DEVELOPING A PLAN

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TITLE:	The Effects of Environmental Design on the Amount and Type of Bicycling and Walking
AUTHOR:	The Project for Public Spaces, for the Federal Highway Administration
NUMBER:	FHWA-PD-93-037, Case Study #20
YEAR:	1993
FORMAT:	Booklet
LENGTH:	40 pages
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INTENDED AUDIENCE:	Traffic Engineers, Planners, Pedestrian Program Coordinators

DESCRIPTION: This study explains how environmental design affects bicycling and walking in downtown areas. Successes and failures over the past thirty years, including pedestrian malls, skywalks, tunnels, covered sidewalks, transit malls, street and sidewalk improvements, and traffic calming are discussed and explained with specific city examples. Improvements necessary for increases in nonmotorized transportation, such as balanced street space, pedestrian amenities ("street furniture"), base design, signs, safety, and a sense of place are detailed. The study concludes the importance of all methods of transportation existing together. A list of references is included.

HOW TO GET:	Order from: The National Bicycle and Pedestrian Clearinghouse 1506 21st Street, NW Suite 210 Washington, DC 20036 Phone: 800 760-NBPC, or 202 463-8405 Fax: 202 463-6625
CROSS LISTINGS:	planning, design, engineering, traffic calming