Accommodation of Bicyclists on High Speed Roadways in Maryland

This project will investigate bicycle infrastructure design options and related treatments to facilitate safe cycling along high speed roadways in Maryland. It will consider both at-grade intersections and grade-separated interchanges (including diamond, cloverleaf, and partial clover, among others). Designs of dedicated and shared-use bike lanes adjacent to roadways and roadway shoulders will also be considered. Design solutions will be created to ensure safe and efficient human interaction with the built environment. Bicycling as an alternative mode of transport for commuters, shoppers and others for whom traveling is not a goal in itself, i.e. those carrying out so-called utilitarian or nondiscretionary trips, offers significant individual and societal benefits. There are, however, disadvantages to cycling as a means of commuting and performing other tasks. For example, a cyclist has no physical protection in a crash. This project investigates bicycle infrastructure design options and related treatments to facilitate safe cycling along high speed roadways in Maryland. It considers both at-grade intersections and grade-separated interchanges (including diamond, cloverleaf, and partial clover, among others). Design solutions will be created to ensure safe and efficient human interaction with the built environment.

• Record URL:
  http://www.ntc.umd.edu/node/137

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $33000.00
• Contract Numbers:

  DTRT13-G-UTC30

  NTC2015-SU-R-13

• Sponsor Organizations:

  National Transportation Center @ Maryland, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology (OST-R), U.S. Department of Transportation (US DOT)

  1173 Glenn L. Martin Hall
  University of Maryland
  College Park, Maryland  United States  20742
• Project Managers:

  Zhang, Lei

• Performing Organizations:

  University of Maryland, College Park

  Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
  1173 Glenn Martin Hall
  College Park, MD  United States  20742
• Principal Investigators:

  Miller-Hooks, Elise

  Schonfeld, Paul

• Start Date: 20150205
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20160630
• Source Data: RiP Project 39056

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bicycle commuting; Bicycle facilities; Bicycle lanes; Cloverleaf interchanges; Design; Diamond interchanges; Highway safety
• Geographic Terms: Maryland
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01554105
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: National Transportation Center @ Maryland, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology (OST-R), U.S. Department of Transportation (US DOT)
• Contract Numbers: DTRT13-G-UTC30, NTC2015-SU-R-13
• Files: UTC, RiP
• Created Date: Feb 26 2015 1:00AM