Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety in Bus Rapid Transit and High-Priority Bus Corridors A Synthesis of Transit Practice (2023) / Chapter Skim
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Chapter 1 - Introduction
Chapter 1 - Introduction
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When done effectively, providing high- quality transit, bicycle, and pedestrian infrastructure addresses issues such as affordability, public health, equity, mobility, and accessibility. This study provides information to the transit industry about policies, practices, and programs that agencies have used to incorporate pedestrian and bicycle safety infrastructure within BRT projects.
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A few Complete Streets implementation examples include treatments such as road diets where agencies have changed generalpurpose lanes into bus-only lanes, sidewalks that have been widened to increase pedestrian comfort and safety, and parking lanes that have been removed to provide space for bicycle facilities. A transit-oriented Complete Street is one in which transportation agencies give priority to transit vehicles.
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Literature Review A scan of the literature was conducted that focused on academic and professional research on pedestrian and bicycle safety in bus/BRT corridors in the United States and internationally. The literature review helped the project team identify the transit agencies for the case example section of this report.
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Fort Collins, Colorado Transfort Project Manager Mason Transportation Corridor/MAX BRT Opened in 2014. Minneapolis, Minnesota Metro Transit Project Manager Minnesota Department of Transportation Manager of Engineering and Design Ramsey County Deputy Project Manager Purple Line 30 percent planning and design.
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Map of case example projects.
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