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This paper introduces a new method to prioritize bicycle improvement projects based on accessibility to important destinations, such as grocery stores, banks, and restaurants. Central to the method is a new way to classify “cycling stress” associated with the speed limit and number of lanes of the streets throughout a city using marginal rates of substitution that come from empirical behavioral research on cyclist route choice. The method was programmed as a geographic information system tool and requires commonly available data. The tool is demonstrated on three improvement scenarios that were recently proposed for Seattle, Washington. The full build-out scenario consists of 771 projects that include various new bike lanes, protected bike lanes, and multi-use trails. The tool produces project rankings based on a project’s ability to improve low-stress connectivity between homes and important destinations. The analysis identifies specific areas or neighborhoods that can be expected to exhibit better bikeability. Transportation planners can use the tool to help communicate anticipated project impacts to decision-makers and the public.

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee ANF00 Section - Pedestrians and Cycles.

01584066

16-1115

English

19p

2016

Transportation Research Board 95th Annual Meeting

Digital/other

Figures; Maps; References; Tables

Accessibility; Bicycle facilities; Bicycling; Connectivity; Improvements; Infrastructure; Neighborhoods; Strategic planning; Stress (Psychology)

Seattle (Washington)

Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2016 Paper #16-1115

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Jan 12 2016 4:30PM