June 12 Tuesdays at APA: Cycle Tracks and Other Innovations to Accommodate Increased Levels of Bicycling in Urban Areas

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Tuesdays at APA-DC
June 12 @ 5:30pm

Cycle Tracks and Other Innovations to Accommodate Increased Levels of Bicycling in Urban Areas

Speakers: Jennifer Toole, AICP
Bill Schultheiss
& Dan Goodman, AICP
Toole Design Group

Cities across the U.S. are planning, designing, and implementing protected bicycle facilities, or cycle tracks, to accommodate increasing levels of bicycling, and to encourage more people to choose to bike for transportation. However, guidance on when and where cycle tracks are appropriate is currently limited.

This presentation will highlight trends and innovations in bicycle-friendly communities throughout the U.S. It will include a discussion of design and safety considerations for cycle track facilities, which are bikeways that are physically separated from motor traffic and distinct from the sidewalk. The presentation will conclude with lessons learned in designing and implementing cycle tracks as well as observations on the role of bicycling, and more broadly complete streets, in creating sustaining places.

Explore the benefits and shortcomings of cycle tracks compared with other on-road bike facilities such as bike boulevards and bike lanes. Other emerging planning and design treatments to improve bicycle conditions in urban areas will also be highlighted, and the presentation will conclude with observations on the role of bicycling, and more broadly complete streets, in sustaining places.

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Join APA in Washington, D.C., each month for this after-work lecture and discussion series. Practicing planners, researchers, and professionals from allied fields discuss innovative ideas and concepts or present their latest projects. The events are free and open to APA members and nonmembers. Directions Please enter on 15th Street and check in with security desk American Planning Association - Headquarters 1030 15th Street, NW, Suite 750 West Washington, DC 20005 Metro – Farragut North (red line)             McPherson Square (orange/blue lines) Parking available in paid parking lots or on street Several Capital Bikeshare stations are also nearby We hope to see you there!"