INSTRUCTOR: Nazir Lalani, P.E., M.ASCE 

Course Length: 1.5 Hours

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Purpose and Background

This webinar provides guidance on the best practices for designing a variety of bicycle facilities. Various treatments that have been implemented by public agencies to improve safety for bicyclists traveling on heavily traveled corridors in large urban areas will be discussed. Guidance will be provided on geometric design parameters for bicycle lanes, off-street bike paths and intersections. Signing and striping for bicycle facilities will be discussed, especially at locations where bicyclists have to cross heavily traveled streets and intersections. A variety of sources will be referenced including the 2009 MUTCD (Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices), the new edition of the AASHTO Guide for the Development of Bicycle Facilities, manuals developed by state highway departments, and other recent publications on designing bicycle facilities. The presentation will conclude with special designs to accommodate bicyclists in challenging locations.

Learning Outcomes

• Determine various treatments to improve the safety of various bicycle facilities
• Examine bike trails, bike boulevards and accommodating bicyclists on expressway type facilities
• Discuss how the AASHTO Guide for the Development of Bicycle Facilities compares to NACTO guidance

Webinar Benefits

• Learn how to design various types of bicycle facilities
• Become more familiar with the latest edition ofthe AASHTO Guide
• Gain a better understanding on the use of traffic control devices for bicycle traffic
• Learn best practices for handling bicycle traffic crossing major travel corridors
• Identify the best sources of information on designing bicycle facilities

Assessment of Learning Outcomes

Students' achievement of the learning outcomes will be assessed via a short post-assessment (true-false, multiple choice and fill in the blank questions).

Intended Audience

• Transportation engineers/planners
• Highway designers for all types of facilities
• Government officials

Webinar Outline

• Bicycle paths, lanes, routes
• Handling bicycles at intersections including signal timing for bicycles
• Mid-block crossings
• Bicycles at freeway ramps
• Bicycle boulevards
• Angle parking and bicycle lanes
• Timing traffic signals for bicyclists
• Railroad crossings
• Bicycles and mass transit facilities
• Accommodating bicycle travel along expressways and freeways
• Special designs to accommodate bicycles