Introduction

Successful bicycling programs require both scientifically accurate engineering techniques and sociological and psychological insights into people's beliefs and behavior. This type of engineering requires an understanding not only of scientific fact but also of the cycling population, of the different levels of cycling skill, and of the practical lessons to be drawn with various approaches to facilities construction, education and law enforcement as they apply to bicycling.

Cycling Transportation Engineering is a multi-disciplinary subject that covers this field. As in any professional subject, the practitioner cannot simply follow a handbook, standard or guide. Only by understanding the principles -- and by drawing on practical lessons learned from past experience -- can the bicycle program administrator decide what to do and how best to do it.

This seminar considers the facts, the principles and the practice of cycling transportation engineering in the areas of traffic behavior and facilities, individual psychology and training, and group psychology and politics.

Seminar Agenda

8:30 - 9:00 a.m. Registration

9:00 - 9:15 a.m. Welcome and Introduction

9:15 - 10:30 a.m. Morning Seminar Session I

• Cycling populations and skill levels.

• Contemporary Cycling Transportation: different approaches

• Cycling Sociology

• Proper Cyclist Traffic Behavior (Effective Cycling video)

• Cyclist Accidents, accident causation and statistics

  i. Accident types (falls, skids, car-bike etc.)
  ii. Causes of accidents
  iii. Statistics according to type and cause
  iv. Accident prevention
  
  10:30 - 10:45 a.m. Break

  10:45 - 12:00 noon Morning Seminar Session II

• Traffic Maneuver Analysis

  i. Motorist Overtaking
  ii. Motorist Right Turn
  iii. Cyclist Overtaking
  iv. Cyclist Left Turn
  
  

• Cyclists and Traffic

• Effect of Cyclists on Traffic

• Effect of Bikeways on Traffic

  12:00 noon. Box Lunches served

  12:30 - 1:00 p.m. What You Need To Know About The Next Round of the Enhancement Program Presented by: Patricia Cook, East-West Gateway Coordinating Council

  1:00 - 2:15 p.m. Afternoon Seminar Session I

• Facilities/Routes

  i. A Brief History of Facilities
  ii Bicycle Paths
  iii On-road Bicycling Facility Options
  a. Widen
  b. Stripe
  c. Designate
  d. Signs, Signals and Intersections
  e. Specific Local Examples
  
  2:15 - 2:30 p.m. Break

  2:30 - 3:30 p.m. Afternoon Seminar Session I

• Essential Elements of Bicycle Planning

  i. Deficiency Correction -- removal of obstacles, facilities inventory and plans
  ii Demand Analysis
  iii Route Selection
  iv Mobilizing Community and Government Resources
  v Bicycle Police Patrols
  vi Youth Programs
  vii Cyclist Education
  viii Origin & Destination Studies
  ix Accident Reduction Programs

  3:30 - 3:45 p.m. Cycling Demonstration

  3:45 - 4:00 p.m. Question & Answer

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  Helpful Web Sites

  www.bikexprt.com/users/jsallen -- John S. Allen's web site

  www.modot.state.mo.us/ Missouri Department of Transportation

  www.ewgateway.org/ East-West Gateway Coordinating Council, St. Louis metropolitan planning organization and the council of governments

  www.cmt-stl.org Citizens for Modern Transit, supporting MetroLink and other transportation initiatives

  www.bikeplan.com/ Bike plan source -- lots of bicycle planning information on this site. Also a major portal for bicycle planning information. Evenhanded in its approach.

  chainguard.org/ Portal for bicyclists' advocacy including criticism of government programs.

  www.bikeleague.org/ League of American Bicyclists, national organization of club cyclists.

  http://web.mit.edu/1.252j/www/dilemmas.htm/ "The dilemmas of Bicycle Planning." A good, short description of issues in bicycle planning.

  www.ipmba.org/ International Police Mountain Bike organization.

  http://home.postnet.com/~mpion/conservion.html -- Information on the BikeRight Course at Florissant Valley Community College, and other St. Louis bicycle-related issues

  www.yben.org/ Youth Bicycle Education Network

  www.chainguard.org/mainnet.html List of advocacy organizations, gateway to their sites.

  www.chainguard.org/maintran.html List of Web pages on bicycle transportation.

  www.massbike.org/lawlegs.htm Gateway to bicycle laws of most states

  www.massbike.org/info/ Pages lists information resources on the MassBike site.

  www.massbike.org/info/books/index.htm Books about bicycling

  www.sheldonbrown.com/harris/index.html Bicycle parts and accessories

  www.aashto.org American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials; where to order "Guide for the Development of Bicycle Facilities"

  www.fhwa.dot.gov/hep10/biped/memo.html Federal Highway Administration Transmittal of Guidance on Bicycle and Pedestrian Provisions of the Federal-aid Program

  www.apbp.org Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals; where to order "Improving Conditions for Bicycling and Walking"

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  Sponsors

  American Lung Association of Eastern Missouri

  Big Shark Bicycle Company

  Citizens for Modern Transit

  Conservion

  East-West Gateway Coordinating Council

  Federal Highways Department, U.S. Department of Transportation

  MetroBIKE

  Missouri Department of Transportation

  The Touring Cyclist

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