NONMOTORIZED TRANSPORTATION EQUIVALENTS IN URBAN TRANSPORT PLANNING

The benefits of nonmotorized modes are discussed by quantifying the "bicycle equivalents" for motorized modes in terms of parameters such as resource and energy consumption, air emissions, land use, and accident risk. The current status of nonmotorized transportation (NMT) in the United States is described, and factors contributing to its low usage--even over short distances--are explored. The potential for NMT over these distances is demonstrated, and implications are drawn for NMT policy and for transportation investment decisions to achieve a balanced and integrated NMT-inclusive urban transportation system.

Language

  • English

Media Info

  • Features: Figures; References; Tables;
  • Pagination: p. 49-55
  • Monograph Title: Nonmotorized transportation research, issues, and use
  • Serial:

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 00713606
  • Record Type: Publication
  • ISBN: 0309061504
  • Files: TRIS, TRB
  • Created Date: Nov 28 1995 12:00AM