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Better Bikeways — Innovative Facilities For Safer Bicycling in California
This report produced by the RTC Western Region Office discusses four innovative bicycle facility designs
being implemented in California,
along with additional intersection and marking treatments that can help improve
safety and increase ridership.
These innovative facilities increase the perception of
safety that is a key component to attract more Americans to ride bikes. They
achieve a greater perception of safety by physically separating bicyclists from
motor vehicle traffic or calming the traffic to reduce the threat of a
collision. The innovations can be implemented within existing street
rights-of-way and have been pioneered in Europe, Portland,
New York and various California cities. Connecting these facilities
to existing shared-use paths can create a huge boost in ridership and have the
additional benefits of calming traffic through neighborhoods and improving
traffic flow in business districts.
