Design - Bicycle
Good bicycle facility design isn’t an accident. It takes careful
planning and innovative thinking to design facilities that are safe,
and effective within a community’s priorities for recreational
opportunities and overall healthier living. The following are
several helpful resources for bicycle facility standards and
designs:
- American Association of State Highway and Transportation
Officials (AASHTO): The
AASHTO guide is the industry standard for bicycle facility
design issues. Subjects include shared roadways, signed shared
roadways, bike lanes, shared use paths (trails), bicycle
planning, and other issues.
- Guide for the Development of Bicycle Facilities, 3rd
Edition: Supersedes the 1981 Guide for Development of
New Bicycle Facilities. Provides information on the
development of new facilities to enhance and encourage safe
bicycle travel. Planning considerations, design and construction
guidelines, and operation and maintenance recommendations are
included. Click
here for the AASHTO bookstore link to this document.
- Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center-Engineering
Bicycle Facilities. The link to the site is as
follows:
www.bicyclinginfo.org/engineering.
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