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A series of studies conducted in the 1970’s were very influential in setting the future path for design of bikeway facilities in the U.S. The success of Davis, California, and its University in developing a unique bicycling environment played a key role in the proceedings. The potential for a European design approach to urban bikeways featuring separated bikeways was under consideration in 1972, but by 1977 an alternative approach for the US around bicycle lanes within the roadway was firmly established, prevailing thoughts and designs for the next 30 years. Rock Miller, the author of this paper, was a graduate student and assistant researcher at UC Davis from 1973 to 1976 and contributed data to some of this early research. This paper presents some background on the research and some unpublished personal observations about Davis and the state of bicycle infrastructure as it existed at that time. The paper suggests some of the thought processes and reasoning that resulted in the direction taken in 1977.

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee ABG50 Standing Committee on Transportation History. Alternate title: Bikeway Engineering in the 70s: A Turning Point

18-01152

English

13p

2018

Transportation Research Board 97th Annual Meeting

Digital/other

Figures; Photos; References

Bicycle facilities; Bicycle lanes; Bikeways; Design of specific facilities; History

Davis (California)

Design; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Terminals and Facilities

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2018 Paper #18-01152

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Jan 8 2018 10:17AM