《自行车交通规划》(Bicycle Transportation Plan)[PDF]

中文名: 自行车交通规划

英文名: Bicycle Transportation Plan

别名: 国外城规划化经典教材系列

资源格式: PDF

发行时间: 2000年9月

地区: 美国

语言: 英文

简介:

介绍

在麦迪逊市区和countywide，骑自行车是一种重要的交通方式，能够提供给

所有年龄段和社会经济水平的人们。在城市地区，骑自行车是一种高效便捷的交通方式。

如汽车，自行车提供了高度的独立性，灵活性和自由选择的相对计划和目标。

骑自行车休闲也很受欢迎。麦迪逊市区有50英里长的休闲自行车和通勤共同使用的道路。乡镇公路和许多乡村公路为骑自行车提供更为出色的自行车路线。两个主要国家自行车步道军事岭步道和冰川Drumlin 径贯穿县。新建的首都城市步道连接到军事岭步道和约翰Nolen驱动/地峡自行车路径。

Introduction

Bicycling is an important mode of transportation in the Madison urban area and countywide that is available to people

of all ages and socioeconomic levels. Bicycling is a particularly efficient and convenient form of transportation in urban

areas. Like the automobile, bicycling provides a high degree of independence, flexibility, and freedom of choice relative

to schedule and destination.

Recreational bicycling also continues to be very popular. The Madison urban area has 50 miles of shared-use paths,

which are popular for recreational bicyclists as well as commuters. Rural town roads and many county roadways provide

excellent routes for bicycling in the county. Two major state bicycle trails—the Military Ridge Trail and Glacial Drumlin

Trail—run through the county. The newly built Capital City Trail connects to the Military Ridge Trail and the John

Nolen Drive/Isthmus Bicycle Paths.

Bicycle Plan Purposes

Refine the Bicycle Plan Element of the adopted Vision 2020 Dane County Land Use

& Transportation Plan (1997), which provides the overall policy framework for development and transportation improvements within the county.

Serve as a blueprint for continuing to improve bicycling conditions and safety

and increase bicycling levels.

Identify desirable bicycle routes within Dane County, including routes into and out

of the Madison area and connections between cities and villages.

Serve as a framework for cooperation between state agencies, the county, and

local governments in planning for and developing bicycle facilities.

Educate citizens and policy makers on bicycle transportation and the needs of

bicyclists.

Provide guidelines for planning, designing,and maintaining bicycle facilities.

Bicycle Plan Scope and Planning Process

This plan serves to update and supersede the 1991 Bicycle Transportation

Plan for Madison and Dane County. The plan follows the

recommended comprehensive approach to bicycle transportation

planning, covering the “Four Es” of engineering (facility

improvements), education, encouragement, and enforcement.

The plan identifies on-street bicycle facility (generally bike lane/

paved shoulder) needs and recommends off-street paths/trails

and bicycle routes for the Madison urban area and Dane County.

An analysis was done of the suitability for bicycling of existing

roadways in the Madison urban area and rural Dane County.

This information was used to identify on-street bicycle facility

needs, and in particular, travel corridors that serve as barriers

to bicyclist mobility due to their low compatibility for bicycling

and the lack of reasonably direct alternative routes.

Existing land use, transportation and parks and open space

plans have been integrated into the bicycle plan. Recommended

bicycle facilities in these plans have been included in the bicycle

plan to the extent they fit within the regional scope of

the plan.

Along with facility improvements, education and encouragement

are important elements in increasing bicycling while also

improving safety. Together, they can improve the skills and

confidence of bicyclists to ride safely in traffic, which is critical

for increasing their effective mobility. The plan makes recommendations

for building upon current education and encouragement

activities.

and maintaining bicycle facilities.