Editor: John Williams
Version 1.0: February 1990
Slightly revised 1/97 for the Web
This report was originally developed through Bikecentennial (now called the Adventure Cycling Association) as part of the National Bicycle Policy Project. In preparing the report, I assembled a group of bicycle professionals and advocates to look closely at the 1981 Guide for the Development of New Bicycle Facilities, published by the American Association of State Highway & Transportation Officials (AASHTO). While AASHTO has since published the 1991 edition, the vast majority of the comments are still relevant since the '91 Guide was a very minor revision.
In compiling over 300 comments from some of the most respected professionals and advocates in the bicycle field, we hoped to point the way for important changes to the Guide. Whether or not any of our proposed changes ever make their way into future editions is difficult to say. However, some of the suggestions should prove helpful to those working in the bicycle field who find themselves frustrated with the Guide's limitations.
To understand the comments more fully, it is useful to read them along with the sections to which they refer. For this purpose, getting a copy of either the 1981 (preferable) or 1991 AASHTO Guide would prove essential. Also included in this report for reference are changes proposed by the AASHTO Task Force on Geometric Design (designated as "AASHTO"). Some of these changes made their way into the 1991 Guide but others did not. Here's the access info for the AASHTO Guide:
Diane Bishop (City of Eugene, OR); Ken Buckeye (MN DOT); Dan Burden (FL DOT); Michael Carr (Greater Dallas Bicycling Association); Jim Clark (Barton Aschman & Assoc.); Andy Clarke (League of American Wheelmen); Richard Corbett (AZ Governor's Bicycle Task Force); Richard Dryer (FL DOT); Terry Eldred (MI DOT); Bill Feldman (NJ DOT); John Forester (Effective Cycling League); Sharon Todd (OH DOT); Glenn Grigg (City of Cupertino, CA); Ralph Hirsch (Consultant); Susan Kavulich (WI DOT); Rick Knapp (CalTrans) Peter Lagerwey (City of Seattle, WA); Don Lund (WA DOT); Roger Mingo (Scientex Inc.); Rich Nowack (IL DOT); Dick Rogers (CalTrans); Alex Sorton (Traffic Institute); Dick Unrein (OR DOT); Tom Walsh (City of Madison, WI); Curtis Yates (NC DOT); Steve Yost (GA DOT). The report was compiled by John Williams.