Shared Bus/Bike Lane Safety Analysis: Assessing Multimodal Access and Conflicts

Dedicated bus facilities are being installed across the country with many jurisdictions allowing cyclists to use these facilities. Known as shared bus-bike lanes (SBBLs), these facilities are built with two, often opposing, goals in mind: (1) provide a high-speed travel lane for buses and (2) provide a safe travel lane for cyclists. Using video observation and survey data, the aim of this study is to analyze cyclist safety on SBBLs as a function of geometric configuration, bus frequency and level of service. The safety of cyclists on SBBLs will be compared with separated bike facilities with adjacent bus routes.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $139023
• Contract Numbers:

  69A43551747123

• 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:

  Urban Mobility & Equity Center

  Morgan State University
  Baltimore, MD  United States  21251
• Project Managers:

  Tucker-Thomas, Dawn

• Performing Organizations:

  Morgan State University

  1700 E. Cold Spring Lane
  Baltimore, MD 21251, Maryland  United States  21251

  University of Maryland, College Park

  3112 Lee Building
  College Park, MD  United States  20742
• Principal Investigators:

  Chavis, Celeste

  Cirillo, Cinzia

• Start Date: 20180901
• Expected Completion Date: 20200930
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers Program

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bicycle facilities; Bicycle lanes; Bus lanes; Evaluation and assessment; Geometric configurations and shapes; Level of service; Multimodal transportation; Surveys; Traffic conflicts; Traffic lanes; Traffic safety; Video
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01682836
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Urban Mobility & Equity Center
• Contract Numbers: 69A43551747123
• Files: UTC, RIP
• Created Date: Oct 9 2018 7:18PM