Development of Analytical Framework to Rank Pedestrian and Cyclist Projects

To facilitate decision makers in prioritizing projects designed and proposed to improve walking/cycling, the study develops an analytical framework to prioritize projects based on defining and scoring a set of determinants. Six determinants are delineated to facilitate ranking projects: 1) Pedestrian/cyclist safety, 2) Project effectiveness including safety effectiveness (CMF) and mobility effectiveness (connectivity and accessibility), 3) Project life cycle cost, 4) Equity, 5) Demand, and 6) Qualitative metrics. All determinants are categorized/scored into six classes to provide a homogenous comparison among all determinants. To investigate the feasibility of the deployment of the developed technique in practice, improvement projects are devised to lessen the deficiencies of pedestrian/cyclist facility in cities/villages located in Cook County in the State of Illinois where pedestrian/cyclist safety is in jeopardy. Pursuing the developed methodology, the final score of each proposed project is computed.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.5038/CUTR-NCTR-RR-2015-03
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• Record URL:
  • https://utc.uic.edu/wp-content/uploads/Analytical-Framework-Pedestrian-and-Cyclist-Projects-final.pdf
• Record URL:
  • https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/30815
• Corporate Authors:

  University of Illinois, Chicago

  Urban Transportation Center
  412 Peoria Street, Suite 340
  Chicago, IL  United States  60607-7036

  University of South Florida, Tampa

  Center for Urban Transportation Research
  4202 Fowler Avenue
  Tampa, FL  United States  33620-5373
• Authors:
  • Moini, Nadereh
• Publication Date: 2015-10-30

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Final Report
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 84p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bicycle facilities; Case studies; Construction projects; Decision making; Equity; Feasibility analysis; Life cycle costing; Methodology; Mobility; Pedestrian areas; Pedestrian safety; Quantitative metrics
• Geographic Terms: Cook County (Illinois)
• Subject Areas: Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Planning and Forecasting;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01599199
• Record Type: Publication
• Contract Numbers: 487496
• Files: NTL, TRIS
• Created Date: May 20 2016 3:47PM