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Many American cities are now implementing designs that reach beyond the guidance provided in the American Association of State and Highway Transportation Officials’ (AASHTO) Guide for the Development of Bicycle Facilities, and the Federal Highway Administration’s Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD).
This sampling of resources highlights innovative solutions for urban bicycling facilities pioneered by these leading municipalities and agencies. While these practices have been successfully employed in cities around the world, this inventory is not a comprehensive summary of best practices nor a set of recommendations. If you have suggestions for additional resources to be included in this list, please email cycling@nacto.org.
NACTO Member Resources:
Chicago Bike Lane Design Guide (pdf)
Los Angeles Bike Plan Draft, Chapter 5: Technical Design Handbook (pdf)
Minneapolis Bicycle Facility Manual (pdf - large file size)
New City York Street Design Manual
New York City's Ninth Avenue Bicycle Path and Complete Street, for ITE (pdf)
Portland Bikeway Design Best Practices, Appendix D
San Francisco Bicycle Plan Update: Supplemental Design Guidelines (pdf)
San Francisco Shared Markings Study (pdf)
Other Resources:
Cycle Tracks: Lessons Learned, from Alta Planning & Design
Fundamentals of Bicycle Boulevard Planning & Design, from the Initiative for Bicycle & Pedestrian Innovation
Bike Sharing/Public Bikes: An Overview of Programs, Vendors and Technologies, from Alta Planning & Design
International Scan Summary Report on Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety and Mobility, Federal Highway Administration
Infrastructure, Programs, and Policies to Increase Bicycling: An International Review, Pucher, J., Dill, J., and Handy, S. (pdf)
At the Frontiers of Cycling: Policy Innovations from the Netherlands, Denmark and Germany, World Transport Policy and Practice, Volume 13, Number 3 (pdf)
Bicycle Interactions and Streetcars: Lessons Learned and Recommendations, from Alta Planning & Design
International Resources:
Design Manual for Bicycle Traffic, CROW (The Netherlands) (for purchase)
Technical Handbook of Bikeway Design, Vélo Québec (Canada) (for purchase)
London Cycling Design Standards, Transport for London (UK)
Cycling Guidelines and Practical Details Issue 2, Sustrans (UK)
Collection of Cycle Concepts, Danish Road Directorate (Denmark)
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