1. Choices, Choices, Choices
November 29, 2018
Choices, Choices, Choices
Trends in Bicycle Facility Design

2. Health and Safety Moment

3. Bicycle Safety – Things You SHOULD Do
Obey the rules of the road
Obey traffic controls (signals, stop, yield)
Do not swerve or maneuver unpredictably
Ride on the right side of the road
Always wear a helmet!
Teach your children the bicycle rules of the road

4. Bicycle Safety – Things You Should NOT Do

5. Topics Before You Design Trends and Issues in Bicycle Facility Design
Other Tips from the Trenches

6. Before You Design

7. Engage The Roadway Engineer
Speak their language Know their limits Discover their issues and opportunities Involve them in the original concept

8. The Engineer’s Bibles
AASHTO Geometric Design of Highways and Streets AASHTO Guide to Development of Bicycle Facilities Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), (particularly Part 9) ITE’s Innovative Bicycle Treatments FHWA Documents and reports Local and state design criteria

9. Educate the Design
Investigate other planned and programmed projects in the area Identify any key connections or features Identify any known opportunities Provide a suggested list of stakeholders

10. Follow Through
Follow the progress of the concept, environmental document and final design Give credit where due (particularly agency staff) Demonstrate support

11. Trends and Issues in Facility Design

12. Bicycle Lanes

13. Shared Roadways

14. Sharrows called “Shared Lane Marking” in MUTCD
Clifton Road Sharrow, from BikeEmory.edu

15. Bicycle Boxes
(Not included in 2009 MUTCD)

16. Shared Use Paths

17. Shared Use Paths

18. Shared Use Paths

19. Shared Bus/Bike Lane

20. Bicycle Parking and Storage
Source: New York City Bicycle Survey, 998 responses

21. Bicycle Parking and Storage
Curbside bicycle parking
Workplace bicycle storage
Required parking/storage for new development
Parking reductions

22. Complete Streets
Complete streets are designed and operated to enable safe access for all users.
Consistent with direction of USDOT policy
See National Complete Streets Coalition (

23. Other Tips from the Trenches

24. (These tips are free)
Roadway (or right-of-way) ownership dictates control of design
Funding mechanisms sometimes limit or dictate design