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Across the Arterial: Mid-block Shared-Use Path Crossings of Multilane Roadways in California

Steve Schweigerdt, Jan 27 2011, Produced by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, Document - PDF 6.6MB

This study is a product of the Healthy Transportation Network (HTN), a project of the California Active Communities (CAC) within the California Department of Public Health (CDPH)

Successful shared-use paths offer a continuous and extended recreation and transportation experience. Avoiding vehicular interaction is a major challenge in urban environments where shared-use paths intersect the roadway network on a regular basis. In the best cases, the paths are grade-separated from roadway traffic with pedestrian bridges or under-crossings. However, geometric constraints, financial resources and incompatible adjacent land uses can require trail planners to contemplate and implement at-grade crossings.

The focus of this report are these challenging at-grade crossings of multilane roadways at mid-block locations (but the report does not suggest that at-grade crossings are a suitable substitute for bridges and under-crossings where they are feasible and required to meet the trail system goals). The approximately 50 such at-grade crossings located in California exhibit a range of measures to reduce the potential of collisions and provide a good user experience. This brief overview of treatments is intended as an introduction for both planners and community members.

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