EVALUATION OF THE EUGENE, OREGON, GREENWAY BICYCLE BRIDGE

The results of a study conducted as part of a National Bikeway Demonstration Program project that funded the construction of a bicycle bridge--the Greenway Bridge--in Eugene, Oregon, are reported. The bridge spans the Willamette River and connects the north and south parts of Eugene. It reduces the travel time for bicyclists between two major retail and employment centers and connects the bicycle paths that run along both banks of the river. Income and age; trip purpose, mode, and frequency; and reason for bicycling were among the variables studied. Surveys of bicyclists who crossed the river showed that approximately one-third of bicycle trips were commuting trips to or from work and an additional 10 percent were commuting trips to or from school. The new bridge is shown to have eliminated approximately 500 automobile trips/week. All income categories were well represented among bicyclists, but the less than $5000/year group was overrepresented. The income distribution of bicyclists is almost the same as that of the city as a whole for nonuniversity-related trips. Those in the 16- to 34-year old age groups constitute a larger percentage of bicyclists than they do the city population. As the Eugene bicycle system grows, it should continue to attract more bicyclists and more utilitarian trips.

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• Authors:
  • Lipton, S Gregory
• Publication Date: 1979

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; Maps; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 29-37
• Monograph Title: DRIVER PERFORMANCE, PASSENGER SAFETY DEVICES, AND THE BICYCLIST
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 739
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bikeways; Bridges; Cyclists; Demonstration projects; Evaluation; Frequency (Electromagnetism); Socioeconomic factors; Travel; Travel time; Trip purpose; Urban areas
• Uncontrolled Terms: Trip
• Geographic Terms: Eugene (Oregon)
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Economics; Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors; Society; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00315356
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309029953
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-029 545
• Files: HSL, TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Sep 16 1984 12:00AM