Commuter Bicyclist Behavior and Facility Disruption

Status: Complete
Report Date: 05/25/2007

Summary:

Researchers tracked bicycle commuters' behavior using small Global Positioning System receivers enhanced by a wide-area augmentation system to better understand how infrastructure improvements and disruptions impact cyclists. Small GPS units offer an accurate and affordable method for tracking commuter behavior and will provide transportation planners with data to help prioritize infrastructure improvements.

Project Personnel:

Principal Investigator: Francis Harvey

Co-Principal Investigator: Kevin Krizek

Technical Liaison: Darryl Anderson

Project Coordinator: Ann McLellan

Panel Members:
Don Pflaum - City of St. Paul/Public Works
Lisa Falk - City of St. Paul
Mary Nelsestuen - State Bicycle Advisory Committee, Chair
Steve Sanders - Center for Transportation Studies

Final Deliverables:

Report #2007-15
Technical Summary