Shared Use Paths
- BTS survey shows 25% of adults ride bikes, 76% walk - The Bureau of Transportation Statistics has released the first results of the upgraded Omnibus Household Survey of travel habits, carried out in July 2001. The results show that one quarter of adults (49 million) in the United States rode a bicycle during July. Primary purposes were recreation (54%) and exercise (31%). Half the riders reported that they rode mostly on paved roads. More than three-quarters of adults reported walking, running or jogging outside for 10 minutes or more. Exercise (58%) was the predominant reason for walking.
- Conflicts on Multiple-Use Trials: Synthesis of the Literature and State of the Practice - FHWA and The National Recreational Trails Advisory Committee - [HTML, PDF 154KB] - This report provides 12 principles for minimizing conflicts on multiple-use trails. Although this report is about conflicts on trails, it is intended to promote cooperation and understanding among trail users and to inspire ideas that will help reduce trail conflict. It is intended to be used by trail managers, State and local trail coordinators, researchers, and trail-user volunteer organizations.
- Evaluation of Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities: User Satisfaction and Perceptions of Three Shared Use Trails in Texas - SWUTC - [PDF, 516KB] - This report describes research conducted to evaluate bicycle and pedestrian facilities (i.e. shared use trails) with user satisfaction and perception surveys.
- Evaluation of Shared-Use Facilities for Bicycles and Motor Vehicles - [PDF, 1.42MB] - The objective of this study was to evaluate the safety and utility of shared-use facilities in order to provide engineers and planners comprehensive results that can be used in planning and designing roadways to be shared by motorists and bicyclists.
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