This document is a compilation of three previous reports. The first, Task 2: Literature Review, provided an overview of bicycle facility research and implementation guides, followed by a selective case study survey of on-street cycling infrastructure implemented in both the United States and abroad (Appendix E). The second report, Task 3: Existing Conditions, contained a contextual review of New York City cycling data (including ridership and safety statistics) and on-street facilities, followed by a detailed review of Manhattan study area locations. The Task 4: Recommendations report drew on both of these documents to recommend innovative on-street cycling prototypes for evaluative testing in New York City. In this final report, eight facilities are recommended to improve safe cycling on New York City streets: • Advanced Stop Box Broadway at 17th Street • Cycle Crossings Lafayette Street/Fourth Avenue bicycle lane, at Astor Place • Improved Lane Definition: color/texture Fifth Avenue bicycle lane, 23rd to 7th Streets • Improved Lane Definition: physical delineation Broadway to Fifth Avenue, 24th to 23rd Streets • Contra-Flow Bicycle Lane West Broadway, Grand to Walker Streets • Center-Median Bicycle Lane 17th Street, Broadway to Park Avenue • Combined Bicycle/Bus Lane • Centerline Non-Compulsory Lane This report first describes a typical installation of each facility, then lists potential locations for testing in New York City. A specific pilot test is described for six facilities. The siting of pilot tests was informed by “critical (unsafe) locations” identified in the Task 3: Existing Conditions report. Recommendations in this document are based first on the selection of a facility type appropriate to New York City, and second on the selection of a location for successful implementation. Other associated recommendations address enforcement of on-street cycling facilities and the collection of cycling related safety/accident data. Consistent enforcement of on-street cycling facilities is as important to the success of implementation as proper engineering and placement. Systematic identification, collection and analysis of cycling-related safety data is critical to the successful evaluation of prototype facilities recommended in this report and future implementation efforts. (Author/publisher)
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