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Fagundes, Arthur

Souliman, Mena

English

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University of Texas at TylerScholar Works at UT TylerStudent Posters Research PostersSpring 2019City of Tyler Hub-and-Spoke Bicycle LaneNetworkArthur FagundesMena SoulimanFollow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.uttyler.edu/student_postersThis Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Research Posters at Scholar Works at UT Tyler. It has been accepted for inclusion inStudent Posters by an authorized administrator of Scholar Works at UT Tyler. For more information, please contact tbianchi@uttyler.edu.Recommended CitationFagundes, Arthur and Souliman, Mena, "City of Tyler Hub-and-Spoke Bicycle Lane Network" (2019). Student Posters. Book 42.http://hdl.handle.net/10950/1874('fitl•Uil 11@ a ilmti m 1,1r,, :<?M: - . - - . 1..4.1.. •• - r---•--.1-- 1) A6- - - ~-•• 1: __ _ 'fbe~o!Tu .. &t TYLER Honors Thc Oa.-.ltyof Tnu • TYLER Honors Objectives: Development of the Improved Bicycle Lane Engineered Scoring System (iBLESS), and to use this methodology to design a safe, efficient, and engineered bike network for Tyler, by providing the community with an alternative "'!eans of transportation Introduction Worldwide, traffic con:utlon is becoming a serious issue for big cities, and it Is now affecting mid-sizNI cities as well like Tyler. In 2013, traffic congestion cost Americans S124 b,lhon in direct and indirect losses. For this reason. alternative modes of transportation are being developed in order to decrease and bcilitate the traffic flow. BiCVdes are ~ utilired to provide a direct, safe and reliable mode of tran~:,on tor short to mNlium distances within city limits. UT Tvt., dew!oped a numerical scoring system for bicycle lane route selection namecs ,B, ,\ Where r0;ads can be com~red to provide the best route option for the bicycle lane d~t-Back_ground The AAsKTu Guide for the C>Nelopment of Bicycle FiKilities defines a bike lane as • ~ t, '"' Ac~ to the AASHTO Guide for the ~=<>t of Bicycle Facilities, the minimum IMdth is , but the recommended width is 5 from the face of a cwt> or guardrail to the bike lane~ The widths of ¥rhide lanes typically vary from 9 to 15ffft CffltnliM Hub, pbced in Tyler Downtown to proridt, a connection ~ spokes Used to connKt different regions of the city to the centralittd hob Used to connect a spoke to another spolte l ,0 ~ ..... ,-Hub 1 ,0 ' 11 ~ ,I -Road Diet and Lane Diet -~~ -- ... llnl.,£!!: -1 ; . ,l-o, ~ t the number of t ravel lanes of the road is reduced in ord~r to achieve systemic improvements h•>f"'C ~ .. _ :..,~ ... The effective width of the vehicle lane is .-· reduc~d in order t o achieve systemic imprO'\lements ': Improved Bicycle Lane Engineered Scoring System (IBLESS Generating a scoring system to compare possible spokes was determined by the research group. Safety overview of the area was important to ensure that the route provided users with security when riding. For this reason, the BLESS was developed in order to choose the best option to develop bicycle lanes, The scoring system consists of; R, 1d Conf11ur.,tion Factors: •Number of vehicle lanes per direction (lane multiplier) •Presence of turning/passing lane (additional width) •Average lane width (width multiplier) •Presence of street parking (requires wider bike lanes for safety of the bicyclists) l) Saftty Factors: •Traffic volume (safety) •Street maximum grade (user comfort) •Street lighting (safety during night usage) •Distance difference (the shortest the better) •Presence of bicycle lanes (familiarity with bike lanes) •Maximum Velocity(the lower, the safer for bicyclists) [ ~ I Points 3 2 I I I 0 -1 Lant!I f J ,~r mon: - 2 lancs p,r DircC'llon --Passing Lant I Avg. Lant 14fi to IJfi 1(~t I Width Parking None One SiJc Both Sides -2 I -3 I < 12rl I + r,.rn, IO I lo J I I I , . I Ot" 100 , 00 :!01 10300 30 1 10400 401 10500 501 10600 601 to 700 o umc • j .J _J_ 8' "G;;., Mu~Gr:lllr l ()ll o1t1 :!0o :!0o lo -1°o -l'o 1t16°o 6°o tt>!!' 'o 1'~1: I ,;:t I > 12% I Streets l ~ lla,k I~ . 1. h I Pcrk..:1 L f ntt,d _ , W1thou1 ,ll:, t OJ! poh :\Iulo 30 mph I 35 mph 40 mr h 4'i mph SU mph 55 mph 60mph I \ r locit) ---I--111· \h1irtcst >0.1 >O.:! M1k, -0 3 \'1,lc, --0 -1 \file, ·O 'i \11lcs 1 ' 0.6 Miles I Miles JJill\ ll,,1 mc.r I ongcr I oogl.'r Lonet:r I ongcr Longer Longn-l'rt\Clht , I '" TJ I Hir~1ll ~ 11 I I I.ant\ Tolal lltsult Scort A I Ii J I .. 4 I .. I I 2 I I • • I 3 2 I Desl.s_n Process ( Fu Comply with TXDOT design requiremenu. Provide ac.curate f xisting lanf widths and stationing. Complde the drawings of a ll spoke<, spoke connections and HUB. Receive approval from the City of Tyler and TXDOT and start the striping process. Accompl """nt 11 Spokes, 7 Spoke Connections and the HUB are completed. le Lane Network ..J Over 50.4 mil, s of bicycle lanes will be added to the City of Tyler. Compair1 ,on Copenhi11en-Denmark Is known to be the most bicycle friendly city In the world, with 40 miles of bicycle lanes per 100,00 people. By 2019, the City of Tyler will have approximately 46.6 miles al bicycle lanes per 100,000 people. llecent Ch.,n,.,, ... _,... k I I .qr =:011 ' -~ I r1 ,Jr-In order to increase the scoring systfm efficiency, maximum road velocity was tested and added to the current system (/8~ . Conduslons The iBLESS system creates a simple way to analyze and compare d ifferent roads options that can be used to Implement bicycle lanes The IBL£S5 was ,proven to be a reliable tool for road comparison, lndlcatlns that different road types can accommodate bicycle lanes. Since the !BLESS will only select the best road candidates, users will feel more comfortable while using a road with designated bicycle lanes than sharing t he road with motorized vehicles The iBLESS can be slightly modified to be used at different cities across the State. Recent U~dates Based on the outcome of this research study and the developed numerical scoring system, in 2017, the City of Tyler received a 1 million dollar grant from the Fed,•ral Highway Administration through the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside (TA Set-Aside) Program to implement the bicycl 1• lanes developed utilizing the iBLESS. The construction Is set to start by July 2019. 

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