The effects of on-street parking on cyclist route choice and the operational behavior of cyclists and motorcyclists

Because of the serious societal, environmental, economic, and public health problems associated with motorized transportation, there is increased interest in encouraging non-motorized modes of travel. The current study contributes toward this objective in two ways. First, it evaluates the operational impacts of bicycling adjacent to on-street parking. Second, it identifies the importance of attributes influencing bicyclists' route choice preferences. The importance of evaluating both operations and individual preferences at the same time is the interrelationship between the two; poorly designed roadways may encourage cyclists to leave designated bicycle routes. Operationally, this study examines field data that was collected in Austin, Houston, and San Antonio and resulted in over 6,400 observations of motorists and/or cyclists adjacent to on-street parking. From the data, multivariate regression models were developed to predict the motorist's and cyclist's position on the roadway and the probability of motor vehicle encroachment. The models indicate that on-street parking has a significant impact on motorist and cyclist position; a bike lane combined with a buffer space is the only way to completely remove cyclists from the door zone, and operationally, a bicycle lane is more effective than a wide outside lane. As a result of the study, the Texas Guide for Planned and Retrofit Bike Facilities was updated to include on-street parking.

• Record URL:
  • https://library.ctr.utexas.edu/ctr-publications/0-5755-1.pdf
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Originally published October 2007
• Corporate Authors:

  University of Texas at Austin. Center for Transportation Research (CTR)

  Austin, Texas  United States 
• Authors:
  • Torrance, K
  • Sener, I
  • Machemehl, R
  • Bhat, C
  • Hallett, I
  • Eluru, N
  • Hlavacek, I
  • Karl, A
• Publication Date: 2009-4

Language

• English

Media Info

• Edition: Rev ed
• Pagination: 109p
• Serial:
  • Issue Number: 0-5755-1

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Behavior; Cyclists; Drivers; Field studies; On street parking; Parking; Route choice
• Geographic Terms: Texas
• ATRI Terms: Cyclist; Driver behaviour; Field study; On-street parking; Parking; Route choice
• Subject Areas: Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01384142
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Files: ATRI
• Created Date: Aug 22 2012 4:14PM