Urban Bikeway Design Guide

• Corporate Authors: National Association of City Transportation Officials (Author), SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC : Island Press/Center for Resource Economics : Imprint: Island Press, 2014.
• Subjects: Environment.; Urban geography.; Urban planning.; City planning.; Environmental health.; Environmental Health.; Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns).; Urbanism.

The NACTO Urban Bikeway Design Guide, Second Edition, is based on the experience of the best cycling cities in the world. Completely re-designed with an accessible, four-color layout, this second edition continues to build upon the fast-changing state of the practice at the local level. The designs...

Table of Contents:

• Foreword
• Introduction
• Bike Lanes. Conventional Bike Lanes. Buffered Bike Lanes. Contra-Flow Bike Lanes. Left-Side Bike Lanes
• Cycle Tracks. One-Way Protected Cycle Tracks. Raised Cycle Tracks. Two-Way Cycle Tracks
• Intersections. Bike Boxes. Intersection Crossing Markings. Two-Stage Turn Queue Boxes. Median Refuge Island. Through Bike Lanes. Combined Bike Lane/Turn Lane. Cycle Track Intersection Approach
• Signals. Bicycle Signal Heads. Signal Detection and Actuation. Active Warning Beacon for Bike Route at Unsignalized Intersection. Hybrid Beacon for Bike Route Crossing of Major Street. Urban Bikeway Design Guide
• Signing and Marking. Colored Bike Facilities. Colored Pavement Material Guidance. Shared Lane Markings. Bike Route Wayfinding
• Bicycle Boulevards. Route Planning. Signs and Pavement Markings. Speed Management. Volume Management. Minor Street Crossings. Major Street Crossings. Offset Intersections. Green Infrastructure
• Resources. Notes. Design Guide Project Teams. References.