01365895

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https://doi.org/10.3141/2314-04

http://scholar.google.com...Dill&publication_year=2012

In the early fall of 2009, the Bureau of Transportation in Portland, Oregon, installed a cycle track and a pair of buffered bike lanes in downtown Portland. A major objective was to test facilities that were thought to bring higher levels of comfort to bicycle riders through increased separation from motor vehicle traffic. After one year of use, an evaluation was conducted to determine how the facilities affected the experience of the various users. Intercept surveys of cyclists (n = 248), motorists (n = 262), pedestrians (n = 198), and adjacent businesses (n = 59) showed improved perceptions of safety and comfort among cyclists, particularly women. Cyclists also preferred the new facilities to alternative routes and facility types. Both motorists and cyclists liked the additional separation of users. Motorists were more likely to attribute additional travel delays and inconvenience to the facilities; this attitude was especially true for motorists who never rode a bicycle and those surveyed on the buffered bike lane facility. Pedestrians liked the increased separation from traffic but had concerns about interactions with cyclists when crossing the cycle track. Businesses expressed support for these and other new bicycle facilities but had concerns about parking and deliveries.

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12-1753

English

pp 22–30

2012

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board

9780309263122

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Figures; Photos; References; Tables

Attitudes; Bicycle lanes; Businesses; Comfort; Cyclists; Design of specific facilities; Drivers; Highway safety; Pedestrians; Surveys

Bicycle safety; Buffer separated lanes; User perceptions

Portland (Oregon)

Design; Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors; I20: Design and Planning of Transport Infrastructure

PRP, TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Feb 8 2012 5:05PM

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