Photo Assignment #2
Aerial view of advisory bike lane facilities in Delft, the Netherlands.
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City Cycling
Bicyclists wait to cross a canal bridge, which has rotated to allow a boat through. In the Netherlands, bicyclist safety and comfort is developed through a series of low-stress bicycle routes which separate bicyclists from vehicular traffic on arterials or mix bicyclists with traffic on low speed, low volume roads where vehicles are treated as the "guest". These design choices are implemented to make bicycling appealing and comfortable for all potential bicyclists, including the old and the young. And indeed, some cities that have implemented such designs have achieved cycling mode shares of over 25%. I like the picture above because it demonstrates the sheer quantity of how many people use the bike facilities in the Netherlands. Here, bicyclists wait on a dedicated cycle track to cross a canal bridge which has rotated to let a boat pass through. The grey pavers to the right indicate the presence of a pedestrian walkway. Vehicles may also use the bridge. However, only one veh
Blog Post 1 - Introduction
Hi everyone, I'm Amy. I'm a traffic engineer- and researcher-in-training as a PhD student at OSU, where I also got my bachelor's and MS. In between undergrad and grad school, I worked for a couple years as a traffic engineer at a civil consulting firm in Phoenix, AZ. Now I study how people interact with the built environment--especially how we can improve the experience of all road users, like pedestrians and bicyclists, through novel infrastructure design. When I'm not doing transportation, I like to be traveling, in nature, or trying out a new recipe. Last summer, I had the incredible opportunity to hike the John Muir Trail, which is 200-something miles of backpacking through the Sierras. It was really hard and really beautiful and I feel really lucky that I had the opportunity to do it. That's me at the right, after reaching the southern terminus. I was looking forward to a hot meal and a shower.... I'm excited to be on this sustainable mobility adventure wi