Improving Pedestrian and Bicycle Connectivity During Rehabilitation of Existing Bridges
White Paper Series
- Posted: Tuesday November 1st, 2016
- Source: Fehr & Peers
- Sponsor: Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center
- Topic: Engineering, Road, Road User, Safety Culture
- Sub-Topic: Bicycle Safety, Pedestrian Safety, Road Surface Conditions, Road User Road Safety Culture, Safety Countermeasures, Sharing the Road Safely with All Road Users
Description:
“The purpose of this white paper is to:
1. Acknowledge that pedestrian and bicycle considerations should be addressed at the State, local, and regional planning levels per the USDOT Policy Statement on Bicycle and Pedestrian Accommodation Regulations and Recommendations,
2. Demonstrate that providing pedestrian and bicycle facilities as part of bridge rehabilitation projects is a win-win for communities for a broad range of reasons, and
3. Share case studies summarizing the positive effects of providing new and improved bicycle and pedestrian connections.”
- External Link: Improving Pedestrian and Bicycle Connectivity During Rehabilitation of Existing Bridges