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Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation May 28, 2015

BICYCLE ADVISORY COMMITTEE REPORT

May 28, 2015

Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation May 28, 2015

Texas Guide to Safe Bicycling and handlebar hanger

Safety guide for bicyclists

• Rules of the road.
• Explanation of equipment and accessories.
• Tips for bicycling with children.
• Guidelines if a bicyclist is involved in a crash.
• Detail on Texas laws that pertain to bicyclists.
• List of bicycle resources.

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• Bicycle safety tips.
• Diagram showing how to best wear a bicycle helmet.
• Explanation of lights and reflector requirements for Texas.
• Review of hand signals.
• TxDOT bicycle program website information.

Developed by TxDOT staff with consultant support. Reviewed by TxDOT staff, Bicycle Advisory Committee and commissioners. Materials will be available online and in print format.

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Community-based bike networks

Hub and Spoke Bike Lane Study Tyler, Texas, May 2015

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BikeStripe

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BikeStripe is a hub-and-spoke lane striping program to improve a community’s bicycle mobility and safety at a low cost.

• Takes advantage of existing roadways to improve bicycling connectivity.
• Local universities or community colleges can donate engineering studies.

Software is available.

• After identifying existing wide lanes, the community can request funds for striping,
• r add striping during routine resurfacing.
• Every city’s BikeStripe grid could be available on the TxDOT website for tourism and

travel purposes; TxDOT website would show BikeStripe flowchart from concept to implementation.

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Tyler Bike Lane Study

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Prepared By:

• Dr. Mena Souliman

Assistant Professor Department of Civil Engineering The University of Texas at Tyler Undergraduate research assistants: Pedro Zavagna Bruno Hamdan

Source: Department of Civil Engineering - College of Engineering The University of Texas at Tyler April 30, 2015

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Technical analysis: Option B – Old Omen Road

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Technical analysis: Intersection of McDonald and Loop

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Technical analysis: Evaluation criteria and scoring

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Conclusi usion: Option A outperforms Option B.

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Conclusion: NYC DOT web page example

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BikeStripe

• Practical and affordable.
• Leverages all community

resources.

• Statewide application

potential.

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TxDOT bicycle and pedestrian strategic direction report

• Provide short-term guidance in developing the TxDOT

bicycle and pedestrian program.

• Reference document for staff, policymakers and

stakeholders.

• This will be a policy-level document, it will not identify

specific projects or corridors.

• Will include:

– Existing conditions and trends. – Identification of focus areas for TxDOT with specific strategies. – Identify implementation and next steps. Draft Strategic Direction Report to be available Summer 2015.

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