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Urban bikeway design guide / National Association of City Transportation Officials.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- National Association of City Transportation Officials.
- Standardized Title:
- NACTO urban bikeway design guide
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bicycle lanes--United States--Design and construction.
- Bicycle lanes.
- Bicycle traffic flow--United States.
- Bicycle traffic flow.
- Bicycle trails--United States--Design and construction.
- Bicycle trails.
- Traffic engineering--United States.
- Traffic engineering.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 242 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : National Association of City Transportation Officials, [2014]
- Summary:
- The NACTO Urban Bikeway Design Guide, Second Edition, is based on the experience of the best cycling cities in the world. Completely re-designed with an accessible, four-color layout, this second edition continues to build upon the fast-changing state of the practice at the local level. The designs in this book were developed by cities for cities, since unique urban streets require innovative solutions.
- Contents:
- Bike lanes : Conventional bike lanes ; Buffered bike lanes ; Contra-flow bike lanes ; Left-side bike lanes
- Cycle tracks : One-way protected cycle tracks ; Raised cycle tracks ; Two-way cycle tracks
- Intersections : Bike boxes ; Intersection crossing markings ; Two-stage turn queue boxes ; Median refuge island ; Through bike lanes ; Combined bike lane/turn lane ; Cycle track intersection approach
- Signals : Bicycle signal heads ; Signal detection and actuation ; Active warning beacon for bike route at unsignalized intersection ; Hybrid beacon for bike route crossing of major street
- Signing and marking : Colored bike facilities ; Colored pavement material guidance ; Shared lane markings ; Bike route wayfinding
- Bicycle boulevards : Route planning ; Signs and pavement markings ; Speed management ; Volume management ; Minor street crossings ; Major street crossings ; Offset intersections ; Green infrastructure.
- Notes:
- Originally published as: NACTO urban bikeway design guide. 2011.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-242).
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Martin and Margy Meyerson Endowment Fund for the Built Environment.
- ISBN:
- 1610915658
- 9781610915656
- OCLC:
- 866620971
- Publisher Number:
- 99970256593
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