NONMOTORIZED TRANSPORTATION EQUIVALENTS IN URBAN TRANSPORT PLANNING
The benefits of nonmotorized modes are discussed by quantifying the "bicycle equivalents" for motorized modes in terms of parameters such as resource and energy consumption, air emissions, land use, and accident risk. The current status of nonmotorized transportation (NMT) in the United States is described, and factors contributing to its low usage--even over short distances--are explored. The potential for NMT over these distances is demonstrated, and implications are drawn for NMT policy and for transportation investment decisions to achieve a balanced and integrated NMT-inclusive urban transportation system.
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- This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1487, Nonmotorized Transportation Research, Issues, and Use. 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
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Authors:
- Pendakur, V Setty
- Badami, Madhav G
- Lin, Yuh-Ren
- Publication Date: 1995
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: p. 49-55
- Monograph Title: Nonmotorized transportation research, issues, and use
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Serial:
- Transportation Research Record
- Issue Number: 1487
- Publisher: Transportation Research Board
- ISSN: 0361-1981
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Air pollution; Benefits; Energy consumption; Investments; Land use; Nonmotorized transportation; Planning; Policy; Risk assessment; Transportation planning; Urban transportation
- Old TRIS Terms: Accident risks; Investment planning
- Subject Areas: Energy; Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00713606
- Record Type: Publication
- ISBN: 0309061504
- Files: TRIS, TRB
- Created Date: Nov 28 1995 12:00AM