From:
Theodore Petritsch [[email protected]]
Sent:
Friday, October 15, 2004 1:43 PM
To:
Douwes, Christopher
Subject:
Survey for the Update to the AASHTO Guide for the
Development of Bicycle Facilities
Good afternoon. The user survey for
the AASHTO Bike Guide update outline effort is completed. We have begun
our outreach to interested individuals in an attempt to obtain
responses. So far, we are doing quite well; but are still trying to
ensure everyone who may want to comment on the Guide has the
opportunity. To that end, would you please forward this to all those
you feel may be interested in commenting? And would you please in
include the State Enhancement Coordinators in that group of folks)? And
finally, could you let me know to whom (generally) you forward this
(either by copying me or responding)?
Tailwinds – Theo
Dear Colleague:
The American Association of State
Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Bike Guide is currently
being updated. This effort is funded by the National Cooperative
Highway Research Program (NCHRP), a division of the Transportation
Research Board. Your input is essential to the success of this update.
The Guide for the Development of Bicycle Facilities is produced by
AASHTO and serves as the national guidance steering all bicycle
facilities design in the United States. It “provides information on the
development of facilities to enhance and encourage safe bicycle
travel.” The Guide provides design criteria for on-street facilities
and shared use paths. We need your input into how this important
document can be improved to better serve those who use it.
For your convenience, we have
attached the link for the online/web-based user survey for you to
complete. This may take up to 20 minutes and we highly recommend
that you have your copy of the Guide for the
Development of Bicycle
Facilities to use while completing the survey. Your responses
to
the survey questions will indicate how well the existing guide serves
your needs. In addition to reviewing the materials in the existing
guide, the survey will prompt you to identify any areas you feel should
be added to the guide. This will include questions about specific items
and general questions on planning, design, operations and maintenance.
We also ask you to forward this email to your colleagues who may also
be interested in assisting in the update. Deadline for completion
of the survey is November 4, 2004.
The link to the survey is
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=18790589654
We appreciate your help on this
important effort. The input you provide will help direct the
development of the next edition of national guidelines for the
development of bicycle facilities.
Sincerely,
Bruce W. Landis, P.E., AICP
Vice President
Sprinkle Consulting, Inc.
813.949.7449; f 813.948.1712
[email protected]
Theodore A. Petritsch, P.E.
Senior Transportation Engineer
Sprinkle Consulting, Inc.
18115 U.S. Hwy 41 N, Suite 600
Lutz, FL 33549
P 813.949.7449
F 813.948.1712
C 813.493.0453
[email protected]