Thursday, 8 June 2017
Austroads has published the third edition of the popular Cycling Aspects of Austroads Guides.
The publication contains information that relates to the planning, design and traffic management of cycling facilities and is sourced from Austroads Guides, primarily the Guide to Road Design, the Guide to Traffic Management and the Guide to Road Safety.
It is intended as a guide for engineers, planners and designers involved in the planning, design, construction and management of cycling facilities. Throughout the document practitioners are referred to relevant Austroads Guides for additional information.
The publication provides:
- an overview of planning and traffic management considerations and cross‑references to other Austroads Guides and texts for further detailed information
- a summary of design guidance and criteria relating to on‑road and off‑road bicycle facilities together with a high level of cross‑referencing to the relevant Austroads Guides for further information
- information and cross-references on the provision for cyclists at structures, traffic control devices, construction and maintenance considerations and end-of-trip facilities.
This edition has been revised to ensure its currency and to clarify and highlight links to other Austroads Guides.
Key updates include:
- improving cross-references to other Austroads guidance, including summary cross-reference tables at the beginning of each section and sourcing material of each section in the margins of the document
- updating the report to reflect new editions of the Guide to TrafficManagement (Parts 4, 7, 8, 10 and 11), Guide to Road Design (Parts 4,4B, 4C, 6A and 6B).
The edition of Cycling Aspects was prepared by Samantha Taylor, Chris Giang, Phuong Chau and Peter Aumann from ARRB. The production was project managed by Tony Arnold from the Australian Bicycle Council.
The Guide can be downloaded for free after logging in to the Austroads publications website.
Guide Link: Cycling Aspects of Austroads Guides