Pedestrian Bicycle Research Initiatives
Project Information
This is a cooperative agreement (Agreement) to operate a national pedestrian and bicycle information center; conduct pedestrian and bicycle research, tracking, and technical assistance activities, including safe and accessible roadway design, livability, equity, micromobility, Complete Streets and economics; and develop resources and provide technical support activities and research related to safety behaviors (pedestrians, bicyclists, and motorists) to enhance the safety of pedestrians and bicyclists on our Nation’s roadways. The national pedestrian and bicycle information center will support the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) efforts to promote an integrated, convenient, and safe transportation system for all users, with an emphasis on pedestrians and bicyclists. The national information center will disseminate techniques and strategies for improving pedestrian and bicyclist safety, develop information and educational programs and products related to pedestrian and bicycle facilities, provide tracking and technical support to safety professionals at the State, metropolitan planning organization (MPO), and local levels, and conduct research and technology activities for pedestrian and bicycle programs and activities.
- DTFH6116H00029
- Innovative Program Delivery
- Safety
- FY 2002-2022 / Planning, Environment, and Realty / Planning for Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety, Connectivity, and Multimodal Mobility, including for Underserved Communities
- FY 2002-2022 / Planning, Environment, and Realty / Resiliency
- Pedestrian / Bicycle
There are a number of tangible projects that contribute to the output of various transportation topics. See some below:
Guidebook for Developing Pedestrian and Bicycle Performance Measures
This guidebook is intended to help communities develop performance measures that can fully integrate pedestrian and bicycle planning in ongoing performance management activities. It highlights a broad range of ways that walking and bicycling investments, activity, and impacts can be measured and documents how these measures relate to goals identified in a community's planning process. It discusses how the measures can be tracked and what data are required, while also identifying examples of communities that are currently using the respective measures in their planning process.
For more info see https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/bicycle_pedestrian/publications/performance_measures_guidebook/
Pursuing Equity in Pedestrian and Bicycle Planning
Equity in transportation seeks fairness in mobility and accessibility to meet the needs of all community members. A central goal of transportation equity is to facilitate social and economic opportunities through equitable levels of access to affordable and reliable transportation options based on the needs of the populations being served, particularly populations that are traditionally underserved. Traditionally underserved groups include individuals in at least one of the following categories: low income, minority, elderly, limited English proficiency, or persons with disabilities. It is important to note that transportation equity does not mean allocating transportation resources in equal amounts to all people.
For more info:
https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/bicycle_pedestrian/resources/equity_paper
Reports and publications provides current practices and emerging specifications in the area of Ped/Bike, road design safety, micromobility and equity, etc. to assist state and local agencies in planning and operating streets to optimize use in urban, rural, and low income communities. More information on outcomes/impact please see resources https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/bicycle_pedestrian/
AMRP = Annual Modal Research Plan
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Deliverables
- Sharing Spaces with Robots: The Basics of Personal Delivery Devices
- "Understanding Crashes and Safe Behaviors to Help Prevent Them" Video Series
- Preventing Pedestrian Injuries and Deaths Among School Bus Riders
- Re-envisioning School Streets: Creating More Space for Children and Families
- Safe Steps to the School Bus Stop: How Parents Can Encourage Safe Walking
- Ten Actions Needed by Developers Before Deployment of Automated Driving Systems…
- Toward a Shared Understanding of Pedestrian Safety: An Exploration of Context, …
- Planning Considerations for Walking and Rolling to School in Fall 2020
- Safety-Based Prioritization for Youth Pedestrian Travel Planning: Applying Syst…
- Considerations for Deploying Automated Driving Systems Around Schools
- What Makes a “Biking” School? How Some Schools Have Pulled Ahead in Cycling Rat…
- The Basics of Micromobility and Related Motorized Devices for Personal Transport
- E-Scooter Management in Midsized Cities in the United States
- Creating Safer Streets Where Youth Walk and Bike
- The Benefits of Slowing Down Traffic Starting Where Children Walk and Bike
- Events As Tools for Change
- School Travel Data: Innovative Collection Methods and Uses
- Who is Walking or Biking to School? Patterns from the 2017 National Household T…
- Automated Vehicles University Course Module Series
- Using Connectivity Measures to Evaluate and Build Connected Bicycle Networks
- Bicycle and Pedestrian Count Programs: Summary of Practice and Key Resources
- Discussion Guide for Automated and Connected Vehicles, Pedestrians, and Bicycli…
- The Emerging Language of Highway Removals
- Defining Connected Bike Networks
- PBIC 2020 Annual Report
- PBIC Resources