Abstract
Using Network Analyst to Locate Preferred Road Bicycling Routes
Track: Transportation
Author(s): Kathleen Seal, I-Kuai Hung
Survey responses collected from a 14-county study area in east Texas were used to determine a set of criteria for route choice of active road bicyclists. The survey asked a variety of questions related to cyclist’s preferences, including route type, road structure, and specific parameters for attributes such as surface type, shoulder width, traffic volume and posted vehicle speed limits.
After a list of criteria was developed, roadway data for each attribute were entered into a Geographical Information System (GIS) to identify, rate and prioritize route attributes. The Network Analyst extension of Esri ArcGIS Desktop 9.2 was used in this analysis. The results led to a proposal of potential bicycling routes within the study area.
This presentation will demonstrate how GIS can be used to analyze road attributes which factor into the development of routes for bicyclists within an existing road network.
Kathleen Seal
Texas State University
104 Senisa Ct.
San Marcos , Texas 78666
United States
Phone: 512/667-6208
E-mail: ks1582@txstate.edu
I-Kuai Hung
Stephen F. Austin State University
P.O. Box 6109
Nacogdoches , Texas 75962
United States
Phone: 936/468-2464
E-mail: hungi@sfasu.edu