Performance measures for bicycle suitability on the state highway system

Caltrans is considering performance measures that can be used to evaluate the quality of the bicycling experience on the state highway system. The purpose of this research is to recommend the best methodology to use in California as a quantitative measurement for how well the roads support bicycling. The authors identified two widely used performance measures, Highway Capacity Manual bicycle level of service and level of traffic stress, for evaluation, and developed time cost estimates for applying the measures to the state highway system. In addition, they performed a pilot study to test a proof of concept for a customized California-specific performance measure, incorporating the superior elements of established measures, accounting for the variety of features present on California roads, and taking advantage of existing data sources. The authors used a latent class choice model based on a bicyclist user experience survey to show the different facility preferences for different types of riders. Due to the limited validity of using existing performance measures for the California state highway system, we recommend further development of a California-specific performance measure.

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  https://dot.ca.gov/-/media/dot-media/programs/research-innovation-system-information/documents/f0017159-ca16-2844-finalreport.pdf
• Record URL:
  https://merritt.cdlib.org/api/presign-file/ark%253A%252F13030%252Fm5n06k2g/1/producer%252Ff0017159-ca16-2844-finalreport.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  University of California, Berkeley

  Safe Transportation Research and Education Center
  2614 Dwight Way, #7374
  Berkeley, CA  United States  94720-7374

  California Department of Transportation

  Division of Research, Innovation and System Information
  1727 30th Street, MS 83
  Sacramento, CA  United States  95816
• Authors:
  • Griswold, Julia
  • Yu, Mengqiao
  • Kendrick, Victoria
  • Zhang, Yuanyuan
  • Sanz, Natalia
  • Grembek, Offer
  • Walker, Joan
• Publication Date: 2016-3-31

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Final Report
• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 70p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bicycles; Data collection; Highway safety; Level of service; Performance measurement; State highways; Surveys
• Geographic Terms: California
• Subject Areas: Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01753158
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Report/Paper Numbers: CA16-2844
• Contract Numbers: 65A0529 TO 035
• Files: CALTRANS, BTRIS, TRIS, ATRI, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Sep 28 2020 9:43AM