Synthesis of Information Related to Transit Practices. Topic SA-54. Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety in Bus/BRT Corridors
America's arterial corridors host a variety of users including passenger cars, trucks, buses, bicycles and pedestrians. Many of these corridors lack basic safety for pedestrians and cyclists such as sidewalks, bike lanes, and crosswalks. Unsafe corridors are inequitably prevalent in low-income communities and communities of color. Yet along these corridors, commerce, housing, transportation, and all manner of origins and destinations exist. A new bus transit corridor project involving a dedicated bus lane(s) is an opportunity to identify and improve dangerous or nonexistent pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure, potentially improving the health and safety of transit users and community residents. This study will provide benefits to the transit industry by documenting how new bus transit project sponsors look to incorporate pedestrian/bike safety and complete streets within their transit improvement designs. Synthesis Objective: The objective of this synthesis is to examine the state of practice in bus transit corridor planning, design and construction as it relates to pedestrian and bike safety, public health, and equity. The specific focus will be on dedicated bus lanes and their relationship to the issues of safety, public health and equity. The study will include the interaction of buses with bicyclists, pedestrians, and vehicles especially at bus stops, driveways and intersections.
Language
- English
Project
- Status: Active
- Funding: $45000
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Contract Numbers:
Project J-07, Topic SA-54
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Sponsor Organizations:
Transit Cooperative Research Program
Transportation Research Board
500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001Federal Transit Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC United States 20590 -
Project Managers:
Garcia-Colberg, Mariela
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Performing Organizations:
Texas A&M Transportation Institute
Texas A&M University System
3135 TAMU
College Station, TX United States 77843-3135 -
Principal Investigators:
Hudson, Joan
- Start Date: 20211206
- Expected Completion Date: 20230606
- Actual Completion Date: 0
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Bus lanes; Bus rapid transit; Bus stops; Cyclists; Driveways; Equity (Justice); Highway corridors; Intersections; Literature reviews; Pedestrian safety; Public health; State of the practice
- Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01772930
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Transportation Research Board
- Contract Numbers: Project J-07, Topic SA-54
- Files: TRB, RIP
- Created Date: May 24 2021 3:14PM