In 2009, as part of an experiment coordinated between the Austin Street Smarts Task Force and the University of Texas’ Center for Transportation Research Center, the city of Austin installed shared lane markings on four multi-lane roadways to evaluate their impact on cyclist and motorist behaviors. Streets included in the study were all deemed too…
In August 2008, as part of a coordinated effort by the North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center and the Florida Department of Transportation to evaluate innovative bicycle and pedestrian improvements, a rectangular rapid flash beacon (RRFB) was installed at the intersection of the Pinellas Trail and 22nd Ave. in St. Petersburg, Florida. The beacon contains two…
The North Higgins Avenue Raised Cycle Track was completed in October 2010 as part of a coordinated effort by the Missoula Downtown Association and Business Improvement District to create protected bicycle facilities running through downtown Missoula. North Higgins Avenue, a retail corridor with two traffic lanes running north and south through Downtown Missoula, is bound…
The low-traffic, one-block corridor of W. Ardmore Ave. between N. Sheridan Road and N. Kenmore Ave. in Chicago serves as a strategic connection between the north end of the Chicago Lakefront Trail and bikes lanes to the west of the trail. In 2001, a contra-flow bike lane was installed to allow cyclists emerging from the popular…