uf bike lane analysis december 2, 2013 kelsie hoecherl, maria missena, & sophia saportas
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UF BIKE LANE ANALYSISDECEMBER 2, 2013KELSIE HOECHERL, MARIA MISSENA, & SOPHIA SAPORTAS
Policy 1.1.7: The University shall cooperate and coordinate with the City of Gainesville, Alachua County, FDOT and the MTPO to identify and implement means
to improve bicycle facilities within the context area.
IMPROVING BICYCLE TRANSPORTATION ON THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA CAMPUS
Background Information
UF Campus2,000-acre campus900 buildings
Approximately 5,000 cyclists daily Research on pedestrian and bicycle behavior indicates:
willing to walk 1,000 to 1,500 feet between destinations (5-10 minutes)will bicycle up to three miles
Constraints to development Crashes by mode
Cycling Deterrents • Security during allocated
times
• Not enough information about regulations while riding a bike
• Limited connectivity
• Risks of crashing into pedestrians and cars
Policy 2.2.11: Corrective measures shall be identified and implemented in
areas that experience bicycle and pedestrian conflicts.
GOAL:Use GIS to analyze the existing bike lanes on the University of Florida’s campus and target the areas where
cyclists do not feel comfortable sharing lanes with pedestrians or automobile
traffic.
SHARING LANES
UF cyclists surveyed said that 250 ft was the maximum distance that they felt comfortable riding next to a vehicle or pedestrian.
Proposal Plan
1. Target paths that cyclist feel uncomfortable riding along with pedestrians and vehicles
2. Identify heavy flow areas of cyclist on campus
3. Analyze intersections of these paths with heavy flow areas as gaps for bike lanes
4. Target zones that need improvement so that cyclist feel more comfortable; therefore, people get encouraged to ride their bikes to campus more often.
Data Defined• Shared Use Paths: Paths
shared between bikes and pedestrians as well as paths shared between bikes and vehicles.
• Bike Racks Inventory: Availability of racks on campus. Analyzed by usage
• UF Buildings: Buildings will be used as a reference for the areas that need improvement
MethodologySelect by Attributes (Length)
Share-Used-Paths greater
than 250ft
Select by Attributes
(Description)
Heavy Usage Bike Racks
Clip intersection of buffers
Selectby
Attributes
Select by location
(intersection of two layers)
Highly affected Buildings/Zone
s
Gaps greater than
250 ft
UF Buildings
layer
Buffer by 200 ft
Buffer by 150 ft
STEPS OF ANALYSIS
SELECTION: SHAREDUSE PATHS LAYERBy attributes, we extracted paths with a length greater than 250ft.
SELECTION: BIKE RACK INVENTORY 2010By attributes, we selected hose bike racks that were deemed “heavy usage” from NOTES06
BUFFERINGTHE SELECTED “HEAVY USAGE” BIKE RACKS WERE BUFFERED BY 150FT. AS DETERMINED BY RESEARCH ON WALKING DISTANCES.
BUFFERINGSHARED USE PATH SELECTION BY 200 FT.
CLIPPING CREATED CLIP THAT SHOWS INTERSECTION BETWEEN THE SHARED USE PATH BUFFER AND THE BIKE RACK
SELECTIONSELECTED BY LOCATION THE BUILDINGS THAT INTERCEPT THE CLIP
RESULTS
Conclusion
There is a definite need to develop a safer way for cyclists to navigate around UF’s campus without pedestrian or traffic interference in heavy usage areas targeted:
J. Wayne Reitz Union
Chemical Engineering Building
Chemistry Laboratory
Residence Halls:
o Hume Hall o Kenne Flint Hallo Angela Mallory Hallo Mary Reid Hallo Nancy Yulee Hallo Beaty Commons
SOURCES• HTTP://WWW.FACILITIES.UFL.EDU/
PLANNING/CMP/MP0515/TRANSPO%20D&A.PDF
• HTTP://WWW.FACILITIES.UFL.EDU/PLANNING/CMP/MP0515/TRANSPORTATION%20ELEMENT%202005.PDF
• HTTP://WWW.FACILITIES.UFL.EDU/PLANNING/CMP/
• HTTP://WWW.FACILITIES.UFL.EDU/PLANNING/CMP/MP0515/2_URBAN%20DESIGN%20D&A.PDF
All screenshots are original work of the authors created through either ArcGIS or GoogleEarth and therefore their property. Only to be used with explicit consent.
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