As an employee of municipal government, there are numerous issues that may arise of great interest to the community either from the residents, special interest groups, staff or elected officials. There is a particular study that I find very interesting where the residents are suggesting that community leaders conduct a pedestrian and bike audit to determine where problems exist for walkers, bikers and the disabled. In recent years there have been initiatives in metropolitan areas throughout the United States to create more livable communities where walking and bicycling are encouraged and accepted as legitimate forms of transportation. Characteristic of these efforts is the reintroduction of bicycle lanes and sidewalks to the streetscapes, complete with street furniture, landscaping, pedestrian-scaled lighting, and other features making the public right-of-way more inviting for people to travel by bicycle or on foot. The transportation planning and engineering community has recently been attempting to provide analysis and design methods to help create more "livable" streets and roadway environments.
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A method is needed to objectively quantify pedestrians' perception of safety and comfort in the roadside environment. This quantification, or mathematical relationship, would provide a measure of how well roadways accommodate pedestrian travel. Essentially it would provide a measure of pedestrian level of service within a roadway environment. Such a measure of walking conditions would greatly aid in roadway cross-sectional design and also help evaluate and prioritize the needs of existing roadways for sidewalk retrofit construction. Furthermore, the measure can be used to evaluate traffic calming strategies and streetscape designs for their effectiveness in improving the pedestrian environment. Such a measure would enable pedestrian facility programming to be merged into the mainstream of transportation planning, design and construction.
Staring in awe of the miles of downhill trail that lay in front of me. ... I pick up my phone to call my biking buddy Joel. ... The trails just seem to go on and all and the only action was seeing a few deer run besides us on the trail. ... We stood at the start point trying to figure out where the trail actually was. ... Joel was soon back with both of our bikes. ...
Activities, engine type, and cost were the main focal points I used when I compared a dirt bike to a street bike. ... On a dirt bike, one can enjoy the wilderness by riding in open fields, mountains, or even riding on trails that go through beautiful forests. ... On a dirt bike, one can enjoy the excitement of hitting jumps at a dirt bike track; if one is riding a street bike, one can enjoy the thrill of going fast and racing friends at a street bike track. Both the dirt bike and the street bike offer a variety of activities for everyone of age. ... The third, and final, focal point to consid...
Basically, this was a weekend of bikes, my kind of deal. There were presentations about bikes, independent films about bikes, trails on which to ride bikes, ramps from which to launch bikes, booths with freebie bike products, demo bikes to test from big manufacturers, and, of course, food and drink. Several of my biking friends were among the faithful. ... We talked bike stuff, you know, like shaving legs and such. To my chagrin, I was tired and sore after a couple rounds on the rocky, technical trails that challenged my atrophied winter mountain biking prowess. ...
No More Accidents Bike helmet safety is a big problem in our society. People do not realize that a bike helmet to a biker is the same as a seat belt to a motorist. ... Being in a bike accident is a very tramatizing thing to go through. ... I was going on some off road bike trails through the Lake Merced area. ... While 38 percent of adult bike riders regularly wear their helmets. ...
The West Coast Trail Introduction The West Coast Trail is one of the most famous hikes in Canada. ... This report will take you through the West Coast Trail, looking at the best and safest way to hike the trail. ... The report will also answer all your questions about the trail, giving you the history, and rules and regulations of the trail. ... The present West Coast trail follows the same route of the historic life saving trail. 1 The trail is open yearly from May 1st to September 30th. ... Mountain biking is not permitted, and dogs are not allowed as well. ...
When I was five I started to learn how to bike. I spent a lot of my free time mastering biking. ... We were about to go home, but we saw a trail, we figured it leaded to the general direction of our homes so we took it. The hours that we spent on that trail were numerous. We eventually admitted defeat, and Ryan decided to head one direction for a long time, till we got off the trail. ...
"Oh, I was just headed out to ride some trails, do you want to go?" ... We unloaded our bikes talking about the trails we would ride that day. ... We rode two or three easy short trails, and then we decided to take a steeper longer trail that would lead to some great views. ... I jumped up and was headed to my bike, when the pain hit. ... I was jolted back to consciousness as Richie heaved me onto his bike. ...
These corridors were given the name "Rails-to-Trails." ... According to statistics derived from the 1995 National Personal Transportation Survey, "43 percent of cycling trips are made for purposes other than just recreation," and that "cycling on an off-road trail facility is generally safer than riding on sidewalks or streets without bike lanes." ... "The world is strikingly different on a trail. ... Today rail-trails have begun to make a significant mark, with 11,892 miles of rail-trails in 48 states within the United States. ... Trails just don't happen. ...
While Kamview presents guests with 28 kilometres of groomed trails, which can be use for a wide variety of activities ranging from hiking, to mountain biking in the summer and cross country skiing in the winter. ... Kamview Thunder Bay Nordic Trails is a non-profit organization with a mandate to groom and maintain ski tails in the Thunder Bay area and to promote all-season use of the trails. ... (Kamview Land Deal, retrieved September 24th, 2003, http://www.nordictrails-tb.on.ca/) Similarly the trails could be used in the off-season for walking, jogging and mountain biking. The proper...
