Bicycle Links

MoDOT's Missouri Traffic Count Maps--an overall map of the entire state and maps of various regions, showing traffic counts on MoDOT roads. These are very useful for for planning bicycle trips around the state.

BLOS 2.0 explanation and formulas--"Widespread application of the original form of the Bicycle LOS Model throughout the United States has provided several refinements. Application of the Bicycle LOS Model in the rural areas surrounding the greater Buffalo, New York region resulted in refinements to the "low traffic volume roadway width adjustment". In 1996, application of the Bicycle LOS Model in the metropolitan area of Philadelphia, PA resulted in the final definition of the three effective width cases for evaluating roadways with on-street parking. Recently, in 1997 during the Model 's statewide application in Delaware, an enhanced quantification was made to capture the effects of high speed truck traffic. As a result, Version 2.0 has the highest correlation coefficient (R2= 0.77) of any form of the Bicycle LOS Model 2 and it quantifies virtually every possible roadway condition . . ."

Bicycle Suitablility Criteria: Literature Review and State-of-the-Practice Survey (PDF)

Victor Dover's 5 Basic Physical Features of Great Neighborhoods

America's kids are more inactive than ever--Walking can make a healthy difference from the Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. A quote:

According to Fenton, it is not just American children and adolescents who are inactive. Fenton says that adults in the United States are more sedentary than ever as well.

"Americans are less active than they ever have been," he said. "Twenty-five percent of our population is essentially sedentary 55 percent are only sporadically active and only about 10 percent of the population exercises regularly."

This lack of exercise is killing us, say researchers at the CDC and the American College of Sports Medicine. According to a joint statement they issued this year, approximately 250,000 deaths a year in the United States can be attributed to physical inactivity.

Kansas City Outdoor Club - Founded in 1970 , The Kansas City Outdoor Club Inc. (KCOC) is a nonprofit organization of over 200 outdoor enthusiasts from throughout the Metropolitan area. Its purpose is to offer outdoor recreational opportunities and to educate and train its members in outdoor skills. The club has meetings and activities several times a month; some are bicycle related.

Traffic Calming Benefits, Costs and Equity Impacts--a compendium of much research into the costs and benefits of traffic calming. It lays out all the advantages and disadvantages of traffic calming, and quantifies the benefits and disadvantages where possible.

How to Protect Communities from Asphalt and Traffic: Communities that are plunged into debates about the future of their streets or roads often have too little information about key questions at their disposal. The purpose of this guide is to help fill the information gap, to help level the playing field between lay people and highway departments, and to show how citizens and public officials can make their communities more safe, scenic, and livable by adopting an updated approach to road design and traffic management.