Bike Path Planning and Maintenance
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Publications and Web sites
Bicycle and Pedestrian Toolbox
Minnesota Department of Transportation, 2006
Published by Mn/DOT, the toolbox provides transportation planners and engineers with information for planning and designing a bicycle and pedestrian network for a community. It is a synthesis of current research on bicycle and pedestrian planning and facilities.
Mn/DOT Bicycle Transportation
Information about bicycling in Minnesota, bikeway design, planning and funding.
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Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center
From the University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center. Sponsored by US DOT in cooperation with the Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals
Development of a Bike Path Management System for the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Transportation Research Record 1636, 1998. (Download PDF)
The University of Illinois developed a bike path management system that allows the system to be monitored and inspected regularly to promote riding comfort and timely repairs and to avoid excess deterioration and safety hazards. This results in maximizing the bicycle path network to both the university and the rider. Although the bike path management system presented was developed from campus bike routes, the system can be expanded and benefit communities also. As presented, the bike management system can provide the University of Illinois with a simple, yet effective, means to monitor, maintain, and budget to keep this facility in good condition.
Iowa Trails 2000
Includes recommended maintenance schedules and costs for Iowa Trails system.
Implementing Bicycle Improvements at the Local Level
FHWA, 1998.
Report No: FHWA-RD-98-105 (Download PDF)
This implementation manual is intended for local governments who want to make improvements to existing conditions that affect bicycling. Thirteen of the most typical situations or factors that impact bicycle use are considered. For each situation or factor the manual provides (as appropriate) a problem overview, a solution overview, implementation strategies, objectives, resource requirements, subtasks, a schedule, specifications, and references. The intent is to make it relatively easy and straightforward for a local public works or transportation department to identify specific problems and deal with them, generally as part of the agency's routine functions.
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