BICYCLING: PATHWAY TO THE FUTURE

As the decade draws to a close, average federal spending on bicycle and pedestrian facilities exceeds $260 million annually. The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has staff working on bicycle and pedestrian issues in most of its agencies. In addition, the USDOT has set ambitious national goals for bicycling and walking, is nearing completion of a multiyear bicycle and pedestrian research program, has elevated bicycle and pedestrian safety to priority status, and has published a wide range of related technical and promotional literature. Every state is required by law to have a bicycle and pedestrian coordinator, and dozens of cities and counties have full-time bicycle and pedestrian staff. Public opinion and attitudes toward bicycling have also become more favorable. Thus, as the new millennium dawns, the future for bicycling as a component of the transportation system looks bright. This paper discusses the improved prospects for bicycling, as well as the significant obstacles to be overcome before it can break through as a mainstream transportation mode.

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  http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/millennium/00011.pdf
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • This paper is available on the CD-ROM, Transportation in the New Millennium: State of the Art and Future Directions, Perspectives from Transportation Research Board Standing Committees. It is also available on the TRB website. 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
• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Research Board

  A3B05: Committee on Safety Data, Analysis, and Evaluation
  Washington, DC  United States  20418
• Authors:
  • Clarke, A
• Publication Date: 2000

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 7 p.
• Serial:
  • Transportation in the New Millennium
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Attitudes; Bicycling; Federal aid; Future; Promotion; Public opinion; Research
• Subject Areas: Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Research; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00784584
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Feb 17 2000 12:00AM