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Development of Modern Active Transportation Research Roadmap
Principal Investigator:
Jennifer Dill, Portland State University
Summary:
BACKGROUND
Developed through NCHRP Project 20-123(02), AASHTO Council on Active Transportation Research Roadmap (2021) highlighted the critical need for targeted research for the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials’ (AASHTO) Council on Active Transportation (CAT) on key concerns in active transportation safety, policy, and data development.
Recent significant c...
BACKGROUND
Developed through NCHRP Project 20-123(02), AASHTO Council on Active Transportation Research Roadmap (2021) highlighted the critical need for targeted research for the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials’ (AASHTO) Council on Active Transportation (CAT) on key concerns in active transportation safety, policy, and data development.
Recent significant changes in the transportation industry offer new challenges and opportunities, such as increased attention to safety, new legislation, funding sources, and updated guides and standards (the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), Public Right-of-Way Accessibility Guidelines (PROWAG), and the upcoming Guide for the Development of Bicycle Facilities). Furthermore, new technologies, innovative safety treatments, and micromobility solutions have introduced new complexities and possibilities.
Research is needed to assist state departments of transportation (DOTs) to discover research gaps, set priorities, and modernize the active transportation research roadmap to better align with the evolving landscape in active transportation.
OBJECTIVE
The objective of the project is to develop a modern active transportation research roadmap (hereafter referred to as the “Research Roadmap”) to identify, support, monitor, disseminate, foster, and implement research that can help state DOTs address pressing needs in active transportation and reflect current priorities and advancements in the field.
This Research Roadmap should help transportation agencies incorporate active transportation as an essential component of the transportation system. The successful outcome of the Research Roadmap will be a record of research and analysis that brings active transportation to a level of parity with other modes of transportation. Research topics will identify factors that are barriers to achieving parity for active transportation.
When the needs in this Research Roadmap are fully addressed, research results and findings will support plans, policies, funding, projects, and life-cycle maintenance of transportation networks that deliver the substantial and varied benefits of active transportation.
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Project Details
| Project Type: | Research |
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| Project Status: | In Progress |
| End Date: | March 22, 2027 |