Recent Streetsblog LA posts about AASHTO

Research Bolsters Case for Cycle Tracks While AASHTO Updates Guide

By Adam Voiland | Apr 27, 2011 | No Comments

For decades, dueling camps of cycling advocates have feuded about how to best accommodate riders. Some have pushed for the construction of Dutch-style cycle tracks, arguing that separated lanes make bicycling safer and less intimidating, while others have insisted such infrastructure isolates riders and makes cycling more dangerous than simply remaining within the flow of […]

Under Pressure, AASHTO Withdraws Objection to Stronger Bike-Ped Rules

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 26, 2011 | No Comments

The Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials is withdrawing its opposition to an important federal policy change that puts cyclists and pedestrians on a more equal footing with motorists. Active transportation groups were outraged earlier this month when AASHTO requested that the FHWA revert to an old standard that required state DOTs show only […]

AASHTO: New Rule Makes It Too Hard to Ignore Cyclists and Pedestrians

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 13, 2011 | No Comments

For years, state DOTs have exploited a loophole of federal government policy that allowed them to build massive, publicly funded projects without accommodating non-motorized users as long as they could show that “due consideration” had been given to bicyclists and pedestrians. But last year, US DOT gave that requirement some teeth, issuing a directive specifying […]

NACTO: Feds Already Greenlighting Bikeway Design Innovations

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 11, 2011 | No Comments

The National Association of City Transportation Officials’ Urban Bikeway Design Guide was 20 years in the making, and already it’s having an impact, says the organization’s Mia Birk. Bringing together transportation officials from 20 major cities to discuss progress on bikeway designs in the U.S. produced quite a few “aha moments,” said Birk. For one, […]

AASHTO: Government Shutdown Could Cost Transportation Sector $100M/Day

By Tanya Snyder | Feb 28, 2011 | No Comments

If the House, Senate, and President Obama don’t agree on a course of action by the end of this week, the U.S. will be left with no federal budget, and the government will shut down. Transit agencies and construction interests don’t seem alarmed, but the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials estimates that […]

When Will AASHTO Revise Its Policy Against Separated Bike Lanes?

By Angie Schmitt | Feb 11, 2011 | No Comments

Researchers at Harvard have delved into the relative safety of separated bike lanes versus riding on the road. In case you had any doubts, cycle tracks are safer. Dr. Anne Lusk at Harvard’s School for Public Health studied injury rates on cycle tracks in Montreal, comparing them to injury rates on comparable streets with no […]

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