An Overview of Shared Bicycle/Bus Lanes in the United States

As urban areas continue to grow in population and traffic congestion increases, more cities are looking for ways to improve multimodal mobility within constrained right-of-way. Where there are at least two through lanes for general traffic in each direction, one option is to designate the outside lanes for shared use by bicycles and buses only. A study was conducted for the Florida Department of Transportation to identify where shared bicycle/bus lanes are presently operating in U.S. cities, describe their design and operational characteristics, identify the benefits and barriers to implementing such facilities, and develop recommendations to consider their use on the Florida State Highway System. The review found that few states and municipalities have design standards for shared bicycle/bus lanes, and that primary issues for design and operation include lane width, operating speed, passing procedures, conflict with right-turning vehicles, and enforcement.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • This paper was sponsored by TRB committee ABE30 Transportation Issues in Major U.S. Cities.
• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Research Board

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  Washington, DC  United States  20001
• Authors:
  • Hendricks, Sara J
  • Hillsman, Edward
  • Fiebe, JoAnne
  • Koos, Mary Anne
• Conference:
  • Transportation Research Board 92nd Annual Meeting
  • Location: Washington DC, United States
  • Date: 2013-1-13 to 2013-1-17
• Date: 2013

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 15p
• Monograph Title: TRB 92nd Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bicycle lanes; Bus lanes; Design standards; Highway design; Mobility; Multimodal transportation; Right of way (Traffic)
• Candidate Terms: Shared-use vehicle systems
• Uncontrolled Terms: Shared bicycle/bus lanes
• Geographic Terms: Florida
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Policy; Public Transportation; I20: Design and Planning of Transport Infrastructure; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01473323
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: 13-1217
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Feb 20 2013 9:40AM