National Bicycling and Walking Study

National Bicycling and Walking Study
Author: United States. Federal Highway Administration
Publisher:
Total Pages: 70
Release: 1993
Genre: Bicycle commuting
ISBN:

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Designing Sidewalks and Trails for Access

Designing Sidewalks and Trails for Access
Author: Peter Axelson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 526
Release: 1999
Genre: People with disabilities
ISBN:

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This report focuses on how sidewalks and trails can be made accessible and usable by the widest possible segment of the population. Sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration, a project to research existing conditions on sidewalks and trails for people with disabilities was designed in two parts. Part I, covers literature surveys, site surveys and interviews along with the history of accessibility legislation, travel characteristics of the disabled and engineering and construction design practices. Part II provides data on implementing the requirements of parts of two acts, Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

Bicycle Transportation

Bicycle Transportation
Author: John Forester
Publisher: MIT Press
Total Pages: 364
Release: 1994
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0262560798

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This new edition of John Forester's handbook for transportation policy makers and bicycling advocates has been completely rewritten to reflect changes of the last decade. It includes new chapters on European bikeway engineering, city planning, integration with mass transit and long-distance carriers, "traffic calming," and the art of encouraging private-sector support for bicycle commuting. A professional engineer and an avid bicyclist, John Forester combined those interests in founding the discipline of cycling transportation engineering, which regards bicycling as a form of vehicular transportation equal to any other form of transportation. Forester, who believes that riding a bicycle along streets with traffic is safer than pedaling on restricted bike paths and bike lanes, argues the case for cyclists' rights with zeal and with statistics based on experience, traffic studies, and roadway design standards. Over the nearly two decades since Bicycle Transportation was first published, he has brought about many changes in the national standards for highways, bikeways, bicycles, and traffic laws. His Effective Cycling Program continues to grow.

The National Bicycling and Walking Study

The National Bicycling and Walking Study
Author: National Bicycling and Walking Study (U.S.)
Publisher:
Total Pages: 156
Release: 1994
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN:

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The purpose of this report is to recommend a plan of action for achieving the Study goals of doubling the percentage of bicycling and walking trips, while decreasing by 10 percent the number of crash-related injuries and deaths. The action plans presented are comprehensive in scope, covering activities directed at increasing public awareness of the benefits of nonmotorized transportation, improving facilities to make bicycling and walking more viable and attractive transportation options, providing needed educational and law enforcement support, and "institutionalizing" bicycling and walking into the nation's transportation system.