STRATEGIES FOR INCREASING BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY AND USE

Passage of the 1991 Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act h as resulted in increased emphasis on alternative modes Of transportati on. Two old modes of transportation, bicycling and walking, arc beginn ing to receive renewed attention. This attention is centered on those actions that arc effective in increasing the safety and usage of bicyc ling and walking. With these goals in mind, many agencies are developi ng programs that use the elements of engineering, education, and enfor cement directed toward all segments of the community. This paper prese nts the results of a project sponsored by the Federal Highway Administ ration that compiled considerations and inducements that could be used by local agencies to increase bicycle and pedestrian activity. Strate gies addressed include providing bicycle facilities for employees, lin king bicycling and walking with mass transit, eliminating roadway haza rds for bicyclists, removing sidewalk obstacles for pedestrians, regul ating bicycle couriers, and maintaining pedestrian facilities through construction zones.