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Bike lane design studies and information
Friday, April 25, 2008
League of American Bicyclists President Andy Clarke provided this useful list of resources related to bicycle lanes:

Texas lane width study – impact on lane positioning
http://www.utexas.edu/news/2006/09/18/engineering/http://www.utexas.edu/research/ctr/pdf_reports/0_5157_1.pdf
Moritz adult bicyclists and RDI – relative danger index
http://www.bicyclinglife.com/Library/Moritz2.htm

Cambridge, Hampshire Street – impact on lane positioning
http://www.cambridgema.gov/cdd/et/bike/bike_hamp_study.pdf
Jennifer Dill, Commuting in Cities – overall impact on use
http://www.contextsensitivesolutions.org/content/reading/bicycle-commuting/resources/4542-bicycle-commuting-and-facilities-in-major-us-cities/

Florida Red Shoulder Study – impact on lane positioning
http://www.dot.state.fl.us/safety/ped_bike/handbooks_and_research/research/redstudy.pdf
Portland Blue Bike Lane study – impact on intersection behavior
http://www.portlandonline.com/transportation/index.cfm?c=34826&

Ft Lauderdale Bike Lane Adjacent to Parking – impact on lane positioning
http://www.dot.state.fl.us/safety/ped_bike/handbooks_and_research/research/ftlaud.pdf

Broward County WCL Conversions – impact on lane positioning http://www.dot.state.fl.us/research-center/Completed_Proj/Summary_SF/FDOT_0510809_BA784_rpt.pdf
San Francisco bike lane studies – various evaluations
http://www.sfmta.com/cms/rbikes/3172.html

Hunter et al, 1999 bike lane versus wide curb lane – comparison of facilities
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/tfhrc/safety/pubs/99035/99035.pdf

Bicycle Forum 47 – bike lanes on 44 foot streets – what different cities do
http://www.bikeplan.com/narrow.htm

General
http://www.ci.cambridge.ma.us/CDD/et/bike/bike_lanes.html#implanes
http://www.bicyclinginfo.org/engineering/facilities-bikelanes.cfm

Bike lane design information
Chicago
http://www.activelivingresources.org/assets/chicagosbikelanedesignguide.pdf
Davis Bike Plan
http://www.city.davis.ca.us/pw/pdfs/2006_BikePlan_withMaps.pdf
FHWA university course
http://www.tfhrc.gov/safety/pedbike/pubs/05085/chapt15.htmhttp://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/PED_BIKE/univcourse/swless20.htm
Florida
http://www.dot.state.fl.us/safety/ped_bike/handbooks_and_research/bhchpt4.pdf
Minnesota DOT
http://www.dot.state.mn.us/bike/pdfs/Chapter%204%20On-Road%20Bikeways%20(Web).pdf

Oregon design guide
http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/BIKEPED/docs/bp_plan_2_ii.pdfhttp://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/BIKEPED/docs/OBP_Plan/Chapter_1_On-road_bikeways.pdf

Seattle, bike plan chapter
http://www.seattle.gov/transportation/docs/bmp/AppendixF.pdf
Vermont
http://www.aot.state.vt.us/progdev/Documents/LTF/FinalPedestrianAndBicycleFacility/Chap4.pdf
Washington DC
http://www.ddot.dc.gov/ddot/cwp/view,a,1245,q,640118,ddotNav_GID,1761,ddotNav,34416.asp
Washington State
http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/EESC/Design/DesignManual/desEnglish/1020-E.pdf

Bike Boulevards
http://www.sccrtc.org/bikes/TechTransfer_BicycleBlvds.pdf


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