Case Studies of Communities of Less Than 10,000 People with Bicycle & Pedestrian Infrastructure

Previously, Bicycle & Pedestrian Infrastructure Improvements Realized in Communities of Less Than 10,000 People proved that exemplary infrastructure can exist in some of the smallest communities in the United States. This prior study identified characteristics (adherence to speed limits, numerous champions, bicycle & pedestrian programs and groups, and community approval process) found to define the difference between these small communities that have been successful as compared with those that have had less success. This current research study was identified as future research in the prior study. Three case studies per state (Florida, Kentucky, Minnesota, New Mexico, and Vermont), for a total of 15 case studies for the project, will be developed for communities with 10,000 or fewer people to demonstrate notable examples of implementation of bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure. Through Western Transportation Institute at Montana State University’s experience with technology transfer, experience has shown that putting knowledge into case studies, which small, rural communities can point to, significantly influences adoption. This is particularly important because of the 19,495 cities and town in the United States, 84.2% of them fall below the 10,000 people threshold in the United States. The research will focus on small communities (those less than 10,000 people) in three communities within a state within each of the five regions: North-East, South-Atlantic, North-Central, South-Gulf, and West, for a total of 15 case studies developed. The results can be used by peer small communities as examples of what can be implemented. This research is jointly funded by the Small Urban, Rural, and Tribal Center on Mobility (SURTCOM), and three state departments of transportation. This project is the portion funded by SURTCOM.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $60000
• Sponsor Organizations:

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Managing Organizations:

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  Tucker-Thomas, Dawn

• Performing Organizations:

  Western Transportation Institute

  Montana State University, Bozeman
  P.O. Box 174250
  Bozeman, MT  United States  59717-4250
• Principal Investigators:

  Villwock-Witte, Natalie

• Start Date: 20201001
• Expected Completion Date: 20220131
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bicycle facilities; Case studies; Communities; Infrastructure; Pedestrian areas; Rural areas
• Geographic Terms: Florida; Kentucky; Minnesota; New Mexico; Vermont
• Subject Areas: Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Planning and Forecasting; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01787271
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Small Urban, Rural and Tribal Center on Mobility
• Files: UTC, RIP
• Created Date: Nov 4 2021 10:13AM