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Title:

INTELLIGENT BICYCLE ROUTING IN THE UNITED STATES

Accession Number:

00641348

Record Type:

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/0309055547

Abstract:

As bicycling continues to gain popularity as an alternative transportation mode, questions arise as to how transportation departments are going to promote and support bicycle use effectively within the existing infrastructure. Maps are limited; the print medium precludes them from conveying up-to-date information. What is needed is a sophisticated information system that serves a number of main functions: (a) giving bicyclists accurate information on available routes, facilities, bicycling opportunities, safety issues, and registration; (b) providing commuters with more bicycling options, such as linking bicycle use with public transit or carpools; (c) furnishing cyclists with easy-to-use information that is widely accessible and meets cyclists' unique and specific needs; (d) serving as an efficient administrative tool for inventory tracking and demand measurement to help make cost-effective bikeway improvements; (e) promoting efficient and effective bicycle transportation practices and maximizing use of the existing public transportation infrastructure; and (f) becoming an overall support tool for enhancing the quality and quantity of bicycling in the United States. Ways in which an intelligent bicycle routing expert system can play an integral support role in all of these areas are examined.

Supplemental Notes:

This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1405, Pedestrian, Bicycle, and Older Driver Research.Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved

Monograph Accession #:

01403250

Language:

English

Authors:

Betz, Joe
Dustrude, Jim
Walker, Jill

Pagination:

p. 21-27

Publication Date:

1993

Serial:

Transportation Research Record

Issue Number: 1405
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0361-1981

ISBN:

0309055547

Features:

References (1)

Uncontrolled Terms:

User needs

Subject Areas:

Highways; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Jan 3 1994 12:00AM

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