GOOD PRACTICES TO ENCOURAGE BICYCLING PEDESTRIANS ON FEDERAL LANDS, A1 N EXCERPT

摘要

The Paul S. Sarbanes Transit in Parks Technical Assistance Center sponsored by the Federal Transit Administrationrecently completed a draft report entitled, Good Practices to Encourage Bicycling & Pedestrians on Federal Lands.The report was developed for Federal land managers interested in creating or expanding bicycle and pedestrianoptions in their units who were looking for more information about successful models and practices. Bicycle andpedestrian transportation have many benefits of interest to Federal land managers including resource protection,reducing green house gas emissions, achieving financial sustainability, and improving visitor enjoyment and health.After reviewing bicycle and pedestrian planning documents from Federal land units and selected cities and counties,the technical assistance team has identified eleven components of an effective bicycle and pedestrian plan: NeedsAssessment; Partnerships; Goals, Objectives and Performance Measures; Bicycle and Pedestrian Network Plan;Design Guidelines; Maintenance Policy and Procedures; Pedestrian and Bicycle Support Facilities; Cost andFunding Analysis; Encouragement, Education, and Enforcement Programs; Evaluation and Monitoring; andUpdates. This paper describes each section and presents illustrative examples. The full report contains additionalexamples and a more in depth discussion of each section.