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Strategic Agenda for Pedestrian and Bicycle Transportation

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Publication Number: FHWA-HEP-16-086

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1. Report No.

FHWA-HEP-16-086

2. Government Accession No.

N/A

3. Recipient's Catalog No.

N/A

4. Title and Subtitle

Strategic Agenda for Pedestrian and Bicycle Transportation

5. Report Date

September 2016

6. Performing Organization Code

N/A

7. Author(s)

Hannah Twaddell (ICF); Lindsay Martin (ICF); Jennifer Dill (PSU); Nathan
McNeil (PSU); Theodore Petritsch (Sprinkle); Peyton McLeod (Sprinkle);
Dana Dickman (Alta); Joe Gilpin (Alta)

8. Performing Organization Report No.

N/A

9. Performing Organization Name and Address

ICF International (ICF)
9300 Lee Highway, Fairfax, VA 22031

Portland State University (PSU)
PO Box 751, Portland, OR 97207

Sprinkle Consulting, Inc. (Sprinkle)
18115 U.S. Hwy 41 North, Suite 600, Lutz, FL 33549

Alta Planning + Design (Alta)
711 SE Grand Ave, Portland, OR 97214

10. Work Unit No. (TRAIS)

N/A

11. Contract or Grant No.

DTFH61-11-D-00033

Task 5014

12. Sponsoring Agency Name and Address

Office of Planning, Environment, and Realty
Federal Highway Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington DC 20590

13. Type of Report and Period Covered

Research Result and Conclusion

14. Sponsoring Agency Code

FHWA/HEPH-10

15. Supplementary Notes

 

16. Abstract

This Strategic Agenda will inform the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) pedestrian and bicycle activities in the next 3 to 5 years and is being organized around four goals: (1) Networks, (2) Safety, (3) Equity, and (4) Trips. Each goal includes actions relating to (a) Capacity Building, (b) Policy, (c) Data, and (d) Research. The Strategic Agenda will inform future investments, policies, and partnerships and serves as the update to DOT's 1994 National Bicycling and Walking Study.

17. Key Words

Bicycle, pedestrian, safety, networks, activity, equity

18. Distribution Statement

No restrictions. This document is available to the public through the National Technical Information Service, Springfield, VA 22161.

19. Security Classif. (of this report)

Unclassified

20. Security Classif. (of this page)

Unclassified

21. No of Pages

62

22. Price

N/A

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Updated: 9/12/2016
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