A fresh way to map bicycle routes: Traditional bike maps and analysis tools don't always tell the whole story. This practical session will teach you a different way to map routes, a new way to visualize a complete network, and how clients and communities can benefit.
Why stress about stress maps? Typical bike maps don't convey the comfort of routes or how far a bicyclist can ride until encountering a high-stress location. To attract new riders - many of whom are only willing to ride on routes they perceive as comfortable and low stress - we need maps and tools to communicate that information. Bicycle stress level maps represent a highly effective, visual means to encourage cycling for all ages and abilities and to identify high-stress segments where bikeway upgrades are needed. This session will explain the basics of stress level mapping, how to apply it using available data, and how it can contribute to a network analysis.
A fresh way to analyze a bike network: A bicycle network analysis provides a complete picture of the true bikability of a community. Using the results of a stress level analysis, a community's roadway network can be refined to reflect the true network that is comfortable for bicyclists. This network can then be analyzed to provide a comprehensive "score" of how the community's facilities serve bicyclists. This serves as a useful comparison to the existing network available for travel by car as well as a comparison to the network after bicycle improvements are made.
1.0 AICP CM Credit Pending
Instructor: Vig Krishnamurthy, Transportation Planner and Designer at Sam Schwartz Engineering, DPC, in Chicago, Illinois. Mr. Krishnamurthy specializes in developing strategic and analytical frameworks to guide decision-making toward re-balancing our transportation system. He served as lead designer on DOT strategic plans for the City of Chicago, City of Los Angeles, and City of Seattle.
Instructor: Ben Rosenblatt, Transportation Planner at Sam Schwartz Engineering, DPC, in New York, New York. Mr. Rosenblatt specializes in pedestrian and bicycle planning, and has led bicycle stress level mapping analyses for Pasadena, CA and Woodbridge, NJ. He served as co-writer of FHWA's forthcoming Separated Bike Lane Planning and Design Guide.
