Improving Transportation Models for Non-Motorized Trips Scope of Work

The objective of this project is to develop a prototype of a Geographic Information System (GIS) -enabled and visualization-based sketch planning tool that will inform a community's decision on the development and/or non-motorized facilities. This tool will enable the decision makers to "mark" the potential non-motorized corridors on the digitized map, and to generate and compare estimates of pedestrian and/or bicycling volumes under different development/improvement scenarios. This project will be carried out in two phases. Phase 1 will characterize the "market" potential for non-motorized travel. Based on results from Phase 1, Phase 2 will develop a prototype of the visualization-based sketch planning tool using a neighborhood in the Washington DC region as the case study.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $276000.00
• Contract Numbers:

  DTFH61-08-X-30041/00

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Federal Highway Administration

  Office of Planning, Environment and Realty (HEP)
  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  Murakami, Elaine

• Performing Organizations:

  Department of Energy

  Oak Ridge National Laboratories
  P.O. Box 2001, MS M-61
  Oakridge, TN  United States  37831-6472
• Start Date: 20080908
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20130907
• Source Data: RiP Project 29890

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bicycle facilities; Corridors; Digital maps; Geographic information systems; Nonmotorized transportation; Pedestrians; Sketch planning
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Planning and Forecasting;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01465796
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
• Contract Numbers: DTFH61-08-X-30041/00
• Files: RIP, USDOT
• Created Date: Jan 3 2013 3:05PM