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February 2017
DOT- VNTSC-OSTR-17-02
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2. REPORT DATE February 2017 |
3. REPORT TYPE AND DATES COVERED Final Report |
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4. TITLE AND SUBTITLE Metropolitan Pedestrian and Bicycle Planning Handbook |
5a. FUNDING NUMBERS HW2LA4/QMG29 |
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6. AUTHOR(S) Anna Biton, James Andrew, and Jessica Baas |
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7. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES) U.S. Department of Transportation John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center Transportation Planning Division 55 Broadway Cambridge, MA 02142-1093 |
8. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION REPORT NUMBER DOT-VNTSC-OSTR-17-02 |
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10. SPONSORING/MONITORING AGENCY REPORT NUMBER FHWA-HEP-17-037 |
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11. SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES Federal Highway Administration: Jody McCullough, Michelle Noch, Jeremy Raw, Jim Thorne, and Jill Stark |
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13. ABSTRACT The purpose of this handbook is to provide Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) with practical information and examples, as they consider pedestrian and bicycle transportation in their regional planning activities. Based on research including interviews with seven MPOs and critical evaluations of plans and associated documents from 11 other MPOs, this handbook covers integration of pedestrian and bicycle information into the metropolitan transportation planning process. |
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14. SUBJECT TERMS Nonmotorized transportation, metropolitan planning, pedestrian and bicycle planning |
15. NUMBER OF PAGES 68 |
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