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As urban areas continue to grow in population and traffic congestion increases, more cities are looking for ways to improve multimodal mobility within constrained right-of-way. Where there are at least two through lanes for general traffic in each direction, one option is to designate the outside lanes for shared use by bicycles and buses only. A study was conducted for the Florida Department of Transportation to identify where shared bicycle/bus lanes are presently operating in U.S. cities, describe their design and operational characteristics, identify the benefits and barriers to implementing such facilities, and develop recommendations to consider their use on the Florida State Highway System. The review found that few states and municipalities have design standards for shared bicycle/bus lanes, and that primary issues for design and operation include lane width, operating speed, passing procedures, conflict with right-turning vehicles, and enforcement.

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee ABE30 Transportation Issues in Major U.S. Cities.

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English

15p

2013

Transportation Research Board 92nd Annual Meeting

Digital/other

Figures; References; Tables

Bicycle lanes; Bus lanes; Design standards; Highway design; Mobility; Multimodal transportation; Right of way (Traffic)

Shared-use vehicle systems

Shared bicycle/bus lanes

Florida

Design; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Policy; Public Transportation; I20: Design and Planning of Transport Infrastructure; I73: Traffic Control

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2013 Paper #13-1217

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Feb 5 2013 12:20PM