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March 30, 2015

Transportation Research Record: Bicycles and Motorcycles 2014

In the Transportation Research Record (TRR): Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No.

March 27, 2015

Transportation Research Record: Pedestrians 2014
In the Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2464 (link is external) are 18 papers that address a range of pedestrian issues, including: a safety performance study of shared pedestrian and vehicle space; impacts of alternative yield sign placement on pedestrian safety;

March 20, 2015

U.S. Bicycle Route System Best Practices Report

The U.S. Bicycle Route System (USBRS) is a developing network of officially numbered interstate bicycle routes that connect America’s cities, suburbs, and rural areas. To date, 8,043 miles of U.S.

March 5, 2015

California Transportation Plan (CTP 2040)

The California Transportation Plan 2040 (CTP 2040)  is a statewide policy plan designed to meet California's future transportation needs and to support achieving a statewide reduction in greenhouse gas emissions 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050.

March 4, 2015

San Mateo Adopts Sustainable Streets Plan

The City of San Mateo recently completed its Sustainable Streets Plan.

March 3, 2015

Integrating Transit Services – A New Report

The Transportation Research Board recently published the report “Improving Transit Integration Among Multiple Providers, Volume I: Transit Integration Manual," which presents a set of guidelines to help transit agencies evaluate, plan, and implement transit services in areas with multiple providers.  
The manual has three key chapters:

Knight Foundation Publishes Guide to Livable Cities

January 26, 2015

TRB Guidebook on Pedestrian and Bicycle Volume Data Collection Published
The Transportation Research Board's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 797: Guidebook on Pedestrian and Bicycle Volume Data Collection has just been published. The book describes methods and technologies for counting pedestrians and bicyclists, offers guidance on developing a non-motorized count program, gives suggestions on selecting appropriate counting methods and technologies, and provides examples of how organizations have used non-motorized count data to better fulfill their missions.

September 11, 2014

See How the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition Uses TIMS

The Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition (LACBC) is a countywide bicycle advocacy organization that has been in existence since 1998. It engages in advocacy throughout the City and County of Los Angeles. 

See How Solano Transportation Authority Uses TIMS

The Solano Transportation Authority serves the transportation needs of the County of Solano and the eight cities located in the county.

August 13, 2014

FHWA Guide Counts Pedestrians and Bikes for First Time
This is the first edition of the Traffic Monitoring Guide to include information on monitoring pedestrians, bicyclists, and other non-motorized road and trail users. Even though both of these modes preceded the automobile, the monitoring of non-motorized traffic has not been systematic or widespread in the U.S. and, even today, is not nearly as comprehensive as motorized traffic monitoring.

April 24, 2014

Oakland Releases Roadway Design Options for Telegraph Avenue Complete Streets
This document released in April 2014 by the City of Oakland is a comprehensive, detailed look at a proposed Complete Streets implementation for a large section of Telegraph Avenue.

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