Urban Bikeway Design Guide -3rd Edition-

NACTO's Urban Bikeway Design Guide quickly emerged as the preeminent resource for designing safe, protected bikeways in cities across the United States. It has been completely re-designed with an even more accessible layout. The Guide offers updated graphic profiles for all of its bicycle facilities, a subsection on bicycle boulevard planning and design, and a survey of materials used for green color in bikeways. The Guide continues to build upon the fast-changing state of the practice at the local level. It responds to and accelerates innovative street design and practice around the nation.

About the author

The National Association of City Transportation Officials, NACTO, is a membership network that provides support and resources for city transportation officials in cities of all sizes. Member cities are Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Portland, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington DC. The current NACTO president is Edward Reiskin, Director of Transportation of the San Francisco MTA.

Summary

Based on the experience of the best cycling cities in the world, this title features designs that were developed by cities for cities, since urban streets require innovative solutions. It offers guidance for cities seeking to improve bicycle transportation in places where competing demands for the use of the right of way present unique challenges.

Product details

• Authors: Natco, National Association of City Transportat, National Association of City Transportation Offici, National Association of City Transportation Officials
• Assisted by: National Association of City Transportat (Editor)
• Publisher: Island Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 02.06.2014
• EAN: 9781610915656
• ISBN: 978-1-61091-565-6
• No. of pages: 349
• Dimensions: 220 mm x 281 mm x 23 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; TRANSPORTATION / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Regional Planning, ARCHITECTURE / Urban & Land Use Planning, SPORTS & RECREATION / Cycling, City & town planning - architectural aspects, cycling, Transport planning and policy, Cycle racing, City and town planning: architectural aspects, Transport planning & policy