Shared Bus-Bike Lane Safety Analysis: Assessing Multimodal Access and Conflicts

Dedicated bus facilities are being installed across the country with many jurisdictions allowing cyclists to use these facilities. Known as shared-bus bike lanes (SBBLs), these facilities are built with two, often opposing, goals in mind: (1) provide a high-speed travel lane for buses and (2) provide a safe travel lane for cyclists. Using video observation and survey data, the aim of this study is to analyze cyclist safety on SBBLs as a function of geometric configuration, bus frequency, and level of service. The safety of cycling on SBBLs will be compared with separated bike facilities with adjacent bus routes. The full text of the report is available from the Morgan Sate University web site at https://www.morgan.edu/Documents/ACADEMIA/CENTERS/ntc/umec/UMEC-013%20Final%20Report.SharedBusBikeLanesv2.pdf