This guide focuses on resources available to assist transportation practitioners in accommodating bicyclists and pedestrians on roadways in the western United States. There are many advantages to these nonmotorized transportation methods, especially in terms of health and the environment, and western states are looking at ways to improve bicycle and pedestrian facilities to make them safer and more user friendly. This guide considers different aspects of these modes, with emphasis on planning, design, and examples of innovations explored in the western United States.
A TKN (Transportation Knowledge Network) is an assemblage of regional transportation libraries formed with the goal of increasing access to transportation information.