffic Education Programmes, Institute for Road Safety Research (SWOV): In addition to outlining the importance of education programs, this document presents a framework for evaluating the effectiveness of existing programs. ... more >>
Shared Space: Safe or Dangerous?,: This paper examines the philosophy of shared space and the effects of its implementation on traffic safety. ... more >>
Sense and Nonsense About Shared Space,: This paper examines the traffic safety improvements and potential conflicts associated with shared space implementation in Germany and the Netherlands. ... more >>
Police Enforcement and Driving Speed, Institute for Road Safety Research (SWOV): The paper evaluates current techniques used by police to enforce speed limits, and recommends new strategies. ... more >>
Crossing Facilities for Cyclists and Pedestrians, Institute for Road Safety Research (SWOV): This document presents data on roadway crossing safety, and recommends strategies that can be incorporated to better-understand and improve crossing facilities. ... more >>
Vulnerable Road Users, Institute for Road Safety Research (SWOV): This paper defines a "vulnerable" road user, and presents methods for determining who is vulnerable, as well as measures for protecting these individuals. ... more >>
Cyclists, Institute for Road Safety Research (SWOV): This paper introduces cyclists as a vulnerable road user, and outlines specific vulnerabilities and ways to accommodate their needs. ... more >>
Bicycle Helmets, Institute for Road Safety Research (SWOV): The report outlines the importance of bicycle helmets, from good fit to frequent use, and gives statistics related to their use. ... more >>
Bicycle Facilities on Road Segments and Intersections of Distributor Roads, Institute for Road Safety Research (SWOV): The issue of separating bicycle facilities from motorized traffic is discussed, with both pros and cons considered. ... more >>
Database of Dutch Laws for Various Travel Modes, Institute for Road Safety Research (SWOV): This database of laws and measures can be searched by multiple variables, including mode of travel, time period, and type of law. ... more >>
Dutch Data Sources, Institute for Road Safety Research (SWOV): Provides links to dozens of organizations and data sources that SWOV uses in its research. ... more >>
Surface Transportation Environment and Planning (STEP) Cooperative Research Program, Federal Highway Administration: The general objective of the STEP is to improve understanding of the complex relationship between surface transportation, planning and the environment. ... more >>
Institute for Road Safety Research (SWOV) Online Library, Institute for Road Safety Research (SWOV): This searchable database provides a one-stop location for all of SWOV-produced research materials. ... more >>
American College of Sports Medicine, American College of Sports Medicine: The college publishes several journals that report recent research and new developments on physical fitness and the health benefits of active living. The current contents of these journals can be browsed online. ... more >>
Data from Healthy People 2010, US Department of Health and Human Services: This site tracks the success of the Healthy People 2010 objectives developed to improve the health of Americans by the year 2010, including the 10 leading health indicators, major data sources, DATA2010 from the The National Center for Health Statistics ( ... more >>
Materials for Hispanic Pedestrians and Bicyclists, Federal Highway Administration: This page contains PDF files of Spanish-language brochures, posters, flyers, and radio public service announcements targeted at the Hispanic population. ... more >>
healthfinder, US Department of Health and Human Services: healthfinder is an award-winning Federal Web site for consumers, developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services together with other Federal agencies. Since 1997, healthfinderÂ® has been recognized as a key resource for finding the best government and nonprofit health and human services information on the Internet. ... more >>
Lane Configuration Guide to Support Safe Bicycling and Vehicular Travel, Kentucky Department of Transportation (DOT): This guide shows potential lane configurations that support a Complete Street concept, allowing for safe, compatible traffic conditions for automobiles and bicycles. ... more >>
Guide for Review and Assessment of Local Mobility Plans, Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), Center for Urban Transportation Research: This report sets forth a proposed practice to guide the review of mobility plans with respect to supporting alternative modes, reducing vehicle miles of travel, and enhancing the multimodal environment. ... more >>
Physical Activity and Children and Adolescents, Georgetown University Maternal and Child Health Library: This resource outlines high-quality resources that analyze data, describe public health campaigns and other promotion programs, and report on research aimed at identifying strategies for increasing physical activity. ... more >>
Shoulder Rumble Strips and Bicyclists, New Jersey Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA): This report provides a comprehensive review of existing research on the safety impacts of rumble strips to bicycles. ... more >>
Cycling in New York: Policy Innovations at the Urban Frontier, World Transport Policy and Practice (Vol. 16, Summer 2010): While New York City has made significant improvements for bicycling, much still needs to be done. This paper explores opportunities for expanding infrastructure and improving policy. ... more >>
CDC Transportation Recommendations, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: These policy recommendations include promoting active transportation options, such as walking and bicycling, for improving health and quality of life. ... more >>
Leveraging the Partnership: DOT, HUD and EPA Programs for Sustainable Communities, US Department of Transportation (DOT), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Housing and Urban Development (HUD): This guide is intended to help communities identify federal resources available to support efforts to promote livable and sustainable communities. ... more >>
Why Communities & States Need Bicycle and Pedestrian Staff, League of American Bicyclists (LAB), Alliance for Bicycling and Walking: Bicycle and pedestrian program managers are common in U.S. cities and, along with other transportation planners and bicycling advocates, are a critical part of creating a bicycle-friendly community. ... more >>
Liability Aspects of Bikeways, Transportation Research Board (TRB): This report explores the liability of public entities for bicycle accidents on bikeways as well as on streets and highways. ... more >>
New Zealand Non-Motorised User Review Procedures, Land Transport New Zealand: This process ensures that the needs of people who wish to walk, cycle or, where relevant, ride a horse, are considered when works are being planned and designed. ... more >>
State Indicator Report on Physical Activity 2010, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): The 2010 State Indicator Report provides information on physical activity behavior and policy and environmental supports within each state. ... more >>
Bike to Work Week: A Case Study in Successful Behavior Change, Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC): Coordinators attempted to increase participation in Bike to Work Week by narrowing the event's focus and discarding or changing components that didn't attract new cyclists. ... more >>
The National Bicycling and Walking Study: 15-Year Status Report, Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA): This update to the National Bicycling and Walking Study reports progress toward two national goals of increasing mode share while reducing fatalities and injuries. ... more >>
Bicycling on Scenic Byways, US DOT & National Scenic Byways Online: Road Biking is a great way to enjoy the diverse terrain and scenic wonders of America's BywaysÂ®. You don't have to be a seasoned athlete to bike on the Byways; you can ride at your own speed and make as many stops as you like. ... more >>
Bicycle Safety Message to Parents, Teachers, and Motorists, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and Consumer Products Safety Commission: To make bicycles safer, the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission developed a mandatory safety standard for bicycles to help eliminate injuries due to mechanical and structural failures. ... more >>
Developing Successful Bicycle/Pedestrian Commuter Programs, Florida Institute for Marketing Alternative Transportation: This booklet is designed to provide employers with the framework needed to institute a successful bicycle/pedestrian commuter program. ... more >>
Difficulties of Older Cyclists and Their Compensation,: Thirty cyclists were interviewed and were asked for their cycling habits and how they deal with different situations in traffic. ... more >>
The National Bicycling and Walking Study, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA): This report draws upon all of the work completed until 1994 in outlining a plan of action to promote bicycling and walking as viable transportation options for more Americans. ... more >>
National Bicycle and Pedestrian Documentation Project, Alta Planning & Design, Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE): This nationwide effort provides a consistent model of data collection and ongoing data for use by planners, governments, and bicycle and pedestrian professionals. ... more >>
Bicycle Friendly Business Campaign, League of American Bicyclists: The Bicycle Friendly Business (BFB) program recognizes employers' efforts to encourage a more bicycle friendly atmosphere for employees and customers. ... more >>
Walking and Cycling to Health, American Journal of Public Health: This study sought to determine the magnitude, direction, and statistical significance of the relationship between active travel and rates of physical activity, obesity, and diabetes. ... more >>
Streetwise Cycling, North Carolina Department of Transportation: This short handbook is designed to any cyclist's needs, addressing issues such as skills, emergencies, and equipment. ... more >>
Living Streets,: Living Streets is a national charity committed to promoting access and safety in public places. ... more >>
Active Transportation for America, Rails to Trails Conservancy: Investment in a more diverse transportation system - one that provides viable choices to walk and bike - will lead to a far more efficient use of transportation resources. ... more >>
Bicycle/Pedestrian Planning Strategies, Center for Transportation and the Environment: The Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA- LU), passed by Congress in 2005, provides new provisions and expands previous legislation that support bicycle and pedestrian programming, ... more >>
Transportation and Public Health, Center for Transportation and the Environment: This broadcast will feature representatives from federal and state transportation agencies as well as researchers from universities and the Centers for Disease Control to discuss the current state of the science and future research needs with regard to transportation and public health issues. ... more >>
Interface for Cycling Expertise, Interface for Cycling Expertise (I-CE): Interface for cycling expertise (I-CE) is an international non-profit, non-governmental organization, founded to answer the ever-growing international demand for cycle policy expertise. ... more >>
Energy Use for Bicycling, Oak Ridge National Laboratory: This 1974 study quantifies total energy use for bicycling including food, bike manufacture and sale, repairs, tires, and bikeway construction. ... more >>
Bicycling and Walking in the Nineties and Beyond, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA): The primary output of this Scandinavian activity is the expertise gained in new techologies, practices, and policies, and the examination of their suitability for application in the US. ... more >>
FHWA Study Tour for Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety in England, Germany, and The Netherlands, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA): This report documents the findings of a US team that visited England, the Netherlands, and Germany, to learn about policies for improving pedestrian and bicyclist safety. ... more >>
The Truth about Lane Widths, Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC): What if we could narrow the lanes on a roadway without adversely impacting the operations of the roadway? This case study addresses current research on lane widths. ... more >>
Sunday Parkways: Helping Minority Communities Connect to Bicycling and Walking, Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC): The Active Transportation Alliance believed that a Sunday Parkways program can connect diverse communities to bicycling, walking, and physical activity. ... more >>
Traffic Safety Fact Sheets, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA): This site contains links to annual NHTSA traffic safety fact sheets from 1993 to the current year for pedestrians, cyclists (pedalcyclists), school transportation, and others. ... more >>
Institute of Transportation Engineers Traffic Calming Library, Institute of Transportation Engineers, Federal Highway Administration: The Traffic Calming Library contains a searchable database of reports, articles and other documents related to traffic calming. In some cases the full publication is available online and in others only a source listing or abstract is available. ... more >>
Cycling for Everyone, Transportation Research Record: This paper investigates how bicycling can be promoted as a safe and feasible means of transport for everyone and for all trip purposes. ... more >>
What Do Traffic Crashes Cost?, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA): This report updates the national estimates of employer costs of crashes presented in Traffic Safety and Health Care: State and National Estimates of Employer Costs and adds estimates of employer costs by industry. ... more >>
Cycling Safety on Bikeways versus Roads, Transportation Quarterly: This article compares the relative safety of cycling on traffic-separated bike lanes and bike paths compared to cycling on roadways in mixed traffic. ... more >>
Bicycling Boom in Germany, Transportation Quarterly: This article examines the dramatic boom in bicycling in Germany from the mid 1970s to the mid 1990s. ... more >>
National Bicycling and Walking Study - Ten Year Report, Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC), The United States Department of Transportation (USDOT): The US Department of Transportation released this 10-year Status Report to track its progress and activities towards implementing the National Walking and Bicycling Study. ... more >>
Bicycle Parking Guidelines, Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals: The Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals pulled together a task force to develop recommendations on bicycle rack selection, location and placement. ... more >>
Guide to Promoting Bicycling on Federal Lands, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA): This report provides guidance to Federal land managers on how to promote bicycling. ... more >>
Environmental and Policy Determinants of Physical Activity in the United States, American Journal of Public Health: This study examined (1) descriptive patterns in perceived environmental and policy determinants of physical activity and (2) associations between these factors and behavior. The full text can be obtained through the American Journal of Public Health at the link below. ... more >>
GIS Tools for Improving Pedestrian and Bike Safety, Federal Highway Administration: This TechBrief discusses the use of GIS software to improve pedestrian and bicycle safety. ... more >>
Active Community Environments Initiative (ACES), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Active Community Environments Initiative (ACES) promotes walking, bicycling, and the development of accessible recreation facilities. ... more >>
Roundabouts: An Informational Guide, Turner Fairbank Highway Safety Research Center: The guidance supplied in this document is based on established U.S. and international practices and is supplemented by recent research. ... more >>
Transportation Enhancements: A Summary of Nationwide Spending as of FY 2007, National Transportation Enhancements Clearinghouse: An overview of how States have spent their cumulative TE funds. ... more >>
GIS-Based Crash Referencing and Analysis System, Federal Highway Administration: This paper summarizes efforts to develop a crash referencing and analysis system within GIS. ... more >>
Transportation Enhancements: A Summary of Nationwide Spending as of FY 2008, National Transportation Enhancements Clearinghouse: An overview of how States have spent their cumulative TE funds. ... more >>
National Survey of Bicyclist and Pedestrian Attitudes and Behaviors, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Bureau of Transportation Statistics: This brief summary highlights the findings from the National Survey of Pedestrian and Bicyclist Attitudes. ... more >>
Transportation Enhancements: A Summary of Nationwide Spending as of FY 2009, National Transportation Enhancements Clearinghouse: An overview of how States have spent their cumulative TE funds. ... more >>
Enhancing America's Communities, National Transportation Enhancements Clearinghouse: This document covers the history of the TE program, how TE funds are distributed, the project development process, and provides fifteen case studies of outstanding TE projects across the country. ... more >>
Communities Benefit! The Social and Economic Benefits of Transportation Enhancements, National Transportation Enhancements Clearinghouse: This report showcases ten outstanding Transportation Enhancements projects from around the country, highlighting economic and social impacts on local communities. ... more >>
Pedestrian and Bicycle Data Collection in United States Communities, Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA): This study presents methods for collection of pedestrian and bicycle data. ... more >>
Guidelines for Developing Traffic Safety Educational Materials for Spanish-Speaking Audiences, Education Development Center, Inc., National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA): This guidebook is designed for organizations seeking to create, or to help others create, culturally and linguistically appropriate traffic safety educational materials for Spanish-speaking audiences. ... more >>
Designing for Active Recreation, Active Living Research: This research summary gives a synopsis of the current state of peer-reviewed research into what constitutes an "activity-friendly environment" for recreational physical activity. ... more >>
Innovative Financing for TE Projects, National Transportation Enhancements Clearinghouse: A series of procedural innovations applied to TE over the years improved the ability of project sponsors and state Departments of Transportation (DOT) to implement projects. ... more >>
Designing for Active Transportation, Active Living Research: This research summary gives a synopsis of the current state of peer-reviewed research into what makes a community "walkable" or "bikeable," so people can get physical activity as part of their daily routine - ... more >>
Innovations in State TE Management, National Transportation Enhancements Clearinghouse: Additional streamlining, innovative financing, and cost-sharing provisions applied specifically for TE activities. ... more >>
Bicycle Safety Resource Guide, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA): The Bicycle Safety Resource Guide provides a compilation of existing and proposed countermeasures that can be used by a variety of implementers to help solve a wide range of bicycle safety problems. ... more >>
Designing to Reduce Childhood Obesity, Active Living Research: This research summary gives a synopsis of the current state of peer-reviewed research into what environmental factors may be related to young people's eating and physical activity patterns. ... more >>
Finding Matching Funds for Trail Projects, National Transportation Enhancements Clearinghouse: Innovative partnerships with state Departments of Transportation (DOT) and other government organizations can help sponsors raise necessary funding, as can savvy networking. ... more >>
Highway Safety Needs of U.S. Hispanic Communities: Issues and Strategies, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA): This report discusses the highway safety needs of Hispanic communities. ... more >>
Spanish-language Bicycle Safety Poster, Federal Highway Administration: This poster promotes bicycle safety in Spanish. ... more >>
A Citizen's Guide to Transportation Decisionmaking, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA): This guide is intended to help community members understand how transportation decisions are made at the local, state, and national levels. ... more >>
Bilingual Bicyclist Safety Flyer, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA): These posters promote bicycle safety in English and Spanish by encouraging cyclists to ride the same direction as traffic. ... more >>
Active Living Research Briefing, Active Living Research: This summary is an overview of peer-reviewed research from health, transportation, and recreation literature about active living and activity-friendly environments. ... more >>
Funding Sources for Bicycle and Pedestrian Projects, Federal Highway Administration: This page lists and describes various sources of federal funding for bicycle and pedestrian projects. ... more >>
New York City's Summer Streets, New York City, New York: New York City's Summer Streets program that showcased car-free streets several days during the summer. ... more >>
Guidebook on Methods to Estimate Non-Motorized Travel: Overview of Methods, Federal Highway Administration: This guidebook provides a means for practitioners to better understand and estimate bicycle and pedestrian travel and to address transportation planning needs. The guidebook describes and compares the various methods that can be used to forecast non- ... more >>
Bilingual Bicycle Safety Brochure, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA): This brochure urges bicyclists to keep right, wear a helmet, use reflectors, and to obey traffic laws, in both English and Spanish. ... more >>
National Safety Council, National Safety Council: This site contains upcoming events, headline news, safety fact sheets, a safety product buyer's guide, an online library, and online training courses, in addition to information about services offered including consulting, ... more >>
Pedestrian and Bicycle Crash Types of the Early 1990s, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA): This research applied basic NHTSA pedestrian and bicyclist typologies to a sample of crashes to refine and update the crash type distributions. ... more >>
Federal Highway Administration University Course on Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation, Federal Highway Administration: The FHWA University Course contains modular resource material that is intended for use in university courses on bicycle and pedestrian transportation. ... more >>
Bicycle and Pedestrian Data: Sources, Needs, & Gaps, USDOT and Bureau of Transportation Statistics: This review of existing data and data needs was based on outreach to user groups that included planners, advocates, and researchers at federal, state, and local government agencies, universities, and nonprofit organizations. ... more >>
A Comparative Analysis of Bicycle Lanes Versus Wide Curb Lanes, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA): This document provides a comparison between Bike Lanes and Wide Curve Lanes, specifically in regards to bicycle and automobile interactions at intersections, and offers recommendations. ... more >>
Transportation Research Board, Transportation Research Board: The mission of the Transportation Research Board is to promote innovation and progress in transportation through research. The site provides a wealth of documents online as well as books and journals for sale. ... more >>
Office of Behavioral Safety Research Electronic Library of Publications, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: NHTSA's Office of Behavioral Safety Research, in conjunction with the DOT Library, has established an electronic library of the Office's research publications. ... more >>
Evaluation of a Combined Bicycle Lane/Right Turn Lane in Eugene, Oregon, Federal Highway Administration: Innovative, on-street bicycle treatments are now routinely being implemented. This is the third in a series of reports for the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) pertaining to evaluation of these innovative bicycling treatments. ... more >>
Bicycle Compatibility Index, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA): This research report presents a bicycle compatibility index (BCI) methodology that can be used by practitioners to evaluate the capability of specific roadways to accommodate both motorists and bicyclists. ... more >>
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), Federal Highway Administration: The Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) defines the standards used by road managers nationwide to install and maintain traffic control devices on all streets and highways. ... more >>
Characteristics of Emerging Road Users and Their Safety, Federal Highway Administration: This study identifies the operational characteristics of an increasingly diverse group of trail and other nonmotorized transportation users. ... more >>
Guide for the Development of Bicycle Facilities, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials: This guide provides information on the development of new facilities to enhance and encourage safe bicycle travel. Planning considerations, design and construction guidelines, and operation and maintenance recommendations are included. ... more >>
Guidebook on Methods to Estimate Non-Motorized Travel: Supporting Documentation, Federal Highway Administration: This guidebook provides a means for practitioners to better understand and estimate bicycle and pedestrian travel and to address transportation planning needs. Supporting Documentation provides substantially more detail on the methods including purpose, ... more >>
Dutch Institute for Road Safety Research (SWOV), Institute for Road Safety Research (SWOV): SWOV is an independent, scientific institute. SWOV's knowledge is public information and is made available to anyone who wants it, and is professionally involved in traffic and road safety in the Netherlands. ... more >>
Traffic Safety Facts: Pedalcyclists, National Center for Statistics and Analysis, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA): This document gives a summary of the characteristics of pedalcyclist (bicyclist) crashes in 2003. ... more >>
Livability in Transportation Guidebook, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration: The Guidebook provides examples of communities that have approached today's new livability in transportation context with innovative and practical strategies, using the transportation planning process to guide successful project implementation. ... more >>
Crash Type Manual for Bicyclists, University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center: More than thirty images illustrate various bicycle-motorist crash types. The documents include information on the cause, typical bicyclist age, frequency, and severity for the crash type. ... more >>
Bicycle Crash Data, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety: This document summarizes an analysis of 1998 bicycle crash data from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). ... more >>
Capacity Analysis of Pedestrian and Bicycle Facilities, Federal Highway Administration: This document contains both new and revised procedures for analyzing various types of exclusive and mixed-use bicycle facilities. Procedures are recommended to determine the Level of Service (LOS) for bicycle facilities based on previous domestic and international bicycle operations research conducted to date. ... more >>
Improving Conditions for Bicycling and Walking, Rails to Trails Conservancy, Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA): This "Best Practices" report provides information on some outstanding pedestrian and bicycle projects that have been recognized for increasing walking and bicycling and improving user safety in communities across the United States. ... more >>
Evaluating the Impact of Neighborhood Trail Development on Active Travel Behavior and Overall Physical Activity of Suburban Residents, Transportation Research Board: In this pilot project, a longitudinal design is used to assess a trail construction impact on active travel behavior and overall physical activity among suburban residents. ... more >>
Capacity Analysis of Pedestrian and Bicycle Facilities, Federal Highway Administration: This document describes the effects of pedestrians and bicyclists on the capacity of signalized intersections. These procedures augment the existing Highway Capacity Manual signalized intersection Level of Service procedures for locations with substantial pedestrian and/ ... more >>
The Walking School Bus: Combining Safety, Fun and the Walk to School, National Center for Safe Routes to School: This guide outlines the benefits of starting a walking school bus or bike train and points to consider before launching one. Describes two general ways to conduct a walking school bus along with benefits and considerations of each. ... more >>
Injury to Pedestrians and Bicyclists, Federal Highway Administration: The purpose of the current study was to broaden understanding about the safety of pedestrians and bicyclists. ... more >>
AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety: This site provides education and research material to government agencies, educational institutions, advocacy organizations, and schools. ... more >>
Benefits of Complete Streets, National Complete Streets Coalition: A series of fact sheets covering topics such as economic revitalization, climate change, and health and the benefits of complete streets. ... more >>
Active Living Network Storybank, Active Living Network: The Active Living Storybank is a searchable database of projects, programs and initiatives around the country promoting health through changes in the built environment. ... more >>
Sight Line - Designing Streets for People with Low Vision, Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment: A pioneering study that shows how better street design can transform life for people with low vision, helping them to become more confident and more mobile. ... more >>
Pedestrian and Bicycle Strategic Planning Research Workshops, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA): This report presents a summary of the workshop activities, recommendations from the participants, and a series of white papers on a variety of pedestrian and bicycle issues requiring further research. ... more >>
International Synthesis Report: Sweden, Federal Highway Administration: This report is a review of recent pedestrian safety research in Sweden (in particular) with some attention to similar research in other Scandinavian countries. ... more >>
10 Smart Routes to Bicycle Safety, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA): This bicycle safety brochure was published jointly by DOT's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. ... more >>
Check it out! Cargo Bike Library Takes Off in Sydney, Australia, Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC): Program providing rental cargo bicycles and trailers to Sydney residents at a low cost. ... more >>
An Evaluation of 3D/4D Visualization: North & South Roosevelt Blvds. Key West, Florida, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) & Florida Department of Transportation: This CD-ROM documents the process that is involved in the use of 3D and 4D visualization technologies. ... more >>
Share the Road, Surface Transportation Policy Project, Bicycle Federation of America, Environmental Working Group: This report is about making the case on public health, economic, and environmental grouds for a fair share of funding to make America bicycle friendly. ... more >>
Smart Growth Implementation Assistance in Teton County, Idaho, Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC): The towns of Victor and Driggs applied for assistance from the Environmental Protection Agency's Smart Growth Implementation Assistance (SGIA) program which provides direct technical assistance to state and local governments. ... more >>
Safety Effects of Cross-Section Design on Rural Multilane Highways, Federal Highway Administration: This study examines the effects of various cross-section-related design elements on accident frequency and developed an accident prediction model for rural, multilane, nonfreeway highways. ... more >>
The Role of Public Policies in Promoting the Safety, Convenience, and Popularity of Cycling, World Transport Policy and Practice: This article is a response to the critique by Heath Maddox that was published in the special issue on bicycling of WTPP (Volume 7, Number 3). ... more >>
Safe Kids Worldwide Global Road Safety, Safe Kids Worldwide, United Nations: This report provides information on several Safe Kids Worldwide road safety programs in different countries. Summaries describe the particular problem to be treated, the solution, the program used, and outcomes. ... more >>
Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute, Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute: This helmet advocacy site offers a wide variety of educational and promotional material for children, teachers, and advocates. ... more >>
The Australian National Cycling Strategy 2011-2016, Australian Bicycle Council: The NCS 2011-16 sets out a framework of six key priorities: cycling promotion, infrastructure and facilities, integrated planning, safety, monitoring and evaluation, and guidance and best practice ... more >>
Synthesis of Active Traffic Management Experiences in Europe and the United States, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA): This report provides a compilation of lessons learned, experiences, operational results, and benefits associated with active traffic management applications. ... more >>
Pedestrian and Bicycle Crash Analysis Tool (PBCAT), Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA): The Pedestrian and Bicycle Crash Analysis Tool (PBCAT) is a crash typing software product intended to assist state and local pedestrian/bicycle coordinators, planners and engineers with improving walking and bicycling safety through the development and analysis of a database containing details associated with crashes between motor vehicles and pedestrians or bicyclists. ... more >>
The Pedestrian and Bicyclist Highway Safety Problem as it Relates to the Hispanic Population in the United States, Center for Applied Research, Inc., Federal Highway Administration: This document describes the level of involvement of Hispanics in pedestrian and bicycle crashes. ... more >>
Evaluation of Shared Lane Markings, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA): The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of several uses of shared lane pavement markings, specifically sharrow design, on operational and safety measures for bicyclists and motorists. ... more >>
Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Campaign, Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC): Burlington uses an annual pedestrian safety campaign, including education, enforcement, and engineering measures, to institutionalize pedestrian and bicycle safety in the community. ... more >>
An Evaluation of Technologies for Automated Detection and Classification of Pedestrians and Bicylists, Massachusetts Highway Department & Federal Highway Administration (FHWA): The objective of this research was to identify and evaluate existing automated technologies that may accurately and effeciently detect, count, and classify non-motorized modes of transportation (i.e. ... more >>
Walk Oakland! Map and Guide, Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC): Walk Oakland! promotes walking and bicycling through a map that includes walking and bicycle routes, pedestrian and bicycle safety tips, and community information. ... more >>
Methods of Increasing Pedestrian Safety at Right-Turn-on-Red Intersections (Final Report), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA): The purpose of this study was to determine current motorist compliance to RTOR regulations, develop and test countermeasures for RTOR pedestrian accidents, and develop guidelines for prohibition of RTOR. ... more >>
Evaluation of Safety, Design, and Operation of Shared Use Paths, Federal Highway Administration: The purpose of this project was to develop a level of service (LOS) estimation method for shared-use paths that overcomes previous limitations. ... more >>
Development of a Model Drivers License Handbook, National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP): This study developed a number of modules for inclusion in individual state's driver's handbooks, including a section on Sharing the Road with Bicyclists. ... more >>
Cycle Track Design and Implementation in Washington D.C., Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC): A contra-flow bicycle lane was created to provide alternative transportation options along 15th Street in Washington, DC. ... more >>
Strength in Numbers: The Central Florida Bike Bus, Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC): The Central Florida Bike Bus is comprised of a group of riders all heading in the same direction on a fixed schedule and along a certain route. ... more >>
Planning Complete Streets for an Aging America, AARP: This report offers refinements to intersection design treatments recommended by the Federal Highway Administration in its Design Handbook for Older Drivers and Pedestrians. ... more >>
Trail User Counts and Surveys, Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC): The Ozaukee Interurban Trail is a 30-mile shared-use trail that connects six communities in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin. ... more >>
Walking and Cycling for Healthy Cities, Built Environment: Walking and cycling are the healthiest ways to get around our cities, providing valuable physical activity for people on a daily basis. ... more >>
The Effects of Bicycle Accomodations on Bicycle/Motor Vehicle Safety and Traffic Operations, Federal Highway Administration: This report discusses available research and state-of-the-practice information on wide (unmarked) curb lanes, marked bicycle lanes, shoulders used by bicyclists, and pathways and trails. ... more >>
Bicycle Boulevards, Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC): Significant traffic growth leads Emerville, California to consider ways to create a safe throughway for bicyclists. ... more >>
Getting Back on Track: Aligning State Transportation Policy with Climate Change Goal, Smart Growth America: This report examines what states are doing to curb emissions caused by transportation. ... more >>
Community Toolbox, National Park Service: The Community Toolbox is a set of techniques for project development and community participation. There are tools to get organized and aid with events, outreach, publicity, decision making, and more. ... more >>
Bringing Bicycle Education to Spanish-Speaking Communities, Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC): A significant number of Spanish-speaking individuals with limited English comprehension live in Amarillo, Texas. To serve this population, the Texas Bicycle Coalition (TBC) needed to provide bicycle safety instruction in Spanish. ... more >>
Bringing Life to Transportation, Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC): City of Tucson uses European signal systems -- PELICAN, HAWK, TOCAN, and PUFFIN -- and education program to improve pedestrian safety and fatality rate. ... more >>
Ke Ala Hele Makalae Trail, Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC): In order to guarantee public access to the coast for current and future residents, private landowners and city officials worked together to develop a multi-use path along Kauai's southeastern shore. ... more >>
Walking and Cycling International Literature Review, Victoria Department of Transport: This report presents the findings from a literature review aiming to help professionals understand barriers to walking and cycling as well as infrastructure and policy supports for nonmotorized transportation. ... more >>
Sustaining and Growing an Organization, Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC): A guide to creating, sustaining, and growing an organization, with emphasis placed on computers, staff, volunteers, and members. ... more >>
A Compendium of Available Bicycle and Pedestrian Trip Generation Data in the United States, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA): This report summarizes the available information on modeling bicycle and pedestrian trip data. ... more >>
The Bicycling Community, Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC): Assists bicycle organizations by providing information about helpful contacts, both at the state, federal, and local levels, that may help your group with certain issues. ... more >>
Bicycle Safety-Related Research Synthesis, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA): This research synthesis is designed to summarize bicycle safety-related research and applied research since 1981 in the United States. The report updates an earlier synthesis prepared for the Federal Highway Administration in 1981. ... more >>
Complete the Streets, National Complete Streets Coalition: This site contains design guides, training materials, illustrative presentations, susccessful case studies, and further resources on creating complete streets. ... more >>
28th Street Multi-Modal Improvements, Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC): A busy automobile oriented street in Colorado that connects Boulder to Rocky Mountain National Park and Denver gets a makeover to become a "Complete Street." ... more >>
A Bikeway Criteria Digest, Maryland Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA): Practical criteria and conclusions were abstracted from the FHWA research documents for this handbook so a user may have, in condensed orderly format, access to current practices. Additional references along with the GHWA documents are listed in this publication under Bibliography. ... more >>
Irondequoit Lakeside Multi-Use Trail, Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC): Lacking sidewalks through a popular park led to the construction of a new trail that minimized the impact on sensitive wetlands and provided greater transportation alternatives. ... more >>
Design Guidance Accommodating Bicycle and Pedestrian Travel: A Recommended Approach, United States Department of Transportation: This policy statement adopted by the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) offers recommendations to public agencies, professional associations, advocacy groups, and others for integrating bicycling and walking into the transportation mainstream. ... more >>
The President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, The President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports: This website is the health, physical activity, fitness and sports information website of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. You can find out about the Council and its work, view its publications, ... more >>
Thurston Avenue Bridge Rehabilitation Project, Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC): The only direct path for vehicular, pedestrian and bicycle traffic traveling between the main residence halls and the central academic campus of Cornell University was congested with high traffic volumes. ... more >>
Bikeways: State of the Art, 1974, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA): This "State of the Art" report focuses on planning and design practices employed to date, reviews their successes and failures, outlines practices which appear to contribute to bicycle facility utility and safety, ... more >>
Massachusetts Bicycle Coalition, Massachusetts Bicycle Coalition: Site contains news and events in Massachusetts, bike maps and tours, information on local bicycle laws, and much more. ... more >>
Tip # 8, Kids on the Move: Walking and Bicycling Safely, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA): Web-based tip sheet for parents highlights what parents need to know to enable their children to walk and bike safely. ... more >>
Case Study No. 1: Reasons Why Bicycling and Walking Are And Are Not Being Used More Extensively as Travel Modes, Federal Highway Administration: This report discusses current levels of bicycling and walking for utilitarian and recreational purposes and assesses the potential for increased usage. Part and parcel of this is an exploration of the major demand constratints on non- ... more >>
National Trails Training Partnership (NTTP), National Trails Training Partnership: The National Trails Training Partnership provides technical assistance and resources for trails and greenways. ... more >>
Integration of Bicycles and Transit, Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, Federal Transit Administration: The purpose of this report is to share information about how bicycles are integrated with public transportation by many different types of transit agencies in the United States and Canada. ... more >>
Severance Circle Project, Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC): Shopping mall that is unfriendly to pedestrian and bicycle use is retrofitted with sidewalks, pedestrian activated crossings, bicycle paths, and numerous other safety measures. ... more >>
Case Study No. 2: The Training Needs of Transportation Professionals Regarding the Pedestrian and Bicyclist, Federal Highway Administration: At the time of the publication of this paper, most American college transportation planning and engineering programs paid attention only to the automobile mode, with an elective course offered on transit design. ... more >>
Case Study No. 3: What Needs to Be Done to Promote Bicycling and Walking?, Federal Highway Administration: This study explores way to promote bicycling and walking as partners in a balanced, diversified transportation system. ... more >>
Tempe Crosscut Canal Multi-Use Path, Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC): Shared use path in Tempe provides locally relevant public art and creates pedestrian and bicycle connections to neighborhoods and transit. ... more >>
Case Study No. 4: Measures to Overcome Impediments to Bicycling and Walking, Federal Highway Administration: This case study is designed as a resource to assist policymakers, facility planners, and public officials in developing programs to make thses modes more accessible to the general public. Findings are based on a detailed analysis of these relevant written studies, ... more >>
Case Study No. 5: An Analysis of Current Funding Mechanisms for Bicycle and Pedestrian Programs at the Federal, State, and Local Levels, Federal Highway Administration: The aim of this case study was to identify the many different ways State and local governments funded facilities and programs for the benefit of bicyclists and pedestrians, and to present the information in such a way that Government agencies and those advocating better facilities and programs can easily see how it has been done. ... more >>
Serene Way Sidewalk Project, Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC): Porous concrete used to construct a needed walkway in Snohomish County inside existing road right-of-way without requiring storm water detention facilities. ... more >>
Project for Public Spaces, Project for Public Spaces: This site has an extensive collection of resources to support lively public spaces in the built environment. ... more >>
Rails to Trails Conservancy, Rails to Trails Conservancy: Rails-to-Trails Conservancy is a nonprofit organization working with communities to preserve unused rail corridors by transforming them into trails, enhancing the health of America's environment, economy, ... more >>
Case Study No. 6: Analysis of Successful Grassroots Movements Relating to Pedestrians and Bicycles and A Guide On How to Initiate a Successful Program, Federal Highway Administration: This analysis and guide are written to not only initiate a grassroots movement but also to help make the movement successful. ... more >>
Philip A. Rayhill Memorial Trail, Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC): Two communities built a multi-use trail to connect to each other and commercial, recreational, and educational facilities along the way. ... more >>
Pedestrian and Bicycle Travel Policy, Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC): Guidance from a Kentucky task force on pedestrian and bicycle design results in the incorporation of nonmotorized design elements in new transportation projects. ... more >>
Pulaski County Pedestrian and Bicycle Bridge -- Murray Lock and Dam, Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC): A pedestrian and bicycle bridge stretches over 4,000 feet in length to connect pedestrian and bicycle trails on the north and south ends of the Arkansas River. ... more >>
Livable Streets Plan, Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC): Livable Streets Partnership in Raleigh brings various groups and interests together in a public planning process to produce a pedestrian friendly downtown action plan. ... more >>
National Bicycling and Walking Study - Five Year Status Report, United States Department of Transportation: The National Bicycle and Walking Study presents a plan of action for activities at the Federal, State, and local levels for increasing the amount of walking and bicycling in the United States. ... more >>
False Creek Pedestrian and Cyclist Crossings Study, Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC): Vancouver conducts a nonmotorist study of three bridge corridors into its downtown to help adequately plan for growing facility demand for walking and bicycling. ... more >>
Fatality Facts 2005 - Bicycles, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety: The following facts are based on analysis of data from the US Department of Transportation's Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). ... more >>
Transportation Planning Handbook: Chapter 16 - Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities, Federal Highway Administration, Institute of Transportation Engineers: This chapter from the Transportation Planning Handbook provides standards for bicycle and pedestrian facilities, including methods to measure bicycle route suitability, travel demand simulations, LOS analysis, ... more >>
Reconfiguration of Thomas Circle, Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC): Thomas Circle was retrofitted from a previous automobile dominated design to one that would preserve its historic character and accommodate pedestrian and bicycle traffic. ... more >>
New Jersey Congestion, Security, and Safety Initiative, Center for Advanced Infastructure and Transportation (CAIT) at Rutgers University, The New Jersey Department of Transportation: This project examines the relationship between effective national transportation congestion, security, and safety technology transfer applications. ... more >>
Victoria Transport Policy Institute, Victoria Transport Policy Institute: The Victoria Transport Policy Institute is an independent research organization dedicated to developing innovative and practical solutions to transportation problems. ... more >>
Case Study No. 7: Transportation Potential and Other Benefits of Off-Road Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities, Federal Highway Administration: This study is a compendium of success stories and the hard work of many individuals, grass-roots organizations, private interests, local governments, and state agencies. ... more >>
Shannon Region Trails Web Site, Shannon Region Trails: This Web site provides an abundance of information, including directions and detailed maps for many trails in Ireland's Shannon Region, covering the counties Limerick, Clare, North Tipperary, and South West Offaly. ... more >>
NJ Walks and Bikes: Common Ground Conference Report, Voorhees Transportation Center: This paper represents the final report from a conference that explored how community design can support healthy lifestyles, specifically through the advancement of walking and biking. ... more >>
Case Study No. 8: Organizing Citizen Support and Acquiring Funding for Bicycle and Pedestrian Trails, Federal Highway Administration: The purpose of this study is to identify and analyze specific courses of action necessary to successfully develop independent bicycle and pedestrian facilities. ... more >>
Metropolitan Transportation Commission Bicycles/Pedestrians, San Fransisco Bay Area Metropolitan Transportation Commission: The San Fransisco Bay Area MTC website offers information on current events, as well as a detailed planning toolbox and an engineering countermeasure database. ... more >>
Case Study No. 9: Linking Bicycle/Pedestrian Facilities with Transit, Federal Highway Administration: A number of transit agencies and local and State Governments have initiated efforts to improve nonmotorized transit access, but many major problems and opportunities have not yet been addressed. This report highlights some of these efforts and opportunities. ... more >>
Case Study No. 10: Trading Off Among the Needs of Motor Vehicle Users, Pedestrians, and Bicyclists, Federal Highway Administration: The purpose of this study was to consider how limited resources can best be allocated to meet the needs of motro vehicle users, bicyclists, and pedestrians. ... more >>
Florida Department of Transportation Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Program, Florida Department of Transportation: The Florida Pedestrian and Bicycle Program works in many areas to promote safe walking and bicycling in Florida. ... more >>
ODOT Design Guidance for Roadway-based Bicycle Facilities, Office of Local Projects, Ohio Department of Transportation: This on-line document, ODOT Design Guidance for Roadway-Based Bicycle Facilities, serves as a supplement to the AASHTO Guide, and provides guidance on expectations for facilities constructed by ODOT. ... more >>
Case Study No. 11: Balancing Engineering, Education, Law Enforcement, and Encouragement, Federal Highway Administration: This report suggests a four-step process through which a community can implement a comprehensive "4-e" program to encourage non-motorized transportation. It includes suggestions for collecting basic data, ... more >>
Preserving Historic and Cultural Resources, Trails and Greenways Clearinghouse: This article discusses how trails and greenways may be used to further historic and cultural preservation. ... more >>
Sunday Ciclovia: "Bike. Walk. Dance. Breathe.", Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC): As part of a community-building initiative, the town closed its streets for several hours once a week, opening them to walking, bicycling, and community growth. ... more >>
Case Study No. 12: Incorporating Consideration of Bicyclists and Pedestrians into Education Programs, Federal Highway Administration: The objective of this study was to determine how consideration of bicyclists and pedestrians can be incorporated into educational curricula and programs, including driver licensing procedures. ... more >>
A Guide for Reducing Collisions at Signalized Intersections, National Cooperative Highway Research Program, Transportation Research Board: This document provides strategies that can be employed to reduce the number of collisions at signalized intersections. ... more >>
Case Study No. 13: A Synthesis of Existing Bicyclist and Pedestrian Related Laws and Enforcement Programs, Federal Highway Administration: The objective of this project was to compile a comprehensive set of laws and ordinances which may be adapted as necessary and passed by individual governing bodies. ... more >>
Case Study No. 14: Benefits of Bicycling and Walking to Health, Federal Highway Administration: The major emphasis of this report is to provide information on the potential health benefits and deleterious health effects accruing to individuals and the nation as a whole while engaging in bicycling and walking. ... more >>
Case Study No. 15: The Environmental Benefits of Bicycling and Walking, Federal Highway Administration: This study attempts to estimate the environmental benefits of bicycling and walking, primarily through the amount of fuel consumption and automotive pollution that they avoid by displacing use fo passenger vehicles. ... more >>
Case Study No. 16: A Study of Bicycle and Pedestrian Programs in European Countries, Federal Highway Administration: Most European nations have embarked on programs to reduce congestion, lower traffic accidents and improve the safety of cyclists and pedestrians. This paper concentrates on the ways bicycle and pedestrian facilities have been improved and cyclists and pedestrians benefited by these practices of & ... more >>
Traffic Control Devices Handbook, Institute of Transportation Engineers: This Handbook bridges the gap between the MUTCD provisions and those decisions to be made in the field on device usage and application. ... more >>
New Directions in Speed Management: A Review of Policy, Department for Transportation: This review was formed to develop a speed policy that takes account of the contribution of reduced speeds to environmental and social objectives as well as road safety. ... more >>
Case Study No. 17: Bicycle and Pedestrian Policies and Programs in Asia, Australia, and New Zealand, Federal Highway Administration: This report examines biycle and pedestrian programs and policies in Asia, Australia, and New Zealand, with particular attention to lessons that may be useful to U.S. transportation professionals and policymakers. ... more >>
Technical Assistance for Small Cities and Rural Communities, Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC): Rural region of Georgia forms a pedestrian and bicycle task force to ensure adequate education, planning, and implementation of nonmotorized projects. ... more >>
Case Study No. 18: Analyses of Successful Provincial, State, and Local Bicycle and Pedestrian Programs in Canada and the United States, Federal Highway Administration: This report reviews various potential indicators of success demonstrated by different programs to determine how very different bicycle and pedestrian programs can be compared and used as an example or model for other communities. ... more >>
South Carolina Bicycling and Walking Resolution, Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC): South Carolina DOT forms a pedestrian and bicycle committee and holds a statewide conference to increase education and awareness of pedestrian and bicycle issues. ... more >>
Case Study No. 19: Traffic Calming, Auto-Restricted Zones and Other Traffic Management Techniques - Their Effects on Bicycling and Pedestrians, Federal Highway Administration: The body of this report can be divided into three parts. The first two major sections examine the history and traffic-calming techniques installed in Europe, Japan, and the United States. The final section of the report examines the practical and policy implication of traffic calming. ... more >>
Case Study No. 20: The Effects of Environmental Design on the Amount and Type of Bicycling and Walking, Federal Highway Administration: This report focuses on the effects of environmental design on the amount and type of bicylcing and walking in downtown, spcifically. ... more >>
Bike, Walk, and Wheel: A Way of Life in Columbia, Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC): A community coalition forms in Columbia to address sedentary lifestyles of a specific neighborhood through multiple pedestrian-related projects. ... more >>
Case Study No. 21: Integrating Bicycle and Pedestrian Considerations into State and Local Transportation Planning, Design, and Operations, Federal Highway Administration: This report examines the process of "institutionalization" of bicycle and pedestrian considerations. It follows the process of institutionalization, the elements of integration, methods to legitimize bicycling and walking, ... more >>
Links to state bicycle laws provided by Bicycle Coalition of Massachusetts, Bicycle Coalition of Massachusetts: This page provides links to bicycle laws around the country. ... more >>
A Toolbox for Alleviating Traffic Congestion and Enhancing Mobility, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE): This document provides information on reducing congestion. ... more >>
Case Study No. 22: The Role of State Bicycle/Pedestrian Coordinators, Federal Highway Administration: The purpose of this case study is to discuss the role of State bicycle/pedestrian coordinators. One particular focus is on hose coordinators should structure the mix of pedestrian and bike duties in their programs. ... more >>
Synthesis of Safety Research Related to Speed and Speed Management, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA): This report presents a synthesis of research findings on the safety effects of speed, speed limits, enforcement, and engineering measures to manage speed. ... more >>
Bicycle/Pedestrian Trip Generation Workshop, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA): This document is a summary of the results of a 1996 FHWA sponsored workshop to discuss trip generation. ... more >>
Case Study No. 23: The Role of Local Bicycle/Pedestrian Coordinators, Federal Highway Administration: This report provides a model for how a City, County or Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) can create a bicycle/pedestrian coordinator position that will most effectively accomodate, and encourage bicyclists and pedestrians. ... more >>
Health Impact Assessment of Proposed Atlanta Beltline, Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC): Health Impact Analysis conducted for massive transit, pedestrian, and bicycle beltline project around Atlanta that takes advantage of unused railroads. ... more >>
Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Bureau of Transportation Statistics: This site freely offers extensive data, statistics, and reports concerning transportation in the United States in addition to an online bookstore. ... more >>
Case Study No. 24: Current Planning Guidelines and Design Standards Being Used by State and Local Agencies for Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities, Federal Highway Administration: It is the goal of this case study to define current planning guidelines and design standards that are being used by States and localities fo the development of bicycle and pedestrian facilities, and identify state- ... more >>
Consumer Product Safety Commission Recreational Safety Publications, United States Consumer Product Safety Commission: This page provides a safety reports concerning a variety of recreational and sports activities. ... more >>
Sunday Parkways Programs, Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC): BogotÃ¡, Colombia gets people moving by shutting streets down to automobile traffic. ... more >>
Safety & Locational Criteria for Bicycle Facilities, Federal Highway Administration: This manual is designed to assist a designer of bicycle facilties in providing a safe and effective environment for bicyclists, pedestrians and motor vehicle operators. ... more >>
TrailNet, Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC): Active non-profit organization in St. Louis promotes active living through walking and bicycling while working to expand and create facilities. ... more >>
National Household Travel Survey, Federal Highway Administration: This page provides links to the National Household Travel Survey reports for each year it was published between 1969-2001. ... more >>
A Compendium of NHTSA's Pedestrian and Bicyclist Traffic Safety Research Projects, 1969-2007, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA): This compendium describes the pedestrian and bicyclist safety research conducted by the Office of Behavioral Safety Research and its predecessor organizations during the period 1969-2007. ... more >>
Highway Route Designation Criteria for Bicycle Routes: Handbook, Federal Highway Administration: The Handbook is designed to simplify the task of selecting and designating streets and highways for bike routes. The topics covered include the definition of bike routes, the purpose(s) which affect suitability, ... more >>
NYU Wagner Rudin Center for Transportation Policy & Management, New York University Wagner Rudin Center for Transportation Policy & Management: This site freely provides all the center's research publications, information on education courses and technical assistance, and updates on news and events. ... more >>
A Challenge Grant, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA): This document outlines a Multimedia Course on Bicycle Safety that uses video, animation and smart traffic templates to test and evaluate student's knowledge of the course's content. ... more >>
Rutgers Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center, The State University of New Jersey at Rutgers: The Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center (VTC) at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a national leader in the research and development of innovative transportation policy. ... more >>
Can New Urbanism Encourage Physical Activity?, Journal of the American Planning Association: This study compared various measures of physical activity for residents of a new urbanist neighborhood to those for a group of conventional suburban neighborhoods in central North Carolina. The full article may be purchased from the Journal of the American Planning Association or accessed by subscribers. ... more >>
ViaRecreActiva Metropolitana, Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC): To connect two diverse neighborhoods in Guadalajara, Mexico, officials closed streets to automobile traffic and opened them for bicycling, walking, and community building. ... more >>
Texas Transportation Institute, Texas Transportation Institute: This site provides a searchable database of the institute's numerous research reports. ... more >>
Initiating Change, Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC): The following resources include how to organize and grow your bicycle advocacy organization, how to acquire resources, working with the media and community leaders and choosing issues. ... more >>
Destination Doylestown Bike & Hike Path, Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC): Shared use path in Doylestown combines with traffic calming measures to provide safer pedestrian and bicycle access to multiple neighborhoods. ... more >>
University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center, University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center, Federal Highway Administration: This state research center provides road safety information, research publication, news, and additional resources. ... more >>
The Padden Parkway Pedestrian/Bicycle Bridge, Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC): Shared use overpass installed over a major parkway in Clark County increases neighborhood connectivity and provides safe crossing for pedestrians and bicyclists. ... more >>
Enhancing America's Communities, National Transportation Enhancements Clearinghouse: This third edition of Enhancing America's Communities highlights a variety of transportation enhancement projects from around the country, showcasing the potential of TE to build strong places through targeted transportation investments. ... more >>
Linear Shared Use Path, Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC): The linear shared use path in Piqua spans more than 10 miles and provides additional pedestrian and bicycle facilities through the use of old railroad right-of-way. ... more >>
Flexibility in Highway Design, Federal Highway Administration: Presents methods of designing facilities that are sensitive to the surrounding environment that still meet accepted design guidelines. ... more >>
Geometric Design Practices for European Roads, International Technology Exchange Program, Federal Highway Administration: Presents examples of European design practice and operations. ... more >>
Portland SmartTrips, Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC): Portland promotes nonmotorized transportation through its SmartTrips program. ... more >>
Implementing Bicycle Improvements at the Local Level, Federal Highway Administration, Bicycle Federation of America: Demonstrates what facility designs and operational practices can be used to enhance bicycle travel. ... more >>
A Quick Guide to Transportation Enhancements, National Transportation Enhancements Clearinghouse: This brochure discusses the Transportation Enhancement Program and Transportation Enhancements. ... more >>
Safety & Locational Criteria for Bicycle Facilities, Federal Highway Administration: This manual is designed to enable users to make judgements on the need for and the location and form of biyclc facilities. ... more >>
Be Alert and Share the Road, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA): This one-page publication provides summer safety messages for a variety of audiences from your friends at NHTSA. ... more >>
A Return on Investment Analysis of Bikes-on-Bus Programs, National Center For Transit Research, Center for Urban Transportation Research, University of South Florida: This paper looks at the return on investment for Bikes-on-Bus programs. The document includes recommendations on how transit agencies can overcome rack capacity limitations. ... more >>
Rails with Trails: Lessons Learned, Federal Highway Administration: A research report about trails located near railroad and transit rights-of-way. ... more >>
North Carolina Department of Transportation Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning Grant Initiative, Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC): North Carolina Department of Transportation creates a multi-source funding initiative to help insure quality pedestrian and bicycle planning across the state. ... more >>
Selecting Roadway Design Treatments to Accommodate Bicycles, Federal Highway Administration: Presents a methodology for selecting the most appropriate type of on- road bicycle facility. ... more >>
Denver Bike Map, Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC): The goal was to create an easily-maintainable, readable, user-friendly map that clearly defined the location of current bike routes, lanes, and other facilities. ... more >>
Infrastructure, programs, and policies to increase bicycling: an international review, Preventive Medicine: The objective of this paper is to assess existing research on the effects of various interventions on levels of bicycling. ... more >>
A Review of the Impacts of the Towaway Reporting Threshold on a Highway Safety Program, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA): This study reviews the potential impacts of a towaway reporting threshold on the North Carolina Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) listings and on the locations and types of crash patterns identified on collision diagrams by field engineers. ... more >>
Conflicts on Multiple Use Trails, Federal Highway Administration: Presents a series of principles for more effective operations of multi use trails. ... more >>
Share the Road for a Healthy Maine, Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC): The Bicycle Coalition of Maine wanted to use public education and awareness to change behavior to make the existing infrastructure safer immediately. ... more >>
Feasibility of Demand Incentives for Non-Motorized Travel, Federal Highway Administration: This report examines the potential of various strategies for increasing the use of walking and bicycling for utilitarian purposes. ... more >>
Traffic Calming: State of the Practice, Federal Highway Administration, Institute of Transportation Engineers: Summarizes the various methods used to either slow or divert motor vehicle traffic. ... more >>
Complete Streets Laws and Ordinances, Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC): Commitments to complete the streets have been adopted via state law, local ordinances and resolutions, agency policies, comprehensive plans, tax measures, and design manual re-writes. ... more >>
Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Among Hispanics, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA): In an effort to reduce pedestrian and bicycle fatalities involving newly-arrived Hispanic immigrants, NHTSA has made available traffic safety materials in Spanish (e.g., posters, brochures, radio announcements, ... more >>
Effective Treatments of Over and Undercrossings for Use by Bicyclists, Pedestrians, and the Handicapped, Federal Highway Administration: This study provides information about over and undercrossings directed toward planners, designers, and decision makers who are trying to best serve the needs of bicyclists, pedestrians, and the handicapped, ... more >>
Bikestation Long Beach, Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC): People face many real and perceived barriers to bicycling, including fear of theft, concern for safety, and lack of knowledge. A bike-transit center's services remove many barriers to bicycling. ... more >>
Traffic Calming and Crime Prevention, Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC): Many communities in the U.S. have been designed to accommodate automobiles, not cyclists and pedestrians. Traffic calming can help make bicycling and walking more comfortable and neighborhoods more livable. ... more >>
The Nonmotorized Transportation Pilot Program (NTPP), Federal Highway Administration: This program is providing 25 million dollars each to four communities to demonstrate how improved walking and bicycling networks can increase rates of walking and bicycling. ... more >>
An Investigation of the Potential for Pathways Shared by Pedestrians and Bicyclists, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA): This report provides level of service and volume measurements in addition to measurements of conflict potential in order to determine the potential for shared pathways for bicyclists and pedestrians. ... more >>
Bicycle Safer Journey, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA): This interactive CD-ROM is a virtual journey designed to increase our awareness of bicycle safety. ... more >>
Downtown Orlando Transportation Plan, Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC): The Bicycle and Pedestrian section's objective is to provide a secure, convenient, efficient, comfortable, and welcoming network for bicyclists and pedestrians. ... more >>
Mayor Daley's Bicycling Ambassadors, Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC): The Chicagoland Bicycle Federation (CBF) changes the contents of its educational materials to better reach its different audiences. ... more >>
Exemplary Human Environment Initiatives (EHEI), Federal Highway Administration: The EHEIs recognize and publicize transportation initiatives that make our transportation system work better for the people who use it. ... more >>
National Strategies for Advancing Bicycle Safety, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): A call to action to improve bicycle safety with five critical goals and 18 specific action items. ... more >>
Final Detailed Findings Report for Marketing Plan and Outreach Materials that Promote Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety to Different Hispanic Populations in the United States, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA): The objective of this review is to develop a marketing plan of the most effective methods of promoting bicycle and pedestrian safety to Hispanic audiences. ... more >>
Bicycling and Walking in the US 2010 Benchmarking Report, Alliance for Biking & Walking: The Benchmarking Project is an on-going effort to collect and analyze data on bicycling and walking in all 50 states and the 51 largest U.S. cities. ... more >>
Prevent Bicycle Crashes: Parents and Caregivers, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA): This flyer provides information about common crash types, how children perceive traffic, and recommendations to avoid and to teach children to avoid crashes. ... more >>
Bike-sharing: History, Impacts, Models of Provision, and Future, Journal of Public Transportation: This paper discusses bike-sharing's history, impacts, models of provision, and future. ... more >>
Innovative Traffic Control: Technology and Practice in Europe, International Technology Exchange Program, Federal Highway Administration: Presents the state of the art of emerging technologies for traffic control devices. ... more >>
Traffic Safety Digest, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA): This page highlights case studies of pedestrian and bicycle safety projects around the United States, dating between 1996 and 2003. ... more >>
Promoting Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety to Hispanic Audiences, Federal Highway Administration: This marketing plan, which uses available reference materials and additional research in the form of focus group session results, showcases a strategy for marketing pedestrian and bicycle safety issues/ ... more >>
Toolbox of Countermeasures and Their Potential Effectiveness for Pedestrian Crashes, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA): This issue brief documents estimates of the crash reduction that might be expected if a specific countermeasure or group of countermeasures is implemented with respect to pedestrian crashes. The crash reduction estimates are presented as Crash Reduction Factors ( ... more >>
Promoting Safe Walking and Cycling to Improve Public Health: Lessons from The Netherlands and Germany, American Journal of Public Health, Vol 93.9: This report examines the public health consequences of unsafe and inconvenient walking and bicycling conditions in American cities and suggest improvements based on successful policies in The Netherlands and Germany. ... more >>
Identifying Locations for Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety Improvements in Chapel Hill and Carrboro, North Carolina, University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center: The objective of the present study was to identify areas with potential hazards for pedestrians and bicyclists to aid in prioritizing safety improvements. ... more >>
Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety and Education Program, Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC): The Pima County-Tucson Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety and Education Program aimed to provide public education on pedestrians and bicyclists, safety training, as well as infrastructure improvements and program evaluation. ... more >>
Rails with Trails, Rails-to-Trails Conservancy; National Park Service; Rails, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program: This report is designed to help planners answer questions such as: "Are rails-with-trails safe?;" "Will a rail-with-trail work in our community?;" How do we design our rail-with- ... more >>
Tool Kit for Integrating Land Use and Transportation Decision-Making, Federal Highway Administration: The objective of this tool kit is to provide a user-friendly, web-based source of methods, strategies, and procedures for integrating land use and transportation planning, decision-making, and project implementation. ... more >>
Measuring Community Bicycle Helmet Use Among Children, Public Health Reports, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): The authors of this study describe what they learned through conducting studies to monitor community bicycle helmet use by children, and they share strategies and methods that they found useful in conducting bicycle helmet use studies. ... more >>
Making Cycling Irresistible: Lessons from the Netherlands, Denmark, and Germany,: With the combination of aggregate data and case studies this paper shows how the Netherlands, Denmark, and Germany have made bicycling safe anc convenient in their small and large cities. ... more >>
A Brief Portrait of Multimodal Transportation Planning in Oregon and the Path to Achieving It, 1890-1974, Oregon Transportation Research and Education Consortium: This project was designed to outline transportation chapters of a planned written history of Oregon land use planning, written to make the transportation planning profession relevant to a popular audience. ... more >>
Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety and Mobility in Europe, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA): The purpose of the 2009 international scanning study was to identify and assess effective approaches to improve pedestrian and bicyclist safety and mobility. ... more >>
Evaluation of a Green Bike Lane Weaving Area in St. Petersburg, Florida, University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center, FDOT: This report focuses on colored (green) pavement and accompanying signing used in St. Petersburg, Florida in a bike lane weaving area, where motor vehicles cross the bike lane, near an intersection. ... more >>
Evaluation of the Rectangular Rapid Flash Beacon at a Pinellas Trail Crossing in St. Petersburg, Florida, University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center, FDOT: This report is an evaluation of the installation of the rectangualr rapid flash beacon (RRFB) where the Pinellas Trail crosses 22nd Avenue N in St. Petersburg, Florida. ... more >>
Intermodal Transportation Planning and Development: A Closer Look at Linking Transit to Bicycling and Walking, Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC): Using bike facility construction, regional collaboration, and encouragement, Tucson enhanced accessibility and improved intermodal connections. ... more >>
An Examination of Bicycle Counts and Speeds Associated with the Installation of Bike Lanes in St. Petersburg, Florida, University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center, FDOT: This report focuses on the before-after change in the amount of bicycle riding associated with the installation of bicycle lanes along two corridors in St. Petersburg, Florida. ... more >>
Surface Transportation Policy Project, Surface Transportation Policy Project: The Surface Transportation Policy Project is a diverse, nationwide coalition working to ensure safer communities and smarter transportation choices that enhance the economy, improve public health, promote social equity, ... more >>
Safety Effects of the Conversion of Rural Two-Lane Roadways to Four-Lane Roadways, Federal Highway Administration: This study develops an initial estimate of the safety effects of conversion of typical sections of two- to four-lane roads and predicts whether such effects would be similar across multiple States. ... more >>
Countermeasures That Work, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center (HSRC): This report explores highway safety strategies and countermeasures relevant to State Highway Safety Offices; summarizes their use, effectiveness, costs, and implementation; and provides references to research summaries and individual studies. ... more >>
Safety Effects of Using Narrow Lanes and Shoulder-Use Lanes to Increase the Capacity of Urban Freeways, Federal Highway Administration: This study analyzes the safety effects of using narrower lanes to increase the number of travel lanes in urban freeways. ... more >>
Creating a RoadMap for Producing & Implementing a Bicycle Master Plan, Active Living Resource Center: This document will serve as a starting point for discussion of Bicycle Master Plans and as a guide to process. ... more >>
An Evaluation of Red Shoulders as a Bicycle and Pedestrian Facility, Highway Safety Research Center, Florida Department of Transportation: This study evaluates the effectiveness of red shoulder treatment on one neighborhood road in Lake County, Florida. ... more >>
Quantifying Countermeasure Effectiveness, Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC): By analyzing pedestrian and bicyclist crash data, Metropolitan Orlando gained an understanding of safety needs and made countermeasure recommendations to correct them. ... more >>
Bicycle Safety Instructor's Guide, NHTSA, ASPIRA, CAL: This curriculum series presents key safety concepts as it tells the stories of a motor vehicle crash caused by a teenage bicyclist, and the consequences of these crashes. ... more >>
Bicycle Access to Public Transportation: Learning from Abroad, Institute for Transportation Engineers Journal: This paper studies bicycling in Europe and concludes American communities need to consider new more cost-effective strategies to expand transit use and reduce automobile dependence. This resource can be purchased through the Transportation Research Board, ... more >>
Bicycle Safety Student Handbook, NHTSA, ASPIRA, CAL: This curriculum series presents key safety concepts as it tells the stories of a motor vehicle crash caused by a teenage bicyclist, and the consequences of these crashes. ... more >>
Bicycle Helmet Use Laws, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA): This report presents the experiences of six jurisdictions in enacting and implementing bicycle helmet use laws. ... more >>
Does the Built Environment Influence Physical Activity?, Transportation Research Board Institute of Medicine of the National Academies: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention requested this study in order to examine the connection between the built environment and the physical activity levels of the U. ... more >>
Bicycle Helmets, American Academy of Pediatrics: This policy statement describes the role of the pediatrician in helping attain universal helmet use among children and teens for each bicycle ride. ... more >>
Pathways for People, Rodale Press, Parkwood Research Associates: This document presents the survey questions and results concerning respondents bicycling, walking, and running habits, and their access to multiuse pathways. ... more >>
Creating Active Rural Communities, Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC): Through a combination of partnerships, planning, and advocacy, municipalities were able to develop and promote active living practices in rural Haliburton County. ... more >>
Transportation Enhancements, National Transportation Enhancements Clearinghouse: The report provides agency staff, policy makers, professionals, and citizens the opportunity to better understand and maximize the benefits to be derived from the TE program. ... more >>
Field Test Results of the Multimodal Level of Service Analysis for Urban Streets, Transportation Research Board: Field Test Results of the Multimodal Level of Service Analysis for Urban Streets (MMLOS) explores the result of a field test of the MMLOS in 10 US metropolitan areas. ... more >>
World Class Streets, Public Roads Magazine: New York City is transforming itself into a metropolis that is friendly to bicyclists, pedestrians, and transit riders. Learn how the Big Apple is doing it. ... more >>
Detecting Motorcyclists and Bicyclists at Intersections, Public Roads Magazine: A new multisensor system differentiates vehicles on the road, which could save lives. ... more >>
Bike Corrals, Portland State University School of Urban Studies and Planning: The purpose of this preliminary study was to research and closely examine the perceived benefits and impacts of bike corrals on local businesses proximate to a corral. ... more >>
Practical Methods for Analyzing Pedestrian and Bicycle Use of a Transportation Facility, Center for Transportation Studies: The objective of the project is to analyze existing technologies used for the process of generating counts of bicycles and pedestrians in transportation facilities. ... more >>
Evaluation of Lane Reduction "Road Diet" Measures on Crashes, Highway Safety Information System (HSIS): The objective of this reanalysis was to estimate the change in total crashes resulting from the conversions in two databases and to combine these estimates into a crash modification factor(CMF). ... more >>
Pedestrians and Bicycles, Transportation Research Board: This Transportation Research Record contains 24 papers on the subject of pedestrians and bicycles. It can be purchased through the Transportation Research Board, or accessed by subscribers. ... more >>
Behavior of Bicyclist in Following, Transportation Research Board: A bicycle-following model presented in this paper represents the behavior of bicyclists as they follow each other in traffic stream without an opportunity or sufficient stimulus to overtake or pass a lead bicycle. ... more >>
The Influence of the Individual's Risk Perception and Attitudes on Travel Behavior,: This study analyzes the effect of individuals' risk perception and beliefs, in addition to demographic and socio-economic characteristics, on their willingness to shift from car to public transportation and walking. ... more >>
Increasing Powered Two-Wheels' (PTWs') Detectability by Using Phi-Phenomenon,: The study evaluates the potential of a unique display of two helmet-mounted lights that blink in an alternating manner to create movement illusion to increase PTWs' conspicuity and visibility. ... more >>
Decision to Pass and Passing Maneuvers of Bicyclists, Transportation Research Board: This paper presents models to represent passing maneuvers of bicycles on both exclusive and on-street bicycle facilities. This resource can be purchased through the Transportation Research Board, or accessed by subscribers. ... more >>
Planning for Transportation in Rural Areas, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administation: The purpose of this document, Planning for Transportation in Rural Areas, is to provide a resource to rural planners, city and county engineers, stakeholders, local officials, and other decision-makers involved with developing rural transportation plans. ... more >>
School Transportation Safety: An Observational Study of Drivers and Pupils on the School Bus,: The objective of the study was to observe seatbelt usage, pupil and bus driver behavior and potential safety hazards on buses used for school transportation. ... more >>
Estimating Bicycle Usage on a National Cycle Network, Transportation Research Board: This research estimates the economic impacts of bicycle tourist based on cycling-related expenditure associated with trips made on the national network. This resource can be purchased through the Transportation Research Board, ... more >>
A Method to Identify Changes in Pedestrian and Cyclist Collision Rates,: In this study actual collision counts were used to create a longitudinal confidence region around the minimum collision rate of an intersection. ... more >>
Optimism About Safety and Self-Serving Attributions of Responsibility for Safety Among Pedestrians and Cyclists in Relation to Road Use Under Low Light Conditions,: This study analysed a subset of data collected as part of a larger research project on the visibility of pedestrians, cyclists and road workers, focusing on a set of questionnaire items. ... more >>
Comparison of Blood Alcohol Levels with Breath Alcohol Levels Measured Using the Drager 711 MKIII Breathalyzer,: The study objective was to assess the correlation between breath alcohol, as measured using the Drager 7110 MKIII breathalyzer, and blood alcohol concentrations (BAC). ... more >>
Iowa City Bike Library, Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC): Responding to the needs of short-term students and residents, The Bike Library repaired unused cycles and made them available on a check-out basis. ... more >>
Strategies to Reduce Intersection Conflicts Between Automobiles and Bikes in China,: This paper examines reasonable operational and geometric measures that could be taken to reduce the number of conflicts between cars and VRU's at intersections using microsimulation. ... more >>
From TIGER to Audit Instruments: Using GIS-Based Street Data to Measure Neighborhood Walkability, Transportation Research Board: This paper explores how the path network around key urban destinations can be visually and quantitatively analyzed. This resource can be purchased through the Transportation Research Board, or accessed by subscribers. ... more >>
How to Engage Low-Literacy and Limited-English-Proficiency Populations in Transportation Decisionmaking, Federal Highway Administration: This report documents "best practices" in identifying and engaging low-literacy and limited-English-proficiency populations in transportation decisionmaking. ... more >>
Safe Streets for Seniors, Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC): In New York City, adults aged 65 and older make up 12 percent of the city's population, but accounted for 39 percent of its pedestrian fatalities between 2002 and 2006. ... more >>
Factors Contributing to Pedestrian and Bicycle Crashes on Rural Highways, Highway Safety Information System (HSIS): The goals of this study were to examine the differences between pedestrian and bicycle crashes in urban and rural settings in North Carolina and to identify problem areas. ... more >>
Socioeconomics of Urban Travel: Evidence from the 2001 NHTS, Transportation Quarterly: This paper summarizes the socioeconomic issues with the transportation system as illuminated by the 2001 National Household Travel Survey. ... more >>
Determination of Appropriate Railing Heights for Bicyclists, National Cooperative Highway Research Program, American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO): This study summarizes the bicycle railing height guidelines and specifications used by AASHTO, state departments of transportation (DOTs), international transportation agencies, and local governments. ... more >>
Development of Boulder's Multimodal System, Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC): Boulder has leveraged natural advantages with a significant commitment, well-designed plans, and resourceful follow-through to build a multimodal system and institutionalize the accommodation of bicycling and walking on many levels. ... more >>
Comprehensive Intersection Resource Library, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA): Resources included in this library represent a broad cross section of publications, educational materials and other media published by the Federal Highway Administration and other transportation safety partners. ... more >>
Planning for the Bicycle as a Form of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration: A Bikeway Systems Planning Manual for assisting public officials and bicycle enthusiast groups in designing and implementing safe and economic bikeways in the local community. ... more >>
A Guide to Best Practices for Achieving Context Sensitive Solutions, National Cooperative Highway Research Program, Transportation Research Board of the National Academies: This guide demonstrates how state departments of transportation (DOTs) and other transportation agencies can incorporate context sensitivity into their transportation project development work. ... more >>
Accessibility Guidebook for Outdoor Recreation and Trails, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), United States Forest Service (USFS): This guidebook is intended to help designers and recreation professionals apply the Forest Service Outdoor Recreation Accessibility Guidelines (FSORAG) and Forest Service Trail Accessibility Guidelines ( ... more >>
2007 Traffic Safety Annual Assessment - Highlights, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA): The overall number of traffic fatalities in 2007 reached its lowest level since 1994. This reduction is the largest in terms of both number and percentage since 1992. ... more >>
State of the Art: Class I Bicycle Path Pavements, Federal Highway Administration: This report presents the state-of-the-art (at the time of writing) of Class I bicycle path pavements. ... more >>
Shared-Use Path Level of Service Calculator, Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center, Federal Highway Administration: The purpose of this project was to develop a level of service (LOS) estimation method for shared-use paths that overcomes previous limitations. ... more >>
National Survey of Bicyclist and Pedestrian Attitudes and Behavior, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA): This report provides a top line summary of key data results regarding the behaviors and attitudes on various topics related to walking and bicycling. ... more >>
National Survey of Bicyclist and Pedestrian Attitudes and Behavior, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: This report provides a detailed analysis of behaviors and attitudes on various topics related to walking and bicycling. ... more >>
National Bicycle and Pedestrian Documentation Project, Transportation Research Board: This paper discusses the various challenges the pedestrian and bicycle field in documenting usage and demand. This resource can be purchased through the Transportation Research Board, or accessed by subscribers. ... more >>
National Survey of Bicyclist and Pedestrian Attitudes and Behavior, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: This report describes the methods used to conduct the interviews and analyze the data from the National Survey. ... more >>
Observational Analysis of Pedestrian, Bicyclist, and Motorist Behaviors at Roundabouts in the United States, Transportation Research Board: This paper focused on analyzing the interactions between motorists and pedestrians or bicyclists at roundabouts. This resource can be purchased through the Transportation Research Board, or accessed by subscribers. ... more >>
Driver Attitudes and Behaviors at Intersections and Potential Effectiveness of Engineering Countermeasures, Battelle Human Factors Transportation Center, Federal Highway Administration: The objective of this focus group study was to identify driver attitudes and behaviors related to intersection safety and to assess the likely impacts of new or existing infrastructure-based technologies/ ... more >>
Safety and Location Criteria for Bicycle Facilities, Federal Highway Administration: This report is a compendium of all research activities undertaken during the Safety and Locational Criteria for Bicycle Facilities research projet. ... more >>
Strategies and Resources for Mayors to Support Bicycling and Walking, Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC): This flier explains all the ways that Mayors can promote bicycling and walking in their communities. ... more >>
Guide for Curing of Portland Cement Concrete Pavements, Federal Highway Administration: This document provides guidance on details of concrete curing practice as they pertain to construction of portland cement concrete pavements. ... more >>
Putting Smart Growth to Work in Rural Communities, International City/County Management Association (ICMA): This report focuses on smart growth strategies that can help guide growth in rural areas while protecting natural and working lands and preserving the rural character of existing communities. ... more >>
PBIC Case Study Compendium, Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC): A collection of all case studies developed by the Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center and the Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals (APBP). ... more >>
How to Make More Cycling Good for Road Safety?,: A structured survey of the available knowledge from research trying the give an answer to the question how to make more cycling good for safety. ... more >>
Finding Matching Funds for Trail Projects, National Transportation Enhancements Clearinghouse: This report discusses various funding sources for trail projects using a number of resources readily available to all communities. The document uses case studies to illustrate the successful use of networking, ... more >>
National Survey of Bicyclist and Pedestrian Attitudes and Behaviors, Questionnaire Form, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Bureau of Transportation Statistics, The Gallup Organization: This document is a transcript of the script followed by data collectors for the National Survey of Pedestrian and Bicyclist Attitudes and Behaviors. ... more >>
Human Factors Literature Reviews on Intersections, Speed Management, Pedestrians and Bicyclists, and Visibility,: The report is a comprehensive and easy-to-use resource that summarizes the knowledge and practices that are relevant to human cognition, perception, and behavior in the areas of intersections, speed management, ... more >>
Universal Helmet Law: The Interaction Between Law, Enforcement, and Culture on Level of Use,: While the discussion about the necessity of the helmet law in the political sphere is at its peak, it was deemed necessary to ascertain the public opinion on this issue. ... more >>
National Survey of Bicyclist and Pedestrian Attitudes and Behaviors, Brochure, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Bureau of Transportation Statistics: This brochure gives a short overview of the study methodology and results, in addition to contact information. ... more >>
Active Living by Design, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, UNC School of Public Health.: Active Living by Design is a national program that establishes innovative approaches to increase physical activity through community design, public policies and communications strategies. ... more >>
The Profile of Bicycle User in the City of Juiz de Fora, Brazil,: This research aims to identify the bicycle user profile, knowing their socioeconomic characteristics and use of bicycles as transportation in order to use these data as a tool. ... more >>
Innovative Financing for Transportation Enhancements Projects, National Transportation Enhancements Clearinghouse: This report discusses various funding sources for Transportation projects using a number of resources readily available to all communities. The document uses local case studies to illustrate the successful use of several types of legislative provision. ... more >>
Bicycle Lanes Versus Wide Curb Lanes: Operational and Safety Findings and Countermeasure Recommendations, Highway Safety Research Center (HSRC), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA): This report presents operational and safety findings and countermeasure recommendations from a comparative analysis of bicycle lanes versus wide curb lanes. ... more >>
Turner Fairbank Highway Safety Research Center Library, Turner Fairbank Highway Safety Research Center: This page contains links to all the publications and research material developed by the Turner Fairbank Highway Safety Research Center. ... more >>
Street Design: Part 1 - Complete Streets, Federal Highway Administration: From policy statements to programs and planning, opportunities abound for improving the accessibility of the transportation system for all users. ... more >>
Transportation Pooled Fund Program, Turner Fairbank Highway Safety Research Center: The Transportation Pooled Fund (TPF) Program allows State departments of transportation (DOTs) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to leverage resources, avoid duplication of effort, and join forces on planning and research projects of mutual interest. ... more >>
Planning and Designing Bicycle Facilities, Federal Highway Administration: This slide show discusses the benefits of bicycling, related legislation, design standards, roadway hazards, multi-use trail design, and additional related programs. This slide show also contains many illustrative images. ... more >>
Bicycle and Pedestrian Travel Demand Forcasting, Texas Transportation Institute, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA): This report summarizes data collection activities performed at eight different sites in Texas urban areas. ... more >>
Evaluation of Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities, Texas Transportation Institute, Federal Highway Administration: This report describes research conducted to evaluate bicycle and pedestrian facilities (i.e. shared use trails) with user satisfaction and perception surveys. ... more >>
Public Policies for Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety and Mobility, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA): A policy review for bicycling and walking safety and mobility from an International Scan conducted in May of 2009 in Denmark, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, and the UK. ... more >>
Evaluation of Shared-Use Facilities for Bicycles and Motor Vehicles, Highway Safety Research Center, Federal Highway Administration: The objective of this study was to evaluate the safety and utility of shared-use facilities in order to provide engineers and planners comprehensive results that can be used in planning and designing roadways to be shared by motorists and bicyclists. ... more >>
Increasing Physical Activity Through Community Design 2010 Update, National Center for Bicycling & Walking: This guide tells you how to help create places for people to walk and bicycle. ... more >>
BIKESAFE: Bicycle Countermeasure Selection System, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA): BIKESAFE is intended to provide practitioners with the latest information, available for improving the safety and mobility of those who bicycle. It is an expert system that allows the user to select appropriate countermeasures or treatments to address specific problems. ... more >>
The Incidence and Economic Burden of Injuries in the United States, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): This PowerPoint presentation provides information on the costs of injury in the United States, including that caused by motor vehicles. ... more >>
Bicycles and Transit, Federal Transit Administration: This FTA brochure describes how transit agencies around the country are building the connections between bicycles and transit, and how Federal transportation programs may be used to support more of these efforts. ... more >>
Statewide Opportunities for Integrating Operations, Safety, and Multimodal Planning, Federal Highway Administration: A reference manual designed to provide "how to" information to assist transportation professionals in taking actions to integrate operations, safety, and multimodal transportation planning. ... more >>
Building Livable Communities with Transit, Federal Transit Administration: This booklet presents some of the successes - in terms of planning, development, and implementation - of the community-sensitive transportation facility development process. ... more >>
An Analysis of Florida Education Teacher's Knowledge of Florida Bicycle Laws,: This study assessed Florida physical education teacher's knowledge of Florida bicycle laws and the impact of knowledge level on the teacher's instructional coverage of the related safety issues. ... more >>
Centers for Disease Control Injury Fact Book, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): This document looks at the nature and costs of injuries in the United States. Information on pedestrian injuries may be found on page 66 of the document, and information on road traffic safety starts on page 71. ... more >>
Changing Directions: Federal Transportation Spending in the 1990s, Surface Transportation Policy Project: In this report, the Surface Transportation Policy Project analyzes ten years of data from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Fiscal Management Information System as well as reports from the Federal Transit Administration that track how the states have spent federal transportation dollars. ... more >>
Traffic Calming Do's and Don'ts to Encourage Bicycling, Institute of Transportation Engineers: This report discusses the role of the bicycle boulevard in a community and offers information on traffic calming measures that are both compatible and incompatible with bicycles. ... more >>
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Federal Highway Administration: The Federal Highway Administration website provides information on a wide variety of policy documents and national statistics. ... more >>
Creating a Healthy Environment: The Impact of the Built Environment on Public Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): This report looks at the impact that land-use decisions have on public health. "In this monograph, [the authors] address...land-use decisions, discuss how they affect our health, and offer some suggestions on how public health professionals can collaborate with their colleagues in land- ... more >>
Traffic Safety Bilingual Glossary, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA): This glossary provides traffic safety terms and phrases in both English and Spanish. ... more >>
FHWA Bicycle and Pedestrian Program, Federal Highway Administration: The Bicycle & Pedestrian Program website presents information on funding, legislation, and design standards. It also provides federal publications related to pedestrian and bicycle issues. ... more >>
New York City Complete Streets Design Guidance, Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC): The development of complete streets design guidelines in New York City. ... more >>
Reclaiming Broadway's Public Space, Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC): Beginning in 2008, NYC DOT reclaimed much of the street space along Broadway for pedestrian use. ... more >>
Portland's Blue Bike Lanes, City of Portland Office of Transportation: The project goal is to investigate the effectiveness of colored pavement markings in reducing bicyclist-motorist conflicts at designated crossing areas. ... more >>
Ride Smart. It's Time to Start., National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA): This funky, fast-paced video uses humor, real-life examples, computer graphics, and a peer-to-peer approach to teach middle and high school youth about how wearing a bicycle helmet can protect them from serious injuries ( ... more >>
FHWA National Highway Institute, Federal Highway Administration: This site contains information on training courses, instructor certification, and fellowships offered by the National Highway Insitute. ... more >>
National Crash Analysis Center, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA): The FHWA/NHTSA National Crash Analysis Center (NCAC) website provides research results, modeling methods, and library databases concerning vehicle occupant safety. ... more >>
Bicycle Safety Education Resource Center, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA): This Resource Center provides bicycle safety education information specific to several age groups. Resources include training materials, a Good Practices Guide, and a detailed curriculum objectives guide designed for 8 different audiences. ... more >>
Turner Fairbank: Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety, Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center, Federal Highway Administration: The Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Research Web site provides information on issues and research related to improving pedestrian and bicyclist (pedalcyclist) safety. ... more >>
Bicycle Crash Types: A 1990's Informational Guide, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA): This informational guide provides detail on specific bicycle-motor vehicle crash types through two-page layouts that contain a sketch, description, and summary of the crash type, various graphs, and & ... more >>
FHWA Office of Highway Safety, Federal Highway Administration: This site contains information aboutpolicy, facts and statistics, design guidelines, crash analysis, safety education, and more concerning both pedestrians and bicyclists. ... more >>
Pedestrian and Bicyclist Intersection Safety Indices, Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA): The primary objective of this study was to develop safety indices to allow engineers, planners, and other practitioners to proactively prioritize intersection crosswalks and intersection approaches with respect to pedestrian and bicycle safety. ... more >>
House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, United States House of Representatives: This website provides up-to-date information on legislation related to transportation and infrastructure in the United States. ... more >>
Bicycle and Pedestrian Provisions of Federal Transportation Legislation, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA): The legislation has numerous provisions that relate to improving conditions for bicycling and walking and increasing the safety of the two modes. ... more >>
State and Regional Agencies Work with Community Members in Charleston, National Cooperative Highway Research Program Report on Transportation and Health: A partnership for health in Charleston, South Carolina, uses a citizen survey to help determine and ensure preferred allocation of transportation funds to pedestrian and bicycle facilities. ... more >>
National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA), National Highway Transportation Safety Administration: The site provides information and materials concerning transportation safety. ... more >>
Code of Federal Regulations 23, Part 652, United States Government Printing Office: This document provides policies and procedures relating to the provision of pedestrian and bicycle accommodations on Federal-aid projects, and Federal participation in the cost of these accommodations and projects. ... more >>
Design Speed, Operating Speed, and Posted Speed Practices, National Cooperative Highway Research Program: This report discusses the criteria used to evaluate highway and street designs, including the presence of bicycle and pedestrian traffic ... more >>
Community Involvement During the Planning Process, Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC): Community and advocacy groups in Norfolk engage local residents to determine high priority pedestrian and bicycle issues on a major commercial corridor. ... more >>
NHTSA Injury Prevention Page, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA): This site provides information on injury prevention, driver performance, and crashes. ... more >>
Office of Highway Safety Pedestrian/Bicyclist Safety Program, Federal Highway Administration Office of Safety: This site is designed to make it easier for the pedestrian safety practitioner and advocate to locate and acquire the most appropriate resources to meet their particular planning, design, and operation needs for pedestrian facilities. ... more >>
Bicycle Transportation and Pedestrian Walkways, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA): The Bicycle Transportation and Pedestrian Walkways provisions of Section 217 of Title 23, as amended by TEA-21, describe how Federal-aid funds may be used for bicycle and pedestrian projects. ... more >>
Get Active Orlando, Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC): Orlando uses a "get active" campaign funded through Active Living by Design to encourage walking and bicycling in its downtown. ... more >>
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21), United States Department of Transportation: The web site provides detailed information on the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA 21) funding laws. ... more >>
Bicycle & Pedestrian Technical Summary, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA): This document summarizes the changes made by the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21). ... more >>
Transportation Research Information Services (TRIS) National Transportation Library, Transportation Research Board of the National Academies: This online research database offers the option to search all documents classified under pedestrian, bicycles, or both. ... more >>
Economic Impacts of Protecting Rivers, Trails, and Greenway Corridors, Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance, National Park Service: This report is intended to be a compilation of the most recent information on parks, trails, and greenways. ... more >>
Logistic Model for Rating Urban Bicycle Route Safety, Transportation Research Board: This paper describes the research used to develop an objective bicycle route safety rating model based on injury severity. This resource can be purchased through the Transportation Research Board, or accessed by subscribers. ... more >>
Effects of a Towaway Reporting Threshold on Crash Analysis Results, Federal Highway Administration: This paper attempts to quantify the expected effects on data analysis capabilities when different crash reporting thresholds are altered. ... more >>
U. S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), U. S. Department of Transportation: This site provides information on policies, regulations, research, grants, and more. ... more >>
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials: AASHTO's primary goal is to foster the development, operation, and maintenance of an integrated national transportation system. The site offers and extensive online bookstore. ... more >>
Enhancing America's Communities, National Transportation Enhancements Clearinghouse: This guide, in its second edition, is a road map for navigating your way through the transportation enhancement process. ... more >>
American Planning Association (APA), American Planning Association: The site offers information on research, legislation, community initiatives, careers, and conferences, in addition to offering resources and communication tools for students and professional planners. ... more >>
American Public Works Association, American Public Works Association: The American Public Works Association is an international educational and professional association of public agencies, private sector companies, and individuals dedicated to providing high quality public works goods and services. ... more >>
American Traffic Safety Services Association, The American Traffic Safety Services Association: ATSSA's core purpose is to advance roadway safety. The site offers services and information for traffic safety product companies, including training and certification. ... more >>
Police-Reporting of Pedestrians and Bicyclists Treated in Hospital Emergency Rooms, University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center: This paper reports on analysis of factors associated with the occurance of a match between the emergency room reported cases and state motor vehicle crash data. ... more >>
Estimating the Economic Benefits of Bicycling and Bicycle Facilities: An Interpretive Review and Proposed Methods, Essays on Transportation Economics: The purpose of this paper is to review and interpret existing literature that evaluates the economic benefits of bicycle facilities and suggest strategies for evaluating economic benefits in future work. ... more >>
Benefit-Cost Analysis of Bicycle Facilities, University of Minnesota: If your community is considering building a new bicycle facility, you can use this tool to estimate costs, the demand in terms of new cyclists, and measured economic benefits (e.g., time savings, increased livability, ... more >>
Flexible Design of New Jersey's Main Streets, The New Jersey Department of Transportation: This research finds a burgeoning national movement away from strict reliance on highway design templates and toward flexible highway design, especially in the Northeastern and Northwestern United States. ... more >>
Bikeability Checklist, Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC): How bikeable is your community? The Bikeability Checklist can help you find the answer. ... more >>
Florida Bicycle Law Enforcement Guide, Florida Bicycle Association: This document explains traffic rules governing bicycle behavior in Florida. ... more >>
Data Collection and Analysis for Communities, Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC): This report describes how communities can collect data about bicycle and pedestrian facilities, and includes case studies from 27 communities. Future publications will include a recommended practices guide, ... more >>
Fostering Student Success by Preventing Brain Injury, California Department of Health Services: Manual provides information on starting a school-wide helmet policy to improve bicycle riding safety. ... more >>
General Share the Road, Vermont Pedestrian and Bicycle Coalition: This public service announcement encourages people to share the road with other users. ... more >>
Getting to Smart Growth II: 100 More Policies for Implementation, International City/County Management Association: This is the second part of the "Getting to Smart Growth" guide. ... more >>
Guidelines for Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities in Texas, Texas Transportation Institute, Texas Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration: An overview of the process for planning various types of bicycle and pedestrian projects is provided. ... more >>
Smart Mobility Framework: Phase I Report (Revised) Definition and Principles Workshop Summary, Caltrans and Environmental Protection Agency: A joint project by Caltrans and EPA to develop a framework for classifying and prioritizing transportation and development projects with a multimodal approach. Caltrans is currently developing this into a Smart Mobility Handbook. ... more >>
Getting to Smart Growth: 100 More Policies for Implementation, International City/County Management Association: This guide is the fourth primer in a series written and distributed by the International City/County Management Association (ICMA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Smart Growth Network. ... more >>
How the Built Environment Affects Physical Activity, American Journal of Preventive Medicine: This article reviews the current methods of measuring the built environment and travel behavior, and discusses the challenges to determining the connection between environment and physical activity. ... more >>
Pedestrian- and Transit-Friendly Design, Florida Department of Transportation and American Planning Association: A quick guide to pedestrian needs that must be considered during development. Attention is given to the placement of parks, buildings, transit stops, and sidewalks that create a network to connect these amenities. ... more >>
CÃ³mo Alcanzar el Desarrollo Inteligente: 100 PolÃticas Para Su ImplementaciÃ³n, International City/County Management Association: This Spanish-language guide is the fourth primer in a series created to introduce communities to the benefits of "smart growth." ... more >>
The Impact of Community Design and Land-Use Choices on Public Health, American Journal of Public Health: This report describes 37 questions that resulted from a workshop on the relationship between the built environment and physical and mental health. The full text may be obtained from PubMed Central at the link below. ... more >>
Recreational Trails Program, Coalition for Recreational Trails: The Coalition for Recreational Trails with the Federal Highway Administration, developed a database of State trail projects that had received funding from the Recreational Trails Program since the program' ... more >>
CÃ³mo Alcanzar el Desarrollo Inteligente, II: 100 PolÃticas Adicionales Para Su ImplementaciÃ³n, International City/County Management Association: This is the Spanish-language version of the second part of the "Getting to Smart Growth" guide. ... more >>
Getting Your Kids to Wear Bike Helmets, Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute: This pamphlet helps answer various questions parents may have when trying to encourage children to wear bike helmets. ... more >>
FITTING PLACES: How the Built Environment Affects Active Living and Active Transportation., Go for Green: This discussion paper is intended to provide an introduction to how the design of cities and town influences the behavior of the people who live in them. ... more >>
Give Respect/Get Respect Flyer, Transportation Alternatives: These trilingual flyers were distributed in New York to educate drivers and bicyclists about safe interaction between bicycles and motorized vehicles. ... more >>
Florida Pedestrian and Bicycle Research Reports, Florida Department of Transportation: The Florida Department of Transportation conducts research on issues related to pedestrians and bicycles. Go to this section of the Department website to download some of the available reports (in pdf format) ... more >>
How to enhance WALking and CYcliNG instead of shorter car trips and to make these modes safer (WALCYNG), Department of Traffic Planning and Engineering, University of Lund, Sweden: The purpose of this document is to examine conditions and measures which may enhance walking and cycling instead of making shorter car trips. ... more >>
Cycle Audit and Review, UK Department for Transport: Cycle Audit is a systematic process, applied to planned changes to the transport network, which is designed to ensure that opportunities to encourage cycling are considered comprehensively and that cycling conditions are not inadvertently made worse. ... more >>
What is Traffic Calming?, Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission: This image-rich PowerPoint presentation gives a short history of the pedestrian in transportation planning, and illustrates different traffic calming strategies used in various communities. ... more >>
Good Practices Guide for Bicycle Safety Education, Federal Highway Administration: Guide to developing your own bicycle education program or selecting the most effective program for your needs. ... more >>
Hard Lessons: Causes and Consequences of Michigan's School Construction Boom, Michigan Land Use Institute: The Michigan Land Use Institute published this report to detail the problem and expose the challenges of managing growth and design. ... more >>
Which Helmet for Which Activity, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission: This brochure provides information on helmet use in different activities. ... more >>
Why Canadians Cycle More Than Americans: A Comparative Analysis of Bicycling Trends and Policies, Transport Policy: This paper looks at the reasons by Canadians cycle approximately 3 times more frequently than Americans. ... more >>
Walkable Communities, Iowa Department of Transportation: A 5-minute video featuring Mark Fenton discussing walkable communities, Safe Routes to School and walking school buses. ... more >>
Cycling in the Netherlands, Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management: Cycling accounts for 27% of all trips in the Netherlands; a comprehensive report (in English) on cycling in the Netherlands is now available. ... more >>
An Organizer's Guide to Bicycle Rodeos, Cornell University, New York State Governor's Traffic Safety Committee: This guide outlines a step-by-step approach to designing a successful bicycle rodeo in your community. ... more >>
Special Report: Accessible Public Rights-of-Way Planning and Design for Alterations, Public Rights-of-Way Access Advisory Committee: This technical assistance publication has been developed to provide guidance in the planning and design of pedestrian improvements constructed as part of an alteration project. ... more >>
Danish Road Directorate, Danish Ministry of Transport and Energy: The mission of the Danish Road Directorate is to manage the national roads, which carry almost 30 % of the total transport volume in Denmark. The site contains crash statistics, training information, ... more >>
European Twowheeler Retailers' Association (ETRA), European Twowheeler Retailers' Association: This website aims to support independent European retailers of bicycles, mopeds, and motorcycles. The site offers communication tools as well as updates on related legislation and advocacy opportunities. ... more >>
The National Transit Oriented Development Database, Center for Transit-Oriented Development (CTOD): The National TOD Database provides economic and demographic information for every existing and proposed fixed guideway transit station in the U.S. ... more >>
Evaluation of an Innovative Application of the Bike Box, Federal Highway Administration: This paper evaluates the results of a "bike box" installed at a busyintersection in Eugene, Oregon. The full text may be purchased from the Transportation Research Board, or obtained by subscribers. ... more >>
Transportation Association of Canada, Transportation Association of Canada: The Transportation Association of Canada is a national association with a mission to promote the provision of safe, secure, efficient, effective and environmentally and financially sustainable transportation services in support of Canada' ... more >>
Starting a Walking School Bus, Partnership for a Walkable America: Simple guide to informal and formal walking school buses, including planning a route and logistical details. ... more >>
European Network for Cycling Expertise (Velo.Info), EU Fifth Framework Programme: Velo.info is a nonprofit institute that provides expertise in creating and implementing a cycling policy. The site provides detailed information for planners and advocates on a variety of topics related to cycling, ... more >>
Common Bicycle Crashtypes & How to Avoid Them, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA): This short document provides a description and image of several common bicycle crash types, along with tips to avoid them. ... more >>
Training Programs for Bicycle Safety, Washington Traffic Safety Commission: A compendium of bicycle safety education programs prepared by the Washington Traffic Safety Commission in 1998. ... more >>
Bicycle / Pedestrian Safety Toolbox: Roadway Lighting Improvements, Metropolitan Transportation Commission: This document describes ways to enhance security and pedestrian safety and comfort with roadway lighting improvements. For each pedestrian or bicycle safety tool, the site explains its function, objective, ... more >>
Institute of Transportation Engineers, Institute of Transportation Engineers: The Institute of Transportation Engineers is an international educational and scientific association of transportation professionals who are responsible for meeting mobility and safety needs. ... more >>
Guide to Bicycle Advocacy, Bikes Belong Coalition, Inc.: This guide provides information for bicycle advocates regarding funding for bicycle facilities and various strategies for advocacy and planning. ... more >>
National Survey on Active Transportation, Go for Green: The major objective of the 1998 National Survey on Active Transportation is to establish a baseline of participation in active transportation (walking and cycling) among adults and school aged children in Canada. ... more >>
Walk To School Day, Partnership for a Walkable America, U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): The idea is to walk to school with a purpose -- to promote health, safety, physical activity and concern for the environment. You can plan a day-long event or a year-long event! Find out which cities are already planning to participate and register your own event online. ... more >>
Adventure Cycling Association, Adventure Cycling Association: The Adventure Cycling Association aims to inspire people of all ages to travel by bicycle for fitness, fun, and self-discovery. ... more >>
Bicyclist's Safety Principles & Practices to Avoid, Oregon Department of Transportation: Oregon's clear, well written manual helps bicyclists and parents of younger bicyclists understand how to ride safely and legally, and can easily be adapted for use in other States and localities. ... more >>
Portland By Cycle: A Guide to Your Ride, City of Portland Office of Transportation: This extensive brochure instructs bicyclists on proper safety skills, bike maintenance, route choice, and more. ... more >>
Iowa Kids on the Move, Iowa Dept. of Transportation & Iowa Bicycle Coalition: Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Curriculum ... more >>
The role of traffic violations in police-reported bicycle crashes in Queensland, Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety-Queensland, Queensland University of Technology: This study examines the role of traffic violations in the 6774 police-reported bicycle crashes in Queensland between January 2000 and December 2008. ... more >>
New Community Design to the Rescue, National Governor's Association: This paper discusses the merits of New Community Design (NCD) and the ability of NCD to end sprawl and improve community health. ... more >>
Share the Road: Pennsylvania Bicycle Driver's Manual, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation: This manual teaches safe bicycling on public roads and streets. ... more >>
Rails with Trails in Canada, Trails Canada: This article outlines some of the potential benefits of rails with trails, concerns, design elements to be considered, and highlights of existing Canadian examples. ... more >>
Keeping Children Safe in Traffic, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development: Report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development draws on best practices and research results to show how child casualties can be reduced. Free executive summary. $45 for full report. ... more >>
Remarks of Martin E. Robbins: Moving Transportation in the Right Direction, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University: These are the remarks of Martin E. Robins, Director of the Voorhees Transportation Policy Institute from his talk entitled "Moving Transportation in the Right Direction." ... more >>
What to Do if You Are Hit by a Car, Vermont Pedestrian and Bicycle Coalition: This document instructs bicyclists on what to do if they are hit by a vehicle. It includes a detachable 7-step checklist of actions to take immediately after a collision. ... more >>
Walking, Cycling, and Obesity Rates in Europe, North America, and Australia, Journal of Physical Activity and Health: This study was designed to examine the relationship between active transportation and obesity rates in different countries. ... more >>
Association of Workplace Supports With Active Commuting, Preventing Chronic Disease: The association between cultural and physical workplace supports for active commuting and employee active commuting behavior. ... more >>
Home Zone Concepts and New Jersey, Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center at Rutgers University: This report probes the potential for the application of the Dutch concept of woonerf, or Home Zone, for the United States, and particularly New Jersey. ... more >>
Spectrum of Prevention: A Model for Planning Public Health Interventions Traumatic Brain Injury Prevention Helmet Use and Bicycle Safety, California Department of Health Services: This presentation provides information on traumatic brain injury prevention through bicycle helmet use and bicycle safety. ... more >>
National Blueprint: Increasing Physical Activity Among Adults Aged 50 and Older, Active Aging Partnership: The National Blueprint: Increasing Physical Activity Among Adults Age 50 and Older was developed as a guide for organizations, associations and agencies to plan strategies to help people age 50 and older increase their physical activity. ... more >>
How Children See Traffic, TransMadison: This brochure provides information on how children act differently in traffic than do adults, and gives suggestions to help keep children safe. ... more >>
National Center for Bicycling & Walking, National Center for Bicycling & Walking: The Center's mission is to help create bicycle-friendly and walkable communities across North America by encouraging and supporting the efforts of individuals, organizations, and agencies. ... more >>
Sustainable Highways Self-Evaluation Tool, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), US Department of Transportation: This tool identifies characteristics of sustainable highways and provides techniques to help organizations apply sustainability best practices into roadway projects within system planning, project development, ... more >>
School Site Assessment for Traffic Safety, Florida Traffic and Bicycle Safety Education Program: Tool developed by the Florida Traffic and Bicycle Safety Education Program to examine biking and walking conditions at the school campus. ... more >>
Sustainable Transport that Works, World Transport Policy and Practice, Vol. 15, No. 1: This paper describes how Germany has balanced high levels of car ownership with safe, convenient, and integrated public transport, cycling, and walking alternatives. ... more >>
Cycling for a Few or for Everyone, World Transport Policy and Practice, Vol. 15, No. 1: This article reports empirical evidence that multi-faceted strategies (education, enforcement, and provision of facilities) are more effective in increasing cycling safety and raising overall cycling levels. ... more >>
Field Evaluation of Experimental "In-Street" Yield to Pedestrian Signs in Madison, Wisconsin, Federal Highway Administration: The purpose of this experiment was to evaluate the effectiveness of a "Yield To Pedestrians" sign in increasing driver compliance with Wisconsin's pedestrian rights laws. ... more >>
Community Toolbox, The National Park Service: The National Park Service's Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance (RTCA) program helps communities work together to improve their special places. They've produced the Community Toolbox, a set of techniques for project development and community participation. ... more >>
Roadway Connectivity, Victoria Transport Policy Institute: This chapter describes how improved roadway connectivity can reduce vehicle travel. The document details how to implementation connected streets and lists benefits, costs, case studies, and their impacts on travel and equity. ... more >>
How Land Use and Transportation Systems Impact Public Health, Active Community Environtments (ACES): This review discusses how urban form affects public health, specifically through the ways in which the built environment encourages or discourages physical activity levels. ... more >>
Bike Walk Virginia, Bike Walk Virginia: BikeWalk Virginia is an educational nonprofit organization that conducts advocacy, education, and training programs. ... more >>
How to Fit A Bicycle Helmet, Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute: This brochure provides information on the proper way to fit a bicycle helmet. It provides a step by step process, as well as a quick summary of ways to check that it is on properly. ... more >>
Better Environmentally Sound Transportation (BEST), Better Environmentally Sound Transportation: BEST is an advocacy organization that offers volunteer opportunities and works with planners and elected officials to support green transportation in Vancouver and across Canada. ... more >>
Back-in/Head-out Angle Parking, NelsonNygaard Consulting Associates: This report briefly discusses the design and benefits of back-in/head-out angle parking and shows where the design has already been implemented. ... more >>
Coalition for Appropriate Transportation (CAT), Coalition for Appropriate Transportation: Coalition for Appropriate Transportation, an educational charity, works to improve mobility and to educate about safe pedestrian access, bicycling, public transportation, and trail systems. The site contains news, ... more >>
Transportation-Efficient Land Use Mapping Index(TELUMI), Washington State Transportation Center (TRAC): The objective of this project was to devise a conceptually simple tool that operationalized the complex relationship between land use and travel behavior. ... more >>
Conservation Law Foundation, Conservation Law Foundation: This site contains news updates, research publications, an events calendar, legislative action opportunities, and specific fact sheets on smart growth in New England. ... more >>
Bikeway Planning Criteria and Guidelines, Institute of Transportation and Traffic Engineering, State of California Business and Transportation Agency: Design criteria, specificationand guidelines for providing Class I and Class II bikeway facilities are presented. ... more >>
In the Dark: Seeing Bikes at Night, Access: This paper looks at the difficulty in seeing bicyclists at night and ways to improve visibility. It discusses clothing patterns, perceived speed, and ways to make bicycling at night safer. ... more >>
Increasing Physical Activity Through Community Design, National Center for Biking & Walking: This guide describes how to help create places for people to walk and bicycle. ... more >>
TravelSmart, Government of Western Australia: TravelSmart is a successful Western Australian community-based program that encourages people to use alternatives to travelling in their private car. An overview of the community-led program is available for download on the site in PDF. ... more >>
Colorado Bicycling Manual, Colorado Department of Transportation Bicycle/Pedestrian Program: This compendium of bicycling information is designed to encourage the use of bicycles by providing information about bicycling in Colorado to make it an easy, safe, and satisfying experience. ... more >>
Walking and Bicycling Suitability Assessment Project, WABSA Project: A user-friendly tool designed to assess the suitability of local streets for walking and bicycling. ... more >>
PlannersWeb - Planning Commissioners Journal, Planning Commissioners Journal: This website offers a variety of resources for non-professional citizen planners. ... more >>
Intersection Level of Service, Transportation Research Board: The Florida Department of Transportation (DOT) has initiated multimodal level-of-service (LOS) methodologies, including that for the bicycle travel mode. ... more >>
Resource Guide on Laws Related to Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA): The resource guide contains a array of vehicle and traffic laws that may have the potential to affect pedestrian or bicycle safety, either positively or negatively. This guide is for anyone interested in vehicle and traffic laws and pedestrian and bicycle safety. ... more >>
Los NiÃ±os y Su Seguridad al Montar en Bicicleta (in Spanish), National Center for Biking & Walking: This Spanish-language flyer explains how to properly ride a bicycle. ... more >>
Development of Bicycle Compatability Index for Rural Roads in Nebraska, Transportation Research Board: The objective of work described in this paper is to develop a rural equivalent of the Bicycle Compatability Index developed by the Federal Highway Administration. ... more >>
Learn to Ride Right, Ride Right, The Des Moines Register, The Iowa State Patrol, RAGBRAI: This sheet is designed to be colored by children while teaching them about bicycle safety. ... more >>
Lessons from Katrina and Rita: What Major Disasters Can Teach Transportation Planners, Victoria Transport Policy Institute: This paper examines failures in hurricane Katrina and Rita emergency response and their lessons for transportation planning in other communities. ... more >>
Making Your Community Walkable and Bikeable, Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, UNC School of Public Health: This guidebook helps community groups, organizations, and concerned individuals learn how to collaborate with planning staff and other officials to improve their local roads for walking and bicycling. ... more >>
Maryland Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Education Program Administrator's Guide, City of Rockville Department of Recreation and Parks: This Administrator's Guide contains information about why pedestrian and bicycle safety is important, the relevance of each lesson, and the Maryland Learner Outcomes that children will achieve through the lessons. ... more >>
Conserve by Bicycle Program Study, Florida Department of Transportation: This study was requested by the 2005 Legislature to identify ways increased use of bicycles could be promoted to save energy and achieve health benefits. ... more >>
Walking and Bicycling, American Journal of Health Promotion: A review of all published environmental audit instruments was conducted to provide a foundation for developing more valid and efficient audit tools. ... more >>
New Jersey: Statewide Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan, Phase 2, New Jersey Department of Transportation: This plan provides clear guidance for the most effective use of Federal, State, and local resources to implement pedestrian and bicycle facilities. The stated goals and objectives are supported with proposed performance measures to determine the effectiveness and critical success factors. ... more >>
Wake County Public Schools Modal Choice Survey, Institute for Transportation Research and Education (ITRE), Highway Safety Research Center (HSRC): This slide presentation reports on the results of a modal choice survey sent to 15 school districts in Wake County, North Carolina. ... more >>
Cycling and the Built Environment, Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment: This study uses primary data on the cycling behavior of randomly sampled respondents in urbanized King County, Washington, and parcel-level GIS measures of land use and infrastructure conditions. ... more >>
VTrans 2025: Virginia's Statewide Multimodal Long-Range Transportation Plan, Commonwealth of Virginia Secretary of Transportation: Virginia's long-range transportation plan, called VTrans2025, is a blueprint for shaping the transportation future. It establishes a commonly held vision, goals, and objectives to guide and direct decision- ... more >>
Model Local School Wellness Policies on Physical Activity and Nutrition, National Alliance for Nutrition and Activity: This project contains tools that can be used to improve the wellness program in a school system. Included in this project is a sample declaration, calling for improved wellness policies, physical activity programs, ... more >>
CRC Index: Compatibility of Roads for Cyclists in Rural and Urban Fringe Areas, Transportation Research Board 2003 Annual Meeting: This research aims to build a safety and compatibility index for rural and urban fringe areas, using a combination of parameters (ex. speed, traffic, and layout). ... more >>
Transportation Alternatives Citizens Group (New York City Area), Transportation Alternatives: Transportation Alternatives' mission is to reclaim New York City's streets from the automobile, and to advocate for bicycling, walking and public transit as the best transportation alternatives. ... more >>
Vermont: Pedestrian and Bicycle Facility Planning and Design Manual, Vermont Agency of Transportation: The manual assists agencies, organizations, and citizens with the planning, design, construction, and maintenance of pedestrian facilities in the variety of settings. ... more >>
Travis County (AustinTX) SuperCyclist Project, City of Austin: This bicycle education site for children lets kids spot the rules being broken in a cartoon. Each bicycle law in Texas is demonstrated, and explained below. ... more >>
Oregon: Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan, Oregon Department of Tranportation: This is one of the first plans developed to promote walking. It is in-depth and informative, addressing various aspects of pedestrian planning. ... more >>
Motorists, Bicyclists and Pedestrians: Sharing the Road Safely, The New York State Department of Transportation: This training supplement is provided to trainers in Driver Improvement Programs to encourage motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians to safely share the road. ... more >>
Bicycling and Walking in North Carolina, A Long Range Transportation Plan, North Carolina Department of Transportation: The North Carolina pedestrian plan builds upon the state's long-range transportation plan, elaborating on the goals, focus areas, and programming specific to walking. ... more >>
Neighborhood-Scale Planning Tools to Create Active, Livable Communities, Local Government Commission, Active Living Leadership: This guide is a tool for community members to use to help create a more active, livable community. ... more >>
North Carolina: Planning and Designing Local Pedestrian Facilities, North Carolina Department of Transportation: The Local Pedestrian Facilities manual provides suggestions and guidelines for local planners and traffic engineers to increase pedestrian safety and friendliness. ... more >>
Pennsylvania: Pedestrian Planning and Design Guidelines, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation: The Pedestrian Planning and Design Guidelines is one part of Statewide Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan for Pennsylvania. The design guidelines focus on best practices for sidewalks, intersections, ... more >>
District of Columbia Traffic Calming Policies and Guidelines, District Department of Transportation: To reduce the negative impact of motor vehicle use and ensure overall safety, the District of Columbia Traffic Calming Policies and Guidelines provide a process for involving the public in implementing traffic calming measures. ... more >>
Idaho Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation Plan, Idaho Transportation Department: This document serves as a first step in establishing a statewide vision and comprehensive approach to pedestrian transportation planning. ... more >>
Bicycle Helmets Save Medical Costs for Children, Children's Safety Network: Report provides statistics on the cost of bicycle-related injuries, especially for children, and the benefits of helmet use on injury prevention. ... more >>
Marina, CA Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan, Local Government Commission: This plan contains a clear outline and discussion of goals and action strategies. It offers a comprehensive street inventory and assessment of deficiencies. ... more >>
Organizing a Bicycle Skills Rodeo, Cascade Bicycle Club Education Foundation: This document describes how to successfully run a bicycle skills education rodeo for children. ... more >>
City of Cambridge, MA Environmental and Transportation Division, City of Cambridge: The City of Cambridge's pedestrian program works to improve walking conditions in the city through engineering improvements, promotional activities, and educational project. ... more >>
Bellevue, WA: Pedestrian and Bicycle Transportation Plan Update, City of Bellevue Transportation Department: This is a policy-oriented document that aims to revise the 30-year plan. It presents key issues that have appeared during the implementation of pedestrian facilities, proving to be a helpful resource for localities considering such improvements. ... more >>
National Bicycle and Pedestrian Documentation Project, Alta Planning and Design and the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Pedestrian and Bicycle Council: This nationwide effort provides consistent model of data collection and ongoing data for use by planners, governments, and bicycle and pedestrian professionals. ... more >>
Overcoming Opposition to Bicycling, Walking and Trail Development, National Bicycle and Pedestrian Clearinghouse: This report focuses on ways to create trails in communities with localized resistance to the construction. ... more >>
Consumer Reports Publishes a Helmet Article,: Consumer Reports has a Web page on youth and toddler helmets dated June, 2009. The page rates 12 youth models and three toddler helmets. ... more >>
New York City Department of Transportation: Bicyclists, New York City Department of Transportation: These pages provide safety tips for bicyclists, bicycle maps and information on how to apply for bike racks. ... more >>
Oregon Department of Transportation Bicycle and Pedestrian Program, State of Oregon: This site provides infomation for local residents in addition to a variety of resources adaptable to general users, including design guides and standard drawings. ... more >>
Pedal Power: A Legal Guide for Oregon Bicyclists, Bicycle Transportation Alliance: This book is a collection of information about bicyclists and the law in Oregon. ... more >>
Chapel Hill, NC: Bicycle and Pedestrian Action Plan, Town of Chapel Hill: This is a concise, general plan that provides a foundation for future pedestrian planning. ... more >>
Links to bicycling organizations and resources provided by Bicycles, Inc., Bicycles, Inc.: This page contains an extensive list of links to bicycle clubs, industry suppliers, advocacy organizations, and touring outfits. ... more >>
Arizona: Statewide Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan, Arizona Department of Transportation: This is a guide for making pedestrian-related transportation decisions at the State and local level. The plan provides a long-term agenda for implementing a system of pedestrian facilities on the ADOT State Highway System and seeks to coordinate the relationship between ADOT and smaller jurisdictions. ... more >>
Pedaling for Health, Bikes Belong: This flyer provides information on the health benefits of biking, instructions on maintaining the tires, and positioning to avoid injury. ... more >>
Links to bicycle advocacy web sites provided by ProBicycle, ProBicycle: This page provides links to a variety of sites supporting vehicular cycling, including national, state, local, and advocacy orgranizations. ... more >>
Links to bicycle education and safety sites provided by Chainguard, Chainguard: This page provides links to safety and educational sites. ... more >>
Bicycle Friendly Community Campaign, League of American Bicyclists: The Bicycle Friendly Community Campaign is an awards program that recognizes municipalities that actively support bicycling. A Bicycle Friendly Community provides safe accommodation for cycling and encourages its residents to bike for transportation and recreation. ... more >>
Seattle, WA: Regional Bicycle and Pedestrian Implementation Strategy for the Central Puget Sound Region, Puget Sound Regional Council: This regional plan identifies more than 2,000 miles of needed bike lanes and oaths and pedestrian improvements around activity centers. ... more >>
Bike Plan Source Hot Topics provided by Tracy-Williams Consulting, Tracy-Williams Consulting: The Bike Plan Source page provides articles on various topics relating to designing for bicycles. ... more >>
Boulder, CO: Transportation Master Plan, City of Boulder: Pedestrian planning is fully integrated into the Boulder, CO Transportation Master Plan. The plan outlines modal split targets of 15 percent by bike and 24 percent by foot by 2020 and offers a variety of resources to transportation officials seeking to increase pedestrian travel. ... more >>
Pedestrian and Bicyclist Standards and Innovations in Large Central Cities, Rudin Center for Transportation Policy and Management at NYU Wagner: The report reviews how best to accommodate the use of bicycles and walking while ensuring safety and sufficient mobility for motor vehicles for large central cities and provides examples of best practices in various cities nationally and internationally. ... more >>
Getting There Together, Easter Seals Project ACTION: A two-hour training activity designed to teach members of the general public how to work together to support accessible sustainable transportation (i.e., public transportation) in their community. ... more >>
Orlando Area Bicyclist Crash Study, Metroplan Orlando: This report documents a study of 885 crashes between bicyclists and motorists in three counties in Florida, and identifies countermeasures. ... more >>
How to Get More Bicyclists on the Road, Scientific American Magazine: An emerging body of research suggests that a superior strategy to increase pedal pushing could be had by asking the perennial question: What do women want? ... more >>
A Bicycle Helmet for My Child, Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute: This flyer provides information regarding helmets for children. ... more >>
A Study of Land Use, Transportation, Air Quality, and Health (LUTAQH) in King County, WA, Lawrence Frank & Co., GeoStats, Inc, San Diego State University, University of Cincinnati: This research documents the impact of land use decisions and transportation investments and suggests strategies for allocating resources to encourage more compact, mixed use neighborhoods with more transportation choices. ... more >>
A Consumer's Guide to Bicycle Helmets, Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute: This flyer provides information about helmets for bicyclists including reasons for wearing helmets and the proper way to fit them. ... more >>
Public health benefits of strategies to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions: urban land transport, The Lancet: Comparative Risk Assessment methods were used to estimate the health effects of alternative urban land transport scenarios for two settings -- London, UK, and Delhi, India. ... more >>
Reevaluating the Role of Public Transit for Improving Urban Transportation, Victoria Transport Policy Institute: This report investigates the role that public transit can play in reducing traffic congestion and achieving other transportation improvement objectives. ... more >>
Integrating Bicycling and Public Transport in North America, Journal of Public Transportation: This paper provides an overview of bike-transit integration in large American and Canadian cities. ... more >>
Reevaluating The Role Of Highway Expansion For Improving Urban Transportation, Victoria Transport Policy Institute: This report investigates claims that highway capacity expansion is a cost effective and desirable solution to urban traffic congestion problems. ... more >>
A Longitudinal Analysis of the Effect of Bicycle Facilities on Commute Mode Sharing, Transportation Research Board: This paper uses census data to describe changes in bicycle commute mode shares between 1990 and 2000 in the Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN area, and specifically the impact of new bicycle facilities that were created during this decade. ... more >>
Traffic Education of Children 4-12 Years Old, SWOV Institute for Road Safety Research: The report contains an assessment of existing traffic education programs for children ages 4-12. ... more >>
Walkable Communities Library, Walkable Communities, Inc.: This website provides a selection of resources including richly illustrated posters demostrating levels of service and treatment options, in addition to a variety of short papers, checklist, sample brochures and more, ... more >>
Collisions involving pedal cyclists on Britain's roads: Establishing the causes, Transportation Research Laboratory Reports: The UK Department for Transport commissioned research to assess the causes of collisions involving cyclists. This report investigates the key causal factors relating to accidents involving cyclists. ... more >>
Effect of 20 mph traffic speed zones on road injuries in London, 1986-2006: controlled interrupted time series analysis,: Study conducted to quantify the effect of the introduction of 20 mph (32 km an hour) traffic speed zones on road collisions, injuries, and fatalities in London. ... more >>
Active Facts: Parks, Trails, and Recreation, Active Living Resource Center: This document stresses the importance of recreation in our everyday lives and the role that parks and trails play in encouraging active lifestyles. It provides indicators to assess your community recreational services. ... more >>
Active Living and Social Equity: Creating Healthy Communities for All Residents, International City/County Management Association: This guide explains the connections between active living and social equity, provides a toolbox of local government strategies for promoting active living equitably, and highlights notable examples of local initiatives from around the country. ... more >>
Cycle Safety: Reducing the Crash Risk, New Zealand Transport Agency: The crash benefits to cyclists of reducing traffic volumes and speeds, and constructing cycle lanes and intersection treatments have been investigated and quantified based on overseas research and data. ... more >>
Active Design Guidelines, NYC Department of Design and Construction: Provides architects and urban designers with a manual of strategies for creating healthier buildings, streets and urban spaces, based on the latest academic research and best practices in the field. ... more >>
Active Living Approaches by Local Government, International City/County Management Association: This paper discusses the results of surveys of local government officials regarding their ability to encourage active living in communities. ... more >>
Fatality Facts 2008: Bicycles, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS): Facts on analysis of data from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). ... more >>
Active Transportation Policy Issues, Victoria Transport Policy Institute: This paper provides background information on active transportation to facilitate discussion of national active transportation policy and legislation at the Active Transportation Roundtable. ... more >>
May is National Bike Month: Getting Started, League of American Bicyclists: This is a step-by-step guide to creating a successful National Bike Month event in your community, workplace, city, or state. ... more >>
Easter Seals Project ACTION's Monthly E-Newsletter, Easter Seals: Easter Seals newsletter, Extra which works to help all who are working toward the mission of creating and improving accessible transportation for people with disabilities. ... more >>
League of American Bicyclists, League of American Bicyclists: The League of American Bicyclist's mission is "to promote bicycling for fun, fitness and transportation and work through advocacy and education for a bicycle-friendly America." ... more >>
Another Look at Germany's Bicycle Boom, World Transport Policy and Practice: This article attempts to determine the reason for the substantial increase in bicycling in Germany since the early 1970s. It considers two potential sources for the increase: urban planning and external social factors. ... more >>
Protect Your Child's Head, California Department of Health Services: This full-color flyer demonstrates how to properly fit a bicycle helmet on a child's head. This is also available in Spanish. ... more >>
Proteja la Cabeza de su Nino! (in Spanish), California Department of Health Services: This Spanish-language full-color poster demonstrates how to properly fit a helmet on a child's head and reminds viewers that it's the law. ... more >>
Railbanking Factsheet, Rails-to-Trails Conservancy: This fact sheet is resource for community members to use to help maintain rail easements and convert them to public trails. ... more >>
The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity, US Department of Health and Human Services: Overweight and obesity have reached nationwide epidemic proportions. Both the prevention and treatment of overweight and obesity and their associated health problems are important public health goals. ... more >>
Rails-Trails and Community Sentiment, Rails-to-Trails Conservancy: This report examines 125 trails that opened between January 1, 2021 and August 31, 2021 in an effort to accurately depict the level of opposition that trail projects routinely encounter. ... more >>
School Health Guidelines and Strategies, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): CDC has published a series of guidelines documents that identify the school health program strategies most likely to be effective in promoting healthy behaviors among young people. Based on extensive reviews of research literature, ... more >>
Be a Safe Bike Driver: Older Kids, League of Illinois Bicyclists: This flyer teaches older children how to safely ride their bikes on the road. The sheet gives safety tips and instructions for checking your bike and helmet. The reverse side is a letter to parents. ... more >>
Rails-Trails and Safe Communities, Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, National Park Service: This paper discusses the results of a survey of all rail-trail managers and documents the level of crime on trails and identify the mitigation measures used by trail designers and managers. ... more >>
Planning for Bicyclists, Pedestrians, and Transit Riders, Montana Department of Transportation: Transportation planning strategies to help promote walking, biking, and transit use as well as integrate such travel modes into the local community planning realm provided by the Montana DOT. ... more >>
The Economic Impact of Bicycling in Wisconsin, Governor's Bicycle Coordinating Council, Wisconsin Department of Transportation: This economic overview shows how Wisconsin's investments in bicycling generate significant returns in the form of public health and safety, economic development and job growth. ... more >>
Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals, Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals: National membership group for planners, engineers, advocates, academics working to improve conditions for bicycling and walking. ... more >>
Relationship Between Urban Sprawl and Physical Activity, Obesity, and Morbidity, American Journal of Health Promotion, Vol 18.1: This ecologic study reveals that urban form could be significantly associated with some forms of physical activity and some health outcomes. ... more >>
The Economic Impact of Investments in Bicycle Facilities, North Carolina Department of Transportation, Division of Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation: This study overview summarizes the results of a study of the economic impacts of bicycle facility investments in the North Carolina Outer Banks conducted in 2003. ... more >>
Center for Livable Communities, Local Government Commission: The Center for Livable Communities helps local governments and community leaders be proactive in their land use and transportation planning, and adopt programs and policies that lead to more livable and resource- ... more >>
Review of Guidelines and Standards for Accommodating Bicycles & Getting Bicycles Through Intersections, Rutgers' Voorhees Transportation Policy Institute: This paper provides a general overview of cycling conditions and facilities used in New Jersey and compares them with conditions and facilities used in various other places where cycling is a more common mode for general travel and commuting. ... more >>
Road Diets: Fixing the Big Roads, Walkable Communities: This paper explores the use of road diets to manage vehicular transportation. ... more >>
Safety in Numbers: More Walkers and Bicyclists, Safer Walking and Bicycling, Injury Prevention: This paper examines the relationship between the numbers of people walking or bicycling and the frequency of collisions between motorists and walkers or bicyclists. ... more >>
City of Bellevue Pedestrian & Bicycle Transportation Plan Report, City of Bellevue Transportation Department: This report contains information on the policies and projects in the Pedestrian and Bicycle Transportation Facility Plan, and describes the deliberative process that created it. ... more >>
Be a Safe Bike Driver: Younger Kids, League of Illinois Bicyclists: This flyer offers a bicycle safety quiz as a tool for teaching older children how to safely ride their bikes on the road. ... more >>
Bicycle Driving Safety Tips, Vermont Pedestrian and Bicycle Coalition: This brochure provides tips and illustrations for safe bicycle driving. ... more >>
Community Design and Transportation Policies, The Physician and Sports Medicine: This article discusses the benefits of and the challenges to promoting physical activity through urban design. ... more >>
Bicycle Media Outreach Kit, California Department of Health Services: This outreach kit provides information on creating a media campaign for promoting helmet use by bicyclists. ... more >>
Measuring the Health Effects of Sprawl, Smart Growth America, Surface Transportation Policy Project: This report presents the first national study to show a clear association between the type of place people live and their activity levels, weight, and health. ... more >>
Bicycle Parking Solutions, New York Metropolitan Transportation Council: This guide provides information for indoor bicycle parking and the benefits of installing such facilities. ... more >>
Bicycle Safety Rodeo Manual, Kiwanis Pediatric Trauma Institute: This document describes bicycle rodeos which the Kiwanis Pediatric Trauma Institute believes are a proven way to teach safety skills to children in a fun setting. ... more >>
Travel and Environmental Implications of School Siting, Environmental Protection Agency: "Travel and Environmental Implications of School Siting," released by the EPA on October 8, 2003, is the first study to empirically examine the relationship between school locations, the built environment around schools, ... more >>
Driving, Walking, and Where You Live: Links to Obesity, McCann Consulting: This study shows a strong link between time spent driving and obesity: every additional 30 minutes spent in a car each day translates into a 3 percent greater chance of being obese. ... more >>
Obesity Relationships with Community Design, Physical Activity, and Time Spent in Cars, American Journal of Preventive Medicine: The objective of this study is to evaluate the relationship between the built environment around each participant's place of residence and self-reported travel patterns (walking and time in a car), ... more >>
Smart Bikes: Public Transportation for the 21st Century, City of Alexandria, Virginia: This paper explains the Public-Use Bicycle (PUB) concept, examines a PUB, and discusses the present and planned applications of the Smart Bike. ... more >>
The Influence of Traffic Calming Devices Upon Fire Vehicle Travel Times, Portland Department of Transportation: The paper presents the results of a research project conducted by the City of Portland to measure the affects of both traffic circles and speed bumps on response times for various types of fire apparatus. ... more >>
Active Transportation in Urban Areas, National Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health: The aim of this document is to provide Canadian policy makers, transportation engineers and urban planners with an overview of the potential health benefits and risks of active transportation. ... more >>
Achieving Support for Traffic Mitigation from Elected Officials and Emergency Services, City of Phoenix, Arizona, Institute of Transportation Engineers: This paper discusses techniques for achieving support from neighborhood residents, elected officials, emergency service providers, and more. Also provided is a brief introduction to Phoenix and a description of Phoenix' ... more >>
Environmental Factors Associated with Adults' Participation in Physical Activity., American Journal of Preventive Medicine: This paper provides an overview of the measures that have been used to assess environmental attributes and to review the patterns of environment-behavior associations that have thus far been identified. ... more >>
Second Generation Traffic Calming Project, Creative Communities International: The goal of the book is to give cities and residents new tools to tame traffic that don't interfere with existing measures, particularly around schools and in neighborhoods. ... more >>
Share the Road: Rules for Bicyclists, Bicycle Coalition of Maine: This flyer encourages courteous behavior by bicyclists, and teaches how to ride safely in traffic. ... more >>
Share the Road: Rules for Motorists, Bicycle Coalition of Maine: This flyer encourages courteous behavior by motorists, and teaches safe driving behavior around bicyclists. ... more >>
Bicycle Safety: What Every Parent Should Know, Active Living Resource Center: This document dispells myths of bicycling, outlines common types of bicycle/motor vehicles crashes, and offers safety information for parents when instructing children on bike riding. ... more >>
Share the Road: Same Roads, Same Rights, Same Rules, Texas Bicycle Coalition: This flyer informs road users of the rights given to motorists and bicyclists within the roadwa, and describes the seven basic laws in Texas regarding cyclists. ... more >>
Completing the Streets for Transit, National Complete Streets Coalition, Transportation Planning Capacity Building Program: The National Complete Streets Coalition is working to fully integrate multi-modal planning practices into everyday activities at transportation planning agencies. ... more >>
Bicycle Tourism: Texas' Untapped Resource, Texas Bicycle Coalition: This pamphlet describes the ways that bicycling can improve the local economy. ... more >>
Appropriate Traffic Calming Techniques for Small Iowa Communities, Shauna Hallmark: The purpose of the project was to evaluate traffic-calming treatments on the major road through small Iowa communities using either single-measure low-cost or gateway treatments. ... more >>
Skateboard Helmets, Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute: This flyer provides safety and buyer information on skateboarding helmets. ... more >>
Effective Visualization Techniques for the Public Presentation of Transportation Projects, New England Transportation Consortium, University of Connecticut: The purpose of this project was to look at ways to develop more coherent and effective approaches for presenting transportation projects to the public. ... more >>
From the Margins to the Mainstream, Surface Transportation Policy Partnership: Designed to demystify complexities of transportation laws, programs and processes, the Guide can help take advantage of opportunities to make communities healthy, safe and livable. ... more >>
Bicycling Renaissance in North America?, Transportation Research Part A: This article looks at the potential for growth in bicycling's modal share of trip choice. It considers recent trends in bicycle use in both the USA and Europe and discusses what factors limit further expansion of this transportation mode. ... more >>
Bicycling Smart Safety Tips, North Carolina Department of Transportation, Division of Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation: This interactive website provides safety tips for bicyclists. Topics covered include: using a bicycle as a vehicle, basic traffic riding techniques, bike handling skills, helmet use, dealing with hills, ... more >>
Bicycling Smart Safety Tips (Poster), North Carolina Department of Transportation, Division of Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation: This poster provides safety tips for all bicycle riders. Topics covered include: using a bicycle as a vehicle, basic traffic riding techniques, bike handling skills, helmet use, dealing with hills, and information on pertinent laws in North Carolina. ... more >>
An Overview of the Florida Traffic and Bicycle Safety Education Program (FTBSEP),: The primary goal of the FTBSEP is to reduce injuries and fatalities by teaching children knowledge and skills needed to be predictable and competent pedestrians and bicyclists throughout their lives. ... more >>
Bicyclist Share the Road, Vermont Pedestrian and Bicycle Coalition: This radio public service announcement encourages bicyclists to practice safe and considerate behavior when using the road. ... more >>
Investigating Risk Compensation Theory in Cyclists: Results From Intelligent Video Analysis System,: The aim of the present study is to assess risk behaviours in urban cyclists by helmet-use status, using an innovative on-site observation technology. ... more >>
Bicyclists and Pedestrians Have a Legal Right to the Road, Vermont Pedestrian and Bicycle Coalition: This document explains the appropriate behavior for pedestrians, bicyclists, and motorists in order to safely share the road. ... more >>
Evaluation of Bike Boxes at Signalized Intersections in Portland, Oregon, USA,: This paper presents the results of a study of the effectiveness of the installed experimental traffic control devices and responses of users impacted by the installation of the bicycle boxes. ... more >>
Bicyclists Pay More Than Their Fair Share, Texas Bicycle Coalition: This brochure educates the public on the costs paid by bicyclists for the urban transportation system. ... more >>
Streets for People: Your Guide to Winning Safer and Quieter Streets, Transportation Alternatives: Streets for Poeple is a tool kit of solutions for traffic problems around New York City, which can be applied elsewhere. The document includes information of crashes, highlights case studies, and reviews a number of traffic calming measures. ... more >>
Trail Construction and Maintenance Notebook, United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Recreational Trails Program, Federal Highway Administration: This guide focuses on the basics of trail construction and maintenance, presented it in an easy-to-understand fashion, and oriented just to activities done in the field. ... more >>
Socio-spatial Characteristics of Cyclists Involved in Accidents,: In this project, we undertook a special research on cyclist safety, with a specific look at socio-spatial characteristics of the cyclists involved in the accidents. ... more >>
Bike and Pedestrian Projects: Best Practices in New Jersey and Beyond, Transportation Policy Institute: This presentation shows examples of good pedestrian and bicycle design in New Jersey. It discusses the need for pedestrian and bicycle facilities and the impact that walkable designs have on public health. ... more >>
Study of Optimal Travel Speed Limits for Shared Travel, New Jersey Department of Transportation: This report summarizes the results of the work performed under the project Study of Optimal Travel Speed Limits for Shared Traffic. ... more >>
Bike Safety Cartoon, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh: This cartoon teaches children to check their helmets, brakes, handlebars, and tires before riding. ... more >>
Teaching Your Child to Ride a Bicycle, Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute: This flyer provides information for parents trying to teach their children how to ride a bicycle. ... more >>
Bikeway Planning and Design, California Highway Design: This section of a design manual provides various design information for bikeway planning and design. Topics covered include facility selection, design criteria, design speeds, suface tolerances, and more. ... more >>
Blueprint for Better Biking: 40 Ways to Get There, Bicycle Transportation Alliance: This guide provides innovative solutions to substantially increase cycling in the Portland, Oregon, area. ... more >>
Complete Streets: Best Policy and Implementation Practices, American Planning Association (APA): Drawing on lessons learned from more than 30 communities around the country, this report provides insight into successful policy and implementation practices that have resulted in complete streets. ... more >>
Transportation Cost and Benefit Analysis, Victoria Transport Policy Institute: This paper discusses the current and potential problems with automobile dependent societies. ... more >>
The Hidden Health Costs of Transportation, American Public Health Association (APHA): Health impacts and costs have typically not been considered in the transportation policy, planning, and decision-making process however, existing research can be used to estimate these impacts and costs. ... more >>
The Economic and Social Benefits of Off-Road Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities, National Bicycle and Pedestrian Clearinghouse: This article investigates the economic and social benefits of multi-use off-road trails. ... more >>
California Bicycle Helmet Campaign, State of California: The California Bicycle Helmet Campaign is designed to educate families and promote bicycle helmet use. This document contains a 13 step guide to conducting a safe bicycle helmet campaign. ... more >>
The Economic Benefits of Trails, American Hiking Society: This fact sheet descirbes the economic benefits of trails. It finds that the presence of trails encourages the growth of "clean" industries and businesses, helps increase the property values of surrounding lots, ... more >>
California Blueprint for Bicycling and Walking, California Department of Transportation: The California Blueprint for Bicycling and Walking provides ambitious goals of a 50 percent increase in bicycling and walking trips by 2010, a 50 percent decrease in bicycle and pedestrian fatality rates by 2010, ... more >>
Transportation-Related Land Use Strategies to Minimize Motor Vehicle Emissions, California Air Resources Board: The report suggests community-level performance goals that can reasonably be attained in urban, suburban and rural/exurban communities by implementing packages of transportation-related land use strategies in coordination with a multimodal transportation system. ... more >>
Bicyclists' Braking Profile on Several Types of Urban Pavements,: The purpose of this study is to investigate the necessary brake length and time until the bicycle is stopped, considering factors like road pavement type and bicycle speed. ... more >>
Why Do Older Persons Give Up or Reduce Cycling?,: The aim of this study was to describe antecedents and consequences of reducing or giving up cycling in older persons. ... more >>
Adult Recreational Bicyclists: Characteristics, Use of Safety Equipment, and Injury,: The aim of this study was to characterize bicycle riders, bicycle-related injuries and utilization of protective equipment among adults in Israel in order to identify higher risk groups. ... more >>
Trail Intersection Design Handbook, Florida Department of Transportation: This detailed handbook discusses design processes and principles of designing trail/roadway intersections. ... more >>
Bicycle Injuries: A Matter of Mechanism and Age,: The goal of this study was to characterize cyclist-related injuries according to motor vehicle involvement for adults versus children. ... more >>
The Relative Risks of School Travel, Transportation Research Board: This report provides estimates of the relative risk among school travel modes using available information collected at the national level. ... more >>
Traffic Calming Policy Manual, Municipality of Anchorage Traffic Department: This manual provides a toolbox of traffic calming measures, their effectiveness and some basic guidelines for their implementation. ... more >>
Trails and Greenways for Livable Communities, Trails and Greenways Clearinghouse: This paper discusses the role of trails in the design and walkability of a community. It looks at ways to combat sprawl with design and notes that trails and greenways act as solutions for better design. ... more >>
Cycling Trends and Policies in Canadian Cities, Rutgers University: This study evalutates bicycling trends and policies in six Canadian cities: MontrÃ©al, QuÃ©bec City, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver, and Victoria. ... more >>
Development and Public Health: Could Our Development Patterns Be Affecting Our Personal Health?, Urban Land: This paper looks at the impact that land-use decisions have on public health. ... more >>
Driver Share the Road, Vermont Pedestrian and Bicycle Coalition: This radio public service announcement encourages drivers to share the road with bicyclists. ... more >>
Consejos y Pasos Para el Uso Debido del Casco para Montar Bicicleta (in Spanish), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA): This two-page Spanish-language flyer demonstrates how to properly fit a bicycle helmet. ... more >>
Risk Factors For Bicycle-Motor Vehicle Collisions at Intersections, Journal of Safety Research: This paper reports a study of bicycle -motor vehicle collisions in the city of Palo Alto, California. This resource can be purchased through IngentaConnect at the link below. ... more >>
Ride your bike! Measures to Promote Cycling in Germany, German Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Housing: Germany's national cycling strategy 2002-2012 aims to promote cycling in Germany as part of a sustainable, integrated transport policy. ... more >>
Creative Approaches for Law Enforcement to Promote Bicycle Safety Presentation, California Department of Health Services: This PowerPoint presentation provides ideas for ways to promote bicycle safety. It reports on the results of a survey conducted by the Bicycle Head Injury Prevention Program of Police and Sheriff's Departments throughout California regarding their enforcement of the new State Law during 1995. ... more >>
Earn a Bike Program Presentation, California Department of Health Services: This presentation stimulates ideas for earn-a-bike programs, including potential partners, funding sources, and ways to expand the program. ... more >>
Pedaling Health: Health Benefits of a Modal Transportation Shift, Australian Department of Transport,: The purpose of this report is to present medical research on the benefits accruing from incorporating exercise into daily living patterns. ... more >>
Neighborhood Site Assessment, Florida Traffic and Bicycle Safety Education Program: Tool developed by the Florida Traffic and Bicycle Safety Education Program to examine biking and walking conditions on the route to school. ... more >>
How to Fit A Bicycle Helmet Presentation, California Department of Health Services: This presentation provides information on organizing training on properly fitting bicycle helmets. ... more >>
Improving Outdoor Bike Parking and Policy in New York City, Transportation Alternatives: This guide information on improving outdoor bike parking and policy in New York City. ... more >>
Killed by Automobile: Death in the Streets of New York City, 1994-1997,: This report analyzes data of pedestrian and bicycle fatalaties in New York City between 1994 and 1997, analyzing who is dying and who, and what, is causing the killing. ... more >>
Tri-State Transportation Campaign, Tri-State Transportation Campaign: The Tri-State Transportation Campaign is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to reducing car dependency in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. ... more >>
Vermont Bicycle and Pedestrian Coalition,: The Vermont Bicycle and Pedestrian Coalition's mission is to promote bicycling and walking in Vermont, emphasizing access, safety, and education. ... more >>
Estimating Cycling Demand For the Journey to Work or Study in West Edinburgh, Transportation Research Board: This study develops a method to determine the propensity to cycle and provide an estimate of cycling demand in Edinburgh, Scotland, using discrete choice models. The full text may be purchased from the Transportation Research Board, ... more >>
City of Boulder, CO Transportation Planning, City of Boulder: The site of the the Transportation Planning Department for the City of Boulder provides information to residents on the City plans and projects, as well as several incident reporting forms. ... more >>
Adversary Bicycle Policies and Their Impact on Urban Transporation in China, Transportation Research Board: This manuscript provides an analysis of the origins of the negative opinions and related policies after presenting a brief review of bicycle development in China. This resource can be purchased through the Transportation Research Board, ... more >>
Oaklyn Borough, NJ Pedestrian/Bicycle Study, Borough of Oaklyn, Camden County New Jersey: In this final report, Urbitran Associates, Inc. identifies strategies and recommendations for six locations in order to create adequate facilities for both bicyclists and pedestrians. ... more >>
City of Tallahassee, FL Bike and Pedestrian Program, City of Tallahassee: This site hosts the Tallahassee Bicycle & Pedestrian Plan in addition to offering various other resources. ... more >>
Oriental Boulevard: Bicycle Lane Impacts, New York City Department of Transportation: This report provides the results of a study of traffic patterns before and after bicycle lanes were installed along a section of road in New York City. ... more >>
Montgomery County, MD Pedestrian Safety, Montgomery County: The Montgomery County Pedestrian Safety site details the extensive education campaigns that have been conducted over the past years. Other resources include a safety quiz and tips, local news and events, ... more >>
St. Louis Regional Bicycle and Pedestrian Program, East-West Gateway Council of Governments: The St. Louis Bicycle and Pedestrian Program includes projects to develop a level of service map for bicyclists and a citizen advisory committee. ... more >>
Pathways to Prosperity: The Economy Impact of Investments in Bicycle Facilities, North Carolina Department of Transportation, Division of Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation: This study examines the value of public investment in bicycle facilities and determine the economic benefits accrued in the northern Outer Banks of North Carolina. ... more >>
Wisconsin Department of Transportation Bicycle and Pedestrian Information, Wisconsin Department of Transportation: This site provides the state bicycle and pedestrian plans, in addition to safety and crash information for citizens and instructors. ... more >>
Pedestrian and Bicycle Facilities in California, California Department of Transportation: The primary purpose of this document is to provide Caltrans staff with a synthesis of information on non-motorized transportation. ... more >>
Pedaling for Prevention, The New Jersey Bicycle and Pedestrian Resource Center: A sample brochure from a family bike event in Middlesex County, NJ. ... more >>
Northwestern University Traffic Institute, Northwestern University: The Northwestern University Center for Public Safety and Traffic Institute provides information on available courses, training sessions, and conferences. ... more >>
Cheap or Expensive Bicycle Helmets, Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute: When you pay more for a helmet you may get an easier fit and snazzier graphics. But the basic impact protection of cheap helmets we tested equaled the expensive ones. ... more >>
Real Intersection Design, Voorhees Transportation Center at Rutgers University, New Jersey Department of Transportation Office of Bicycle and Pedestrian Programs: This report documents a workshop created to deal with poor intersection design in Ocean City. ... more >>
Health Impacts of the Built Environment, Institute of Public Health in Ireland: This review is the third in the series and illustrates how the built environment impacts on health. ... more >>
National Scan of Actions to Address the Relationship between Built Environments, Physical Activity and Obesity, Chronic Disease Prevention Alliance of Canada (CDPAC), Public Health Agency of Canada: This report reviews recent literature on health and the built environment, and discusses various related organizations and the resources they offer. ... more >>
Report on Public Health and Urban Sprawl in Ontario, Ontario College of Family Physicians: This report summarizes pertinent information on the relationship between urban sprawl and health. It serves to identify the key issues that are relevant to the growing number of sprawl-related health problems in Ontario which is comparable to US situations and is far worse compared to Europe. ... more >>
School Helmet Policies Presentation, California Department of Health Services: This PowerPoint presentation provides information on fostering student success by preventing brain injury through the promotion of bicycle helmet use. ... more >>
Bicycling in Washington, DC: A Call to Action, Washington Area Bicyclist Association: This report highlights needed improvements in six areas to increase bicycling in Washington, D.C. and offers three immediate action items for the District government. ... more >>
Strategies to Cycling with Youth, Bicycle Transportation Alliance: This document provides tips for leading a bicycling activity with young people. ... more >>
Bike Lane Safety Information, Texas Bicycle Coalition: This pamphlet answers frequenty asked questions about bicycle lanes, and encourages drivers to share the road. ... more >>
The Australian National Cycling Strategy 2005-2010, Austroads, Inc.: This document describes the need for a cycling strategy, identifies six key priorities for improving the state of cycling, and outlines important actions to take to acheive each of those priorities. ... more >>
Bus Stop Style Guide, PPK Environment & Infrastructure: This document is a style guide for bus stops in urban areas in New South Wales. ... more >>
Tips of the Trade on Successful Bike Rodeos, Helmets R Us: This short document provides guidance on starting a bicycle rodeo, including things to think about during the planning stages, publicity, and fundraising. ... more >>
Collection of Cycle Concepts, Danish Road Directorate: "Collection of Cycle Concepts is part of the Danish Ministry of Transport's overall plan for promoting more and safer bicycle traffic. The purpose of the book is to present an overview, inspiration and motivation regarding bicycle traffic. ... more >>

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