diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml index b1e495c..c7a524c 100644 --- a/_config.yml +++ b/_config.yml @@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ defaults: share: true google_analytics: +include: + - _pages exclude: - docker-compose.yml - Gemfile diff --git a/business.md b/_pages/business.md similarity index 78% rename from business.md rename to _pages/business.md index 00dd5ec..09b8916 100644 --- a/business.md +++ b/_pages/business.md @@ -2,4 +2,5 @@ title: Bikes are good for business layout: category taxonomy: Business +permalink: /business/ --- \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/categories.md b/_pages/categories.md similarity index 100% rename from categories.md rename to _pages/categories.md diff --git a/environment.md b/_pages/environment.md similarity index 75% rename from environment.md rename to _pages/environment.md index 70c0877..7b973c9 100644 --- a/environment.md +++ b/_pages/environment.md @@ -2,4 +2,5 @@ title: Improving the environment layout: category taxonomy: Environment +permalink: /environment/ --- \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/in-the-news.md b/_pages/in-the-news.md similarity index 75% rename from in-the-news.md rename to _pages/in-the-news.md index b197463..5c12016 100644 --- a/in-the-news.md +++ b/_pages/in-the-news.md @@ -2,4 +2,5 @@ title: Bike research in the news layout: category taxonomy: In the news +permalink: /in-the-news/ --- \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/myth-busting.md b/_pages/myth-busting.md similarity index 75% rename from myth-busting.md rename to _pages/myth-busting.md index 0d91713..ea9ee27 100644 --- a/myth-busting.md +++ b/_pages/myth-busting.md @@ -2,4 +2,5 @@ title: Bike infra myth busting layout: category taxonomy: Myth busting +permalink: /myth-busting/ --- \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/posts.md b/_pages/posts.md similarity index 100% rename from posts.md rename to _pages/posts.md diff --git a/safety.md b/_pages/safety.md similarity index 78% rename from safety.md rename to _pages/safety.md index e70fa0f..8b4a213 100644 --- a/safety.md +++ b/_pages/safety.md @@ -2,4 +2,5 @@ title: Improved safety for all layout: category taxonomy: Safety +permalink: /safety/ --- \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/search.md b/_pages/search.md similarity index 100% rename from search.md rename to _pages/search.md diff --git a/tags.md b/_pages/tags.md similarity index 100% rename from tags.md rename to _pages/tags.md diff --git a/_posts/myth-busting/2024-07-31-short-car-trips.md b/_posts/myth-busting/2024-07-31-short-car-trips.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..cb7d364 --- /dev/null +++ b/_posts/myth-busting/2024-07-31-short-car-trips.md @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +--- +title: "Myth: most car trips are too far for a bike" +categories: + - Myth busting +tags: + - VMT +--- + +#### Fact: ~60% of car trips are less than 6 miles + +![histogram of trip length](/images/img/myth-busting/trip-length-histogram.png) + +From the data in the FHWA funded [National Household Travel Survey](https://nhts.ornl.gov/) we see that _~27% of trips +are under 3 miles_. + +| Trip distance | % of trips | +|:--------------------|:----------:| +| Less than 0.5 miles | 3.8% | +| 1 mile | 12.6% | +| 2 miles | 11.3% | +| 3 miles | 10.7% | +| 4 miles | 7.5% | +| 5 miles | 5.8% | +| 6 - 10 miles | 19.7% | +| 11 - 15 miles | 9.8% | +| 16 - 20 miles | 6.0% | +| 21 - 30 miles | 6.0% | +| 31+ miles | 6.9% | +| Unknown | 0.0% | + +Many car trips are short local drives that are well within biking distance especially when the growing popularity of +e-bikes is factored in. + +_Source_: [FOTW #1042, August 13, 2018: In 2017 Nearly 60% of All Vehicle Trips Were Less than Six Miles](https://www.energy.gov/eere/vehicles/articles/fotw-1042-august-13-2018-2017-nearly-60-all-vehicle-trips-were-less-six) \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/_posts/safety/2024-07-31-rutgers-bike-lanes-car-speed.md b/_posts/safety/2024-07-31-rutgers-bike-lanes-car-speed.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..391b6e1 --- /dev/null +++ b/_posts/safety/2024-07-31-rutgers-bike-lanes-car-speed.md @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +--- +title: "Traffic Speeds Decrease When Bike Lane is Present, 2024" +categories: + - Safety +tags: + - Asbury, NJ +--- + +#### Protected bike lanes provide significant traffic calming + +* study compared the speed reduction impacts of bike lane designs in Asbury Park, NJ +* _painted bike lanes_ + * reduce average right turn speed 11-15% + * no reduction in speed of cars driving straight +* _protected bike lanes_ using "vertical delineators" (flex posts) + * reduce max right turn speed 28% + * reduce average right turn speed 21% + * reduce speed of cars driving next to the bike lane by 8% + +#### Sources + +* Traffic Speeds Decrease When Bike Lane is Present, 2024 + * [original link](https://www.rutgers.edu/news/traffic-speeds-decrease-when-bike-lane-present) + * [pdf](/images/research/rutgers-bike-lane-car-speed.pdf) +* The Traffic Calming Effect of Delineated Bicycle Lanes, 2024 + * [original link](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667091724000013) + * [pdf](/images/research/rutgers-bike-lane-car-speed-academic.pdf) \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/images/img/myth-busting/trip-length-histogram.png b/images/img/myth-busting/trip-length-histogram.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000..699f11b Binary files /dev/null and b/images/img/myth-busting/trip-length-histogram.png differ diff --git a/images/research/rutgers-bike-lane-car-speed-academic.pdf b/images/research/rutgers-bike-lane-car-speed-academic.pdf new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d2db42b Binary files /dev/null and b/images/research/rutgers-bike-lane-car-speed-academic.pdf differ diff --git a/images/research/rutgers-bike-lane-car-speed.pdf b/images/research/rutgers-bike-lane-car-speed.pdf new file mode 100644 index 0000000..97c043d Binary files /dev/null and b/images/research/rutgers-bike-lane-car-speed.pdf differ