Analyzing the accessibility to safe and connected biking infrastructure facilities: an equity perspective
Having designated cycling facilities is crucial to the safety of cyclists, and together with desirable connectivity, it is deterministic to encourage more multimode active mobility. However, this zero-emission, healthy, cost-saving, and community- engaging mobility option is not equally accessible to communities with different socioeconomic status. Built upon existing studies which make primitive attempts on exploring the geographic distribution of the length of bike lanes, this study aims at exploring how socioeconomic factors explain the variability of the quantity of facilities, the quality of facilities, and the connectivity of facilities across different neighborhoods. This project will use the City of Lincoln as a living lab and perform data-driven analysis based on asset inventory data, field data, and census data. The field data will be creatively collected using a data collection system developed by the researchers before. The study is expected to generate evidence-based policy suggestions, which are planned to be discussed with stakeholders for consensus-backed executable items in technology transfer activities. This project timely responds to the ongoing Lincoln Bike Plan by the City of Lincoln and the County of Lancaster and is well aligned with USDOT’s strategic goals and MATC’s missions, such as “equitable mobility for all” and “net zero emissions”, to name a few.
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Language
- English
Project
- Status: Active
- Funding: $159,872.00
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Contract Numbers:
69A3552348307
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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:
Mid-America Transportation Center
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
2200 Vine Street, PO Box 830851
Lincoln, NE United States 68583-0851 -
Project Managers:
Stearns, Amy
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Performing Organizations:
University of Nebraska, Lincoln
1400 R Street
Lincoln, NE United States 68588 -
Principal Investigators:
Liang, Yunping
Ho, Chun-Hsing
- Start Date: 20241115
- Expected Completion Date: 20260630
- Actual Completion Date: 0
- USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers Program
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Bicycle facilities; Financing; State departments of transportation; Transportation equity; Transportation planning
- Geographic Terms: Lincoln (Nebraska)
- Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Finance; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Planning and Forecasting;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01971751
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Mid-America Transportation Center
- Contract Numbers: 69A3552348307
- Files: UTC, RIP
- Created Date: Nov 19 2025 3:13PM