BIKEWAY TRAFFIC CONTROL GUIDELINES

Public interest in cycling has grown substantially throughout Canada in the past few years. Much of this is in direct response to the quality of life and environmentally based public expectations that are now part of the planning process. Many communities have witnessed the growth of grass roots support for cycling transportation systems and facilities. In the early 1990's, several communities across Canada were in the process of developing cycling master plans plus on- and off-road cycling systems. At that time, there were several guidelines for designers to use regarding the issues of signing, marking and designing bicycle facilities in North America. Clearly there were inconsistent and incomplete standards available, and there was a need to update them in light of recent developments in the planning, design and operation of cycling facilities across the nation. Accordingly, Transportation Association of Canada's National Committee on Uniform Traffic Control (NCUTC) determined that updated guidelines for bicycle facilities needed to be developed. The NCUTC initiated Project 209 in September 1993 to develop these guidelines.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Full conference proceedings available on CD-ROM.
• Corporate Authors:

  Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)

  Washington, DC  United States 
• Authors:
  • Richardson, Dave
  • Pacheco-Phillips, Kevin
  • Banks, Dave
  • Barkow, Ben
• Conference:
  • 68th Annual Meeting of the Institute of Transportation Engineers
  • Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • Date: 1998-8-9 to 1998-8-12
• Publication Date: 1998

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 17p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bicycle facilities; Bicycling; Bikeways; Design; Guidelines; Road markings; Signs; Standards; Traffic control
• Geographic Terms: Canada
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Terminals and Facilities; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00805883
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 19 2001 12:00AM