Urban Bikeway Design Guide, Second Edition
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Rating | : | 4.91 (733 Votes) |
Asin | : | 1610915658 |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 260 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2014-10-03 |
Language | : | English |
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They worked closely with a panel of urban bikeway planning professionals from NACTO member cities and from numerous other cities worldwide, as well as traffic engineers, planners, and academics with deep experience in urban bikeway applications. The treatments outlined in this updated Guide are based on real-life experience in the world's most bicycle friendly cities and have been selected because of their utility in helping cities meet their goals related to bicycle transportation. The Guide offers substantive guidance for cities seeking to improve bicycle transportation in places where competing demands for the use of the right-o
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