THE THEORY OF VELOROUTE DESIGN

The purpose of this paper is to constitute the design and construction of bicycle routes as a pure art or science. That is, to enhance its use as a function in the development of the art and practice of bicycling. To differentiate clearly from the generally accepted concept of bikeways, a new term, called "veloroutes", is defined. Veloroutes, meaning swift roads, can be defined as those bicycle routes which are especially designed to incorporate all the knowledge of the principles of the art and science of bicycling. If the objective of bicyclism is to go further, faster with less energy, then the objective of veloroute design would be a facility design in which the energy to cover a given distance by bicycle would be an established minimum. /TRRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  International Federation of Pedestrian Association

  5 Buitenhof
  The Hague,   Netherlands 
• Authors:
  • Konski, J L
• Publication Date: 0

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 169-87
• Serial:
  • Publication of: International Federation of Pedestrian Association
  • Issue Number: 0
  • Publisher: International Federation of Pedestrian Association

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alignment; Bikeways; Conferences; Construction; Design; Pavements; Prevention; Routes; Street lighting; Urban areas; Urban transportation; Weather; Width
• ITRD Terms: 2894: Alignment; 8525: Conference; 2722: Cycle track; 545: Lighting (street); 2955: Pavement; 9149: Prevention; 2545: Weather; 6479: Width
• Subject Areas: Construction; Design; Highways; Pavements; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Security and Emergencies; Terminals and Facilities; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00147971
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
• Report/Paper Numbers: Analytic
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 20 1981 12:00AM