NATIONAL BICYCLING AND WALKING STUDY. CASE STUDY NO. 17: BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN POLICIES AND PROGRAMS IN ASIA, AUSTRALIA, AND NEW ZEALAND

This report examines bicycle and pedestrian programs and policies in Asia, Australia, and New Zealand, with particular attention to lessons that may be useful to U.S. transportation professionals and policymakers. As such, the report looks most closely at the experience of Japan and Australia, the two most affluent countries in the region. Australia's experience helps to show the limits of what may be achievable in promoting walking and cycling in an automobile-dependent country lacking a strong financial and policy commitment to improving the bicycle and pedestrian friendliness of streets and cities. As has been the U.S. experience, without significant changes in policy, transportation pricing, and a commitment of adequate resources, only modest positive changes in modal orientation away from the automobile can be anticipated. Japan, on the other hand, illustrates the extent to which wealthy, modern, and efficient communities can be reliant on nonmotorized transportation as an integral part of their mobility. While some elements of the Japanese experience cannot be readily transferred to the American context, many solutions and strategies are highly relevant to making America more competitive, efficient, and sustainable. The report is organized in the following chapters: (I) Introduction; (II) Extent of Bicycle and Pedestrian Travel; (III) Evolution of Bicycle and Pedestrian Modes; (IV) Urban Design and Traffic Management; (V) Education, Promotion, and Regulation; (VI) Economic and Environmental Considerations; and (VII) Lessons for U.S. Transportation Policy.

• Corporate Authors:

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Replogle, M
• Publication Date: 1992-4-20

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 88 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bicycle travel; Case studies; Economic factors; Education; Environmental impacts; Highway traffic control; Nonmotorized transportation; Policy; Promotion; Regulations; Strategic planning; Transportation policy; Urban design; Walking
• Uncontrolled Terms: Programs
• Geographic Terms: Asia; Australia; Japan; New Zealand
• Old TRIS Terms: Economic considerations
• Subject Areas: Economics; Environment; Highways; Law; Operations and Traffic Management; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00643602
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-PD-93-016
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Mar 17 1994 12:00AM