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AN EVALUATION OF THE SPRING STREET AND MAIN STREET BICYCLE LANES IN DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES Masters Thesis Department of Urban and Regional Planning, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Kathleen King introduction The Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) has constructed a bicycle network comprised of innovative types of bicycle infrastructure, including the Spring Street and Main Street Bicycle Couplet. Research Question: What are the differences, if any, between bicyclists' and motorists' behaviors when driving/riding on a street with a buffered color bicycle lane (Spring Street), compared to driving/riding on a street with a buffered bicycle lane without color (Main Street)? Sample data (collected with a personal camera) consisted of: 1½ hour video segments Six study intersections: Spring St./3rd St. Spring St./5th St. Spring St./6th St. Main St./3rd St. Main St./5th St. Main St./6th St. study location Video from Spring St./3rd St. Video from Main St./5th St. analysis Calculated percentages and confidence intervals for each dependent variable on Spring Street and Main Street. Dependent variables whose confidence intervals did not overlap are representative of the bicyclists and motorists general population and include: conclusion and recommendations A majority of the dependent variables confidence intervals overlapped The difference between bicyclists' and motorists' behaviors recorded on Spring Street and Main Street was minimal Additional studies are needed to better identify both groups behaviors while interacting with various types of bicycle infrastructure The Spring Street bicycle lane design was modified in late 2013; future research is needed to determine what impacts the redesign has had on bicyclists' and motorists' behaviors Percentages with non-overlapping confidence intervals City of Los Angeles 2015 Bicycle Network California State Polytechnic University, Pomona 3801 Temple Ave. Pomona, CA 91768 8:30 AM to 10:00 AM 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM Bicyclists riding on the sidewalk in the direction of traffic Motorists making a right hand turn Motorists that drove in the bicycle lane
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AN EVALUATION OF THE SPRING STREET AND MAIN STREET BICYCLE LANES IN DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES
Masters ThesisDepartment of Urban and Regional Planning, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Kathleen King
introduction
The Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT)has constructed a bicycle network comprised of innovative types of bicycle infrastructure, including the Spring Streetand Main Street Bicycle Couplet.Research Question: What are the differences, if any,between bicyclists' and motorists' behaviors whendriving/riding on a street with a buffered color bicyclelane (Spring Street), compared to driving/riding on astreet with a buffered bicycle lane without color (MainStreet)?Sample data (collected with a personal camera) consisted of:1½ hour video segments
Six study intersections: Spring St./3rd St.Spring St./5th St.Spring St./6th St.
Main St./3rd St.Main St./5th St.Main St./6th St.
study location
Video from Spring St./3rd St.
Video from Main St./5th St.
analysis
Calculated percentages and confidence intervals for eachdependent variable on Spring Street and Main Street.Dependent variables whose confidence intervals did not overlapare representative of the bicyclists and motorists generalpopulation and include:
conclusion and recommendations
A majority of the dependent variables confidence intervalsoverlapped The difference between bicyclists' and motorists' behaviorsrecorded on Spring Street and Main Street was minimalAdditional studies are needed to better identify both groupsbehaviors while interacting with various types of bicycleinfrastructureThe Spring Street bicycle lane design was modified in late 2013;future research is needed to determine what impacts the redesignhas had on bicyclists' and motorists' behaviors
Percentages with non-overlappingconfidence intervals
City of LosAngeles 2015Bicycle Network
California StatePolytechnic University,Pomona3801 Temple Ave.Pomona, CA 91768
8:30 AM to 10:00 AM12:00 PM to 1:30 PM4:00 PM to 5:30 PM
Bicyclists riding on the sidewalk in the direction of trafficMotorists making a right hand turnMotorists that drove in the bicycle lane
